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8 matching events · 2 published research items · June 22, 2026 → August 8, 117

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June 22, 2026 Politics

Keir Starmer resigns

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and stated that he would step down as prime minister once a successor is chosen. The announceme...

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March 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israel bombs assembly choosing Iran’s next supreme leader.

Tehran · Tehran Province · Iran

On March 3, 2026, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on a building in the holy city of Qom that housed Iran’s Council of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting the...

2026 airforce airstrike analysis bombed clerics

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January 23, 2026 Breaking

House Republican Leader Steny Hoyer Endorses Maryland Successor

U.S. Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On January 23, 2026, U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD), one of the longest-serving House Democratic leaders, publicly endorsed Maryland State Delegate Adrian Boafo as his successor f...

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July 2, 507 Wars & Conflicts

Frankish Campaigns in Aquitaine

Aquitaine · Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France

The Frankish conquest of Aquitaine began as the Franks expanded their territory into the southwestern region of present-day France. Under the leadership of Clovis I and his successors, th...

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August 27, 270 Politics

Death of Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus

Imperial residence of Sirmium · Sirmium · Italy · Roman Empire

Claudius II Gothicus, Roman Emperor known for military victories against Gothic tribes, died in Sirmium after a period of illness. His death marked a significant moment in the turbulent C...

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September 4, 268 Wars & Conflicts

Assassination of Roman Emperor Gallienus

Mediolanum · Rome · Roman Empire

Emperor Gallienus, ruler of the Roman Empire during a time of internal strife and external invasions, was assassinated by his own military officers during a siege. His death marked a crit...

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March 16, 218 Politics

Severan Dynasty's Controversial Succession

Palace of Elagabalus · Rome · Italia · Roman Empire

Elagabalus, also known as Varius Avitus Bassianus, was proclaimed Roman Emperor upon the death of Caracalla’s successor during the Severan dynasty. His accession marked a period of signif...

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August 8, 117 Politics

Passing of the Roman Emperor Trajan

Selinus · Mesopotamia · Roman Empire

Trajan, one of Rome's most respected emperors known for his military conquests and extensive public works, died in the summer months during a campaign in Mesopotamia. His death marked the...

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Alexandria Is Founded

331 BCE — Alexander establishes Alexandria on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Under his successors, the city becomes one of the greatest centers of trade and scholarship in the ancient world...

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The Hellenistic World

Greek language, art, science and institutions spread across successor kingdoms after Alexander's death.

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