Geography
Places, landscapes, and geographical phenomena
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Geography
In 1903, Panama split from Colombia with secret backing from the United States
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Geography
A 1813 treaty saw the Persian Empire cede the vast Caucasus region to Russia
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Geography
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on this day in 2022
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Geography
A 1509 earthquake was so terrifying that survivors called it the Minor Judgement Day
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A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in 2021 and triggered a global humanitarian response
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A massive 1868 earthquake in Peru sent a deadly tsunami across the Pacific
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Geography
In 1911, a legendary expedition departed to map the frozen secrets of Antarctica
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Geography
The 1878 Treaty of Berlin redrew the Balkans and granted three nations independence
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In 2012, a wall of water devastated a Russian region during a midnight flash flood
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The modern Tokyo Metropolis was born in 1943 by merging the city and prefecture
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The United Nations officially changed the name of Turkey to Türkiye in 2022
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Geography
A powerful 2014 earthquake in the Aegean Sea was felt across two continents
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A devastating 1997 earthquake in Iran left over 50,000 people homeless in seconds
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James Cook arrived at Botany Bay in 1770 and forever changed Australia's future
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In 1500, a Portuguese fleet sailing for India accidentally bumped into South America
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