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2026 Iran war

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Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes were launched amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations, begun in April 2025, regarding …

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Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran si…

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Enhypen is a South Korean boy band formed by Belift Lab. Formerly a joint venture between CJ ENM and Hybe Corporation, t…

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2019
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa International Airport due to a fault within the software of the plane, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people on board.
2008
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The New York Times revealed that Eliot Spitzer (pictured), Governor of New York, had patronized a prostitution ring.
2006
NASA
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.
1990
Prosper_Avril
Eighteen months after seizing power, Prosper Avril was ousted as the military head of state of Haiti.
1977
NASA
Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.
1975
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Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnam began its final push for victory over South Vietnam with an attack on Ban Me Thuot.
1968
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War: North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overwhelmed the American, Laotian, Thai, and Hmong defenders of Lima Site 85.
1967
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British progressive-rock band Pink Floyd released their first single, "Arnold Layne".
1966
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Military prime minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1965
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Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia.

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