International
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Bollywood’s ‘120 Bahadur’ Shines a Light on the Overlooked 1962 India-China War Battle
A new Bollywood film titled “120 Bahadur” has drawn attention to a significant yet often overlooked battle from the 1962…
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Charles Addams: Mastermind Behind The Addams Family
Charles Samuel Addams (7 January 1912 – 29 September 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. The cartoons were signed by Chas…
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Reviving a Language: The Visionary Work of Eliezer Ben Yehuda
Eliezer Ben Yehuda (7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922), a Russian–Jewish linguist, grammarian, and journalist, was renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary. He…
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Johann Philipp Reis: The Forgotten Genius Behind the Telephone
Johann Philipp Reis (7 January 1834 – 14 January 1874) was a self-taught German scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone,…
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Jože Plečnik: Shaping Urban Spaces with Timeless Elegance
Jože Plečnik (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern…
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Revisiting Zora Neale Hurston: An Icon of African-American Literature
Zora Neale Hurston (7 January 1891 – 28 January 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American…
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Oskar Luts: Estonia’s Literary Luminary
Oskar Luts (7 January 1887– 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. He is well known for his semi-autobiographical tale, Kevade, which…
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Yasmin Ahmad: A Trailblazer in Malaysian Cinema
Yasmin Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director and screenwriter. She was known for…
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Sandford Fleming: Revolutionizing Timekeeping and Global Connectivity
Sandford Fleming (7 January 1827 – 22 July 1915) was a Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor. To communicate accurate time, he promoted worldwide…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (08 January)
School assembly news headlines provide a quick overview of significant current events, helping students stay informed about the world around…
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Juliano Moreira: Illuminating the Path in Psychiatry and Social Reform
Juliano Moreira (6 January 1872 – 2 May 1933) was a Brazilian psychiatrist, often considered the pioneer of psychoanalysis in…
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Gaspar Henaine: The Comedy King of Mexican Cinema
Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011) also known by his stage name Capulina, was a Mexican actor,…
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Picking with Precision: The Legacy of Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs (6 January 1924 – 28 March 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called…
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Louis Braille: Illuminating the Path to Literacy for the Blind
Louis Braille (4 January 1809 -- 6 January 1852 was a French educator and inventor who is best known for…
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Indian Activists Denied Bail After Five Years of Imprisonment Without Trial
Two prominent student activists in India, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, have been denied bail after spending over five years…
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