History is a funny sort of thing. As humans, we often take an extremely complex event and filter the information from that event that best captures the story in our minds. As a result of the limited nature of the human brain, often fascinating and/or critical information is lost. please share some of the often overlooked and under-reported information surrounding major historical events.
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charity begins at home.. give us an example 
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but CM tu ap han na:faizy:
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Its your idea and an example will clarify, what you are thinking
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ok here it is
While the moon landing may be the single most remembered event in the history of mankind and President John Kennedy, as the man who championed and led this accomplishment, often forgotten is Kennedy’s true motive for the daunting task. In a conversation with James Webb, the director of NASA at the time, Kennedy was quoted as saying, “Everything we do ought to really be tied into getting on to the Moon ahead of the Russians ...] otherwise we shouldn’t be spending that kind of money, because I’m not interested in space ...] The only justification for [the cost] is because we hope to beat [the USSR] to demonstrate that instead of being behind by a couple of years, by God, we passed them.” Due to this passion to push the U.S. past the Soviets, Kennedy essentially diverted all of NASA’s funds to the moon landing, much to the dismay of Webb, who favored a broader approach of discovery and programs.
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you mean Hubb e Ali se ziada Bughz e Muawiya situation
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means US incurred space costs not for its interest in space, but for showing Russia lower
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g, now your turn, please share something 
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Japanese American internment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese-American internment was the relocation and internment by the United States government in 1942 of about 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast of the United States to camps called “War Relocation Camps,” in the wake of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.[SUP][2]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_internment#cite_note-2)[/SUP][SUP][3]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP] The internment of Japanese Americans was applied unequally throughout the United States. All who lived on the West Coast of the United States were interned, while in Hawaii, where the 150,000-plus Japanese Americans composed over one-third of the population, an estimated 1,200[SUP][4]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP] to 1,800 were interned.[SUP][5]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Of those interned, 62% were American citizens.[SUP][6]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP][SUP][7]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP]
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066, issued February 19, 1942, which allowed local military commanders to designate “military areas” as “exclusion zones,” from which “any or all persons may be excluded.” This power was used to declare that all people of Japanese ancestry were excluded from the entire Pacific coast, including all of California and much of Oregon, Washington and Arizona, except for those in internment camps.[SUP][8]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP] In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the exclusion orders,[SUP][9]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP] while noting that the provisions that singled out people of Japanese ancestry were a separate issue outside the scope of the proceedings.[SUP][10]](Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)[/SUP]The United States Census Bureau assisted the internment efforts by providing confidential neighborhood information on Japanese Americans. The Bureau’s role was denied for decades, but was finally proven in 2007
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Japan’s Emperor after Hiroshima
When U.S. history recalls Japan in WWII, it often only remembers the mushroom clouds that scarred Japan’s physical geography and overlooks the strong psychological moorings that were devastated after the surrender. Following the surrender of Japan, U.S. General MacCarthur forced Hirohito to issue the, “Humanity Declaration,” or the Ningen-sengen. In the declaration, the Emperor proclaimed that in fact and contrary to the Shinto religion, which the culture at the time was largely built upon, he was not a god. Interestingly however, the confession was given in an archaic, court form of Japanese allowing the Emperor to be deliberately vague.
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was one of the most critical events that led the colonies of America to revolt against King George III. While it is well remembered in this fashion, the fates of the British soldiers that fired on the civilians are often forgotten. In fact, the Captain that was present and 8 of the soldiers were arrested and tried. What is interesting is that the defender of the soldiers was none other than, John Adams, founding father and future President of the United States. No lawyer in Boston would take the case and so the court pled with Adams to represent the men. Although, he was hesitant, he so believed that everyone deserved a fair trial that he finally relented. Adams successfully convinced the jury that 6 of the men were afraid for their life and therefore, had the right to defend themselves. Interestingly, two of the men were convicted of murder, however, Adams presented a loophole to the court whereby according to English law, if the men could read then they could claim to be clergy and thereby were not bound by secular law. Adams had the men read out-loud from the Bible and the charges were reduced to manslaughter for which they were punished on the thumb.
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Immediately following the 2004 Tsunami, the world was so rocked with the staggering death toll of nearly 240,000 individuals that it is often forgotten that many of the more rural and traditional citizens were able to survive through an indigenous understanding of the signs of an incoming tsunami. For example, scientists in the area initially were convinced that the aboriginal population of the Andaman Islands would be significantly ravaged by the tsunami, however, all but one of the tribes in the islands (oddly enough, the one that had largely converted to Christianity and thus, a change of lifestyle,) suffered only minor casualties. When questioned, the tribesmen explained to the scientists that the land and ocean often fought over boundaries and when the earth shook they knew that the sea would soon enter the land until the two could realign their borders. Because of this, the villagers fled to the hills and suffered little or no casualties. Additionally of note is the story of Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old British student vacationing on Mikakhao Beach in Thailand. Tilly, had recently studied tsunamis in school and immediately recognized the frothing bubbles and receding ocean as a harbinger of a tsunami. Along with her parents, they warned the beach and it was entirely evacuated safely.
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When the news broke that the Russian military had ended the standoff where 850 people were held hostage by a Chechen separatist group in Moscow, the focus of the news quickly turned to the dramatic rescue. Due to this, the heroism and sacrifice of Olga Romanova, is often overlooked. When Romanova, a 26 year-old perfume-shop clerk, heard of the crisis, she left the safety of her parent’s house and walked to the Theatre alone. Convinced that she could reason with the terrorists and at the very least convince them to free the women and children, Romanova somehow managed to bypass the intense security in the area and enter the theatre. She then confronted the rebels and pleaded for the immediate release of the hostages. The terrorists, suspecting that she was FSB, marched her into an adjoining room and executed her with a shot to the head
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That Satyaki was in the same class as Karna and Arjuna
That Bhutisravas was the best swordsman of his time
That Duryodhana, not Bhima, was technically more sound than Bhima.
that while Krishna assisted the Pandavas, Duryodhana was Balaramas ( Krishnas elder brother) fav pupil
That when Bhima illegally took his mace to Duryodhanas thigh, Balarama charged towards Bhima with his raised plough. Bhima, who knew no fear, and spokexharshly to Dronacharya ( everyones guru in the art of warfare), stood with his head bowed in respect to his guru Balarama, ready to die at his hands, when Krishna intervened.