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2024-10-26

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Freddie Freeman
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Freddie Freeman

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Frederick Charles Freeman is a Canadian and American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Freeman made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and played with them for 12 seasons. After the Braves won the 2021 World Series over the Houston Astros, Freeman…

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Rodney Alcala
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Rodney James Alcala, also known as John Berger and John Burger, was an American serial killer and convicted sex offender…

UFC 308
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UFC 308
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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took pl…

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On This Day

10 events
2004
Rockstar_Games
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.
2001
George_W._Bush
President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies.
2000
Robert_Guéï
Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) became the president of Ivory Coast.
1994
Israel–Jordan_peace_treaty
Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country.
1977
Ali_Maow_Maalin
Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease.
1955
Ngo_Dinh_Diem
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
1921
Chicago_Theatre
The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened.
1906
Illinois_Memorial
The Illinois Memorial, honoring Union army soldiers from Illinois who fought at the Siege of Vicksburg, was dedicated at Vicksburg National Military Park.
1905
Saint_Petersburg_Soviet
The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.
1902
Eduard_von_Toll
A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.

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