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1759 (Battle of Quebec)

British troops led by General James Wolfe defeated French forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, securing British control over Canada.

1948 (Operation Polo)

Under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian armed forces entered the princely state of Hyderabad to secure its integration into India.

1956 (Tech Innovation)

IBM unveiled the 305 RAMAC, launching the computer industry’s first commercial hard disk storage drive.

1993 (Oslo Accords)

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the historic Declaration of Principles, laying the groundwork for Palestinian self-governance.

2007 (UN Resolution)

The United Nations General Assembly formally passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

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