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The Odyssey (2026 film)
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The Odyssey (2026 film)

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The Odyssey is a 2026 epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, the film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War and his encounters with mythical bein…

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The Odyssey is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving…

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Brenda Fricker was an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more …

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
2007
TAM_Airlines_Flight_3054
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.
1996
TWA_Flight_800
TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.
1994
Brazil_national_football_team
Brazil won the FIFA World Cup final against Italy 3–2 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time.
1992
Manchester_Metrolink
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
1968
Ahmed_Hassan_al-Bakr
Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (pictured), the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.
1948
Olympia,_Greece
In Olympia, Greece, the Summer Olympics torch relay, nicknamed the "relay of peace", began.
1944
Port_Chicago_disaster
Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.
1936
Nationalist_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)
Nationalist military officers launch a coup d'état against the Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War
1918
RMS_Carpathia
RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of five crew.

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