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Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940 [1] – 15 October 1964) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and member of the Việt Cộng (National Liberation Front). He gained notoriety after being captured by South Vietnamese forces while trying to assassinate United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. who were visiting South Vietnam in May 1964.
2020. 2024. Kingdom of Thailand competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. It is taking place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It signified the nation's participation in every edition of the Summer Olympics, since the official debut at 1952, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the US-led boycott .
Five cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Milan – Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics, the French Alps for the 2030 Winter Olympics, Brisbane for the 2032 Summer Olympics, and Salt Lake City for the 2034 Winter Olympics . In 2022, Beijing became the first city ...
Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun finished second in the men's parallel bars. Women's high jump medallists at the 2024 games. From left to right: Iryna Herashchenko (Ukraine, bronze), Eleanor Patterson (Australia, bronze), Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine, gold), and Nicola Olyslagers (Australia, silver). Medallists of the women's 50 metre rifle three ...
The ceremony featured performances by Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and H.E.R, as French President Emmanuel Macron and various royals and heads of state looked on. Here are some of the ...
The Sparks pulled off the win despite an all-world performance from Aces center A’ja Wilson, who logged 35 points, 12 rebounds three assists and six blocks. It was a historic night for the two ...
Matt Vierling hit a home run and drove in three and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Wednesday night. Reese Olson (4-8) improved to 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in his past five ...
The International Olympic Committee and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024 on 30 March 2022. Each of the continental champions from five confederations (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) secured the men's and women's spots for their respective NOC, whereas host nation France received a direct quota place each ...