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The Architect of Modern India: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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Colonial & Freedom Struggle

The Architect of Modern India: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

A story of courage, equality, and the fight for justice

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2012
The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.
2009
A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
2009
The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items (examples pictured), was found near Hammerwich in Staffordshire.
2006
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.
2004
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
1990
An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, United States, killed 17 people and injured 5 others.

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