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2023-04-19

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Moonbin
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Moonbin

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Moon Bin, also known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer under the label Fantagio. He was a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha.

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ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. It was released in November 2022. It uses g…

Cleopatra
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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom from 51 to 30 BC and the last active pharaoh of ancient…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Killing_of_Freddie_Gray
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.
1995
Oklahoma_City_bombing
A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (aftermath pictured) in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.
1989
Gun_turret
A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
1987
Simpson_family
The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.
1984
Advance_Australia_Fair
"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.
1971
Salyut_1
Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union.
1971
The_Doors
The Doors' L.A. Woman was released, their final album during Jim Morrison's lifetime.
1956
Grace_Kelly
American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.
1927
Mae_West
American actress Mae West (pictured) was sentenced to ten days in jail for "corrupting the morals of youth" with her play Sex.
1903
Kishinev_pogrom
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia Governorate, causing the death of nearly 50 Jews and focusing worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia.

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