History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
A massive 1800 assassination attempt using a 'hellish machine' failed to kill Napoleon
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History
In 1968, 82 American sailors were finally released after 11 months of North Korean captivity
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A 1916 desert victory in the Sinai secured a vital water supply for Allied forces
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In 1793, a crushing defeat at Savenay effectively ended the bloodiest uprising of the French Revolution
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In 2017, the UN passed a unanimous resolution to cut North Korea's oil imports
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A 1769 peace treaty forced the mighty Qing dynasty to withdraw from Burma forever
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A massive 1999 truck bomb targeting Madrid's tallest skyscraper was narrowly intercepted
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In 1832, a rebel Egyptian army crushed the Ottomans and nearly toppled their empire
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In 1995, the birthplace of Jesus transitioned from Israeli to Palestinian authority
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In 1999, the 442-year Portuguese rule of Macau ended with a peaceful handover
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In 1970, a car accident sparked a massive Okinawan uprising against U.S. occupation
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A 1973 car bomb in Madrid fundamentally changed the future of Spanish politics
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In 653, a pope was abducted and tried for defying the Byzantine emperor
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A runaway train in 2005 was stopped by a heroic controlled head-on collision
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The 1997 crash of SilkAir Flight 185 remains one of aviation's biggest mysteries
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