Questo e Quello

Weighed in the balances

On this day in 529 BC, King Cyrus the Great of Persia marched into the city of Babylon.

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On this day in 529 BC, King Cyrus the Great of Persia marched into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and issuing the first Human Rights Declaration.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZBnQGGGPoI

Born on this day in 1904 tenor Dinu Badescu
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3j9GHoR3E

Born on this day in 1915 playwright Arthur Miller
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddhdww0odhU

Happy 90th birthday baritone Rolando Panerai
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSZxIAfHM1U

Happy 75th birthday tenor Reiner Goldberg
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7GEh0A2II8

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