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The Mahabharata: A Saga of Dharma and Conflict

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The Mahabharata: A Saga of Dharma and Conflict

An Epic Journey into Duty, Destiny, and the Kurukshetra War

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2021
A tornado strikes an Amazon warehouse during increased holiday demand, killing six sheltering workers.
1993
The video game Doom, later considered the "father" of the first-person shooter genre, is released.
1992
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.
1989
At the first open pro-democracy demonstration in Mongolia, journalist Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announced the formation of the Mongolian Democratic Union, which would be instrumental in ending communist rule four months later.
1983
Raúl Alfonsín (pictured) became the first democratically elected president of Argentina to take office after more than seven years of military dictatorship.
1970
Around the northern Thai village of Mae Salong, remnants of Chinese anti-communist forces now fighting on behalf of the Thai government launched a five-year campaign against local communist insurgents.

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