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2020-12-25

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Wonder Woman 1984

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Wonder Woman 1984 is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC character Wonder Woman. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, and The Stone Quarry, and distributed by Warner Bros., it is a sequel to the 2017 film Wonder Woman and the ninth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was dire…

The Midnight Sky

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The Midnight Sky is a 2020 American science fiction film directed by George Clooney based on the 2016 novel Good Morning…

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After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.

2016

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A Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

2009

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Aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear.

2009

Longford

A fire destroyed Longford's 19th-century St Mel's Cathedral, considered the "flagship cathedral" of the Irish midlands.

2007

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A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed.

2000

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Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet Union.

1991

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In a nationally televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union.

1990

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British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.

1989

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Romanian Revolution: Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were condemned to death on a wide range of charges and executed.

1968

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In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

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