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Vasco Da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea.

Vasco Da Gama was a famous Explorer

Vasco Da Gama belonged to Portugal

Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 in the town of Sines

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R

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For the first time in its history, Bangladesh observed the 76th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, at the National Press Club Dhaka.

The ceremony was marked with Urdu songs and poetry, shedding light on Jinnah's life and legacy

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• The Church of São Francisco (St. Francis) is a prominent Gothic church in Porto, Portugal.
• It's a famous tourist attraction and a significant historical landmark in the country.

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Islamic histories regarding Shahrbanu generally state that she was a daughter of Yazdegerd III, the last Sassanid emperor of Persia.

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The Greek historian Herodotus and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene , at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of seven wonders.

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The Colosseum is an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy,

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Shabana Mahmood has become the first woman Muslim Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (UK)

Shabana Mahmood was sworn in as the first female Muslim Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom in July 2024.

The event marked a milestone in British history, with Ms Mahmood swearing her oath on the Holy Quran.

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The Treaty of Lausanne of on July 24, 1923, led to the international recognition of the sovereignty of the newly formed “Republic of Turkey” as the successor state of the Ottoman Empire, and the republic was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923, in the new capital of Ankara.