2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
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Anna Cathcart
Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress
On June 16, 2005, the first-ever video of a live giant squid was captured by researchers in Japan, providing a rare glimpse into the...
"To know what you prefer instead of accepting the standard, is a virtue."
Angela Carter
Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public.
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Angela Carter
"To know what you prefer instead of accepting the standard, is a virtue."
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International Day of the African Child
International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
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June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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