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| The first known paper was produced. The central pulp of papyrus reed was split, dried and glued together. | |
| The Greeks united under the command of Agamemnon to attack Asia minor. This city besieged for a lengthy period before submitting to the Greeks. | |
| Phoenicians founded a colony, The colony would soon overshadow the homeland and become an important world power in its own right. | |
| The Capture of this city brought an end to the Assyrian Empire | |
| Xerxes who seceded Darius vowed to revenge his father's defeat by renewing the attacks on Greece. He led 150,000 soldiers and 700 naval ships against Greece's 10,000 men. | |
| Caesar led Roman troops across the Straits of Dover for a short reconnaissance mission into this country | |
| The Goths inhabited this peninsula. Much of what is known about this country has been taken from the epic 'Beowulf', written in 700 A.D. | |
| Hagia Sophia Cathedral Built in this modern day city | |
| Charles Martel, defeated a Muslim expedition led by Adb-el-Rahman across the Pyrenees. | |
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| This Country annexes Iceland and Greenland | |
| The Black death began here and went north throughout europe | |
| Le Thanh-ton leading the Kingdom of Annam captured Vijaya the capital of the Cham in this modern country | |
| King Charles V of this country gave him a fleet of five ships. Magellan sailed around the world. | |
| Sebastian, the King of Portugal leads an army to restore the deposed sultan of this country. At the Battle of Alcazarquivir they annihilated the Portuguese army. | |
| After Cromwell’s victory over Charles I he took his New Model army to this country to subdue it from fighting the British | |
| After defeating a 5,000 man army sent by Napoleon, this country declared a Black Republican government. All slaves were freed and all whites that did not flee were killed. | |
| The United States marines fought the pirates of the Barbary coast. The pirates demanded that tribute for safe passage. | |
| The earthquake, which caused its worst damage in the fire that raged in its aftermath, killed over 1,000 people. About 250,000 people were made homeless, and property damage | |
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| After 10 years of work, and at a cost of $366 million, and six thousand dead workers this was completed | |
| The battle began in February, when the Germans had amassed 1,400 guns. The Germans made a determined attempt to break through they were pushed back. | |
| They had spurned the British offer of autonomy within the British Empire. They demanded complete independence. After the Second World War, the British agreed to independence. | |
| On October 4th, this country launched the first satellite, sputnik, into space. The satellite, with a diameter of 22 inches, marked the beginning of the space age. | |
| Elections held in December brought Patricio Aylwin to power as President of this nation. The world held its breath, but the military dictator, Augusto Pinochet, stepped aside. | |
| Osama Bin Laden had based his operations in this country since 1996 | |
| On January 20th 2009 President Obama was inaugurated the 44th President of the Untied States. Close to 2 million packed the mall in this city | |
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