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2024-05-21

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Ebrahim Raisi
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Ebrahim Raisi

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Ebrahim Raisolsadati, better known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. He was a Twelver Shia Muslim jurist and part of the Principlist group.

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Toni Kroos is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest midfie…

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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom from 51 to 30 BC and the last active pharaoh of ancient…

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On This Day

10 events
2024
Greenfield_tornado
The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moves across Iowa.
2015
Islamic_State
Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra.
2014
2014_Taipei_Metro_attack
A Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree on a Taipei Metro train, killing four people and injuring 24 others.
2005
Roller_coaster
The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U.S.
1998
Suharto
Indonesian president Suharto resigned after a collapse of support for his presidency amid economic and political crises, ending 32 years in power.
1991
Rajiv_Gandhi
Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
1946
Plutonium
While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation.
1927
Spirit_of_St._Louis
Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport.
1925
Doktor_Faust
The opera Doktor Faust, unfinished when composer Ferruccio Busoni (pictured) died, was premiered in Dresden.
1924
University_of_Chicago
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (both pictured) murdered a 14-year-old boy in a thrill killing out of a desire to commit a "perfect crime".

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