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Wu Lien-teh
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Wu Lien-teh

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Wu Lien-teh (Chinese: 伍連德; pinyin: Wǔ Liándé; Jyutping: Ng5 Lin4 Dak1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gó͘ Liân-tek; Goh Lean Tuck and Ng Leen Tuck in Hokkien and Cantonese transliteration respectively; 10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malayan physician renowned for his work in public health, particularly the Manchurian plague of 19…

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and actre…

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Kike, also known as the K-word, is an ethnic slur directed at Jews. The etymological origin comes from the Yiddish word …

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_302
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (aircraft pictured) crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, with the deaths of all 157 people on board.
2008
The_New_York_Times
The New York Times revealed that Eliot Spitzer (pictured), Governor of New York, had patronized a prostitution ring.
2006
NASA
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.
1990
Prosper_Avril
Eighteen months after seizing power, Prosper Avril was ousted as the military head of state of Haiti.
1977
NASA
Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.
1975
1975_spring_offensive
Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnam began its final push for victory over South Vietnam with an attack on Ban Me Thuot.
1968
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War: North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overwhelmed the American, Laotian, Thai, and Hmong defenders of Lima Site 85.
1967
Progressive_rock
British progressive-rock band Pink Floyd released their first single, "Arnold Layne".
1966
Nguyễn_Cao_Kỳ
Military prime minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1965
Thomas_Playford_IV
Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia.

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