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A website, or web site, is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social media. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigat…

John Wick: Chapter 4
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John Wick: Chapter 4 is a 2023 American epic neo-noir action thriller film, directed and co-produced by Chad Stahelski a…

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Donald Gray Triplett was an American banker known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. He was diagnosed by …

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On This Day

10 events
1975
Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid.
1949
Operation_Priboi
The Soviet Union began mass deportations of more than 90,000 "undesirable" people from the Baltic states to Siberia.
1948
Tinker_Air_Force_Base
Meteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, United States, issued the world's first tornado forecast after noticing conditions similar to another tornado that had struck five days earlier.
1934
Enrico_Fermi
Enrico Fermi (pictured) published his discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
1917
World_War_I
World War I: A delayed action bomb left by German troops exploded in the town hall of Bapaume, France, killing 24 soldiers and civilians.
1915
Mehmed_Reshid
The appointment of Mehmed Reshid as governor of Diyarbekir, Turkey intensified the genocide of Syriac Christians by pro-Ottoman forces.
1911
Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (pictured) in New York City killed 146 sweatshop workers, many of whom could not escape because the doors to the stairwells and exits had been locked.
1903
Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition anchored in the South Orkney Islands with the intention of establishing the first weather station in Antarctic territory.
1807
Slave_Trade_Act_1807
The Slave Trade Act, which abolished the Atlantic slave trade in the British Empire, received royal assent.
1799
War_of_the_Second_Coalition
War of the Second Coalition: In their second battle in seven days, the French Army of the Danube and Habsburg forces battled for control of the Hegau region.

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