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The second and final season of 1923, an American neo-Western television series, was announced in February 2023. As a limited-run series, 1923 was not originally intended to extend beyond its initial eight-episode order. The second season was developed after Taylor Sheridan, its creator and showrunner, decided that more episodes were needed to tell the story. A part of the Yellowstone franchise, 1923 is a sequel to 1883 and a prequel to Yellowstone. The series stars Helen Mirren (pictured), Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Isabel May, Michelle Randolph, and Timothy Dalton. Sheridan wrote all eight of the second season's episodes. The series revolves around a generation of the Dutton family, and is set in the U.S. state of Montana between 1923 and 1924. The Duttons face the struggles of winter and attempt to protect their ranch against developers. The season was released on the streaming platform Paramount+ from February 23 to April 6, 2025. (Full article...)

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Casablanca Fair poster

1367 – Swa Saw Ke became the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar.
1915 – The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.
1943 – World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.
1977 – NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
2005 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia due to pilot error, killing 100 out of the 117 people on board along with 49 more on the ground.

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Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen. Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, Mercury attended British boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution, moving to Middlesex, England. Having previously studied and written music, he formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions", "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". His charismatic stage performances often saw him interact with the audience, as displayed at the 1985 Live Aid concert. This photograph shows Mercury performing in New Haven, Connecticut in 1977.

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