History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1772, three rival empires signed a secret deal to tear Poland apart
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In 1790, the United States founded its only maritime force to fight pirates and smugglers
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In 1903, Macedonian rebels founded a republic that lasted only ten days
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In 1948, a shocking testimony ignited one of the greatest American spy scandals
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A 2005 military coup overthrew Mauritania's president while he was at a royal funeral
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In 1492, the Ottoman Navy rescued thousands of Jews expelled from Spain
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In 932, a two-year siege ended with the fall of Toledo to the Caliph
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In 1944, a secret assembly laid the foundations for the Macedonian state
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In 902, the fall of Taormina marked the end of a 75-year struggle for Sicily
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In 527, Justinian I became the sole ruler of an empire he would later rebuild
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In 1960, Malaysia declared an end to a twelve-year conflict and established Warriors' Day
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In 1502, Christopher Columbus reached Honduras during his final search for a passage to Asia
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In 1014, a crushing mountain ambush earned a Byzantine emperor the nickname 'Bulgar-Slayer'
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In 1981, Iran's first president escaped his own country in a daring clandestine flight
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In 1821, a liberator declared Peru's independence in the heart of Lima
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