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.
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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!
_____________________________ 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
___________________________ 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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