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The Second Fitna was a civil war in In rugby union, the

the Islamic community that began with World Cup concludes
the death of Mu'awiya I in 680. The with South Africa
first Umayyad caliph, he had become defeating England in
the sole ruler of the caliphate at the the final (player of the
match Duane
end of the First Fitna in 661, when Ali
Vermeulen pictured).
was assassinated and Ali's successor
A series of
abdicated. After Mu'awiya's death one
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, earthquakes hits
depicted on a gold dinar of Ali's sons, Husayn ibn Ali, was Mindanao, Philippines, Duane Vermeulen
invited to overthrow the Umayyads but killing at least 21
was killed with his small company at the Battle of Karbala. His people.
supporters continued the fight but were crushed by the Umayyads A fire on a passenger train near
at the Battle of Ayn al-Warda in 685. A second challenge by Abd Liaquatpur, Pakistan, kills at least 75
Allah ibn al-Zubayr was initially successful, as most provinces
people.
recognized him as caliph. Under the leadership of Abd al-Malik ibn In baseball, the Washington Nationals
defeat the Houston Astros to win the
Marwan (depiction shown), the Umayyads reasserted control over
World Series.
the caliphate after defeating Ibn al-Zubayr's forces at the Battle of
Maskin and killing him in the Siege of Mecca in 692. The events of Ongoing: Hong Kong protests · Trump
the Second Fitna intensified sectarian tendencies in Islam, leading
impeachment inquiry
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wrote the lyrics to the Grateful The
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watching a film adaptation of The
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night before?
... that Togashi Masachika was
restored to power by a rebel
Mass Rapid Transit train in Singapore
army, only to be later forced to
commit suicide by a similar Gazette, the oldest surviving English-
Robert Hunter
force? language newspaper, was first published
as the Oxford Gazette.
... that Edite Estrela MEP received 80,000 emails in
opposition to a nonbinding European Union 1885 – Construction of the Canadian
resolution in favor of sex education and other Pacific Railway, the first transcontinental
reproductive rights? railroad across Canada, concluded with