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WandaVision is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity …

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Coming 2 America is a 2021 American romantic comedy film that serves as a sequel to the 1988 film Coming to America star…

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The Google logo appears in numerous settings to identify the search engine company. Google has used several logos over i…

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On This Day

10 events
1981
ZX81
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.
1966
BOAC_Flight_911
BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
1963
Country_music
American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
1960
Alberto_Korda
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
1936
Supermarine_Spitfire_prototype_K5054
The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
1825
Roberto_Cofresí
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
1824
First_Anglo-Burmese_War
The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
1811
Peninsular_War
Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
1770
American_Revolution
American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.

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