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Pushpa 2: The Rule
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Pushpa 2: The Rule

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Pushpa 2: The Rule is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers in association with Sukumar Writings. A sequel to Pushpa: The Rise (2021), it is the second installment in the Pushpa film series. The film stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alon…

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Killing of Brian Thompson
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Brian Thompson, the CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhat…

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational for-profit company specializing in health insurance and hea…

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On This Day

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2007
Westroads_Mall_shooting
A gunman killed nine people at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.
1972
Gough_Whitlam
Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal–Country Party government.
1965
Glasnost_meeting
The "glasnost meeting" took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country.
1958
Controlled-access_highway
Britain's first motorway, the Preston Bypass, opened to the public.
1952
Great_Smog_of_London
The "Great Smog of London" (pictured) began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.
1936
1936_Constitution_of_the_Soviet_Union
The 1936 Soviet constitution, also known as the "Stalin constitution", was adopted.
1918
Sokol_movement
National Guards and Sokol volunteers protested in Zagreb, leading to an armed clash with regiments of the Home Guard and former Common Army.
1914
Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.
1807
Napoleonic_Wars
Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.
1775
American_Revolutionary_War
American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.

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