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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, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the second in the Avatar film series. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang reprise their roles from the first film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an a…

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 …

XXX: Return of Xander Cage
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XXX: Return of Xander Cage
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XXX: Return of Xander Cage is a 2017 American action spy film directed by D.J. Caruso and written by F. Scott Frazier. T…

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On This Day

10 events
2018
Netflix
Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.
2014
MS_Norman_Atlantic
The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing an estimated 28 people.
2014
Indonesia_AirAsia_Flight_8501
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash.
2011
Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_insurgency
Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.
2009
2009_Karachi_bombing
A suicide bomber attacked a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, causing 43 deaths.
2009
Dhondup_Wangchen
Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
2006
War_in_Somalia_(2006–2009)
Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.
1967
Muriel_Siebert
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
1964
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: Viet Cong regiments penetrated the eastern perimeters of the village of Bình Giã, beginning the Battle of Binh Gia.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona (pictured).

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