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Enedina Alves Marques: Breaking Barriers as Brazil’s First Black Female Engineer
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Brazilian engineer Enedina Alves Marques, the first Black woman to receive an…
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World Logic Day and its Significance
World Logic Day is observed every year on 14 January. Its aim is to raise awareness of the intellectual history, conceptual…
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Justicia Espada Acuña: Chile’s Trailblazing Female Engineer and Pioneer in Science
Justicia Espada Acuña (14 January 1893 – July 1980) was a Chilean civil engineer. Justicia was the first woman to become…
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Flora Nwapa: Trailblazer of African Women’s Literature
Flora Nwapa (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993) was an important figure in the world of literature, particularly in…
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Petr Semenov-Tian-Shansky: Explorer of Central Asia’s Natural Wonders and Scientific Pioneer
Petr Semenov-Tian-Shansky (14 January 1827 – 26 February 1914) was a Russian geographer, geologist, and explorer. He is best known…
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13 January in Indian and World History
13 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 13 January is the birth anniversary…
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Carl David Anderson: Pioneer of Antimatter Physics
Carl David Anderson (3 September 1905 – 11 January 1991) was an American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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Alice Paul: Architect of American Suffrage
Alice Paul (11 January 1885 – 9 July 1977 was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights…
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Soldier of Honor: Albert Ekka’s Journey
Albert Ekka (27 December 1942 – 3 December 1971) was an Indian soldier. He was posthumously awarded India’s highest military…
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Hrithik Roshan: The Greek God of Bollywood
Hrithik Roshan (10 January 1974) is an Indian film actor. In addition to six Filmfare, he’s won two awards for…
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: History, Theme, and Significance
On 9 January, India celebrates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to acknowledge the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development…
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Simone de Beauvoir: The Intellectual Giant of Existential Feminism
Simone de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. she had a…
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Emily Greene Balch: Advocate for Peace and Social Justice
Emily Greene Balch (8 January 1867 – 9 January 1961) was an American economist, sociologist, writer, professor, and pacifist who…
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James McGill Buchanan: Pioneer of Constitutional Economics
James McGill Buchanan (3 October 1919 – 9 January 2013) was an American economist, and one of the 20th century’s…
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Vicente Huidobro: Poet, Dreamer, and Innovator
Vicente Huidobro (10 January 1893 – 2 January 1948) was a Chilean poet and diplomat, who was an important figure…
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