BTS is a South Korean boy band. A K-pop group, BTS debuted on June 12,
2013; by 2017, it had entered the global music market, leading the
Korean Wave into the U.S., and becoming the first Korean ensemble to
receive a Gold certification from the RIAA for the single "Mic Drop".
BTS became the first act from South Korea to top the Billboard 200 with
Love Yourself: Tear (2018). With a large, well-organized worldwide fan
base, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history, with sales
of more than 40 million albums. Members have thrice addressed the
United Nations General Assembly, and in 2022 visited the White House.
Dubbed the "Princes of Pop", BTS has also appeared on Time's lists of
the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100
most influential people in the world (2019). In 2018, they became the
youngest recipients of the South Korean Order of Cultural Merit. Now on
pause to allow members to complete their required military service, the
group plans a reunion for 2025.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1914:
As part of the Ottoman Empire's policies of ethnic cleansing,
Turkish irregulars began a six-day massacre of the predominantly Greek
town of Phocaea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Phocaea>
1921:
Soviet politician Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko authorised the use
of chemical weapons against a peasant rebellion in the Tambov
Governorate.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambov_Rebellion>
1963:
The premiere was held in New York of the historical drama film
Cleopatra, the most expensive film made to that point.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_%281963_film%29>
1987:
Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin
Wall, U.S. president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" (speech featured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall!>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
deplorable:
1. To be deplored.
2. To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
3. Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deplorable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I've learned one thing: you only really get to know a person
after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!
--Anne Frank
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anne_Frank>
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