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Jake Paul

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Jake Joseph Paul is an American professional boxer, influencer and actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued. He launched his YouTube channel, Jake Paul, in May 2014, and was ranked by Forbes as one of th…

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Michael Gerard Tyson is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" …

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson was a heavyweight professional boxing match between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former …

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2020

El_Dorado_Fire

The El Dorado Fire in California, United States, was extinguished after 71 days, having destroyed 20 structures and killed one firefighter.

2002

2002–2004_SARS_outbreak

The first case of SARS, a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.

1997

Wei_Jingsheng

Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.

1992

Suffolk

In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain (sample pictured), including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.

1981

Luke_and_Laura

About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.

1973

Richard_Nixon

U.S. president Richard Nixon signed an act authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline to transport oil from the Beaufort Sea to the Gulf of Alaska.

1967

Aeroflot_Flight_2230

Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, Russia, killing all 107 people aboard.

1959

The_Sound_of_Music

The Sound of Music, a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein based on The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

1944

World_War_II

World War II: Operation Queen commenced with one of the heaviest Allied tactical bombings of the war, attacking German targets in the Rur valley.

1938

Albert_Hofmann

Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann first synthesized the psychedelic drug LSD in Basel, Switzerland.

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