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2 matching events · 7 published research items · January 25, 2026 → August 24, 79

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January 25, 2026 Breaking

Maine private jet crash linked to Houston law firm with notable litigation history

Maine Turnpike Crash Area · Kennebunk · Maine · United States

On January 25, 2026, a private Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine amid a severe winter storm, killing seven people and ...

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August 24, 79 Wars & Conflicts

Destruction of Roman Cities by Volcano

Mount Vesuvius · Pompeii · Campania · Italy

Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice. The catastrophic event caused widespread destruction and loss of life...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

German Hyperinflation Peaks

15 November 1923 — Germany introduces the Rentenmark during the final phase of the hyperinflation crisis. Years of wartime debt, fiscal instability, reparations pressures and the Ruhr con...

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Greco-Turkish War

1919–1922 — Greek forces campaign in western Anatolia before suffering a catastrophic defeat.

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Neville Chamberlain

28 May 1937 — Chamberlain becomes British prime minister and becomes closely associated with appeasement. His policy seeks negotiated revision of some grievances while buying time for Bri...

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Operation Bagration Begins

22 June 1944 — The Red Army launches a huge offensive against German Army Group Centre in Belarus. Soviet commanders use deception, enormous artillery concentrations, armored exploitation...

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Siege of Leningrad Begins

8 September 1941 — German and Finnish advances isolate Leningrad from most overland supply routes. Hitler chooses not to storm the city immediately and instead expects starvation and bomb...

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Siege of Leningrad Is Fully Lifted

27 January 1944 — Soviet offensives drive German forces far enough from Leningrad to end the siege. The city has endured nearly nine hundred days of blockade, bombardment, starvation and ...

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Stalin Misjudges the Timing of German Attack

21 June 1941 — Despite multiple intelligence warnings, Stalin remains reluctant to believe Hitler will immediately launch full-scale war. Soviet forces are not fully prepared for the atta...

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