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Zack Snyder's Justice League
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Zack Snyder's Justice League

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Zack Snyder's Justice League is the 2021 director's cut and the original version of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League, the fifth film set within the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), which is based on the team of the same name appearing in DC. It is director Zack Snyder's original vision of the film prior to h…

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is an American television miniseries created by Malcolm Spellman for the streaming ser…

Justice League (film)
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Justice League (film)
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Justice League is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team. Produced by Warner Bros. Picture…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Taliban
Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
1993
The_Troubles
The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.
1987
Antiviral_drug
The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur (pictured) announced: "I came through and I shall return."
1939
1939_German_ultimatum_to_Lithuania
Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
1923
Arts_Club_of_Chicago
The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.
1922
United_States_Navy
The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
1861
1861_Mendoza_earthquake
An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.
1852
Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.

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