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Indira Gandhi is assassinatedOn 31 October, 1984, India’s prime minister Indira Gandhi, is fatally shot in New Delhi by two of her own bodyguards one
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Offbeat: Mysterious Lego sculpture

A huge Lego sculpture that mysteriously appeared this week on a Florida beach will remain in police custody for 90 days while investigators try to ...
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This Day in History

End of Cuban missile crisisOn October 27, 1962, the US and Soviet Union reach a solution to end the two-week-old Cuban Missile Crisis. The tension-filled ...
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Offbeat: Bard’s name is barred in film protest

Protesters in William Shakespeare’s home county were on Tuesday to temporarily remove the writer’s name from street signs in support of a campaign against a ...
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This Day in History: Brazil enters World War I

On this day in 1917, Brazil declares its decision to enter the First World War on the side of the Allied powers.As a major player ...
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Offbeat: Medvedev vs. Putin... at badminton

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may be outgunned by Vladimir Putin with his macho judo and chest-baring antics, but on Monday he was shown squaring up ...
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Last 7 days

1 - UNITED STATES: Truth Or Consequences – A security personnel mans his position in front of White Knight Two, carrying Space Ship Two, outside ...
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This Day in History: United Nations established

On October 24, 1945, less than two months after the end of World War II, the organization of United Nations is formally established with the ...
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Offbeat: Chicago museum toilet is number one

An ultra-clean Chicago museum toilet with a calming night sky decor was named America’s finest place to answer the call of nature Thursday.The Chicago Field ...
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This Day in History: Mao’s Long March concludes

On October 20, 1935, Mao Zedong arrives in Shensi Province in northwest China with 4,000 survivors of the ‘Long March’, and sets up Chinese Communist ...
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