Oct 12 in history: Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the New World and more
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| Updated: Oct 12, 2021, 09:15 AM IST
From America's first asylum opening for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia to terrorists exploding two bombs in Bali's nightclub district killing 202, we have it all.
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Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the New World
Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the New World
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