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In most countries, the capital is the headquarters of the national government.

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Morgan Freeman, whose emotional depth and versatility made him one of the most respected performers of his generation, was born this day in 1937. He won an Academy Award for his role in the film Million Dollar Baby (2004)

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Martin Luther King, Jr., was inspired by the example of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.

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June 5

Surrealism

Indus valley civilization

Kaveri River

Acrux

June 4

elephant

Edgar Allan Poe

June 3

Mount Etna

Galileo

Enlightenment

river

Punjab Plain

June 2

Nelson Mandela

Bhuj earthquake of 2001

May 30

Utah

Arkansas

May 29

Kerala Plains

Washington, D.C.

transcontinental railroad

Louisiana Purchase

Deccan