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February 9, 2026 Politics

Prince William Faces Growing Pressure Amid Epstein Files Scrutiny

On February 9, 2026, Prince William and Princess Catherine broke their prolonged silence over revelations emerging from the U.S. Justice Department’s release of the so‑called “Epstein fil...

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October 2, 2025 Breaking

Manchester synagogue attacker

Manchester · United Kingdom

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on police bail following an earlier arrest on suspicion of rape when he carried out a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester...

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January 15, 1967 Breaking

Susan Sontag. Critique of Western civilization and whiteness

Susan Sontag. Critique of Western civilization and whiteness Susan Sontag Quote “The White race is the cancer of human history; it is the White race ...

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December 9, 1897 Breaking

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook: First Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine

Abraham Isaac Kook (December 9, 1865 – September 1, 1935) was a Jewish religious thinker, rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine. He is known for his writ...

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April 15, 1853 Politics

Gobineau publishes racial inequality essay

Paris · Île-de-France · France

Joseph Arthur de Gobineau (7 14 1816 – 10 13 1882), a French diplomat and writer, published his four-volume work Essai sur l’inégalité des races humaines between 1853 and 1855. The essay ...

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May 23, 1813 Wars & Conflicts

Simon Bolivar’s Campaigns

Simon Bolivar led liberation movements across South America, achieving independence for multiple countries and spreading republican ideals inspired by Enlightenment thought.

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May 15, 500 Politics

Growth of Syriac Christian Literature

Edessa Library · Edessa · Mesopotamia · Syria

Syriac Christian literature experienced significant growth in Edessa, a key center of early Christian scholarship. The development of religious texts in the Syriac language allowed for th...

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May 1, 499 Breaking

Aryabhata's Mathematical Treatise Creation

Patliputra · Karnataka · India

Aryabhata, an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer, authored the Aryabhatiya, a seminal work on mathematics and astronomy. This treatise laid foundational concepts for trigonometry...

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March 22, 26 Politics

Ge Hong's Contributions to Alchemy

Jurong · Jiangsu · China

Ge Hong was a Chinese scholar and alchemist during the Eastern Jin dynasty known for his significant writings on alchemy and the quest for immortality. His works combined Daoist philosoph...

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