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The Mahabharata: A Saga of Dharma and Conflict

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The Mahabharata: A Saga of Dharma and Conflict

An Epic Journey into Duty, Destiny, and the Kurukshetra War

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2015
The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin to Australia in 2005.
2011
Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.
2006
Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.
1997
The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.
1995
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main event of Collision in Korea, the highest attended professional wrestling event of all time.
1992
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

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