Zebra murders investigation
The Zebra murders were a series of killings and shootings committed in San Francisco between October 1973 and April 1974. The attacks resulted in 14 deaths and seven o...
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Bangladesh Genocide
Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalis...
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Escalation of Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank
Background and Long‑Term Pattern Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has been tracked since at least 2006, with thous...
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USS Liberty Incident
On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the United States Navy technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was attacked in international waters of the eastern Medite...
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Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes, Beginning the Six-Day War
Event Overview On June 5, 1967, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched coordinated air strikes against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, marking the beginning of the Six-Da...
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, occurred on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding i...
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The Lavon Affair
What it was The Lavon Affair, also known as Operation Susannah, was a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt in 1954, carried out by Israeli military i...
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Bombing of King David Hotel.
On July 22, 1946, the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, which housed the administrative headquarters of the British Mandate authorities in Palestine, was bombed. The a...
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Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War II and Its Impact on Civilians and Infrastructure
During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German citie...
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Avni Rustemi assassinates Essad Pasha Toptani in Paris
On June 17, 1920, Albanian nationalist Avni Rustemi traveled to Paris and assassinated Essad Pasha Toptani, a former Albanian politician and military leader. Essad Pas...
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Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople. The arrests marked the b...
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Assyrian Genocide
Assyrian Genocide On January 1, 1915, systematic attacks against Assyrian communities began in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Assyria...
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Alexander Orlov's crimes in Spain
Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several a...
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Barbary Pirates Kidnap Europeans For Slavery In North Africa And Ottoman Territories
European Captives Sold Into Slavery By Barbary Pirates From the 16th to the 19th centuries, Barbary pirates operating from North Africa — including present-da...
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Cham Raid on Jiaozhi Settlement
In early March 1371, Cham forces launched a significant raid on the Jiaozhi region of northern Vietnam. The attack targeted local settlements and disrupted the regiona...
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Cham Forces Sack Jiaozhi City
Cham forces launched a large-scale raid against the northern Vietnamese territory of Jiaozhi, resulting in the sacking of the city and widespread destruction. The atta...
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Expulsion of Jews from France
Expulsion of Jews from France On July 22, 1306, King Philip IV of France, also known as Philip the Fair, issued an edict expelling all Jews from the kingdom. The expu...
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Expulsion of Jews from England
Expulsion of Jews from England On July 18, 1290, King Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave the Kingdom of England. The decree affected J...
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Massacres During Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in the Languedoc region of southern France. It began in...
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Najran Massacre
Najran Massacre 523 AD In 523 AD, the Himyarite king Yusuf Asar Dhu Nuwas, a Jewish ruler of the Himyarite Kingdom in present day Yemen, targeted the Christia...
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Roman Severan Campaign Into Parthia
The Severan campaign into Parthia marked a major Roman military effort in the East following the rise of Emperor Septimius Severus. The campaign began with a series of...
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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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October War
6–25 October 1973 — Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a surprise attack against Israeli positions. Egyptian troops successfully cross the Suez Canal and penetrate the ...
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The Suez Crisis
26 July–7 November 1956 — Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal Company after Western governments withdraw support for the Aswan High Dam. Britain, France and Israel secr...
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Allied Hundred Days Offensive Begins
8 August 1918 — Allied armies attack near Amiens and begin the sustained offensive sequence known as the Hundred Days. Improved coordination of artillery, infantry, ta...
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U-Boats Attack Britain's Atlantic Lifeline
1 February 1917–11 November 1918 — German submarines attack merchant shipping in an attempt to reduce British imports below sustainable levels. Early shipping losses a...
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Brusilov Offensive Begins
4 June 1916 — Russian General Aleksei Brusilov launches a major offensive against Austria-Hungary. Innovative preparation and attacks across a broad front produce spec...
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Gallipoli Campaign Begins
19 February 1915 — British and French naval forces begin major operations against the Ottoman defenses of the Dardanelles. The Allies hope to force the straits, threat...
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Weapons and Assistance Reach the Sarajevo Conspirators
May–June 1914 — Members of the assassination conspiracy obtain pistols, bombs and assistance through contacts associated with Serbian nationalist and military-intellig...
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Egypt Fights the Sea Peoples
c. 1177 BCE — During the reign of Ramesses III, Egyptian inscriptions describe major battles against groups arriving by land and sea. These groups are traditionally ca...
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American Codebreaking Helps Set the Midway Ambush
27 May 1942 — American commanders possess increasingly strong intelligence that Japan intends to attack Midway. Cryptanalysts working against Japanese naval codes help...
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
9 August 1945 — The United States drops the plutonium bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands are killed immediately or in the following months. The attack occurs ...
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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad while the wider German campaign pushes toward oil resources in the Caucasus. Fighting i...
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Battle of the Seelow Heights
16 April 1945 — Soviet forces attack Germany's final major defensive positions east of Berlin. Massive artillery preparation precedes the assault, but German defenses ...
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Bombing of Guernica
26 April 1937 — German Condor Legion aircraft and Italian forces attack the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The raid kills civilians and destroys...
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Britain Guarantees Poland
31 March 1939 — Britain announces a guarantee of Polish independence following Germany's destruction of Czechoslovakia. France already has alliance commitments to Pola...
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Crimean Offensive Begins
8 April 1944 — Soviet forces attack German and Romanian troops in Crimea. Axis defenses collapse rapidly and Sevastopol falls in May. The Soviet victory removes an imp...
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German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan
13 May 1940 — German forces cross the Meuse near Sedan after concentrated air attacks and rapid engineering operations. Armored formations then move west toward the Ch...
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Germany Attacks Western Europe
10 May 1940 — Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Allied armies move north into Belgium expecting the principal German attack there. Inste...
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Germany Declares War on the United States
11 December 1941 — Hitler declares war on the United States despite Germany not being automatically required by the Tripartite Pact to do so after Japan's attack. The ...
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Germany Invades Poland
1 September 1939 — German forces invade Poland from the west, north and south, beginning the European phase of the Second World War. The attack follows months of escal...
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Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
1 February 1917 — Germany begins unrestricted submarine attacks against shipping approaching Allied-controlled waters. German naval leaders believe U-boats can reduce ...
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Gleiwitz Incident
31 August 1939 — German operatives stage a false Polish attack on the radio station at Gleiwitz and related frontier incidents. The operation forms part of an attempt ...
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Hitler Delays Operation Citadel
4 May 1943 — German leaders debate when and whether to attack the Kursk salient. Hitler postpones the offensive partly to wait for additional Panther and Tiger tanks. ...
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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
7 December 1941 — Japanese carrier aircraft strike the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan seeks to cripple American naval power long enough to seize t...
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