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2023-05-04

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a 2023 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the 32n…

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

2023 Indian Premier League
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2023 Indian Premier League
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The 2023 Indian Premier League was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in …

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Parliament_of_Malta
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).
2000
Ken_Livingstone
Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.
1982
Falklands_War
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.
1979
Margaret_Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
1974
Manaslu
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other.
1886
Labour_movement
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public.
1789
Boydell_Shakespeare_Gallery
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London.
1776
American_Revolution
American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown.
1677
Trunajaya_rebellion
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island of Java.

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