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169 events · 60 research items · January 25, 0025 to September 2, 2026 · Page 4 of 8
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Dovid Akiva Shenkman case
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Dovid Akiva Shenkman case

Dovid Akiva Shenkman, a former Chicago resident, pleaded guilty to federal charges involving possession and transportation of child pornography and was sentenced in Se...

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Mubarak Resigns
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Mubarak Resigns

11 February 2011 — Vice President Omar Suleiman announces that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Cel...

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Egyptian Revolution of 2011
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Egyptian Revolution of 2011

25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...

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The 1997 Pyramid-Scheme Crisis
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The 1997 Pyramid-Scheme Crisis

January–August 1997 — The collapse of enormous fraudulent investment schemes wipes out the savings of hundreds of thousands of Albanians. Armed rebellion spreads, mili...

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Enver Hoxha Dies
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Enver Hoxha Dies

11 April 1985 — Hoxha dies after more than four decades at the center of Albanian communist power. Ramiz Alia succeeds him and gradually introduces limited reforms as ...

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Camp David Accords
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Camp David Accords

17 September 1978 — Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign agreements negotiated under U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The accords establish the framework f...

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October War
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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 Bunker State
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The Bunker State

c. 1967–1985 — Hoxha's government constructs vast numbers of concrete defensive bunkers across Albania. The program reflects the regime's fear of invasion from NATO, Y...

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The Suez Crisis
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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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Egyptian Revolution of 1919
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Egyptian Revolution of 1919

March–April 1919 — Mass demonstrations, strikes and civil unrest erupt after British authorities exile nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul and other members of the Wafd m...

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German Revolution Begins
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German Revolution Begins

3 November 1918 — Sailors at Kiel revolt after naval leaders attempt to send the fleet into a final battle. The mutiny spreads into a wider revolutionary movement as w...

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Brusilov Offensive Begins
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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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Ali Pasha Dominates the South
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Ali Pasha Dominates the South

1788–1822 — Ali Pasha controls Ioannina and expands his authority across Epirus, southern Albania and surrounding regions. His court becomes a major political center w...

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Pashalik of Shkodër
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Pashalik of Shkodër

1757–1831 — The Bushati family builds a powerful semi-autonomous political center around Shkodër while formally remaining within the Ottoman Empire. At its height, Bus...

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Shkodër Falls to the Ottomans
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Shkodër Falls to the Ottomans

1479 — After prolonged Ottoman pressure and a major siege, Venice agrees to surrender Shkodër to the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman control across most Albanian territories b...

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Fatimids Conquer Egypt
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Fatimids Conquer Egypt

969 CE — The Isma'ili Shi'a Fatimid Caliphate conquers Egypt and establishes a new political center north of Fustat. Egypt becomes the heart of a powerful caliphate ex...

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Via Egnatia Crosses the Balkans
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Via Egnatia Crosses the Balkans

c. 146–120 BCE — Roman engineers develop the Via Egnatia from the Adriatic coast through Macedonia toward Byzantium. Dyrrachium becomes one of the principal western ga...

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Rome Defeats Gentius
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Rome Defeats Gentius

168 BCE — Roman forces defeat King Gentius near Scodra after a short campaign. His capture effectively ends the last major independent Illyrian monarchy in the region....

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First Illyrian War
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First Illyrian War

229–228 BCE — Rome sends military forces across the Adriatic against Queen Teuta's kingdom. The war marks Rome's first major armed intervention on the eastern Adriatic...

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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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