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2022-12-24

2022-12-24

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, and the second installment in the Knives Out film series. Glass Onion sees Daniel Craig return as master detective Benoi…

Avatar: The Way of Water
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Avatar: The Way of Water
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Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron, …

Tunisha Sharma
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Tunisha Sharma
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Tunisha Sharma was an Indian television and film actress. She made her acting debut with Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana…

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On This Day

10 events
2021
Tatmadaw
Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.
2008
Lord's_Resistance_Army
The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.
1999
Jihadism
Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.
1979
Soviet–Afghan_War
The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.
1973
United_States_Congress
The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.
1968
Jim_Lovell
Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).
1964
Viet_Cong
The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.
1955
NORAD_Tracks_Santa
According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.
1953
North_Island
A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.
1925
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News.

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