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Steve Burns

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Steven Michael Burns is an American actor, musician, and television host. He portrayed a fictional version of himself as the host of the children's television series Blue's Clues from 1996 until 2002, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2001. He has also done extensive voice-over work for advertising, incl…

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The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 American science fiction action film co-produced and directed by Lana Wachowski, who …

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Emma Raducanu is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 by …

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Elizabeth_II
Elizabeth II (pictured) became the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria.
2010
Natural_gas
A natural-gas pipeline in San Bruno, California, exploded and "shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet (300 m) in the air", killing eight people.
2001
Al-Qaeda
Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States.
1999
Singapore_Portrait_Series_currency_notes
The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.
1971
Imagine_(John_Lennon_album)
Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon (pictured), was released.
1969
Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_853
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee flown by a student pilot near Fairland, Indiana, killing all 83 occupants of and destroying both aircraft.
1962
Charles_de_Gaulle
French president Charles de Gaulle delivered his "speech to the German youth" to 20,000 people in the courtyard of Ludwigsburg Palace (pictured).
1957
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction.
1954
1954_Chlef_earthquake
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Chlef, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the Algerian government to implement comprehensive reforms in building codes.
1939
World_War_II
World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.

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