2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
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Connor Bedard
Connor Bedard, Canadian ice hockey player
On July 17, 1998, the first episode of the popular television show 'The X-Files' aired, eventually becoming a cultural phenomenon in...
"All that glitters is not gold."
William Shakespeare
Killing of Eric Garner
Eric Garner is killed by police officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while arresting him.
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William White (bishop of Pennsylvania)
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Canonization of the Romanovs
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Blessed Pavel Peter Gojdič (Greek Catholic Church)
