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2024-02-27

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Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
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Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell

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On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old serviceman of the United States Air Force, died after setting himself on fire outside the front gate of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Immediately before the act, which was live-streamed on Twitch, Bushnell said that he was protesting against "what people h…

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XXXTentacion
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Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and recor…

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YouTube
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YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad …

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Boris_Nemtsov
Russian statesman and politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, was assassinated in central Moscow.
2002
2002_Gujarat_violence
Violent riots, perceived to have been instigated by a train fire that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, broke out in the Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, over three days.
1996
Pokémon
The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.
1988
Sumgait
The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the target of a violent pogrom (memorial pictured).
1982
D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, known for its performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas, gave its final performance.
1972
Sunday_People
The Sunday People revealed that James Humphreys, a notorious pornographer, had bribed a senior London police officer with a holiday to Cyprus and Beirut.
1962
South_Vietnam_Air_Force
Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bombed the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1940
Martin_Kamen
American biochemists Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon, which is now used extensively as the basis of the radiocarbon dating method to date archaeological and geological samples.
1933
Reichstag_building
The Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament in Berlin, was set on fire in a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime.
1900
FC_Bayern_Munich
FC Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful football club, was founded.

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