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2021-04-23

2021-04-23

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Shock G
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Shock G

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Gregory Edward Jacobs, known professionally as Shock G and by his alter ego Humpty Hump, was an American rapper and musician who was best known as the lead vocalist of the hip-hop group Digital Underground. He was responsible for Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance", 2Pac's breakthrough single "I Get Around", and c…

Mortal Kombat (2021 film)
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Mortal Kombat (2021 film)
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Mortal Kombat is a 2021 martial arts fantasy film based on the video-game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The…

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…

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On This Day

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2019
April_2019_Hpakant_jade_mine_collapse
A landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar, resulting in six confirmed deaths and presumed dozens more.
2018
2018_Toronto_van_attack
A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.
2010
Jan_Brewer
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
2009
Gamma-ray_burst
The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.
1979
Death_of_Blair_Peach
Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
1976
Ramones
The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.
1971
The_Rolling_Stones
The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
1954
Batting_(baseball)
Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.
1951
William_N._Oatis
American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1945
World_War_II
World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.

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