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Scott Adams
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Scott Adams

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Scott Raymond Adams was an American cartoonist, author, and conservative commentator. He was the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.

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Timothy Busfield
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Timothy Busfield is an American former actor and director. He played Elliot Weston on the television series Thirtysometh…

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Donald Trump
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United …

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On This Day

10 events
2018
Minneapolis_Miracle
In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game.
2011
Arab_Spring
Arab Spring: Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after several violent protests.
1978
Logic
Austrian logician Kurt Gödel, who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him.
1973
Elvis_Presley
Elvis Presley's (pictured) concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania.
1970
Biafra
The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
1969
USS_Enterprise_fire
A major fire and series of explosions aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise killed 28 sailors, injured 314 others, and destroyed 15 aircraft.
1966
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: United States and Australian troops ended Operation Crimp; during the military operation, troops discovered an extensive tunnel network used by the Viet Cong.
1939
Queen_Maud_Land
Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory.
1907
1907_Kingston_earthquake
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths.
1900
Giacomo_Puccini
Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

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