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Carlo Acutis
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Carlo Acutis

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Carlo Acutis was an English-born Italian Catholic teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of digital media to promote Catholic devotion. Born in London and raised in Milan, he developed an early interest in computers and video games, teaching himself programming and web design and assisting his par…

Carlos Alcaraz
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Carlos Alcaraz
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Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by th…

Matt Prater
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Matthew Phillip Prater is an American professional football placekicker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football L…

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On This Day

10 events
2022
Elizabeth_II
Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland; her eldest son Charles III acceded to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.
1995
History_of_Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya
Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
1994
USAir_Flight_427
USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, resulting in 132 deaths and the longest accident investigation in the history of the National Transportation Safety Board.
1991
Tailhook_Association
At the Tailhook Association symposium in Las Vegas, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators were alleged to have sexually assaulted 90 persons.
1974
Watergate_scandal
Watergate scandal: U.S. president Gerald Ford gave his recently resigned predecessor Richard Nixon a controversial full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he committed while in office.
1966
Elizabeth_II
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
1966
Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series
The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies.
1954
Collective_security
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag pictured), modelled on NATO.
1936
António_de_Oliveira_Salazar
Opposed to António de Oliveira Salazar's support of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the crews of the Portuguese Navy ships NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and NRP Dão mutinied while anchored in the harbour of Lisbon.
1935
Huey_Long
Huey Long, a U.S. senator, was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dying two days later.

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