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26 events · 18 research items · July 14, 1789 to April 4, 2026 · Page 1 of 2
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The Master Timeline
Breaking February 2, 2026

The Master Timeline

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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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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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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Gamal Abdel Nasser

1954–1970 — Nasser becomes the dominant leader of revolutionary Egypt and formally assumes the presidency in 1956. His government promotes Arab nationalism, land refor...

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

Battle of the Somme Begins

1 July 1916 — British and French forces open the Somme offensive after an enormous artillery preparation. The first day becomes the bloodiest single day in British mil...

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

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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First Battle of the Marne
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

First Battle of the Marne

6 September 1914 — French and British forces begin the counteroffensive known as the First Battle of the Marne. The German advance toward Paris is halted and German ar...

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Schneider-Creusot
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Schneider-Creusot

1914–1918 wartime production — Schneider is a major French heavy-industrial and armaments producer whose factories supply artillery and military material to the French...

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Napoleon Invades Egypt
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Napoleon Invades Egypt

1 July 1798 — French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte land in Egypt. The invasion aims to weaken British access to India while expanding French influence in the eastern...

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Ferdinand Foch
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Ferdinand Foch

March–November 1918 as Allied supreme commander — French General Ferdinand Foch receives increasingly broad authority to coordinate Allied armies during Germany's fina...

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France and Belgium Occupy the Ruhr
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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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France Signs Armistice With Germany
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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
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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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Germany Attacks Western Europe
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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 Remilitarizes the Rhineland
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Germany Remilitarizes the Rhineland

7 March 1936 — German troops enter the demilitarized Rhineland in violation of the Versailles and Locarno arrangements. Hitler's forces have orders to retreat if confr...

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Operation Torch
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Operation Torch

8 November 1942 — American and British forces land in French North Africa. The operation brings large American ground forces into combat against the European Axis and ...

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Paris Is Liberated
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Paris Is Liberated

25 August 1944 — French and Allied forces complete the liberation of Paris after an uprising by resistance groups and the arrival of Free French troops. General Charle...

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United States Freezes Japanese Assets
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United States Freezes Japanese Assets

26 July 1941 — Following Japan's movement into southern French Indochina, the United States freezes Japanese assets. British and Dutch measures follow, and Japanese ac...

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