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2025-04-20

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

WrestleMania 41

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WrestleMania 41, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, was a 2025 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 41st annual WrestleMania and took place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, held fo…

Sinners (2025 film)

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Sinners is a 2025 American horror film produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi D…

1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

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Protests led by students, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, f…

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Oklahoma City bombing

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A Minecraft Movie

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Lists of deaths by year

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ChatGPT

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Hailee Steinfeld

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On This Day

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2010

Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

2008

Danica_Patrick

American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race.

2008

Fernando_Lugo

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.

2004

Nicoll_Highway_MRT_station

An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.

1999

Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.

1978

Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.

1968

Enoch_Powell

Enoch Powell (pictured), a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and anti-discrimination legislation, resulting in his removal from the shadow cabinet.

1968

South_African_Airways_Flight_228

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.

1968

Pierre_Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B. Pearson.

1942

World_War_II

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.