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2025-07-12

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Superman (2025 film)
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Superman (2025 film)

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Superman is a 2025 American superhero film based on the eponymous character from DC Comics. Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. David Corenswet stars as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi…

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Amanda Anisimova
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Amanda Kay Victoria Anisimova is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world …

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Iga Świątek
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Iga Natalia Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked No. 2 in women's singles by the WTA, she ha…

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On This Day

10 events
2008
Coati
An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit.
2007
Boeing_AH-64_Apache
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters (pictured) conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad.
2006
Hezbollah
Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.
1998
France_national_football_team
France defeated the defending champions Brazil 3–0 to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
1997
Hayao_Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months.
1979
Comiskey_Park
Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up.
1963
Moors_murders
Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.
1962
The_Rolling_Stones
The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
1948
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history.

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