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Kirstie Alley
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Kirstie Alley

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Kirstie Louise Alley was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as the lead in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nomination…

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 orga…

Parker Stevenson
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Parker Stevenson
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Richard Stevenson Parker Jr., known professionally as Parker Stevenson, is an American actor best known for playing Fran…

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10 events
2017
Donald_Trump
Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1999
Recording_Industry_Association_of_America
The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.
1992
Babri_Masjid
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.
1990
Italian_Air_Force
An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
1989
Marc_Lépine
25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.
1988
History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory
Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.
1982
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.
1975
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later.
1967
Adrian_Kantrowitz
American physician Adrian Kantrowitz and his team performed the world's first pediatric heart transplant at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
1957
Vanguard_TV-3
The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

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