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On this day June 10, Benjamin Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm
On June 10 afternoon in 1752, the sky began to darken over the city of Philadelphia. As rain began to…
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On this Day, June 3, 2016: Three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74
Muhammad Ali, original name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., (born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona), American professional boxer and social activist.…
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This day on May 30, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for heresy
On May 30, 1431, at Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France,…
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Rebel poet Kaazi Nazrul Islam : A Profile Study
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899 – 1976) – He is known as Bidrohi Kobi – The Rebel Poet of Bengal, The National Poet…
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Nazrul’s famous love letter to his lady love on his birth anniversary
Nargis A’sar Khanam or Sayada Khatun was the first wife of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, though their marriage was not…
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This day May 20, 1873! Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented work pants 149 years ago today
May 20 is a special day as 149 years ago, 1873, today, business partners Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis, blessed…
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Lhakpa Sherpa , the Most Successful Female Everest Climber of All Time
Lhakpa Sherpa awoke before dawn on a cold Connecticut morning in shuffled into the kitchen of her two-bedroom apartment in…
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Florence Nightingale Birth Anniversary: The Lady With the Lamp
Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820–August 13, 1910), a nurse and social reformer, is considered the founder of the modern nursing profession…
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World’s first viral meme, ‘Dancing Baby’, resurfacing as NFT
After almost 26 years, the Dancing Baby, one of the earliest viral memes that all 90s’ kids remember, is now…
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Rabindranath Tagore: Poet and Painter
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) is best known as a poet, and in 1913 was the first non-European writer to…
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