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🌍 Politics & World History 1184 BCE (traditional date) – Fall of Troy.According to ancient tradition, the city of Troy fell to Greek forces, an…

🌍 Politics & World History 1014 – Battle of Clontarf.Irish forces led by Brian Boru defeated Viking armies at the Battle of Clontarf, shaping the…

🌍 Politics & World History 1500 – Brazil claimed by Portugal.Explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral landed on the coast of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal….

🌍 Politics & World History 753 BCE – Founding of Rome (traditional date).According to legend, Romulus founded the city of Rome, marking the beginning of…

🌍 Politics & World History 1534 – Jacques Cartier begins first voyage.French explorer Jacques Cartier set sail from France, beginning his first expedition to explore…

🌍 Politics & World History 1521 – Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.Martin Luther refused to recant his writings before the Diet of Worms,…

🌍 Politics & World History 1917 – Lenin returns to Russia.Revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), helping to ignite the Russian…

🌍 Politics & World History 1865 – Abraham Lincoln dies.U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot the previous night by John Wilkes Booth at…

🌍 Politics & World History 1865 – Abraham Lincoln assassinated.U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C…..

🌍 Politics & World History 1598 – Edict of Nantes issued.King Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes, granting religious tolerance to Protestants…