History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1988, Estonia issued a bold declaration of sovereignty that challenged Soviet rule
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History
In 1990, Bulgaria peacefully ended decades of communist rule to become a republic
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In 1990, a historic treaty finally settled the long-disputed border between Germany and Poland
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King Charles III was born in 1948 as the first British royal to attend school
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In 2015, Paris suffered its deadliest night of violence since World War II
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Mozambique broke tradition in 1995 as the first non-British colony to join the Commonwealth
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In 1918, Allied forces occupied Constantinople to mark the Ottoman Empire's fall
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A violent 1999 earthquake in Turkey reshaped the nation's approach to disaster response
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In 1673, early military rockets helped Polish forces defeat a massive Ottoman army
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In 1918, the signing of an armistice finally silenced the guns of World War I
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In 1811, Cartagena became the first city in Colombia to declare total independence
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Turkey pauses every year to honor the visionary leader who founded the republic
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The United States Marine Corps was famously founded in a Philadelphia tavern in 1775
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In 1674, a peace treaty saw the Dutch permanently trade New York to England
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In 1865, the only Confederate officer executed for war crimes was hanged in Washington
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