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Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2008 to 2024. He competed in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, the UFC Heavyweight Champion from 2023 to 2025…

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Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in …

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On This Day

10 events
1981
ZX81
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.
1966
BOAC_Flight_911
BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
1963
Country_music
American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
1960
Alberto_Korda
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
1936
Supermarine_Spitfire_prototype_K5054
The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
1825
Roberto_Cofresí
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
1824
First_Anglo-Burmese_War
The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
1811
Peninsular_War
Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
1770
American_Revolution
American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.

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