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18 events · 10 research items · December 23, 1913 to March 24, 2026
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Palestinian Holocaust
Wars & Conflicts January 26, 2024

Palestinian Holocaust

Palestinian Holocaust The term “Palestinian Holocaust” has been used by activists and commentators to describe the cumulative impact of displacement, warfare, and ter...

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COVID-19 Pandemic
Breaking December 1, 2019

COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notif...

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Russian Revolution Topples the Tsar
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Russian Revolution Topples the Tsar

8 March 1917 — Demonstrations, strikes and bread shortages in Petrograd begin the revolutionary crisis that destroys the imperial government. Soldiers increasingly ref...

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Britain Builds an Economic Blockade
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Britain Builds an Economic Blockade

1914–1919 — The Royal Navy progressively restricts German access to food, fertilizer, metals, chemicals and overseas trade. Neutral shipping is increasingly subjected ...

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Old Kingdom Authority Breaks Down
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Old Kingdom Authority Breaks Down

c. 2200–2181 BCE — Central royal authority weakens as powerful provincial elites gain greater independence. Low Nile floods and climatic instability may have intensifi...

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

Battle of the Bulge Begins

16 December 1944 — Germany launches a surprise offensive through the Ardennes in an attempt to split Allied armies and seize Antwerp. Initial German advances create a ...

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Why Did Germany Lose?
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Why Did Germany Lose?

1917–1918 — Investigate Allied economic superiority, the blockade, American intervention, German losses during the Spring Offensive, improvements in Allied tactics, sh...

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Why Did Nazi Germany Lose?
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Why Did Nazi Germany Lose?

22 June 1944 — Operation Bagration provides a useful late-war anchor for investigating Germany's defeat. Trace the invasion of the Soviet Union, American entry, the At...

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