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5 days ago · Partition of India, division of British India into the independent countries of India and Pakistan according to the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament on July 18, 1947. Set to take effect on August 15, the rapid partition led to a population transfer of unprecedented.
2 days ago · 1956: The Logic Theorist computer program, the first "artificial intelligence program", was written and invented by Allen Newell, Herbert A. Simon, and Cliff Shaw. [466] 1957: The laser and optical amplifier are invented and named by Gordon Gould and Charles Townes .
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2 days ago · The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, were re-elected, defeating for a second time Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, former Illinois governor.
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- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Richard Nixon
5 days ago · 1890 Samuel J. Randall, American politician (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives), dies at 61. 1911 George Washington Glick, American politician, dies at 83. 1911 John McLane, American politician, dies at 59. 1919 Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist & suffragist, dies at 76.
1 day ago · The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War [1] (1948–1960), was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth.
- 16 June 1948 – 31 July 1960, (12 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day)
2 days ago · 10. McDonalds opened. Answer: True. The McDonald brothers converted their drive-in restaurant into a hamburger restaurant. Ray Kroc bought the franchise rights in 1954. The rest is history. Source: Author minch. This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor bloomsby before going online.
2 days ago · Historic Moments in India: Timeline of Top Events Since Indian Independence. 1947. The Long-Awaited Freedom: 250 Years of Struggle and the Division of India. On August 15, our freedom finally ...
