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Daniel Naroditsky

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Daniel Aaron "Danya" Naroditsky was an American chess grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. During his career, he was widely considered one of the best speed chess players in the world and was consistently ranked among the top 25 players. His major tournament wins include the 2007 World Youth Championship, the…

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On This Day

10 events
1994
Agreed_Framework
North Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework to limit the former's nuclear weapons program and to normalize relations between the two countries.
1994
Seoul
In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured).
1968
1968–1969_Japanese_university_protests
At the height of the Japanese university protests, protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and clashed violently with police.
1966
Spoil_tip
A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
1959
Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.
1941
World_War_II
World WarΒ II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.
1910
HMS_Niobe_(1897)
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
1867
Medicine_Lodge_Treaty
The first and second of three treaties were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the United States federal government and several Native American tribes in the Great Plains, requiring them to relocate to areas in present-day western Oklahoma.
1858
Jacques_Offenbach
French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can (audio featured), was first performed at the ThéÒtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.

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