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2021-03-15

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63rd Annual Grammy Awards

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The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. The nominations were revealed via a virtual livestrea…

Dua Lipa

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Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter. Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.

93rd Academy Awards

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The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films re…

Harry Styles

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Central Pangean Mountains

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Murder of Sarah Everard

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Ides of March

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Zack Snyder's Justice League

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Billie Eilish

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Megan Thee Stallion

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Taylor Swift

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Grammy Award milestones

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On This Day

10 events

1990

Farzad_Bazoft

Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel.

1974

Transvestism_and_Transsexualism_in_Modern_Society

Transvestism and Transsexuality in Modern Society, the UK's first trans-rights conference, opened with an evening reception in Leeds.

1960

Atlanta_University_Center

Students from Atlanta University Center, inspired by similar actions in Greensboro, North Carolina, began occupying lunch counters in Atlanta, Georgia.

1956

My_Fair_Lady

The musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, debuted at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.

1951

Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry

The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

1943

World_War_II

World War II: German forces recaptured Kharkov after four days of house-to-house fighting against Soviet troops, ending the month-long Third Battle of Kharkov.

1943

The_Holocaust_in_Greece

The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.

1927

University_of_Oxford

In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the inaugural edition of the Women's Boat Race.

1921

Talaat_Pasha

Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian.

1917

Russian_Revolution

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.