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Tim Scott
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Tim Scott

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Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first African-American senator in the Southern United States to be directly elected, the longest-serving African-American senator in U.S.…

Michael Collins (astronaut)
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Michael Collins (astronaut)
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Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while h…

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El Risitas
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Juan Joya Borja, was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas. He gained widespread popu…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Bali_Nine
The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin to Australia in 2005.
2011
William,_Prince_of_Wales
Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.
2006
Cyclone_Mala
Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.
1997
Chemical_Weapons_Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.
1995
Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main event of Collision in Korea, the highest attended professional wrestling event of all time.
1992
Rodney_King
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.
1991
1991_Bangladesh_cyclone
A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.
1975
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.
1970
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.
1968
Broadway_theatre
The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

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