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Pausha ShuklaShatabhisha NakshatraMoon in Kumbha

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Persepolis: The Palace of All Nations

A grand ceremonial capital celebrating unity in diversity.

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07:05 IST

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World

2018
Operatives of the British Special Boat Service boarded the container ship Grande Tema in the Thames Estuary to detain four stowaways who had threatened the crew.
2012
Countries that were part of the Maya civilization celebrated the end-date of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
1995
In accordance with the Oslo II Accord, Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem in preparation for the transfer of control to the Palestinian National Authority.
1994
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, dormant for 47 years, began erupting, and is now one of the nation's most active volcanoes.
1988
The world's heaviest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, made its first flight.
1988
A bomb on board Pan Am Flight 103 detonated over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.

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