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.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011. It w…

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 My…

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10 events
2023
2023_Serbian_election_protests
A series of mass protests began in Belgrade, Serbia, alleging electoral irregularities in the Serbian parliament and Belgrade city assembly elections.
2017
Amtrak_Cascades
An Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring sixty-five others.
1996
Oakland_Unified_School_District
The school board of Oakland, California, passed a controversial resolution officially declaring African-American Vernacular English to be a separate language or dialect.
1979
Mohammad_Mofatteh
Mohammad Mofatteh, an Iranian philosopher, was assassinated by the Furqan Group.
1969
On_Her_Majesty's_Secret_Service_(film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film and the only one to star George Lazenby, premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.
1966
Epimetheus_(moon)
Epimetheus, one of the moons of Saturn, was discovered, but was mistaken for Janus; it took twelve years to determine that they are two distinct objects sharing the same orbit.
1963
1963_Moscow_protest
Ghanaian and other African students organized a protest in Moscow's Red Square in response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.
1958
SCORE_(satellite)
The United States launched SCORE (rocket pictured), the world's first communications satellite.
1939
World_War_II
Second World War: The Luftwaffe won a victory over the Royal Air Force in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, greatly influencing both sides' future aerial warfare strategy.
1932
Chicago_Stadium
Playing indoors at Chicago Stadium on a modified American football field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first playoff game of the National Football League.

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