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The Prophet's grandson enters a divided world
In Medina, Hasan ibn Ali was born, the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali and Fatima. He would briefly serve as caliph before ceding power to preserve Muslim unity, earning the title 'the peacemaker.' As the second Imam of Shia Islam, his legacy shaped the fundamental theological divide between Sunni and Shia that endures to this day.
Australia's illustrator of childhood wonder
In Australia, Karna Maria Birmingham was born with the artistic vision that would fill countless children's books with beauty. As an illustrator and printmaker, she brought stories to life through her delicate artwork, becoming one of Australia's most beloved visual storytellers. Her illustrations captured the innocence and wonder of childhood across generations of young readers.
Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and.
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.