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30 years ago today, in an away match against Crystal Palace, professional footballer Eric Cantona launched a 'kung-fu' style kick into the crowd, directed at Palace supporter Matthew Simmons. (en.wikipedia.org)
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40 years ago today, the West German Bundestag declared the People's Court to be an instrument of judicial murder. It was a Sondergericht ("special court") of Nazi Germany. (en.wikipedia.org)
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German Sources:

  • https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/10/10118.pdf (page 8761 to 8767, Nichtigkeit der Entscheidungen der als „Volksgerichtshof" und „Sondergerichte" bezeichneten Werkzeuge des nationalsozialistischen Unrechtsregimes (English: Invalidity of the decisions of the tools of the National Socialist regime of injustice known as the “People's Court” and “Special Courts”))

  • Kalenderblatt (Deutschlandfunk)

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160 years ago today, British troops invaded south Taranaki, New Zealand. (nzhistory.govt.nz)
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30 years ago today, the murder trial of O. J. Simpson started. (en.wikipedia.org)
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100 years ago today, Maria Tallchief, an American ballerina, was born. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Osage Tribe member to hold the rank. (en.wikipedia.org)
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980 years ago today, Edward the Confessor, King of England, married Edith, daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex. (en.wikipedia.org)
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110 years ago today, rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi. (en.wikipedia.org)
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20 years ago today, Johnny Carson, an American television host, comedian, and writer, died. He is best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). (en.wikipedia.org)
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115 years ago today, Django Reinhardt, a Belgian-French Manouche or Sinti jazz guitarist and composer, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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185 years ago today, the New Zealand Company’s first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone to found the settlement that would become Wellington. (nzhistory.govt.nz)
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35 years ago today, Kelly Rohrbach, an American actress and model, was born. She is best known for her role as C. J. Parker in the film Baywatch. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Jeff Koons, an American artist, was born. He is recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects. (en.wikipedia.org)
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250 years ago today, Yemelyan Pugachev, an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks and the leader of the Pugachev's Rebellion, was executed. In Moscow, he was decapitated and then drawn and quartered in public. (en.wikipedia.org)
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50 years ago today, the album Blood on the Tracks by American folk and rock singer, songwriter & musician Bob Dylan was released. (feddit.nl)
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80 years ago today, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President. (en.wikipedia.org)
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250 years ago today, André-Marie Ampère, a French physicist and mathematician, was born. He was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism. (en.wikipedia.org)
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100 years ago today, Ernesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguan Catholic priest, poet, and politician, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, "The Millionaire" TV series premiered on CBS. (en.wikipedia.org)
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35 years ago today, Rajneesh, an Indian godman, philosopher, mystic and founder of the Rajneesh movement, died. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Kevin Costner, an American actor and filmmaker, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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20 years ago today, the first prototype of the Airbus A380, a very large wide-body airliner, was unveiled in Toulouse. (en.wikipedia.org)
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80 years ago today, Engelbert Marketsch, a German criminal transferred from Mauthausen, became the last prisoner to be assigned a serial number in Auschwitz, number 202499. (en.wikipedia.org)
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5 years ago today, the album Circles by the rapper, singer and producer Mac Miller was released. (feddit.nl)
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80 years ago today, after the beginning of the Red Army's Vistula–Oder Offensive, Soviet troops entered the Warsaw ruins, and liberated the suburbs from German occupation. (en.wikipedia.org)
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80 years ago today, Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge. (en.wikipedia.org)
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