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2022-07-11

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Thor: Love and Thunder
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Thor: Love and Thunder

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Thor: Love and Thunder is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Thor. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Ta…

Shinzo Abe
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Shinzo Abe
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Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party …

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
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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