History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
In 400, a powerful consort was crowned empress and reshaped Byzantine politics
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A thick blanket of fog caused a tragic 2003 aviation disaster in Turkey
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In 1863, a makeshift force of sick soldiers successfully defended a Missouri city
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A 1078 revolt in Constantinople ended with a mob lynching an unpopular official
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In 1991, a former militia leader's failed coup ended in his swift arrest
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In 1959, the United States officially recognized the new government of Fidel Castro
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A 1919 uprising tried to stop Montenegro from being absorbed by its neighbor
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A devastating 2015 car bomb targeted a police college in the Yemeni capital
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In 1449, the last Byzantine emperor took the throne before a legendary empire fell
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A tragic 1951 massacre during the Korean War claimed hundreds of lives in Ganghwa
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In 1661, a radical religious sect tried to seize London to trigger an apocalypse
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In 1968, a new leader in Czechoslovakia sparked a brief season of democratic hope
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The Soviet recognition of Poland's new government in 1945 reshaped the map of Europe
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In 1762 Great Britain declared war on Spain and sparked a global conflict
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A 1951 offensive forced United Nations troops to abandon the city of Seoul
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