13th January 532: The Nika riots begin in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Justinian I
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13th January 532: The Nika riots begin in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Justinian I
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11th January 1879: Anglo-Zulu War begins when British troops cross the Tugela River into Zululand
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11th January 1879: Anglo-Zulu War begins when British troops cross the Tugela River into Zululand
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10th January 1927: Fritz Lang's pioneering science fiction film Metropolis premieres in Berlin
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10th January 1927: Fritz Lang's pioneering science fiction film Metropolis premieres in Berlin
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9th January 1916: Evacuation of Gallipoli by Allied forces results in an Ottoman victory
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9th January 1916: Evacuation of Gallipoli by Allied forces results in an Ottoman victory
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5th January 1953: Samuel Beckett's play En Attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot) premieres in Paris
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5th January 1953: Samuel Beckett's play En Attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot) premieres in Paris
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HistoryPod Century Rewind 2025 - History Trivia Quiz of events in years ending '25
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HistoryPod Century Rewind 2025 - History Trivia Quiz of events in years ending '25
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28th December 1918: Constance Markievicz becomes the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament
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28th December 1918: Constance Markievicz becomes the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament
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27th December 1922: Hōshō, the first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned by Japan
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27th December 1922: Hōshō, the first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned by Japan
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22nd December 1971: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) established in Paris
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22nd December 1971: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) established in Paris
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20th December 1951: EBR-I in Idaho becomes the first nuclear reactor to generate usable electricity
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20th December 1951: EBR-I in Idaho becomes the first nuclear reactor to generate usable electricity
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19th December 1487: Largest recorded human sacrifices at the Sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
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19th December 1487: Largest recorded human sacrifices at the Sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
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13th December 1939: Battle of the River Plate takes place off as the first major naval battle of WW2
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13th December 1939: Battle of the River Plate takes place off as the first major naval battle of WW2
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11th December 1866: The first transatlantic yacht race begins in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
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11th December 1866: The first transatlantic yacht race begins in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
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5th December 1955: Montgomery bus boycott begins in Alabama
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5th December 1955: Montgomery bus boycott begins in Alabama
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3rd December 1973: NASA’s Pioneer 10 becomes the first space probe to send images of Jupiter
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3rd December 1973: NASA’s Pioneer 10 becomes the first space probe to send images of Jupiter
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29th November 1972: Pong is released by Atari as the first commercially successful video game
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29th November 1972: Pong is released by Atari as the first commercially successful video game
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28th November 1943: The Tehran Conference begins between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
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28th November 1943: The Tehran Conference begins between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
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27th November 1924: First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade takes place in New York City
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27th November 1924: First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade takes place in New York City
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26th November 1805: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, highest canal aqueduct in the world, opens in North Wales
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26th November 1805: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, highest canal aqueduct in the world, opens in North Wales
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25th November 1952: Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap opens in London
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25th November 1952: Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap opens in London
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18th November 1883: The Day of Two Noons sees four standard time zones applied in the USA
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18th November 1883: The Day of Two Noons sees four standard time zones applied in the USA
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17th November 1894: H. H. Holmes, one of America’s earliest serial killers, apprehended in Boston
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17th November 1894: H. H. Holmes, one of America’s earliest serial killers, apprehended in Boston
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16th November 1793: Mass drownings begin in Nantes during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror
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16th November 1793: Mass drownings begin in Nantes during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror
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12th November 1933: German referendum on withdrawing from the League of Nations
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12th November 1933: German referendum on withdrawing from the League of Nations
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9th November 1799: Coup of 18 Brumaire sees Napoleon Bonaparte begin his rise to power
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9th November 1799: Coup of 18 Brumaire sees Napoleon Bonaparte begin his rise to power
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8th November 1620: Battle of White Mountain fought near Prague at the start of the Thirty Years' War
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8th November 1620: Battle of White Mountain fought near Prague at the start of the Thirty Years' War
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3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution
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3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution
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2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK
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2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK
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1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of Alexander III
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1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of Alexander III
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29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul's first appearance in Pilote magazine
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29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul's first appearance in Pilote magazine
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23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War
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23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War
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22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife
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22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife
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21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People's Crusade at the start of the First Crusade
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21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People's Crusade at the start of the First Crusade
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20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 agrees 49th parallel border between U.S. and British North America
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20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 agrees 49th parallel border between U.S. and British North America
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19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the Civil War
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19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the Civil War
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18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space as part of a French mission
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18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space as part of a French mission
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15th October 1783: First manned hot air balloon flight conducted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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15th October 1783: First manned hot air balloon flight conducted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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12th October 1931: Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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12th October 1931: Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire
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8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire
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7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world's first moving assembly line
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7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world's first moving assembly line
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5th October 1789: October Days begin when a crowd of women march to Versailles to demand food
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5th October 1789: October Days begin when a crowd of women march to Versailles to demand food
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4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale publishes the first complete English translation of the Bible
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4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale publishes the first complete English translation of the Bible
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3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida
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1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida
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30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent ascends to the throne of the Ottoman Empire
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30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent ascends to the throne of the Ottoman Empire
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28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by the US Army Air Service
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28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by the US Army Air Service
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23rd September 1889: Nintendo founded in Kyoto, Japan, to produce playing cards
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23rd September 1889: Nintendo founded in Kyoto, Japan, to produce playing cards
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20th September 1946: First Cannes International Film Festival begins at the former Casino
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20th September 1946: First Cannes International Film Festival begins at the former Casino
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16th September 1979: Two families escape from East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon
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16th September 1979: Two families escape from East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon
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15th September 1440: Gilles de Rais is arrested as one of the world’s earliest serial killers
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15th September 1440: Gilles de Rais is arrested as one of the world’s earliest serial killers
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13th September 1848: Phineas Gage survives an accident in which an iron bar shoots through his head
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13th September 1848: Phineas Gage survives an accident in which an iron bar shoots through his head
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12th September 490 BCE: Battle of Marathon is fought during the Greco-Persian Wars (accepted date)
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12th September 490 BCE: Battle of Marathon is fought during the Greco-Persian Wars (accepted date)
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8th September 1888: Peral, the first electric-powered submarine, launched by the Spanish navy
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8th September 1888: Peral, the first electric-powered submarine, launched by the Spanish navy
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7th September 1695: Henry Every captures the Grand Mughal Fleet an enormous pirate raid
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7th September 1695: Henry Every captures the Grand Mughal Fleet an enormous pirate raid
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6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in the Royal Oak tree to escape capture
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6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in the Royal Oak tree to escape capture
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2nd September 1792: Thousands of victims killed in the French Revolution's September Massacres
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2nd September 1792: Thousands of victims killed in the French Revolution's September Massacres
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1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power
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1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power
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30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court
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30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court
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28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm leads to the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
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28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm leads to the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
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27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought by Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar
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27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought by Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar
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24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident marks the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down
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24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident marks the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down
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22nd August 1864: Adoption of the first Geneva Convention governing sick and wounded armed forces
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22nd August 1864: Adoption of the first Geneva Convention governing sick and wounded armed forces
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21st August 1957: USSR successfully tests the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
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21st August 1957: USSR successfully tests the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
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18th August 1933: Nazis reveal the Volksempfänger, a low-cost radio receiver, to the public
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18th August 1933: Nazis reveal the Volksempfänger, a low-cost radio receiver, to the public
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16th August 1793: Levée en masse conscription for the war agreed by the French National Convention
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16th August 1793: Levée en masse conscription for the war agreed by the French National Convention
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14th August 1947: Partition of India begins with creation of the independent Dominion of Pakistan
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14th August 1947: Partition of India begins with creation of the independent Dominion of Pakistan
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11th August 106: Roman Emperor Trajan declares Dacia (modern Romania) a Roman province
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11th August 106: Roman Emperor Trajan declares Dacia (modern Romania) a Roman province
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9th August 1942: The story of Shostakovich’s "Leningrad" Seventh Symphony
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9th August 1942: The story of Shostakovich’s "Leningrad" Seventh Symphony
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7th August 1947: Kon-Tiki expedition ends when the raft smashes into a reef at the Raroia atoll
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7th August 1947: Kon-Tiki expedition ends when the raft smashes into a reef at the Raroia atoll
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6th August 1806: Holy Roman Empire officially dissolved following the abdication of Francis II
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6th August 1806: Holy Roman Empire officially dissolved following the abdication of Francis II
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3rd August 1798: Battle of the Nile ends with a British victory during the French Revolutionary Wars
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3rd August 1798: Battle of the Nile ends with a British victory during the French Revolutionary Wars
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31st July 1917: Battle of Passchendaele begins during the First World War
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31st July 1917: Battle of Passchendaele begins during the First World War
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27th July 1794: Thermidorian Reaction begins in France with the arrest of Maximilien Robspierre
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27th July 1794: Thermidorian Reaction begins in France with the arrest of Maximilien Robspierre
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25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by Nazis in Vienna
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25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by Nazis in Vienna
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23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, overthrowing King Farouk I and ending British influence
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23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, overthrowing King Farouk I and ending British influence
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20th July 1801: Cheshire Mammoth Cheese is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, weighing 1,235lb
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20th July 1801: Cheshire Mammoth Cheese is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, weighing 1,235lb
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17th July 1917: British royal family renamed to the House of Windsor by King George V
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17th July 1917: British royal family renamed to the House of Windsor by King George V
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16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt during WW1
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14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt during WW1
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13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in US history
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13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in US history
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11th July 1804: Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel
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11th July 1804: Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel
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9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against Peter III
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9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against Peter III
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7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner
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7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner
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4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight in Germany
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2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight in Germany
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29th June 1971: Soyuz 11 disaster causes the cosmonauts to become the only humans to die in space
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29th June 1971: Soyuz 11 disaster causes the cosmonauts to become the only humans to die in space
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27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe
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27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe
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25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel
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25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel
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22nd June 1940: France signs the Second Armistice of Compiègne with Nazi Germany
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22nd June 1940: France signs the Second Armistice of Compiègne with Nazi Germany
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19th June 1865: Juneteenth established when enslaved people in Galveston informed of emancipation
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19th June 1865: Juneteenth established when enslaved people in Galveston informed of emancipation
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17th June 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill fought in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War
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17th June 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill fought in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War
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14th June 1900: Anglo-German naval arms race triggered by the Second German Naval Law
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14th June 1900: Anglo-German naval arms race triggered by the Second German Naval Law
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12th June 1817: Karl Drais makes the first journey on an early bicycle, called the Laufmaschine
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12th June 1817: Karl Drais makes the first journey on an early bicycle, called the Laufmaschine
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11th June 1962: Three inmates escape from Alcatraz, the maximum-security federal penitentiary
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11th June 1962: Three inmates escape from Alcatraz, the maximum-security federal penitentiary
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9th June 747: Abbasid Revolution begins, which overthrows the Umayyad Caliphate
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9th June 747: Abbasid Revolution begins, which overthrows the Umayyad Caliphate
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6th June 1933: World's first drive-in theatre opens in Camden County, New Jersey
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6th June 1933: World's first drive-in theatre opens in Camden County, New Jersey
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3rd June 1943: Zoot Suit Riots erupt in Los Angeles, California, during the Second World War
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3rd June 1943: Zoot Suit Riots erupt in Los Angeles, California, during the Second World War
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30th May 1911: Indianapolis 500 automobile race takes place for the first time
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30th May 1911: Indianapolis 500 automobile race takes place for the first time
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27th May 1942: Reinhard Heydrich fatally injured in an assassination attempt in Prague
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27th May 1942: Reinhard Heydrich fatally injured in an assassination attempt in Prague
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25th May 1521: Edict of Worms issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V against Martin Luther
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25th May 1521: Edict of Worms issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V against Martin Luther
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