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Robert Redford
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Robert Redford

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Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned widespread recognition and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and five Golde…

Charlie Kirk
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Charlie Kirk
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Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the…

James Redford (filmmaker)
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James Redford (filmmaker)
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David James Redford was an American documentary filmmaker and environmentalist. He was the son of actor and director Rob…

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On This Day

10 events
2013
Washington_Navy_Yard_shooting
A lone gunman fatally shot twelve people and injured three others at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C.
2007
Nisour_Square_massacre
Seventeen Iraqi civilians were shot and killed by Academi guards in Baghdad.
1992
Pound_sterling
The British pound (coin pictured) was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday and suffered a major devaluation.
1990
Northern_Xinjiang_railway
Construction of the Northern Xinjiang railway (terminus pictured) was completed between Ürümqi South and Alashankou, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan and adding a sizeable portion to the Eurasian Land Bridge.
1989
Boris_Yeltsin
During a tour of the United States, Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin visited a grocery store in Texas that had a major impact on his views regarding the Soviet Union's economic system.
1982
Elie_Hobeika
A Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila, killing at least 460 civilians.
1979
East_Germany_balloon_escape
Eight people escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a home-made hot air balloon.
1975
Mikoyan_MiG-31
The prototype of the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-31, one of the fastest combat jets in the world, made its maiden flight.
1963
Malaysia
Malaysia was formed as an independent nation from the Federation of Malaya, the Colony of Singapore, the Crown Colony of North Borneo, and the Crown Colony of Sarawak.
1961
Typhoon_Nancy_(1961)
Typhoon Nancy, which possibly had the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, made landfall in Muroto, Japan.

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