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19 events · 12 research items · July 15, 0500 to August 10, 2026
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The Master Timeline
Breaking February 2, 2026

The Master Timeline

Event Timeline body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f4f4f9; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .timeline-container { max-width: 900px; ...

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COVID-19 Pandemic
Breaking December 1, 2019

COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notif...

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Cambodian Genocide
Wars & Conflicts April 17, 1975

Cambodian Genocide

Cambodian Genocide On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh and established control over Cambodia, initiating a regime of social and political transformat...

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Bangladesh Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 25, 1971

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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The Lavon Affair
Wars & Conflicts December 7, 1954

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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Modern Egypt
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Modern Egypt

2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo do...

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Al-Azhar Is Established
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Al-Azhar Is Established

970–972 CE — The Fatimids establish the mosque and teaching institution that develops into al-Azhar. Over the centuries it becomes one of the most influential centers ...

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Egypt in the Eastern Roman Empire
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Egypt in the Eastern Roman Empire

395–641 CE — Egypt becomes part of the eastern Roman Empire centered on Constantinople, later called Byzantine. Alexandria remains one of Christianity's major intellec...

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Alexandria Is Founded
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Alexandria Is Founded

331 BCE — Alexander establishes Alexandria on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Under his successors, the city becomes one of the greatest centers of trade and scholarship ...

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The New Kingdom Ends
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The New Kingdom Ends

c. 1070 BCE — Central royal authority weakens while powerful priestly institutions and regional rulers gain influence. Egypt loses much of its empire in the Levant and...

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Third Intermediate Period
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Third Intermediate Period

c. 1070–664 BCE — Political power is divided among several dynasties and regional centers. Libyan-descended ruling families establish dynasties in northern Egypt, whil...

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First Intermediate Period
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

First Intermediate Period

c. 2181–2055 BCE — Egypt is politically divided among competing centers, especially Herakleopolis in the north and Thebes in the south. Provincial rulers exercise grea...

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Old Kingdom Authority Breaks Down
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Old Kingdom Authority Breaks Down

c. 2200–2181 BCE — Central royal authority weakens as powerful provincial elites gain greater independence. Low Nile floods and climatic instability may have intensifi...

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Naqada Cultures Transform Egypt
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Naqada Cultures Transform Egypt

c. 4000–3100 BCE — Powerful communities develop across Upper Egypt during the Naqada periods. Trade expands, elite burials become richer and political centers such as ...

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How Did Persecution Become Genocide?
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

How Did Persecution Become Genocide?

20 January 1942 — Wannsee provides a powerful investigative anchor, but the process begins earlier. Follow antisemitic legislation, ghettos, deportations, invasion of ...

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