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Nothing in the library is tied to this date yet, so here's one we picked for today.

historical

8 pages

Sultanate & Mughal Period

Aurangzeb: The Emperor of Extremes

A story of conquest, piety, and the seeds of decline

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On this calendar date

Bharat

2013
A building collapsed on tribal land in Thane in Maharashtra, India, causing 74 deaths.
1905
An earthquake hit the Kangra Valley in India, killing at least 20,000 people and destroying 100,000 buildings.

World

2011
Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashed at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32 people and leaving one survivor.
1990
The current flag of Hong Kong (pictured) was adopted for post-colonial use during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.
1988
Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.
1975
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
1975
Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.
1973
A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

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