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Copa América

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The CONMEBOL Copa América, often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition. The competition determines the champions of South America, minus Suriname, Guyana and Fren…

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Novak Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. Djokovic has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by …

UEFA European Championship
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UEFA European Championship
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The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is th…

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2011
Evangelos_Florakis_Naval_Base_explosion
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
2010
Islamism
The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
2010
Spain_national_football_team
Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title (pictured lifting the trophy).
1991
Jeddah
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on board.
1982
Italy_national_football_team
Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.
1960
To_Kill_a_Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of America, was published.
1936
Robert_F._Kennedy_Bridge
New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.
1928
Ivan_Borkovský
Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.
1914
USS_Nevada_(BB-36)
The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.
1864
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..

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