History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1955, West Germany joined NATO and transformed the map of the Cold War
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History
The last major Confederate force east of the Mississippi surrendered in 1865
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History
A 1386 treaty created the oldest diplomatic alliance still active in the world
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In 1969, a deserting captain led the first urban guerrilla raid in Brazil
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History
In 1821, a tiny force of 120 Greeks held off 8,000 Ottoman soldiers
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History
The 1945 liberation of Prague marked the final collapse of Nazi rule
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History
In 1945, the surrender of Nazi Germany ended the war in Europe
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History
In 1794, a revolutionary leader invented a new religion to replace Christianity
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In 1915, China signed a secret treaty that surrendered its economy to Japan
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General Grant refused to retreat in 1864, changing the course of the Civil War
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In 2023, the first British coronation in seven decades took place at Westminster Abbey
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In 1789, a desperate French king summoned a parliament that triggered a revolution
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In 1862, an underdog Mexican army defeated the world's most powerful military
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A small group of Norwegians held a mountain fortress until 1940's final surrender
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In 1926, over one million workers walked out to begin Britain's largest industrial strike
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