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Droupadi Murmu
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Droupadi Murmu

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Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who has served as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election with the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is als…

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Caleb Swanigan
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Caleb Sylvester Swanigan was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He…

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Elon Musk
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Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and xAI. Musk has …

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On This Day

10 events
2000
Bill_Clinton
President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
1973
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.
1957
Ellen_Fairclough
Ellen Fairclough (pictured) became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
1948
Manchester_Baby
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
1940
World_War_II
World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began.
1921
Irish_War_of_Independence
Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.
1919
Ludwig_von_Reuter
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers.
1919
Winnipeg_general_strike
During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers, armed with clubs and revolvers.
1898
Spanish–American_War
In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain.
1890
Rudyard_Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.

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