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

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Sultanate & Mughal Period

The Many Wars of Muhammad Ghori

A story of ambition, battles, and perseverance

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World

2013
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
2007
In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.
1992
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
1971
Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.
1965
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
1940
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.

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