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Georges Seurat
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Georges Seurat

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Georges Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surface.

The Power of the Dog (film)
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The Power of the Dog (film)
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The Power of the Dog is a 2021 Western psychological drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on Tho…

Cleopatra
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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom from 51 to 30 BC and the last active pharaoh of ancient…

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On This Day

10 events
2016
Ghost_Ship_warehouse_fire
Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.
2015
San_Bernardino,_California
In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police.
2001
Enron_scandal
Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth.
1989
Malayan_Communist_Party
The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency.
1988
Benazir_Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.
1962
Mike_Mansfield
Returning from a fact-finding mission, U.S. senator Mike Mansfield became the first American official to comment adversely on the progress of the Vietnam War.
1956
Cuban_Revolution
Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba.
1954
United_States_Senate
The United States Senate voted of 67 to 22 to approve a resolution condemning Senator Joseph McCarthy who continued to serve in the Senate until his death two and a half years later.
1950
Korean_War
Korean War: UN forces began a retreat from North Korea following defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Luftwaffe conducted a surprise air raid on Allied ships in Bari, Italy, sinking twenty-eight vessels and releasing one ship's secret cargo of mustard gas.

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