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The Epic of Gilgamesh: The First Great Story

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: The First Great Story

A King's Quest for Immortality in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Bharat

1917
Following the overthrow of the Russian tsar Nicholas II, Georgia's bishops unilaterally restored the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
1776
American Revolutionary War: American Patriot forces in Georgia conducted a raid on Tybee Island, with the primary goal of capturing runaway slaves seeking refuge with the British.

World

2008
Invasion of Anjouan began as Comoros and African Union forces launched an assault to remove Mohamed Bacar from power in Anjouan.
2006
A gunman in Seattle, Washington, U.S., entered a rave afterparty and opened fire, killing six and wounding two, before committing suicide.
2006
Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the presidential vote days earlier, were arrested, including opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin.
1995
American computer programmer Ward Cunningham established the first wiki site, the WikiWikiWeb.
1975
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid.
1949
The Soviet Union began mass deportations of more than 90,000 "undesirable" people from the Baltic states to Siberia.

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