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The Tortured Poets Department
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The Tortured Poets Department

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The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Republic Records, with a double album edition subtitled The Anthology being released two hours after the standard edition. Swift wrote and produced the album with Jack An…

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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…

Mandisa
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Mandisa
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Mandisa Lynn Hundley, known mononymously as Mandisa, was an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist.…

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On This Day

10 events
2010
Deepwater_Horizon_explosion
An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.
2008
Danica_Patrick
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race.
2008
Fernando_Lugo
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.
2004
Nicoll_Highway_MRT_station
An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.
1999
Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold
Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.
1978
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.
1968
Enoch_Powell
Enoch Powell (pictured), a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and anti-discrimination legislation, resulting in his removal from the shadow cabinet.
1968
South_African_Airways_Flight_228
South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.
1968
Pierre_Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B. Pearson.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.

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