History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
A 1995 peace agreement initialed in Ohio ended the deadliest war in Europe since 1945
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Estonia officially adopted its blue, black, and white tricolor flag in 1918
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History
Spain marks the 1975 death of Francisco Franco and the end of a dictatorship
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History
A second wave of 2003 bombings in Istanbul targeted global financial and diplomatic hubs
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History
In 1990, the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killer was finally caught and arrested
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In 1988, a fiery speech by Slobodan Milošević signaled the coming collapse of Yugoslavia
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In 1971, Oman ended its status as a British protectorate to become fully independent
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In 1601, a vastly outnumbered Ottoman force used clever ruses to defeat the Habsburgs
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History
The 1991 fall of Vukovar followed a brutal siege that became a symbol of Croatian resistance
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History
In 1991, the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia was formed during the Yugoslav Wars
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History
The Popular Socialist Youth was founded in 1944 to organize Cuba's young revolutionaries
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History
In 2000, Peru's president was removed from office via a fax sent from Japan
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A 1989 student protest in Prague sparked a peaceful revolution that ended communism
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In 1811, a young revolutionary was sworn in to lead Chile's first independent government
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In 1914, the Federal Reserve opened its doors to stabilize the American economy
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