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7 events · 4 research items · July 21, 1979 to February 24, 2026
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Diana Frances Spencer
Breaking August 31, 1997

Diana Frances Spencer

Diana Frances Spencer (7 1 1961 – 8 31 1997) was a British socialite and member of the aristocracy who became Princess of Wales upon her marriage to Charles, Prince of...

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Guatemalan Maya Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 23, 1982

Guatemalan Maya Genocide

Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His governmen...

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El Mozote massacre
Wars & Conflicts December 11, 1981

El Mozote massacre

El Mozote massacre On December 11, 1981, Salvadoran Army units carried out a massacre in the village of El Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador. Soldiers of the ...

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Sadat Is Assassinated
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Sadat Is Assassinated

6 October 1981 — Islamist militants within the Egyptian military assassinate President Anwar Sadat during a military parade commemorating the 1973 war. The attack foll...

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Anwar Sadat
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Anwar Sadat

1970–1981 — Anwar Sadat succeeds Nasser and gradually redirects Egyptian foreign and economic policy. He reduces Soviet influence, encourages economic liberalization a...

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