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2026-01-03

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Nicolás Maduro
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Nicolás Maduro

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Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who became the president of Venezuela in 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores; they were transported to the US and charged with drug trafficking to which they pleaded not guilty. Although he was de facto rem…

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Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consist…

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On This Day

10 events
2009
Cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency network of bitcoin was created when Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first block of the chain.
2004
Flash_Airlines_Flight_604
Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed shortly after departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport which killed all 148 occupants on board.
2002
Second_Intifada
Second Intifada: Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tons of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
1990
United_States_invasion_of_Panama
United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, the deposed strongman of Panama, surrendered to American forces outside the apostolic nunciature in Panama City.
1973
CBS
CBS announced the sale of the New York Yankees professional baseball team to a group of investors headed by American businessman George Steinbrenner.
1961
Aero_Flight_311
All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax.
1941
World_War_II
Second World War: As part of Operation Compass, Australian and United Kingdom forces attacked Italian forces at the Battle of Bardia in Egypt.
1938
March_of_Dimes
The American health charity March of Dimes was founded as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to help raise money for polio research.
1911
1911_Kebin_earthquake
An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw destroyed Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
1911
Siege_of_Sidney_Street
A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the operational involvement of Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary.

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