History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
The 1831 birth of the Xianfeng Emperor marked the beginning of China's most turbulent century
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History
In 997, a surprise midnight river crossing ended a decade of Bulgarian expansion
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In 1809, La Paz established the first independent government in Spanish America
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In 1815, Napoleon surrendered to a British captain to end the Napoleonic Wars
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In 1946, the British Crown officially annexed North Borneo as a new colony
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History
A 1983 airport attack in Paris led to a global shift in aviation security
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In 1789, a Parisian mob seized a fortress and ignited the French Revolution
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In 1915, a secret exchange of letters promised an independent Arab state
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In 1863, the first U.S. wartime draft sparked four days of violent rioting
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A 1794 battle saw French revolutionary forces take on two empires at once
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In 1920, Soviet Russia signed a treaty recognizing Lithuania as a sovereign nation
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In 1961, two dam failures caused a catastrophic flood that reshaped Pune
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A mysterious 1961 plane crash in Morocco remains one of aviation's unsolved tragedies
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China celebrates its maritime history to honor a legendary 15th-century explorer
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In 1943, Axis forces launched a desperate counter-attack against the Allied invasion of Sicily
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