661 Rashidun Caliphate, then the largest empire in history, ends with death of Ali. Succeeded by the Umayyad Caliphate
1888 National Geographic Society formed in
Washington
1944 Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed
1948 1st tape recorder sold
1980 Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after 5years in exile
1984 Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi Ad.
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