History
Historical events, civilizations, and significant moments
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History
A 1769 peace treaty forced the mighty Qing dynasty to withdraw from Burma forever
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History
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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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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