Kahaani is a 2012 Indian mystery thriller film directed and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan (pictured) as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Satyoki "Rana" Sinha (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). Made on a shoestring budget of 80 million (US$1.3 million), Kahaani was conceived and developed by Ghosh, who co-wrote the film with Advaita Kala. The crew often employed guerrilla-filmmaking techniques on Kolkata's city streets to avoid attracting attention. The film was noted for avoiding the usual Bollywood tropes of Kolkata culture and for using many local crew and cast members. Kahaani explores themes of feminism and motherhood in male-dominated Indian society. The film also makes allusions to Satyajit Ray's films such as Charulata (1964) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970). Kahaani was released worldwide on 9 March 2012. Critics praised the screenplay, the cinematography and the performances of the lead actors. Critical acclaim and word-of-mouth publicity helped the film earn 1.04 billion (US$16 million) worldwide, and it won several awards.

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The first known record of the name of Lithuania appeared in an entry in the annals of the Quedlinburg Abbey (in modern Germany). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Lithuania

1776:

The Wealth of Nations by Scottish political economist Adam Smith (bust pictured) was first published, becoming the first modern work in the field of economics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations

1842:

Nabucco, an opera by Italian Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation as a composer, premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabucco

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The Panama–California Exposition opened in San Diego's Balboa Park, celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama%E2%80%93California_Exposition

1925:

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1945:

World War II: A bomb raid on Tokyo by American B-29 heavy bombers started a firestorm, killing over 100,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo

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