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The House of Wisdom: How Baghdad Saved the World’s Knowledge
The story goes that when the Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258, they threw the city’s books into the Tigris until the river ran black with ink, and that so many volumes were…
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October 30
Today in History
- 1485Henry VII crowned at Westminster Abbey, founding the Tudor dynasty and ending the Wars of the Roses.
- 1905Tsar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, ending unlimited autocracy in Russia and opening constitutional monarchy with an elected Duma.
- 1961The Soviet Union detonates Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya, the largest nuclear weapon ever set off.
- 1974Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, regaining the world heavyweight title.
October 30
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- 1735John Adams, second president of the United States.
- 1909Homi Jehangir Bhabha, father of India's nuclear programme.
- 1960Diego Maradona, Argentine football legend.
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The story goes that when the Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258, they threw the city’s books into the Tigris until the river ran black with ink, and that so many volumes were…
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Diego Maradona
Born 30 October 1960
Born on this day in 1960, Diego Maradona was an Argentine football legend.
He captained Argentina to victory at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
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