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2025-03-15

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Adolescence (TV series)

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Adolescence is a British psychological crime drama television series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and directed by Philip Barantini. It centres on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller, who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. Each of its episodes was shot in one continuous take.

The Electric State

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The Electric State is a 2018 dystopian science fiction illustrated novel by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag. Set in an al…

Mark Carney

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Mark Joseph Carney is a Canadian politician and economist who has served as the 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025…

Ides of March

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Severance (TV series)

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Lists of deaths by year

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On This Day

10 events

1990

Farzad_Bazoft

Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel.

1974

Transvestism_and_Transsexualism_in_Modern_Society

Transvestism and Transsexuality in Modern Society, the UK's first trans-rights conference, opened with an evening reception in Leeds.

1960

Atlanta_University_Center

Students from Atlanta University Center, inspired by similar actions in Greensboro, North Carolina, began occupying lunch counters in Atlanta, Georgia.

1956

My_Fair_Lady

The musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, debuted at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.

1951

Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry

The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

1943

World_War_II

World War II: German forces recaptured Kharkov after four days of house-to-house fighting against Soviet troops, ending the month-long Third Battle of Kharkov.

1943

The_Holocaust_in_Greece

The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.

1927

University_of_Oxford

In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the inaugural edition of the Women's Boat Race.

1921

Talaat_Pasha

Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian.

1917

Russian_Revolution

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.