World History Calendar

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January
Fri
30
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11:59 pm

Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1899 - Hitler was appointed chancellor, beginning the Nazi regime.

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February
Wed
11
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

Nelson Mandela Released from Prison

Feb 11, 1990 - Mandela was freed after 27 years, catalyzing the end of apartheid.

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March
Sun
15
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

Assassination of Julius Caesar

3/15/44 BC - Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators on the Ides of March.

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April
Mon
06
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

Start of the Renaissance

Apr 06, 1321 - Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero’s letters marks an early beginning of the Renaissance.

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April
Sun
19
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

Start of the American Revolution

Apr 19, 1775 - Battles of Lexington and Concord began the American Revolutionary War.

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April
Sun
26
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

Apr 26, 1986 - A reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union.

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April
Mon
27
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

End of Apartheid: First Multiracial Elections in South Africa

Apr 27, 1994 - South Africa held its first democratic elections with full enfranchisement.

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May
Fri
08
12:00 am
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11:59 pm

End of World War II in Europe

May 08, 1945 - Victory in Europe Day marks Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender.

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