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Sunita Williams
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Sunita Williams

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Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA’s Commercial Crew progr…

Adolescence (TV series)
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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 dire…

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Capri
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Capri is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in …

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On This Day

10 events
2016
Flydubai_Flight_981
Flydubai Flight 981 crashed during an aborted landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 62 passengers and crew on board.
2011
Libyan_civil_war_(2011)
First Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
2008
Gamma-ray_burst
The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B (artist's impression pictured), the farthest object from Earth that was observable by the naked eye, was observed.
1998
Ariana_Afghan_Airlines
An unscheduled Ariana Afghan Airlines flight crashed into a mountain on approach into Kabul, killing all 45 people aboard.
1987
Televangelism
American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.
1979
Cable_television
The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.
1962
Bob_Dylan
Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk, blues and gospel songs.
1944
Oratorio
The secular oratorio A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London.
1928
Radio_comedy
The highly influential American radio comedy show Amos 'n' Andy made its debut.
1911
Clara_Zetkin
Established by Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, and others, International Women's Day was first observed.

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