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Lienzo de Tlaxcala image depicting Tlaxcaltec soldiers leading a Spanish soldier to Chalco.. Due to their century-long rivalry with the Aztecs, the Tlaxcaltecs allied with Hernán Cortés and his fellow Spanish conquistadors and were instrumental in the invasion of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, helping the Spanish reach the Valley of Anahuac and providing a key contingent of the ...
Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to increasing sanctions against Russia. 23 August Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first spacecraft to land near the south pole of the Moon , carrying a lunar lander named Vikram and a lunar rover named Pragyan .
Chronology of Tamil history; Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (January–May 2020) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (June–December 2020) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (2021)
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A wax museum or waxworks usually consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes. Some wax museums have a special section dubbed the " Chamber of Horrors ", in which the more grisly exhibits are displayed.
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is a museum and research institute located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton in eastern Oregon. It is the only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail. The institute is dedicated to the culture of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Native Americans.
Lost-wax casting – Metal casting by the Indus Valley civilization began around 3500 BC in the Mohenjodaro area, [133] which produced one of the earliest known examples of lost-wax casting, an Indian bronze figurine named the "dancing girl" that dates back nearly 5,000 years to the Harappan period (c. 3300–1300 BC).