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Royal Rumble (2025)
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Royal Rumble (2025)

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The 2025 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Indianapolis, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 38th annual Royal Rumble and took place on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, held for wrestlers from all th…

Luka Dončić
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Luka Dončić
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Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Associat…

Anthony Davis
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Anthony Davis
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Anthony Marshon Davis Jr., nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Washingt…

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On This Day

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2012
MV_Rabaul_Queen
The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths.
2009
Omid
Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.
2007
Derby_di_Sicilia
Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events.
2004
Roger_Federer
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
1974
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.
1972
The_Troubles
The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.
1963
Cold_War_in_Asia
Cold War in Asia: 113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies.
1942
Norwegian_resistance_movement
The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
1934
Export–Import_Bank_of_the_United_States
The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.
1913
Grand_Central_Terminal
New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.

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