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  2. Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

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    Elvis Presley. /  35.04611°N 90.02306°W  / 35.04611; -90.02306. Elvis Aaron Presley [a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

  3. Automation technician - Wikipedia

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    A US armed forces robot technician repairing the tread of a mine disposal robot. Automation technicians repair and maintain the computer-controlled systems and robotic devices used within industrial and commercial facilities to reduce human intervention and maximize efficiency. [1] Their duties require knowledge of electronics, mechanics and ...

  4. Citrix Systems - Wikipedia

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    Citrix Systems, Inc. is an American multinational cloud computing and virtualization technology company that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies. Citrix claims that their products are used by over 400,000 clients worldwide, including 99% of the ...

  5. 2024 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. [1] Voters will elect a president and vice president for a term of four years. Incumbent President Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, is running for re-election. [2]

  6. Operation Barbarossa - Wikipedia

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    Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history ...

  7. Avatar (2009 film) - Wikipedia

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    Avatar is a 2009 epic science fiction film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.The cast includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, CCH Pounder, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Laz Alonso, and Wes Studi It is the first installment in the Avatar film series.

  8. Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.It is located about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to ...

  9. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of ...