Pradesh. Located along the Musi River, Hyderabad has a population of 6.8
million, making it the fourth-largest city in India. Established in
1591, Hyderabad was ruled by the Qutb Shahis for a century before
falling under Mughal rule. In 1724, Mughal viceroy Asif Jah I created
his own dynasty of nizams by establishing the State of Hyderabad, which
ultimately became a princely state based in the city during British
rule. Relics of Qutb Shahi and Nizam rule remain visible today, with the
Charminar (pictured)—dating from the city's founding—coming to
symbolise Hyderabad. That legacy is also evident in the city's
distinctive cuisine, which includes Hyderabadi biriyani and Hyderabadi
haleem. Hyderabad has historically been known as a pearl and diamond
trading centre. Today, due to the Telugu film industry, it is also the
country's second-largest producer city of motion pictures. The formation
of an infotech special economic zone has attracted firms from around the
world, while the emergence of biotech industries in the 1990s has led to
the title "Genome Valley" alongside the city's traditional status as the
City of Pearls.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
634:
Byzantine-Arab Wars: Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid
captured Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Damascus_(634)>
1863:
The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and
would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of
the American Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga>
1970:
The first Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield festival
in the world, was held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival>
1995:
The Manifesto of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski (police sketch
pictured) was published in The Washington Post and The New York Times,
almost three months after it was submitted.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski>
2006:
The Royal Thai Army overthrew the elected government of Thai
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he was in New York City for a
meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Thai_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
jump down someone's throat:
To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jump_down_someone%27s_throat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Fifteen men on the dead man's chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of
rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest — Yo-ho-ho, and a
bottle of rum!
--Robert Louis Stevenson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson>
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