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4 days ago · Republic of Molossia. Molossia ( / moʊˈlɒsiə / ), officially the Republic of Molossia, [1] is a micronation claiming sovereignty over 11.3 acres (4.6 ha; 46,000 m 2) [2] of land near Dayton, Nevada. The micronation has not received recognition from any of the member states of the United Nations.
4 days ago · 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix. Ivan Lendl finished the year ranked ATP world No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. Lendl won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open, and also finished runner-up at another major, the US Open. Boris Becker was named the ATP Player of the Year. Becker won five tournaments during ...
7 hours ago · Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini [b] (17 May 1900 or 24 September 1902 [a] – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian Islamic revolutionary, politician, and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian Revolution ...
1 day ago · On September 9, 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland, the United States Department of Justice, sued the State of Texas over the Texas Act on the basis that "the law is invalid under the Supremacy Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment, is preempted by federal law, and violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity".
3 days ago · The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874. The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers ...
5 days ago · As of 2010, 68.8% of federal individual tax receipts, including payroll taxes, were paid by the top 20% of taxpayers by income group, which earned 50% of all household income. The top 1%, which took home 19.3%, paid 24.2% whereas the bottom 20% paid 0.4% due to deductions and the earned income tax credit.
3 days ago · The FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps per race. The series runs 18 events with two races per class at each round.
