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"Magna Carta Libertatum" was signed on June 15, 1215 AD.

History

Magna Carta was a charter agreed upon by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.

It promised the protection of Church rights and protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment.

The principle was that the English population should be governed by definite laws and the monarch's decrees.

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Herodotus, known as the "Father of History".

He wrote extensively about the Greco-Persian Wars.

He was documenting the conflicts between Greece and Persia in his work The Histories.

Born: Halicarnassus, Türkiye

Died: Thurii, Italy

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The famous book History of the Saracens was written by Justice Syed Ameer Ali.

It is a detailed account of the rise and fall of the Arab Empire and provides insights into Islamic history.

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 was awarded to Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea."

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• Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won an Oscar Award for the second time for her documentary movie titled "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness".
• Her film "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" won the Humanitarian Award at the RiverRun International Film Festival and the Bentonville Film Festival.

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Dynamite was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in the 1860s.

Alfred Nobel the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder.

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As of December 2019, Aleem Dar is set to break Steve Bucknor’s record of most Tests in the first series match between Australia and New Zealand.

Aleem Dar PP is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer.

Aleem Dar won the ICC Best Umpire Award 3 times

• 2009

• 2010

• 2011

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The famous museum Potala Palace has been a World Heritage Site since 1994.

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The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

It was first published in 1848.

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Netherlands is the new name of Holland