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1 day ago · The Regency of Algiers was a largely independent tributary state of the Ottoman Empire between 1516 and 1830. Founded by the corsair brothers Aruj and Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa, the Regency was an important pirate base, notorious for the Barbary corsairs, involved in numerous armed conflicts with European powers.
1 day ago · January–April. January 1. ZTT Records is founded. The Merchant Ivory film Heat and Dust is released. On the soundtrack, composed by Zakir Hussain, Ivory is featured on tanpura with Hussain (who also appeared in the film) on tabla. January 2 – Michael Jackson released his iconic hit single "Billie Jean".
1 day ago · Bulgars led by Khan Krum pursue the Byzantines at the Battle of Versinikia (813) The Bulgars (also Bulghars, Bulgari, Bolgars, Bolghars, Bolgari, [1] Proto-Bulgarians [2]) were Sarmatian warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region during the 5th-7th century. [2]
1 day ago · OpenBSD is a security-focused, free and open-source, Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Theo de Raadt created OpenBSD in 1995 by forking NetBSD 1.0. [4] The OpenBSD project emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security, and integrated cryptography.
3 hours ago · Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change. It is a key type of structural unemployment. Technological change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving "mechanical-muscle" machines or more efficient "mechanical-mind" processes , and humans' role in these processes are minimized.
1 day ago · The landslide victory of the election went to the former Mayor of Mexico City, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, 61, who is a politician, scientist, academic and environmentalist. Dr Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. She studied physics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and ...
