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• Leader: Winston Churchill
• Speech: Fulton (Sinews of Peace) Speech (Missouri, USA)
• Date and Year: March 5, 1946
• Meaning: Division of Europe into East (Soviet) and West (Democratic) blocs
• Era: Start of Cold War

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the Father of English Poetry.
• He wrote in Middle English, making literature more accessible to common people.
• His famous work The Canterbury Tales is a landmark in English literature.

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Mohamed ElBaradei of Egypt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
• Along with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way"

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• He was an Egyptian diplomat and scholar.
• He served as the Director General of the IAEA from 1997 to 2009.
• Born: 17 June 1942 Cairo, Egypt
• Party: Constitution Party

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician 
• Daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She stayed in exile in India from 1975 to 1981.
• She returned to Bangladesh in 1981 after being elected leader of the Bangladesh Awami League.

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• In 1975, hisfamily were assassinated during a military coup in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She survived because she was abroad at the time.
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh 
• from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. 

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

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• Josef Korbel was the father of Madeleine Albright.
• He served in the UN Commission on India and Pakistan (UNIP).
• He also wrote the book Danger in Kashmir.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Ibn al-Haytham is known as the Father of Modern Optics.
• He made groundbreaking discoveries about light and vision.
• His famous book is Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics).
• His research was done around 1011–1021 AD.

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• The famous book "Al-Qanun" (The Canon of Medicine) was written by Abu Ali Sina.
• It is also known as Avicenna. 
• The book covers medicine, diseases, and treatments.

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• Abdur Rehman bin Khaldun was an Arab sociologist, philosopher, and historian. 
• Born: May 27, 1332, in Tunis
• Died: March 17, 1406, in Egypt
• He made major contributions to historiography, sociology, economics, and demography.
• His best-known book is the "Muqaddimah" or "Prolegomena" ("Introduction").

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor
• Born: 23 April 1564, England
• Died: 23 April 1616 (aged 52), England
• Resting place: Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
• Years active: 1585–1613

 Last updated NA 12-04-2026

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• Christopher Columbus (1492) – Reached the Americas while searching for India
• Vasco da Gama (1498) – Reached India via the Cape of Good Hope
• Portugal and Spain were leading exploration powers
• Main trade goods: spices, silk, gold, precious stones
• This era led to European colonization of Asia, Africa, and America
• The main economic motive was to control trade routes and gain wealth from Asia.

Last verified on 10-04-2026