History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 987, a nobleman founded a dynasty that ruled France for 800 years
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History
In 1944, Soviet troops liberated Minsk and ended years of brutal Nazi occupation
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History
In 1986, a brutal attack on two protesters became a symbol of Chile's resistance
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In 1976, North and South Vietnam officially merged to form a single nation
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In 1990, East Germany replaced its currency to unite its economy with the West
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In 1968, sixty-two nations signed a landmark treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
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In 2019, a sitting US president stepped into North Korea for the first time
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The architect of the Berlin Wall was born on this day in 1893
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In 1913, 50,000 former Civil War enemies shook hands at the Gettysburg Battlefield
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A 2002 naval clash between North and South Korea shattered a peaceful morning
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In 1807, a Russian admiral's naval victory ended the Ottoman fleet's dominance
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In 1995, a luxury department store in Seoul collapsed in just twenty seconds
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In 572, a Lombard king was murdered in a plot involving his own wife
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A 2009 military coup in Honduras began when the president was ousted in his pajamas
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In 1940, a Soviet ultimatum forced Romania to surrender territory without a single shot
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