History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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The United Arab Emirates held its first-ever national elections in 2006
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In 2005, a rebel attack on a border town ignited the Chadian Civil War
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Sri Lanka's oldest political party was founded in 1935 to fight for independence
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In 546, the king of the Ostrogoths plundered Rome after bribing its hungry guards
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In 1926, a successful coup d'état established the longest-serving presidency in Lithuanian history
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In 1819, Simón Bolívar founded a massive South American nation that no longer exists
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The 1880 outbreak of the First Boer War challenged the global reach of the British Empire
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In 1869, samurai rebels established Japan's first and only attempt at a democracy
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In 1025, Constantine VIII became sole emperor after 63 years as a co-ruler
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A 1941 massacre at Drobytsky Yar remains a somber symbol of the Holocaust in Ukraine
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A decisive 533 victory at Tricamarum allowed the Byzantines to reclaim North Africa
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In 1913, Japan launched a ship that survived more battles than almost any other
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China observes a national day of mourning to remember the 1937 Nanjing Massacre
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In 1818, a religious leader was forced to resign under Ottoman political pressure
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In 1956, Japan was officially recommended for membership in the United Nations
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