Indian Straight Sword... A firangi sword is an Indian sword featuring a straight, 89-96 cm blade, often of European origin (especially Solingen) or locally made in European style, imported by the Portuguese. The term "firangi" derives from Arabic al-faranji, meaning

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JUST IN - NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, has died at age 97.

🇺🇲🇯🇵 80 years ago today, US dropped nuke on Nagasaki 74K+ people killed, many more suffered from radiation exposure

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Detail of Geta (face removed) and Caracalla from the Severan Tondo, c. 200 C.E., tempera on wood, 30.5 cm diameter (Altes Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Today is World Elephant Day A denarius of Julius Caesar with an Elephant trampling a serpent meaning the triumph of good (elephant) over evil (serpent) This is the first coinage to bear Julius Caesar's name, commencing after Caesar crossed the Rubicon in January 49 BC

Today in 1099, the Egypt based Fatimid Caliphate was defeated by the crusader forces at the battle of Ascalon, effectively ending the First Crusade