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The Invention of Paper: China's Gift to Knowledge

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The Invention of Paper: China's Gift to Knowledge

How Cai Lun made writing accessible to everyone in Han Dynasty China.

en hi ta te mr kn ml gu bn

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2021
At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
2012
North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 reached orbit.
2000
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.
1988
Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.
1979
A magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck just off the shore of Tumaco, Colombia, causing at least 300 deaths, mostly by the resulting tsunami.
1969
The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

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