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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film s…

Happy Gilmore 2
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Happy Gilmore 2
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Happy Gilmore 2 is a 2025 American sports comedy film serving as a sequel to Happy Gilmore (1996), and starring Adam San…

Ozzy Osbourne
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Ozzy Osbourne
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John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", …

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On This Day

10 events
2010
List_of_deadliest_aircraft_accidents_and_incidents
In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard.
2005
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.
2005
2005_Birmingham_tornado
Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.
2001
2001_World_Aquatics_Championships
At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.
1995
Rajneesh_movement
Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.
1976
1976_Tangshan_earthquake
An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.
1945
North_American_B-25_Mitchell
A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.
1940
Salzburg_Conference
At the Salzburg Conference, Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.
1939
Ship_burial
During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet (reconstruction pictured) that is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
1917
NAACP
In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

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