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The First Great Library

King Ashurbanipal's Legacy of Knowledge in Ancient Assyria

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2010
The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.
2002
Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.
1999
In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.
1998
The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.
1989
Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.
1961
Patrice Lumumba, a former prime minister of Congo-Léopoldville, was murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the Belgian and US governments.

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