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193 events · 26 research items · February 4, 0211 to September 1, 2026 · Page 3 of 9
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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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Egyptian Independence Declared
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Egyptian Independence Declared

28 February 1922 — Britain formally ends its protectorate and recognizes Egypt as an independent sovereign state. Important issues remain under British control, includ...

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Battle of Verdun Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Battle of Verdun Begins

21 February 1916 — Germany launches a major offensive against the fortified Verdun region. French forces commit enormous manpower and artillery to prevent the fortress...

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Gallipoli Campaign Begins
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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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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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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German Sixth Army Surrenders
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German Sixth Army Surrenders

2 February 1943 — The last major German formations inside Stalingrad surrender. Approximately one of Germany's most powerful field armies has been destroyed or capture...

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Goebbels Calls for 'Total War'
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Goebbels Calls for 'Total War'

18 February 1943 — Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech after Stalingrad, calling for even greater mobilization of German society. The speech reflects growi...

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Polish Home Army
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Polish Home Army

14 February 1942 — The Polish underground Home Army is formally established as the principal armed resistance organization loyal to the government-in-exile. It fights ...

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Reichstag Fire
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Reichstag Fire

27 February 1933 — Germany's parliament building burns in Berlin. The Nazi government uses the crisis to portray communism as an immediate revolutionary threat. Presid...

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Reichstag Fire Decree
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Reichstag Fire Decree

28 February 1933 — President Hindenburg signs the Decree for the Protection of People and State after the Reichstag fire. Major constitutional protections involving sp...

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Siege of Budapest Begins
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Siege of Budapest Begins

29 December 1944 — Soviet and Romanian forces encircle Budapest. Hitler orders the city held while German and Hungarian troops continue resistance. Fighting becomes ex...

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Third Battle of Kharkov
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Third Battle of Kharkov

19 February 1943 — German forces under Erich von Manstein begin a counteroffensive that retakes Kharkov after Soviet armies overextend following Stalingrad. The operat...

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Vladimir Lenin
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Vladimir Lenin

1917–1918 wartime revolutionary leadership — Lenin returns to Russia after the February Revolution and argues for transfer of power to the soviets, withdrawal from the...

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Who Profited From the War Economy?
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Who Profited From the War Economy?

8 February 1942 — Use the expansion of wartime production as the investigative anchor. Companies in Allied and Axis states received enormous military orders, while the...

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