Geography
Places, landscapes, and geographical phenomena
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Geography
The discovery of a mountain made of silver led to Potosí's founding in 1545
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Geography
The Mississippi Territory was created in 1798 from land claimed by two empires
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Geography
Finland ended decades of military neutrality by joining NATO in 2023
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Geography
A devastating 1970 earthquake in western Turkey claimed over one thousand lives
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Geography
In 1829, three world powers drew the first modern borders of Greece
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Geography
In 1953, a massive earthquake in western Turkey claimed more than 1,000 lives
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Geography
In 2014, a controversial vote in Crimea reshaped the map of Eastern Europe
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Geography
In 1968, the island nation of Mauritius gained its independence from British rule
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Geography
In 1819, a British merchant accidentally discovered the first land ever found south of 60 degrees
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In 2008, Kosovo declared its independence and reshaped the political map of the Balkans
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Geography
In 1986, a Soviet luxury liner met its end in the Marlborough Sounds
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Geography
In 2001, a second massive earthquake struck El Salvador within just one month
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Geography
Grenada became the first of the Windward Islands to gain independence in 1974
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In 2023, a massive earthquake in Turkey became one of the decade's deadliest disasters
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Pakistan observes a national holiday today to support the people of Kashmir
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