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On Tuesday morning, 20 Jumada al-Ulaa, 857H; may 29, 1453AD, the Ottoman sultan, Mohammed Alfateh launched his last attack to conquer constantinople, after a siege that lasted more than 50 days. When ...

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A big upgrade for decentralized app platform Ethereum has gone as planned on Thursday. After a failed try in January, which was postponed just one day before the scheduled upgrade date due to a ...