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1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

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Protests led by students, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy t…

Stranger Things season 5
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Stranger Things season 5
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The fifth and final season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, marketed as S…

Stranger Things
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Stranger Things
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Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
NASA
The NASA space probe New Horizons flew by the trans-Neptunian object Arrokoth, making it the farthest object visited by a spacecraft.
2011
2011_Alexandria_bombing
A suicide bombing took place outside a Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, Egypt, following a New Year service, killing 23 people.
2010
2010_Lakki_Marwat_suicide_bombing
A suicide bomber killed 105 spectators at a volleyball game in the Lakki Marwat District of Pakistan.
2007
Adam_Air_Flight_574
Adam Air Flight 574 crashed into the sea off Polewali, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board, when the pilots inadvertently disconnected the autopilot.
1998
Juan_Maldacena
Argentinian physicist Juan Maldacena published a landmark paper initiating the study of AdS/CFT correspondence, which links string theory and quantum gravity.
1995
World_Trade_Organization
The World Trade Organization, the international organization designed to supervise and liberalize international trade, came into being, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
1994
Far-left_politics
The revolutionary leftist Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiated twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
1978
Air_India_Flight_855
Air India Flight 855 (aircraft pictured) crashed into the Arabian Sea seconds after take-off, killing all 213 people.
1965
People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which later helped the country become a republic, was founded.
1960
East_House_mass_shooting
Three men were killed and two wounded in a mass shooting at a public house in Sheffield, England.

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