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2023-05-24

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Tina Turner

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Tina Turner was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she broke both racial and gender barriers in rock music and became a prominent figure in popular culture. Known for her vocal prowess and stage presence, Turner is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with esti…

Indian Premier League

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Cont…

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 …

Microsoft Windows

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Ike Turner

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ChatGPT

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Female toplessness in the United States

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On This Day

10 events

2014

Islamic_extremism

A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people.

2006

An_Inconvenient_Truth

An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and re-energizing the environmental movement, was released.

1991

Israel_Defense_Forces

The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (evacuees pictured).

1988

Section_28

Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, was enacted.

1986

Stationary_front

A stationary front began over the central Caribbean Sea, leading to severe floods that over two weeks killed dozens of people in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

1976

Wine_competition

In a wine competition in Paris, French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wines higher than French ones.

1970

Kola_Peninsula

On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,262 metres (40,230 ft), making it the deepest borehole ever drilled and the lowest artificial point on Earth.

1963

Robert_F._Kennedy

United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy met with African American author James Baldwin in an unsuccessful attempt to improve race relations.

1962

Project_Mercury

Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

1956

Eurovision_Song_Contest_1956

The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland.