History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 1878, student journalists at Yale launched the first independent daily college newspaper
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In 1521, an imperial assembly met to decide the fate of Martin Luther
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In 1964, a Soviet MiG-19 shot down an unarmed American training plane over Germany
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The legendary Charlemagne died in 814 after uniting most of western Europe
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In 1945, the Red Army liberated thousands of survivors from the Auschwitz death camp
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In 1695, Mustafa II became the Ottoman sultan and the Caliph of Islam
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A 2013 nightclub fire in Brazil led to global changes in fire safety laws
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Russia marks the day a brutal 872-day siege was finally broken in 1944
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In 1699, a historic treaty forced the Ottoman Empire to cede European lands
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In 1991, the fall of Somalia's president ended decades of centralized government
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In 1944, a secret congress attempted to reshape the future of Yugoslavia
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In 1995, a single research rocket almost triggered a global nuclear war
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In 1979, the Pope began the first of many historic world tours
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A French general born in 1739 was later executed for winning too slowly
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In 1954, thousands of prisoners of war chose freedom over returning home
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