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Rasa von Werder
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Rasa Von Werder is a German-born author, former stripper, female bodybuilder, photographer, and spiritual leader.

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Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc is a Monégasque racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Leclerc was r…

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2002
Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.
1999
Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.
1989
Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.
1967
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.
1940
Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.
1938
The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.
1933
American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.
1932
Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.
1906
Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.
1897
The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts.

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