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Gas leak in Bhopal, India. The Bhopal catastrophe, also known as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident that occurred at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide facility in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, during the…

The Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 countries, making the Antarctic continent a demilitarized zone to be preserved for scientific research. The Antarctic Treaty and associated accords, known collectively as the Antarctic Treaty System…

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in a series of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, had its world premiere in New Zealand. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film…

Dutch discovery of Tasmania. The Dutch navigator Abel Tasman first sighted Tasmania on November 24, 1642, and named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt after his patron, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies. The British then…

Amazon.com began selling the Kindle, a wireless electronic reading device that played a key role in popularizing e-books. On November 19, 2007, Amazon unveiled the Kindle, their first e-reader, for $399. It was sold out in 5.5 hours.…

Thinking about advertising your business in a newspaper? Irish samachar media limited, "Registered newspaper in Ireland, news media connecting Indian communities in Ireland to strengthen equity, diversity, inclusion, and global…

Election of Bhutto as Pakistan's prime minister Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953–27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the country's 11th and 13th prime ministers, respectively, from 1988 to 1990 and…

Microsoft released Xbox, a video game console system. Twenty years ago, a tiny group within Microsoft embarked on a seemingly bold goal: to build a video gaming console from scratch and compete with far more established competitors. …

13 November 2015 Paris attacks. The November 2015 Paris attacks were a series of synchronised Islamist terrorist assaults that occurred on Friday, November 13, 2015, in Paris, France, and Saint-Denis, the city's northern suburb. After…

World War I ends The great war ends: By the fall of 1918, the tide had changed, and it was evident that the Allies would win the war. Bulgaria was the first to surrender, followed by Turkey, thereby ending the Ottoman Empire's…