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Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen was an American actress. She began her career as a television actress, appearing in the television films Malibu (1983) and California Girls (1985). She also starred in the comedies The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak and Bachelor Party, and the horror film Witchboard (1986).

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Jupiter's Legacy is an American superhero television series that premiered on Netflix on May 7, 2021. Based on the 2013–…

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Mother's Day
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Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, an…

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On This Day

10 events
1987
Special_Air_Service
A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Ireland, killing eight IRA members and one civilian.
1972
Black_September_Organization
Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to demand the release of 315 Palestinians convicted on terrorism charges.
1970
Hard_Hat_Riot
Construction workers attacked students and others who were protesting the Vietnam War in New York City.
1963
Huế
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Phật Đản, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.
1957
South_Vietnam
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
1950
Tollund_Man
The Tollund Man (pictured), a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.
1945
Sétif
A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed thousands.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.
1927
Charles_Nungesser
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.
1924
Klaipėda_Convention
Lithuania signed the Klaipėda Convention, making the Klaipėda Region (taken from East Prussia) into an autonomous region under Lithuanian rule.

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