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David Foster Wallace was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is most widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest. In 2008, David …
David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1962)
Hyman Golden was one of the co-founders of the Snapple Beverage Corporation and was the company's chairman when the firm's juice drinks and teas attained national attention in the …
Hyman Golden, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1923)
Richard William Wright was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all…
Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1943)
Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. He has been credited as one of the creators…
Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (born 1940)
Leo de Berardinis was an Italian stage actor and theatre director. He was an important exponent of the Italian avant-garde theatre.
Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (born 1940)
Mauricio Raúl Kagel was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher.
Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (born 1931)
Ronald Lancaster was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders…
Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1938)
Earl Cyril Palmer was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (born 1924)
Tim Buckley is an American webcomic artist and writer. He is best known for creating the gaming webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del. Buckley lives in Secaucus, New Jersey with his wife and two c…
Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del
Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in the 1999…
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.
Danica Sue Patrick is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the mos…
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic priest and…
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or simply the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in the Near North Side community area in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. …
The 1,388-foot-tall (423
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of th…
The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions that originated from the Inns of Court in the medieval English legal system. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom a…
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iow…
In Postville, Iowa, U
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is an Islamic jihadist and terrorist group which has been particularly active in India. The group was founded as an offshoot of the Students' Islamic Movemen…
Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, I
The 2008 UEFA Cup final was a football match that took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. It was the 37th annual final of the UEFA Cup, …
On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Ma
The International Court of Justice, or colloquially the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states…
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-ye
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, a type of explosive weapon …
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted
On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, Calif…
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed the King Kong Encounter and a large archive of music and
The Akihabara massacre was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Tomo…
A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people,
The Akihabara massacre was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Tomo…
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedo…
War in Afghanistan: A U