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353 events · 11 research items · March 11, 0005 to August 21, 2026 · Page 11 of 15
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Yazidi Genocide
Wars & Conflicts August 3, 2014

Yazidi Genocide

Yazidi Genocide On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched an हमला on the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, targeting the Yazidi minority. I...

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Invasion of Iraq
Wars & Conflicts March 20, 2003

Invasion of Iraq

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...

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Darfur Genocide
Wars & Conflicts February 26, 2003

Darfur Genocide

Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against g...

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Bronze Age Communities
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Bronze Age Communities

c. 3000–1100 BCE — Fortified settlements, metallurgy, regional trade and tumulus burial traditions develop across the western Balkans. Social differences become increa...

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Badarian Culture
Published Research Nations & Civilizations

Badarian Culture

c. 4400–4000 BCE — Communities in Upper Egypt produce distinctive pottery, stone tools and increasingly elaborate burials. Grave goods suggest growing differences in w...

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Condor Legion Fights in Spain
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Condor Legion Fights in Spain

29 July 1936 — Germany begins sending military aircraft and personnel to assist Franco's forces in Spain. The Condor Legion later conducts bombing operations, includin...

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Germany Invades Denmark and Norway
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Invades Denmark and Norway

9 April 1940 — Germany launches Operation Weserübung against Denmark and Norway. Denmark is overwhelmed rapidly, while fighting in Norway continues for weeks. Control ...

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Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad

23 August 1942 — German aircraft conduct devastating attacks on Stalingrad as ground forces approach. Large areas are destroyed and many civilians are killed. The bomb...

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Operation Torch
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Operation Torch

8 November 1942 — American and British forces land in French North Africa. The operation brings large American ground forces into combat against the European Axis and ...

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Polish Home Army
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Polish Home Army

14 February 1942 — The Polish underground Home Army is formally established as the principal armed resistance organization loyal to the government-in-exile. It fights ...

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Soviet Union Invades Eastern Poland
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Soviet Union Invades Eastern Poland

17 September 1939 — Soviet forces cross Poland's eastern frontier while the Polish state is already collapsing under German attack. The invasion follows the secret ter...

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Spanish Civil War Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Spanish Civil War Begins

17 July 1936 — A military uprising against Spain's Republican government begins a prolonged civil war. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy support Francisco Franco's Nation...

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