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2023-06-17

2023-06-17

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Adipurush
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Adipurush

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Adipurush is a 2023 Indian mythological action film inspired by the Hindu epic Ramayana. The film is directed and co-written by Om Raut, and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. Produced in Bollywood, the film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The film features Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Sin…

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The Idol (TV series)
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The Idol is an American drama television series created by Sam Levinson, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim for H…

The Flash (film)
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The Flash (film)
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The Flash is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / The Flash. Directed by Andy M…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
June_2017_Portugal_wildfires
Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.
2015
White_supremacy
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service.
2009
Czech_Pirate_Party
Following a petition, the liberal progressive Czech Pirate Party was officially registered as a political party.
1963
Ho_Chi_Minh_City
Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the Joint Communiqué, an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
1952
Guatemalan_Revolution
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0.91 km2) in area to local peasants.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
1919
Epsom_riot
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers rioted in Epsom, England, leading to the death of a British police officer.
1913
Detroit
In Detroit, autoworkers for car manufacturer Studebaker went on strike in the American auto industry's first major strike action.
1900
Boxer_Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.
1861
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movements of troops by train.

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