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2026 FIFA World Cup
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2026 FIFA World Cup

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities—e…

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Dhurandhar
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Dhurandhar is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language spy and action thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Aditya Dha…

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10 events
2017
Donald_Trump
Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1999
Recording_Industry_Association_of_America
The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.
1992
Babri_Masjid
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.
1990
Italian_Air_Force
An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
1989
Marc_Lépine
25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.
1988
History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory
Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.
1982
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.
1975
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later.
1967
Adrian_Kantrowitz
American physician Adrian Kantrowitz and his team performed the world's first pediatric heart transplant at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
1957
Vanguard_TV-3
The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

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