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Pinksteren of Sinksen is een christelijke feestdag, waarmee de uitstorting van de Heilige Geest wordt herdacht. Deze uitstorting wordt beschouwd als het begin van het christendom en als de eerste christelijke opwekking.

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Jeffrey Edward Epstein was een Amerikaanse investeerder. Hij was een veroordeeld zedendelinquent en overleed in het Metr…

Dood van George Floyd
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Dood van George Floyd
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De dood van George Floyd, een Afro-Amerikaanse man, vond plaats in Minneapolis (Minnesota) op 25 mei 2020. De 46-jarige …

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2018
Congress_of_Deputies
For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.
2015
Sinking_of_Dongfang_zhi_Xing
The river cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze, resulting in 442 deaths in China's worst peacetime maritime disaster.
2008
2008_Universal_Studios_fire
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and film master recordings.
2007
Cyclone_Gonu
Cyclone Gonu develops from an area of convection in the Arabian Sea, later becoming the worst recorded natural disaster in Oman.
2001
Hamas
A Hamas-affiliated Islamist militant blew himself up outside a nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of whom were teenage girls.
1999
Clinton_National_Airport
On landing at Little Rock National Airport in the U.S. state of Arkansas, American Airlines Flight 1420 overran the runway and crashed (wreckage pictured), resulting in 11 deaths.
1988
Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 km (310 to 3,420 mi).
1988
Group_representation_constituency
Group representation constituencies were introduced to the parliament of Singapore.
1974
Henry_Heimlich
In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the Heimlich maneuver, to treat victims of choking.
1943
Junkers_Ju_88
Eight German Junkers Ju 88s shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain and France, killing actor Leslie Howard and several other notable passengers.

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