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Muhammad bin Qasim was among the finest colonialists in the Arab history, and a worthy soldier. Unfortunately, our modern writers have tried to paint him as a saint, and in the process they have lost all those features that made this Arab general an interesting human being. It is high time we restore his true picture from authentic sources of history written by the earliest Muslim

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The Biography of Mother TeresaThis strong and independent woman was born Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910. Five children were born to Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu, yet only three survived. Gonxha was the youngest, with an older sister, Aga, and brother, Lazar. This brother describes the family's early years as "well-off," not the life of peasants reported

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1556 - Most deadly earthquake kills 830 000 in Shensi Province China1639 - Connecticut colony organized under Fundamental Orders1764 - Gov Winthrop Telescope is destroyed in a Harvard fire1848 - James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma Calif1861 - Arsenal at Augusta Ga seized by Confederacy1899 - Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan1935 - Beer 1st sold in cans Richmond Va1965 -

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1875 - Anti-slavery society formed in NY1915 - Alexander Bell in NY calls Thomas Watson in SF1925 - Largest diamond Cullinan (3106 carets) found in South Africa1945 - Topping Webb & MacPhail purchase Yanks for $28 million1949 - 1st Emmy Awards1949 - 1st Israeli election1959 - 1st transcontinental commercial jet flight (LA to NY for $301)1961 - 1st live nationally televised Presidential news

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1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time limit - solves problem before going to bed that same night1788 - 1st settlement established by English in Australia (Sydney)1837 - Mich admitted as 26th US state1841 - Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain1861 - La becomes 6th state to secede from US1871 - American income tax repealed1885 - Gen Gordon & troops slain by

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1736 - Abdication of Stanislas King of Poland1880 - Thomas Edison granted patent for an electric incandescent lamp1888 - National Geographic Society founded in Washington DC1894 - Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti1926 - 1st public TV demonstration1948 - 1st locomotive to carry 1 000 000 pounds operated1948 - 1st Tape Recorder is sold1964 - Introducing the

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1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, musical prodigy and Salzburg Austria1823 - Edouard Lalo, French composer (Symphonie espagnole)1832 - Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (you know him as Lewis Carroll)1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, discoverer of periodic table (or 1919)1850 - Samuel Gompers, 1st pres of AFL1885 - Jerome Kern, Broadway composer1891 - Ilya Ehrenburg, Soviet writer1894 - Fritz Pollard, early black

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Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He is better known as the 'Tiger of Mysore'. His full name was Sultan Fateh Ali Tippu and he was born on 20th November, 1750 at Devanahalli, in present-day Kolar district, near Bangalore, India. He is the eldest son of Hyder Ali and Fakhr-un-nissa (Fatima Begum). Tipu ascended the throne of his father after his death in 1782,

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Prithviraj ChauhanPrithviraj Chauhan, the last ruler of Chauhan dynasty to sit on the throne of Delhi. Prithviraj Chauhan was born in 1168 as the son of Someshwar Chauhan, the king of Ajmer. He was a brilliant child and very sharp at learning the military skills. He had the skill of hitting the target only on the basis of its sound.Prithviraj Chauhan succeeded to the throne of Ajmer at the age of

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Ashoka The GreatAs the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, Ashoka was born in the year 304 B.C.His greatest achievements were spreading Buddhism throughout his empire and beyond. He set up an ideal government for his people and conquered many lands, expanding his kingdom.The knowledge of Ashoka's early reign is limited because little information was found. His edicts and inscriptions allowed us

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Genghis Khan first to ban gay sexChinese researchers have republished the code of laws proclaimed by the legendary Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan, which is probably the world's earliest that banned homosexuality.'Genghis Khan's Code' contains Chinese and English versions of the code as well as interpretations of the laws based on research findings. In article 48 of what is believed to be the

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BBC DocumentaryIn the footsteps of "Alexander The Great" Part 1 of the Documentary of Alexander the Great

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GHENGIS KHANTHE SUCCESS STORY OF GHENGIS KHANBiography of Genghis KhanThe old world had many great leaders. Alexander the Great, Hannibal and even Julius Caesar met with struggle on their rise to power. Perhaps Genghis Khan was the most significant of all these rulers. To prove that Genghis Khan was the greatest ruler, we must go back to the very beginning of his existence. We must examine such

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