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2023 Gabonese coup d'état

Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.

Person born this day 2002

Drake Maye

Drake Maye, American football player

Fact 2003

On August 30, 2003, the final episode of the acclaimed television series 'The X-Files' aired, concluding a groundbreaking show that...

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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

William James

Changed the world 2021

2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.

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