(Encyclopedia) Khan, Abdul Qadeer (A. Q. Khan), 1936–, Pakistani metallurgical engineer, often called the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, b. Bhopal, India. He moved (1952) to Pakistan and studied…
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The birth of the modern Olympic Games
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Runner Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold
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