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Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenships, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas.

Cassie Ventura
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Cassie Ventura
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Casandra Elizabeth Ventura is an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began…

Eurovision Song Contest 2025
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Eurovision Song Contest 2025
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017
Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal won the contest for the first time, with the song "Amar pelos dois," performed by Salvador Sobral (pictured).
2008
Indian_Mujahideen
Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others.
2005
Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Uzbekistan)
Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.
2000
Enschede_fireworks_disaster
An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.
1992
Li_Hongzhi
Li Hongzhi introduced the Falun Gong movement at a public lecture in Changchun, China.
1985
Black_theology
Eleven members of the American Black liberation group MOVE were killed when a Philadelphia police helicopter dropped a bomb on their house during a raid.
1972
The_Troubles
The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning two days of gun battles between the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster Volunteer Force.
1969
13_May_incident
Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of emergency and suspending the Parliament of Malaysia until 1971.
1958
Ben_Carlin
The Australian adventurer Ben Carlin became the only person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 80,000 kilometres (50,000 miles) by land and sea.
1958
Richard_Nixon
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.

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