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Saturday Aug 30, 1930 to Present
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Wednesday Nov 24, 1897 to Friday Jan 26, 1962
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Monday Apr 4, 1949 to Present
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Monday Feb 12, 1968 to Saturday Aug 1, 1992
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Thursday Apr 7, 1994 to Friday Jul 15, 1994
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32nd Century BC to 332 BC
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Saturday Jun 28, 1919 to Saturday Jan 10, 1920
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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Tuesday Apr 3, 1973 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 24, 1945 to Present
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Sunday Mar 10, 1957 to Monday May 2, 2011
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1971 to Wednesday Nov 21, 1979
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Friday Oct 28, 1955 to Present
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Saturday Feb 8, 1834 to Saturday Feb 2, 1907
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Wednesday Dec 18, 1946 to Present
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Sunday Mar 10, 1985 to Thursday Dec 26, 1991
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Wednesday Apr 7, 1954 to Present
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Saturday Dec 19, 1998 to Friday Feb 12, 1999
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Saturday Jun 23, 1894 to Sunday May 28, 1972
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Thursday Aug 2, 1990 to Thursday Feb 28, 1991
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Friday Mar 14, 1879 to Monday Apr 18, 1955
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Monday Aug 29, 1842 to Present
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Tuesday Mar 7, 1916 to Present
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26th Century BC to 10th Century
Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Saturday Aug 3, 1963 to Friday Sep 29, 2017
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1200 to Present
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Friday Jul 6, 1979 to Present
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Monday Nov 5, 1928 to Thursday Apr 4, 1968
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Saturday Nov 14, 1998 to Present
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Tuesday Jan 2, 1990 to Friday Mar 9, 1990
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Thursday Jul 18, 1918 to Thursday Dec 5, 2013
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Sunday Jan 1, 1888 to Present
The Great Wall of China

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220s BC to Present
Igor Stravinsky

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Saturday Jun 17, 1882 to Tuesday Apr 6, 1971
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Monday Sep 1, 1958 to Present
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Wednesday Feb 23, 1848 to Jan, 1848
Ayman al-Zawahri

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Tuesday Jun 19, 1951 to Present
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1975 to Present
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Sunday Jun 25, 1950 to Monday Jul 27, 1953
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Monday Aug 23, 1954 to Present
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Monday Jun 25, 1934 to Present
New York Stock Exchange

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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
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Saturday Oct 3, 1981 to Present
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Saturday Jun 23, 2018 to Jul, 2018
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Thursday Jun 23, 2005 to Present
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Friday Nov 9, 1731 to Sunday Oct 19, 1806
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Tuesday May 7, 1946 to Present
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1943 to Present
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1953 to Present
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Monday Apr 17, 1961 to Thursday Apr 20, 1961
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Monday Apr 8, 1974 to Saturday Feb 2, 2013
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Thursday May 15, 1997 to Present
George Washington

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Friday Feb 22, 1732 to Tuesday Dec 14, 1779
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Sunday Oct 9, 1966 to Present
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Tuesday May 5, 1953 to Present
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Tuesday Jan 1, 2008 to Saturday Dec 31, 2011
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Thursday Aug 31, 1995 to Friday Dec 10, 2004
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Jan, 1982 to Present
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Tuesday Dec 30, 1986 to Present
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Dec, 1770 to Monday Mar 26, 1827
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Wednesday Jun 24, 1987 to Present
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Monday Jan 1, 2007 to Monday Dec 31, 2007
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750s BC to 509 BC
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1960 to Present
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Sunday Mar 31, 1889 to Present
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Aaron Josef Hernandez (November 6, 1989 – April 19, 2017) was a convicted murderer and American foot...

Monday Nov 6, 1989 to Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
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League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by R...

Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 to Present
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Friday Aug 4, 1961 to Present
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1961 to 1989
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Apr, 1919 to Dec, 1919
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Saturday May 30, 1868 to Present
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Monday May 28, 1945 to Present
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2600 BC to Present
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Friday Nov 8, 1895 to Present
Albrecht Kossel

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Friday Sep 16, 1853 to Tuesday Jul 5, 1927
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Thursday Dec 19, 1946 to Tuesday Jul 20, 1954
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Friday Mar 21, 1980 to Present
Virus Microscope Infection

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Friday Nov 15, 2002 to Saturday May 1, 2004
Buckingham Palace

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1703 to Present
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Bosnian War

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Monday Apr 6, 1992 to Thursday Dec 14, 1995
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1940s to Present
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Tuesday May 19, 1925 to Sunday Feb 21, 1965
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Sunday Jan 12, 1975 to Present
Yersinia pestis
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14th Century to Present
Nanjing Road during Xinhai Revolution

The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911, was a revolut...

Tuesday Oct 10, 1911 to Monday Feb 12, 1912
Marie Curie
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Marie Skłodowska Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pione...

Thursday Nov 7, 1867 to Wednesday Jul 4, 1934
Sky Petroleum advertisement, Garage and Motor Agent magazine, 7 July 1973

The 1973 oil crisis or first oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization o...

1973 to 1979
April Fools' Day

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Thursday Apr 1, 1582 to Present
International Monetary Fund Headquarters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution, headquartered in Wa...

Thursday Dec 27, 1945 to Present
Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States from 1...

Thursday May 8, 1884 to Tuesday Dec 26, 1972
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 to Present
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an A...

Thursday Mar 27, 1986 to Present
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Lacoste

Lacoste is a French company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste and André Gillier. It sel...

Sunday Jan 1, 1933 to Present
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Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She serve...

Saturday Jul 17, 1954 to Present
Chris Gardner Sep 2011

Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker...

Tuesday Feb 9, 1954 to Present
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India natio...

Saturday Nov 5, 1988 to Present
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Corona-viruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, the virus...

Dec, 2019 to Present
Flames engulf a building following the outbreak of hostilities between the Panamanian Defense Force and U.S. forces during Operation Just Cause

The United States Invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause occurred between mid-December 1...

Wednesday Dec 20, 1989 to Wednesday Jan 31, 1990
Mohamed Salah
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Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Eg...

Monday Jun 15, 1992 to Present
Assyrian Empire
Assyria

Assyria, also called the Assyrian Empire, was a Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the Ancient Near ...

2500 BC to 609 BC
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