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Hammurabi's Code: The First Written Laws

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Hammurabi's Code: The First Written Laws

How a Babylonian king created a system of justice for all.

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Bharat

1959
After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.
1942
Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas Island without any resistance.

World

2023
A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.
2018
Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.
2004
The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.
1995
American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.
1995
TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.
1992
USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

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