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Ayodhya dispute
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Ayodhya dispute

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The Ayodhya dispute is a political, historical, and socio-religious debate in India, centred on a plot of land in the city of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The issues revolve around the control of a site regarded since at least the 18th century among many Hindus to be the birthplace of their deity Rama, the history and locat…

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Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Ber…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Imran_Khan
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border.
2019
Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football
The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers football teams, both with undefeated records thus far that season, played in a "Game of the Century".
2016
2016_Croydon_tram_derailment
A tram derailment in Croydon, London, killed seven people.
1993
Bosnian_War
Bosnian War: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar (rebuilt bridge pictured).
1989
Günter_Schabowski
East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured).
1985
Garry_Kasparov
At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.
1967
Rolling_Stone
The first issue of Rolling Stone, an American magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture, was published.
1939
World_War_II
World War II: A covert Sicherheitsdienst operation captured two British agents of the Secret Intelligence Service near Venlo in the Netherlands.
1938
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht began as SA stormtroopers and civilians destroyed and ransacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany and Austria, resulting in at least 90 deaths and the deportation of 30,000 men to concentration camps.
1918
Azerbaijan_Democratic_Republic
The government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adopted a tricolour national flag (pictured), which is again in use today, with slight modifications, by the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan.

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