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La Plume noire

La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles.

Person born this day 2004

Belle (singer)

Belle, American singer

Fact 2010

On March 20, 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama, representing a significant overhaul of the...

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"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."

Vince Lombardi

Changed the world 2019

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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Vince Lombardi

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World Sparrow Day

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)

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UN French Language Day

International Francophonie Day (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observances:
UN French Language Day (United Nations)

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International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness (United Nations)

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Farm Animal Rights Movement

Great American MeatOut (United States)

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March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Wulfram of Sens

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Wulfram

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Michele Carcano

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Michele Carcano

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Martin of Braga

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Martin of Braga

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María Josefa Sancho de Guerra

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María Josefa Sancho de Guerra

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Józef Bilczewski

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Józef Bilczewski

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John of Nepomuk

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John of Nepomuk

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Herbert of Derwentwater

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Herbert of Derwentwater

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Cuthbert

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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne