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2024-11-20

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Linda McMahon
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Linda McMahon

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Linda Marie McMahon is an American administrator, business executive and former professional wrestling executive who has served as the 13th United States secretary of education since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to…

Mehmet Oz
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Mehmet Oz
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Mehmet Cengiz Oz, also known as Dr. Oz, is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, and government…

Murder of Laken Riley
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Murder of Laken Riley
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On February 22, 2024, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was attacked and murdered while she…

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On This Day

10 events
2003
2003_Istanbul_bombings
Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.
1994
Lusaka_Protocol
In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
1991
First_Nagorno-Karabakh_War
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.
1990
Andrei_Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.
1985
Windows_1.0
Windows 1.0, the first version of Microsoft Windows available to the public, was released.
1979
Grand_Mosque_seizure
Armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam.
1969
Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation (graffiti pictured) of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
1947
Elizabeth_II
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who was given the title Duke of Edinburgh.
1945
Nuremberg_trials
The Nuremberg trials (defendants pictured) of 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany.
1917
World_War_I
First World War: The Battle of Cambrai began with British forces having initial success over Germany's Hindenburg Line.

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