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Sacred Writing of the Gods: The Story of Hieroglyphs

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Ancient Egypt

Sacred Writing of the Gods: The Story of Hieroglyphs

Unlocking Ancient Egypt's Mysterious Symbols

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2026
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a former Guatemalan tax chief, was assassinated.
2001
Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.
2000
A fatal rail crash at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.
1992
Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.
1973
Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.
1964
Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

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