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Because he had been defeated in the Battle of Philippi, Brutus chose to commit suicide rather than be captured
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Leif Ericson is considered to be the first European to reach North America. He started in colony in Vinland, present-day Newfoundland in Canada.
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He defeated the crusaders in three battles
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The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory over the French in the Hundred Years' War
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Johann Guttenburg's Bible is the first book published
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King Henry VII invades France
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Christopher Columbus first sights land on his first voyage
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Anna of Kleef, also known as Anna of Cleves, was the 4th wife of Henry VIII
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William of Orange, who already ruled several territories, takes over England
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Spain decided to join the revolutionary France's side of the war in 1796
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The Great fire of Chicago, one of the largest U.S. disasters in the 19th century, happened in 1871
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The British fought against two independent Boer republics
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Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagra Falls in a barrel
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Woodrow Wilson made the statement that the U.S. would never attack another country again.
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Britain tests an atomic bomb in Australia
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The Soviet Union aimed missiles at the U.S. from Cuba, and almost turned the Cold War into a nuclear conflict.
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A driver received 10 traffic tickets, drove on the wrong side of the road four times, committed four hit-and-run offenses, and caused six accidents, all within 20 minutes.
