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Thanksgiving (United States)

Fixed to the fourth Thursday of November since FDR. The first 'Thanksgiving' in 1621 was a three-day feast — the 24-hour parade and football tradition came centuries later.

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Notable · 2020

Nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program, was assassinated, allegedly by Mossad.

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2020Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.
2020Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.