History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
France honors the Harkis who served the nation during the Algerian War
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History
A massive 1954 highway project finally connected the two halves of Bolivia
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A series of intense 2024 airstrikes in Lebanon marked a major escalation in regional conflict
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History
In 1908, Bulgaria finally ended five centuries of Ottoman rule to become a kingdom
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Estonia honors the 1944 attempt to restore independence before the Soviet occupation began
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In 1953, a North Korean pilot defected with a secret Soviet jet
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In 1898, Empress Dowager Cixi seized power to stop China's modernization
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Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
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In 1977, Vietnam was admitted to the United Nations after decades of conflict
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In 1925, the boy who would become Thailand's King Rama VIII was born
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In 2022, the world paused for the historic state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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A 2023 military offensive triggered a mass exodus from the Nagorno-Karabakh region
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In 1048, a chaotic nighttime battle marked the first major clash between Byzantines and Turks
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In 1955, the British Empire made its final territorial expansion by claiming a tiny island
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In 1176, a single mountain pass ambush ended the Byzantine dream of reclaiming Anatolia
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