Han Dynasty Relocates Capital to Luoyang
The Eastern Han Dynasty officially moved its capital from Chang'an to Luoyang, marking a significant political shift in early imperial China. This relocation aimed to ...
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Restoration of Eastern Han Dynasty Rule
After a prolonged period of civil war and the collapse of the Western Han, Liu Xiu successfully reestablished imperial authority, marking the beginning of the Eastern ...
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Development of Roman Legal Codification
Roman law saw significant advancements in codification through the efforts of distinguished jurists during the Republic and early Empire. These legal experts compiled ...
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New Constitution
28 November 1998 — Albania adopts a new constitution after the instability of the early post-communist period. It establishes the fundamental institutional framework o...
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Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian president whose nearly three decades in power ended after eighteen days of mass demonstrations.
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Kissinger directs Rockefeller project
Henry Kissinger served as director of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Special Studies Project during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The project examined major problems ...
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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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Germany Refines Infiltration Tactics
1917–1918 — German forces develop increasingly sophisticated methods based on short intense bombardments, assault detachments and infiltration around strongpoints. The...
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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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Arab-Muslim Conquest of Egypt
639–642 CE — Forces commanded by Amr ibn al-As invade Byzantine Egypt during the early Islamic conquests. Byzantine resistance collapses gradually, and Alexandria even...
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Early Dynastic Egypt
c. 3100–2686 BCE — The first dynasties strengthen royal authority and expand administrative control across Egypt. Royal tombs become increasingly elaborate, especially...
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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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Christianity Spreads
Early Christian communities form across the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean.
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Early Trilateral focus on trade and finance
During its early years, the Trilateral Commission concentrated substantially on international trade, finance, monetary reform, energy and relations among the major ind...
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France and Belgium Occupy the Ruhr
11 January 1923 — French and Belgian troops occupy Germany's Ruhr industrial region after Germany falls behind on reparations deliveries. The German government respond...
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Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
1906–1917 senior military influence — Conrad serves as chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff for most of the years preceding and during the early war. Before 191...
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Hossbach Conference
5 November 1937 — Hitler meets senior military and foreign-policy leaders and discusses Germany's need for territorial expansion. The surviving memorandum records Aust...
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Hossbach Memorandum
5 November 1937 — Adolf Hitler addresses senior military and foreign-policy leaders and discusses Germany's need for territorial expansion. The surviving memorandum re...
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Kissinger leads CFR study group
In 1956, Henry Kissinger became director of a Council on Foreign Relations study group examining nuclear weapons and foreign policy. The work contributed to the develo...
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Lend-Lease Becomes Law
11 March 1941 — Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the United States to supply countries considered vital to American security. Britain becomes an early majo...
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Linear B Records Early Greek
Palace tablets preserve the earliest known written form of the Greek language.
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Lusitania Is Sunk
7 May 1915 — German submarine U-20 torpedoes RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Nearly 1,200 people are killed, including more than one hundred Americans. The sin...
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Operation Barbarossa
22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along an enormous front. Hitler seeks not only military victory but ideological destruction of Soviet com...
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Operation Barbarossa Begins
22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along a vast front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Hitler expects the Soviet state to collapse after a ...
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Paul von Hindenburg
12 May 1925 — Former field marshal Paul von Hindenburg becomes president of Germany. Although not a Nazi, he is deeply conservative and increasingly governs through pr...
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Philanthropic organization associated with the Rockefeller family. Its Special Studies Project in the late 1950s and early 1960s examined major problems and opportunit...
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Philanthropic organization associated with the Rockefeller family. Its Special Studies Project in the late 1950s and early 1960s examined major problems and opportunit...
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