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2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. This is the first time a Chinese leader has visited North Korea in 14 years.

2003

The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

1994

O.J. Simpson, a former NFL running back, TV host, and actor, is indicted for the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

1985

Premier René Lévesque announces that he is stepping down as leader of the Parti Québécois.

1980

Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán wins the WBC title against American Sugar Ray Leonard at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision.

1975

Release of Steven Spielberg’s film “Jaws,” starring Roy Scheider.

1963

The United States and the USSR establish the “red phone,” allowing the leaders of both countries to call each other in case of an emergency.

1944

The Nazis begin the mass executions of Jews at Auschwitz.

1840

Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.

1837

Queen Victoria ascends to the throne of England.

1214

The University of Oxford in England is founded.

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