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2021-06-24

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John McAfee

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John David McAfee was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time U.S. presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and in 2020. In 1987, he wrote the first commercial anti-virus software, founding McAfee Associate…

Britney Spears

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Britney Jean Spears is an American singer. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is widely regarded as one of the mo…

UEFA Euro 2020

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The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th U…

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On This Day

10 events

2010

John_Isner

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

2010

Julia_Gillard

Julia Gillard (pictured) was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.

1989

1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre

Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.

1943

United_States_Army

Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.

1940

World_War_II

Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.

1939

Thai_cultural_mandates

The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.

1937

Fast_battleship

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.

1932

Siamese_revolution_of_1932

A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.

1880

O_Canada

"O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet.

1812

Napoleonic_Wars

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.