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2024-11-21

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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 was jogging at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. Her body was found in Oconee Forest Park near Lake Herrick; her death was caused by blunt force trauma and asphyxiati…

Matt Gaetz
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Matt Gaetz
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Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American politician, lawyer, and political commentator who served as the U.S. representativ…

Pam Bondi
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Pam Bondi
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Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 87th United States attorney general since 2…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
2015_Brussels_lockdown
The Belgian government imposed a four-day security lockdown in Brussels based on information about potential terrorist attacks.
2012
2012_Tel_Aviv_bus_bombing
A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring at least 28 people on board.
2009
2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion
An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.
1980
MGM_Grand_fire
A fire broke out at the MGM Grand Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, killing 85 people and injuring 650 others.
1977
God_Defend_New_Zealand
"God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840.
1974
Birmingham_pub_bombings
Bombs exploded in two pubs in central Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and leading to the imprisonment of six people who were later exonerated.
1970
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: American forces raided the North Vietnamese Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to rescue 61 American POWs who were thought to be held there.
1964
Verrazzano–Narrows_Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
1961
La_Ronde_(restaurant)
La Ronde (pictured), the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated.
1959
Disc_jockey
American disc jockey Alan Freed (pictured), who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal.

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