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Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of …

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the curr…

The Batman (film)
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The Batman (film)
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The Batman is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. Directed by Matt Reeves from a scr…

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On This Day

10 events
2009
Florida_State_University_academic-athletic_scandal
As part of their investigation into an athletic scandal at Florida State University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association released a report alleging that 61 student athletes had engaged in academic fraud.
2000
Marine_Parade_Community_Building
The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.
1988
The_Troubles
The Troubles: In Operation Flavius, the Special Air Service killed three volunteers of the Provisional Irish Republican Army conspiring to bomb a parade of British military bands in Gibraltar.
1987
MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise
The ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 people on board.
1964
Nation_of_Islam
In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali (pictured).
1953
Joseph_Stalin
Following Joseph Stalin's death, Georgy Malenkov succeeded him as Premier of the Soviet Union.
1945
Petru_Groza
Petru Groza of the Ploughmen's Front became the first prime minister of the Communist Party-dominated government of Romania.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: National Liberation Front forces defeated Italian occupiers in the Battle of Fardykambos, a major sign of the Greek resistance's growth.
1930
Communist_International
Organized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unemployment associated with the Great Depression.
1913
First_Balkan_War
First Balkan War: The Greek army captured Bizani Fortress, near Ioannina, from the Ottomans.

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