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636 – The Rashidun Caliphate, the first of the four major caliphates, defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq. 1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures. More at: History
I was born in Cumana, Spanish Granada, in 1796 and went on to have a military career. I won significant fame and respect for my military leadership, notably at the Battle of Pichincha in 1822. I became Simón Bolívar’s lieutenant and helped free Bolivia from Spanish Rule through the Battle of Ayacucho in 1825. I…
