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2026-02-20

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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…

Eric Dane

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Eric William Dane is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recur…

Alysa Liu

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Alysa Liu is an American figure skater. She is the 2026 Winter Olympic champion in both women's singles and in the team …

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On This Day

10 events

2010

2010_Madeira_floods_and_mudslides

Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.

2009

Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam

The Tamil Tigers attempted to crash two aircraft laden with C-4 in suicide attacks on Colombo, Sri Lanka, but the planes were shot down before they reached their targets.

1998

Figure_skating

At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the then-youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

1992

Larry_King_Live

Appearing on the talk show Larry King Live, U.S. industrialist Ross Perot announced that he would begin a presidential campaign if "ordinary people" wanted him to run for office.

1988

Nagorno-Karabakh_Autonomous_Oblast

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

1970

Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya

Wat Phra Dhammakaya, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded in Pathum Thani.

1965

Ranger_8

The NASA spacecraft Ranger 8 spacecraft transmitted 7,137 photographs of the Moon in the final 23 minutes of its mission before crashing as planned into Mare Tranquillitatis.

1962

Project_Mercury

The Project Mercury stamp, designed by Charles R. Chickering, was released to commemorate the successful space flight of Colonel John Glenn.

1959

John_Diefenbaker

Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.

1943

Fissure_vent

A fissure opened in a cornfield in the Mexican state of Michoacán and continued to erupt for nine years, forming the cinder cone Parícutin .