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Emperor Harsha: The Unifier of North India

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Emperor Harsha: The Unifier of North India

A benevolent ruler who championed peace, learning, and religious harmony

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2020
An oil spill in Norilsk released 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
2011
Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge.
1999
Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.
1999
President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military dictatorship.
1954
Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.
1953
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

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