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2021-02-16

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Vincent Jackson
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Vincent Jackson

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Vincent Terrell Jackson was an American professional football wide receiver who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Colorado Bears and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. Jackson also played for the Tampa …

Death of Elisa Lam
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Death of Elisa Lam
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On February 19, 2013, the body of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was recovered from a large cistern atop the Stay on Main ho…

Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles)
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Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles)
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The Cecil Hotel is an affordable housing complex in Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on December 20, 1924, as a hotel, bu…

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On This Day

10 events
2013
February_2013_Quetta_bombing
At least 91 people were killed and 190 others injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan.
1998
Taoyuan_International_Airport
While on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, China Airlines Flight 676 crashed due to an over-reliance of the autopilot, which resulted in the deaths of 202 people.
1996
1996_Maryland_train_collision
Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.
1985
Shia_Islam
The Lebanese Shia political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah released a manifesto describing its ideology and goals.
1983
Ash_Wednesday_bushfires
The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.
1961
DuSable_Black_History_Museum
The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.
1959
Fidel_Castro
Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.
1936
Popular_Front_(Spain)
The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later.
1922
Byblos
A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb that was later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis.
1918
Council_of_Lithuania
The Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence (pictured), proclaiming the restoration of an independent Lithuania.

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