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Did you know?
On this day ...

Did you know?

On this day ...

Najmuddin of Gotzo (left) and Uzun-Hajji

... that although Uzun-Hajji and Najmuddin of Gotzo (both pictured) were originally political allies, they later fought on opposing sides of the Russian Civil War?
... that rebel fighters pursued their fleeing enemies during the Battle of Kembogo because they wanted new boots?
... that Abdul Ahad Azad is recognised for laying the foundations of literary criticism in Kashmiri literature?
... that Episode 7921 of Neighbours featured Australia's first televised fictional same-sex wedding since the country voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage?
... that the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony featured dancing Phryges?
... that Albert Bumgardner's design for an architectural press office was highly publicized in the architectural press?
... that the song "You Liked This (Okay, Computer!)" features the former text-to-speech voice of TikTok?
... that drivers "dodge[d] track blemishes" more than each other during the first race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway?
... that football coach Dim Montero was considered such a great recruiter that it was said he "could pick up a rock and find an outstanding football prospect"?

Margaret Sanger

1813 – The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.
1834 – Most of the Palace of Westminster in London was destroyed in a fire caused by the burning of wooden tally sticks.
1916 – Margaret Sanger (pictured) established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.
1943 – The Holocaust: The Gestapo conducted a raid on the Roman Ghetto, capturing 1,259 members of the Jewish community, most of whom were sent to Auschwitz.
2013 – In Laos's deadliest air accident, Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashed into the Mekong River, resulting in the deaths of all 49 people aboard.

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