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29 events · 44 research items · July 2, 0507 to May 31, 2026 · Page 1 of 2
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The Master Timeline
Breaking February 2, 2026

The Master Timeline

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Board of Peace for Gaza
Breaking January 15, 2026

Board of Peace for Gaza

Board of Peace for Gaza Date: Ongoing as of January 2026 Description: The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led international body announced by President Donald Trump to...

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Paty case false claim
Breaking October 16, 2020

Paty case false claim

A French schoolgirl later admitted that she had falsely claimed that her teacher, Samuel Paty, was Islamophobic. She said she had not been present in the classroom dur...

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Diana Frances Spencer
Breaking August 31, 1997

Diana Frances Spencer

Diana Frances Spencer (7 1 1961 – 8 31 1997) was a British socialite and member of the aristocracy who became Princess of Wales upon her marriage to Charles, Prince of...

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Vietnam War
Wars & Conflicts October 1, 1955

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a prolonged armed conflict fought primarily between North Vietnam, led by the Communist Party under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, supported by th...

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The Suez Crisis
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

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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Germany Executes Its Western War Plan
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Executes Its Western War Plan

August–September 1914 — Germany concentrates major forces against France and advances through Belgium. The operational scheme derives from years of German planning ass...

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J.P. Morgan & Co.
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

J.P. Morgan & Co.

1914–1917 Allied purchasing and finance role — J.P. Morgan & Co. becomes a major financial and purchasing intermediary for Britain and France in the United States duri...

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Germany Fears a Two-Front War
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Fears a Two-Front War

1905–1914 — German military planning assumes that simultaneous war against France and Russia creates a dangerous strategic problem. Geography places Germany between bo...

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Britain and France Declare War
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Britain and France Declare War

3 September 1939 — Britain and France declare war on Germany after Hitler refuses demands to withdraw from Poland. Governments that spent much of the 1930s attempting ...

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Britain Enters the War
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Britain Enters the War

4 August 1914 — Britain declares war on Germany after German forces invade neutral Belgium and Berlin fails to meet the British demand for Belgian neutrality to be res...

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Britain Guarantees Poland
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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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D-Day
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

D-Day

6 June 1944 — Allied forces land on the Normandy coast in Operation Overlord. American, British, Canadian and other Allied formations assault five principal beaches wh...

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France and Belgium Occupy the Ruhr
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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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France Signs Armistice With Germany
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

France Signs Armistice With Germany

22 June 1940 — France signs an armistice with Germany after the collapse of organized resistance in much of the country. Germany occupies northern and western France w...

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Georges Clemenceau
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Georges Clemenceau

1917–1920 as French prime minister — Clemenceau leads France through the final year of the war and becomes one of the dominant figures at the Paris Peace Conference. F...

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German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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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German Rearmament Becomes Open Policy
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

German Rearmament Becomes Open Policy

16 March 1935 — Hitler announces conscription and expansion of Germany's armed forces in open violation of Versailles restrictions. Germany has already been rearming s...

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Germany Annexes Austria
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Annexes Austria

12 March 1938 — German troops enter Austria after intense political pressure on the Austrian government. Hitler announces the incorporation of Austria into the German ...

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Germany Attacks Western Europe
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

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 France
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Declares War on France

3 August 1914 — Germany declares war on France while German forces move through Luxembourg and prepare to enter Belgium. German planners seek a rapid defeat of France ...

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Germany Declares War on Russia
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Declares War on Russia

1 August 1914 — Germany declares war on Russia after demanding that Russian mobilization stop. German military planning assumes that a war with Russia will also involv...

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