History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1953, a signed truce created the world's most fortified border between two nations
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A single battle in 1214 collapsed an empire and changed the map of Europe
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History
In 1847, Liberia became Africa's first modern republic to declare independence
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History
The last battle of the Korean War ended just hours before the armistice
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In 1551, an entire island's population was captured and sold into slavery
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In 1261, a surprise raid on Constantinople resurrected the fallen Byzantine Empire
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The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne defined the borders of modern Turkey
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In 1983, a week of riots triggered the decades-long Sri Lankan Civil War
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In 1999, a lone man hijacked a jumbo jet to fly it like a video game
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The 1908 Young Turk Revolution forced a sultan to restore his empire's constitution
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In 1900, Canada passed a law to ban paupers and criminals from entering the country
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In 838, a Byzantine emperor narrowly escaped capture after a crushing defeat at Anzen
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The British Empire began the gradual end of slavery with a landmark 1833 law
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In 1976, Japan finally finished paying for its wartime actions in the Philippines
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A 2003 raid in Mosul ended the lives of Saddam Hussein's feared sons
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