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| Apr.7 |
 Syria |
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At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma 
Map of Douma Syria| At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta | |
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| Feb.19 |
Damascus |
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Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes 
Map of Eastern Ghouta Damascus Syria| Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say | |
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| Jan.13 |
 Hawaii |
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Hawaii missile false alarm triggers shock | Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die | |
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| Nov.28 |
 North Korea |
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North Korea says new missile puts all of US in striking range| North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of continental United States. The Hwasong-15 missile landed in Japanese waters but flew h... | |
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| Nov.17 |
 Argentina |
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Argentine navy loses contact with submarine Map of Patagonia Argentina| The Argentine navy is searching the South Atlantic for ARA San Juan, a German-built TR-1700 that has not made contact for 48 hours | |
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| Jul.9 |
 Mosul |
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Mosul: Iraq PM celebrates victory over IS in the city Haider al-Abadi has visited Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory over IS in the city. He was there to announce the city's full liberation
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| Apr.5 |
Northern Syria |
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20 children and 52 adults killed in chemical attack Map of Khan Sheikhoun Idlib Syria Aome of the victims had symptoms consistent with exposure to nerve agents. Clinics treating the injured were then targeted by air strikes
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| Dec.24 |
 Sochi |
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Russian military plane 'crashes in Black Sea near Sochi' The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Adler. Tu-154 was carrying service personnel, members of the choir and reporters
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| Sep.8 |
North Korea |
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North Korea claims success in fifth nuclear test Map of Punggye-ri North Korea North Korea announcement on state media came hours after a huge seismic event was detected near its nuclear test site
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| Jul.15 |
 Turkey |
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Turkish coup attempt Map of Ankara Turkey An unsuccessful coup d'état was staged against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government by a faction within the Armed Forces
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| Nov.24 |
Northern Syria |
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Russia warplane shot down in Syria Map of Latakia Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border
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| Aug.28 |
 Donbass |
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1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine A top Ukrainian army officer said a 'full-scale invasion' of his country was under way, as a U.S. say up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed...
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| Jul.17 |
 Gaza |
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Israel starts Gaza ground offensive The Israeli military has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, extending its 10-day-old Operation Protective...
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Donbass |
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Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
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| Jun.10 |
Mosul |
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ISIS seizes city of Mosul Iraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Islamist militants effectively took control of Mosul
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| Aug.21 |
Damascus |
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Syrian rebels allege chemical attack Opposition groups claimed that hundreds were killed when the government used chemical agents in rebel strongholds in the Damascus countrysid...
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| Jul.3 |
 Cairo |
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Military ousts Egypt's Morsi Egypt's military toppled the country's first democratically elected president and reportedly put him under house arrest
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| Jan.19 |
 Algeria |
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Algeria siege ends in bloodshed Algerian troops have ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed seven hostages
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| Nov.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas military leader killed by Israeli strike Ahmed Jabr, the head of Hamas' military wing, was killed Wednesday in Gaza by an Israeli "surgical" strike, the Israeli military announced
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
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| Oct.20 |
 Libya |
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Libya interim leader: Gadhafi dead Longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said
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| May.1 |
 Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
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| Mar.19 |
Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way
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| Nov.22 |
South Korea |
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Artillery fire on Korea border
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| May.30 |
Gaza |
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Deaths as Israeli forces storm aid ship
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base
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| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
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Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza
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| Aug.8 |
South Ossetia |
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Georgia under attack by Russian tanks
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| Jul.21 |
Serbia |
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
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| Jul.2 |
Colombia |
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Betancourt rescued from FARC
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| Oct.9 |
North Korea |
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North Korea claims nuclear test
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| Jul.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war
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| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike
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| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
before year 2000
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| Jun. 11, 1999 |
Kosovo |
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Kosovo War ends Yugoslav Wars
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| Jul. 11, 1995 |
Bosnia |
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Srebrenica massacre
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| Apr. 7, 1994 |
Rwanda |
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Rwandan Genocide
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| Dec. 11, 1994 |
Chechnya |
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First Chechen War
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| Sep. 13, 1993 |
Washington |
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Oslo Accords
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| Jun. 27, 1991 |
Slovenia |
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10-Day War in Slovenia begins Yugoslav Wars
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| Feb. 15, 1989 |
Afghanistan |
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End of Soviet–Afghan War
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| Sep. 1, 1983 |
Russian Far East |
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Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down
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| Oct. 23, 1983 |
Beirut |
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Beirut barracks bombing
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| Jun. 6, 1982 |
Southern Lebanon |
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1982 Lebanon War
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| Apr. 2, 1982 |
Falklands |
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Falklands War
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| Sep. 22, 1980 |
Southern Iran |
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Iran–Iraq War starts
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| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Paris |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed
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| Aug. 21, 1968 |
Czech Republic |
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Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
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| May. 31, 1962 |
Israel |
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Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel
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| May. 20, 1956 |
Micronesia |
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First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll |
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| Oct. 23, 1956 |
Hungary |
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Hungarian Revolt began |
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| Jun. 27, 1950 |
South Korea |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War |
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| Jun. 25, 1950 |
North Korea |
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Korean War began |
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| Apr. 4, 1949 |
Washington |
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North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington |
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| Apr. 3, 1949 |
Israel |
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Arab armistice with Israel |
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| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Japan surrender signed |
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| Aug. 6, 1945 |
Japan |
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First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
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| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Surrender of Japan |
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| Jun. 26, 1945 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco |
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| May. 9, 1945 |
Berlin |
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World War II ends in Europe |
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| Nov. 20, 1945 |
Bavaria |
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Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal began |
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| Jan. 27, 1945 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz concentration camp liberated |
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| Aug. 25, 1944 |
Paris |
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Allies liberated Paris |
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| Jun. 6, 1944 |
France |
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Invasion of Normandy |
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| Jan. 31, 1943 |
Volga Region |
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Germans surrendered at Stalingrad |
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| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Hawaii |
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Battle of Midway Island ended |
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| Jun. 22, 1941 |
Belarus |
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Germany invades Russia |
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| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor |
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| Aug. 8, 1940 |
England |
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Battle of Britain began |
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| Jun. 3, 1940 |
France |
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Evacuation of Dunkirk completed |
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| May. 10, 1940 |
London |
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Winston Churchill becomes prime minister |
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| Sep. 3, 1939 |
London |
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Britain and France declare war on Germany |
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| Sep. 1, 1939 |
Poland |
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German army invaded Poland, starting WWII |
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| Mar. 28, 1939 |
Madrid |
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Spanish Civil War ended |
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| Mar. 11, 1938 |
Austria |
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German troops enters Austria |
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| Apr. 26, 1937 |
Basque |
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Guernica, Spain, destroyed by German aircraft |
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| Jul. 17, 1936 |
Spain |
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Spanish Civil War began |
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| Mar. 7, 1936 |
West Germany |
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Adolf Hitler invades the Rhineland |
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| Nov. 8, 1923 |
Munich |
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Adolf Hitler's beer hall Putsch starts |
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| Nov. 12, 1921 |
Washington |
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Washington Naval Conference began |
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| Sep. 10, 1919 |
France |
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Treaty of St. Germain signed |
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| Nov. 11, 1918 |
France |
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Armistice ends World War I |
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| Aug. 18, 1917 |
France |
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Verdun offensive began |
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| Apr. 6, 1917 |
Washington |
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U.S. enters World War I |
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| Mar. 15, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
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February Revolution in Russia |
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| Feb. 1, 1917 |
Germany |
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Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| Nov. 6, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bolshevik Revolution |
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| Feb. 21, 1916 |
France |
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Battle of Verdun begins |
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| May. 7, 1915 |
Ireland |
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German submarine torpedoes the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland |
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| Apr. 24, 1915 |
Armenia |
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Armenian Genocide |
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| Sep. 6, 1914 |
Paris |
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First Battle of Marne begins |
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
London |
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Britain declares war on Germany |
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
Belgium |
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Germany invaded Belgium |
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| Jul. 28, 1914 |
Austria |
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Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia |
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| Oct. 10, 1911 |
China |
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Chinese Revolution begins |
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| Feb. 7, 1904 |
Tokyo |
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Russo-Japanese War declared |
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| Oct. 9, 1899 |
South Africa |
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Second Boer War begins |
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| Feb. 15, 1898 |
Cuba |
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U.S.S. Maine blown up |
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| Apr. 17, 1895 |
Japan |
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Treaty of Shimonoseki ending Sino-Japanese War |
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| Nov. 22, 1890 |
France |
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Charles De Gaulle born |
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| Jul. 11, 1882 |
Egypt |
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Alexandria bombarded by the British |
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| Nov. 30, 1874 |
England |
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Winston Churchill born |
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
Paris |
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Paris surrendered to German Army |
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| Jul. 3, 1863 |
Pennsylvania |
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Battle of Gettysburg ended |
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| Apr. 12, 1861 |
South Carolina |
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Firing on Fort Sumter beginning U.S. Civil War |
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| Sep. 11, 1855 |
Crimea |
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Sebastopol surrendered |
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| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Tokyo |
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Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan |
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| Jul. 27, 1830 |
Paris |
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Revolution breaks out in Paris |
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| Jun. 18, 1815 |
Belgium |
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Napoleon Bonaparte defeated at Waterloo |
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| Nov. 1, 1815 |
Austria |
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Congress of Vienna opened |
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| Jul. 14, 1789 |
Paris |
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Fall of the Bastille |
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| Sep. 3, 1783 |
Paris |
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Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution |
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| Jul. 24, 1783 |
Venezuela |
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Simon Bolivar born |
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| Aug. 15, 1769 |
Southern France |
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Napoleon Bonaparte born |
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| Oct. 24, 1648 |
West Germany |
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Treaty of Westphalia signed |
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| May. 23, 1618 |
Czech Republic |
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Thirty Years' War |
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| Jul. 29, 1588 |
England |
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Spanish Armada destroyed |
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| Jan. 2, 1492 |
Spain |
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Spanish Army takes Granada from Moors |
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| May. 8, 1429 |
France |
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Joan of Arc liberates Orleans |
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