Air India Flight 171
Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashes shortly after takeoff into the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, killing 241 out of...
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Koni De Winter
Koni De Winter, Belgian footballer
On June 12, 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected as the first president of the Russian Republic, marking a significant step in the...
"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
Richard Wagner
2024 Mangaf building fire
A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.
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Richard Wagner
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