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2022 FIFA World Cup
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2022 FIFA World Cup

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the A…

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Jason David Frank was an American actor and mixed martial artist, best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the Power R…

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Timothy Weah
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Timothy Tarpeh Weah is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or right-back for Ligue 1 club Marse…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
2015_Brussels_lockdown
The Belgian government imposed a four-day security lockdown in Brussels based on information about potential terrorist attacks.
2012
2012_Tel_Aviv_bus_bombing
A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring at least 28 people on board.
2009
2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion
An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.
1980
MGM_Grand_fire
A fire broke out at the MGM Grand Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, killing 85 people and injuring 650 others.
1977
God_Defend_New_Zealand
"God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840.
1974
Birmingham_pub_bombings
Bombs exploded in two pubs in central Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and leading to the imprisonment of six people who were later exonerated.
1970
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: American forces raided the North Vietnamese Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to rescue 61 American POWs who were thought to be held there.
1964
Verrazzano–Narrows_Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
1961
La_Ronde_(restaurant)
La Ronde (pictured), the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated.
1959
Disc_jockey
American disc jockey Alan Freed (pictured), who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal.

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