History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1798, Napoleon's modern army crushed a medieval elite near the Pyramids
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A 1718 treaty ended years of war and expanded the Austrian Empire
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In 1974, a military coup in Greece sparked the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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In 1954, West Germany's top spy shocked the world by defecting to the East
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A 1967 mid-air collision over North Carolina claimed the life of a top Pentagon advisor
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In 484, an officer named Leontius was crowned emperor to challenge the Byzantine throne
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In 1870, France declared war on Prussia and inadvertently triggered the unification of Germany
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In 1864, the fall of Nanking ended the bloodiest civil war in human history
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In 998, a lone Kurdish rider killed a Byzantine commander and flipped the fate of a battle
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In 928, a man was chosen to lead the church despite having taken a vow of silence
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In 1791, a peaceful protest turned into a massacre that split the French Revolution
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In 1402, the Yongle Emperor seized the throne and began building the Forbidden City
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In 1203, a crusading army meant for Egypt attacked and conquered Christian Constantinople
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The 1831 birth of the Xianfeng Emperor marked the beginning of China's most turbulent century
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In 997, a surprise midnight river crossing ended a decade of Bulgarian expansion
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