Military History Now

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On this day in 624, the prophet Muhammad and his followers defeat the Quraysh of Mecca at the Battle of Badr. The victory is a major turning point for Islam and paves the way for the spread of the religion across the Arabian Peninsula.

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Archaeology Magazine

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Researchers have determined that an obsidian mirror once owned by a 16th-century astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I was made by the Aztecs, who used mirrors of this kind in divination.

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