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Norman Conquest of England
Conquest and consolidation by which William of Normandy defeated the existing English regime and established Norman rule in England.
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Long Crisis of the Ancien Regime
Long-term weakening of the French old regime through war, debt, financial experimentation, administrative strain, and failed reform in the century before the Revolution.
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Rise and Entrenchment of the British East India Company in India
Sequence of military victories, revenue settlements, administrative reforms, and territorial expansion through which the British East India Company became a dominant power in Indian politics before the Crown took over in 1858.
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Anglo-Mysore Wars
Series of major conflicts between Mysore and the British East India Company and its allies that shaped the balance of power in southern India during the late eighteenth century.
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Joe Biden Inaugurated as President
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.
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Donald Trump Inaugurated as President
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States.
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Barack Obama Inaugurated as President
Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States.
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George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
George W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.
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Bill Clinton Inaugurated as President
Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States.
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Soviet Union Dissolved
The dissolution of the Soviet Union ended the central state structure of one side of the bipolar order and marked the formal end of the Cold War era.
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Berlin Wall Falls
The fall of the Berlin Wall became the defining public symbol of the collapse of communist rule in eastern Europe and the unraveling of the Cold War order.
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George H. W. Bush Inaugurated as President
George H. W. Bush was inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States.
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Boston
Major colonial port city and political center in British North America that served as a focal point of imperial tension and revolutionary mobilization.
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Concord, Massachusetts
Massachusetts town targeted by a British expedition in April 1775 and associated with the outbreak of open war in the colonies.
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England
Country in the southern part of Great Britain that became one of the central political, cultural, and economic regions of European and global history.
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France
Primary territorial frame for the French Revolution and a major center of early modern and modern political transformation.
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Hastings
English town associated above all with the decisive battle of 1066 that enabled the Norman conquest of England.
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India
South Asian subcontinent and major civilizational region with a long history of political, religious, linguistic, economic, and cultural development across multiple polities and empires.