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Lyle and Erik Menendez
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Lyle and Erik Menendez

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Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez, commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

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Joker: Folie à Deux is a 2024 American jukebox musical legal drama film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he c…

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Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record e…

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On This Day

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1943
World_War_II
World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.
1941
Willie_Gillis
Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
1927
Gutzon_Borglum
Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
1925
Great_Syrian_Revolt
Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.
1918
World_War_I
First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.
1917
World_War_I
First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.
1876
Texas_A&M_University
Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.
1862
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: After a naval battle in Galveston Harbor, Texas, Confederate commanders negotiated the surrender of the city to Union forces.
1633
Smolensk_War
Smolensk War: Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth broke the Russian siege of Smolensk (depicted).
1448
Skanderbeg
Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti signed a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

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