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Ancient Greece

Archimedes: The Genius of Syracuse

Discovering the secrets of water, levers, and numbers in Ancient Greece.

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Bharat

1810
Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811: A French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoro Islands.
1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

World

2017
In the U.S. state of Arizona, the Boundary Fire (pictured) burned out after 32 days, burning 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests.
2013
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.
2005
Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain under a law passed by the Cortes Generales.
1988
The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
1979
US president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
1973
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.

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