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Ancient Egypt

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

An Engineering Marvel for a Queen

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2023
Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be indicted by a grand jury.
2009
The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries.
2002
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Royal Lodge aged 101.
1977
Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it was voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America.
1972
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces began the Easter Offensive in an attempt to gain as much territory and destroy as many South Vietnamese units as possible.
1964
Jeopardy!, the popular American game show created by Merv Griffin, made its debut on the NBC television network.

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