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Year
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Event
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1952
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Elizabeth´s father dies, his name was King
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George VI
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1953
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This three-year-long war in Asia ends
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Korean War
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1954
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This New York island closes as a point of immigration
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Ellis Island
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1955
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This defense treaty was signed by many Eastern Bloc nations
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Warsaw Pact
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1956
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This US-President secures his second term with a 457:73 win in the elections
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1957
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The European Economic Community was founded, which developed over time to what is today the
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European Union
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1958
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The "Munich Air Disaster" costs the life of eight football players of this club
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Manchester United
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1959
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This group of islands becomes the 50th US State
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Hawaii
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1960
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This organisation is founded to allow oil exporting countries to make arrangements about their outputs and prices
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OPEC
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1961
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Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in this place
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Space
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1962
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This American actress and model was found dead, apparently having overdosed on sleeping pills, being only 36 years old
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Marylin Monroe
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1963
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This US President was assasinated in Dallas, Texas
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John F. Kennedy
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1964
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A torpedo boat attack on an US Destroyer caused a war in this country to escalate further
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Vietnam
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1965
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The US invaded this Caribbean nation
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Dominican Republic
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1966
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This, to this day, very successful science-fiction franchise is launched
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Star Trek
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1967
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This territory on the Iberian peninsula voted for remaining controlled by the United Kingdom
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Gibraltar
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1968
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This Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Black Rights activist was killed in Memphis, Tennessee
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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1969
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This man becomes the first human on the moon
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Neil Armstrong
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1970
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This band, originated in Liverpool, splits up
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The Beatles
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1971
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A Disney theme park is opened in this city in Florida
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Orlando
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1972
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The Olympic Games in this city are overshadowed by 11 Isaeli athletes being killed by Palestinian terrorists
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Munich
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1973
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This building is opened in Sydney, which would become the city´s landmark
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Sydney Opera House
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1974
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"Sears Tower" is opened in this city, being the largest building in the world at the time
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Chicago
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1975
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found this Tech company
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Microsoft
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1976
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found this Tech company
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Apple
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1977
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This movie franchise, containing characters like "Darth Vader", opens in cinemas
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Star Wars
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1978
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This famous Basketball Player, known as the "Black Mamba" is born
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Kobe Bryant
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1979
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This woman becomes the first ever female Prime Minister of the United Kindgom
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Margaret Thatcher
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1980
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This British colony, formerly known as "Rhodesia", gains independence
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Zimbabwe
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1981
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The movie "Raiders of the lost Ark" debuts, its main character being
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Indiana Jones
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1982
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Argentina invades this British island group
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Falkland Islands
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1983
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The Arcade Game "Mario Bros." was released by this Japanese company
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Nintendo
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1984
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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson is born. A musician, performing in the Super Bowl in 2015 and being better known as
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Katy Perry
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1985
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This Basketball Player, who will later become one of the most succesful in history, is named Rookie of the Year after his first season with the Chicago Bulls
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Michael Jordan
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1986
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This Space Shuttle disintegrates 73 seconds after launch
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Challenger
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1987
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Disney and the French Government agree to build Europe´s first Disney Theme Park in this city
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Paris
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1988
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This original Shakespeare Theatre is uncovered b archeologists in London
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Globe Theatre
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1989
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The Berlin Wall comes down, connecting this communist state to West Germany again
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German Democratic Republic
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1990
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This Black Politician is released from prison in South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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1991
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This former Superpower falls apart
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Soviet Union
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1992
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US President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin annouce that this war has officially ended
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Cold War
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1993
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This European country splits up into its two parts
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Czechoslovakia
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1994
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This Tunnel between France and the UK is opened
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Channel Tunnel
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1995
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The American Space Shuttle docks with this Russian Space Station for the first time
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Mir
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1996
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This Asian island state holds its first Presidential elections
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Taiwan
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1997
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This formely British territory returns to China
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Hong Kong
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1998
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin found this search engine
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Google
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1999
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After Boris Yeltsin resigns, he becomes Russia´s new President
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Vladimir Putin
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2000
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The year 2000 marks the beginning of a new
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Millennium
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2001
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The 9/11 terror attacks happen in this city
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New York City
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2002
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This currency officially gets adapted in many European countries
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Euro
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2003
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This year holds the last flight of this Supersonic Plane
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Concorde
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2004
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The tsunami, following an earthquake in the Indian Ocean, hits this country especially hard
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Thailand
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2005
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Bombings in this city take the life of 56 people
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London
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2006
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Google purchases this video sharing platform for $1.65b
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YouTube
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2007
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Apple introduces the world to this smartphone
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Iphone
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2008
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A major economic crisis hits the world, being known as
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The Great Recession
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2009
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US Airways Flight 1549 performs a succesful emergency landing in this river
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Hudson River
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2010
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This country is host to the first FIFA World Cup on the African continent
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South Africa
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2011
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This Japanese city is hit by a nuclear catastrophe
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Fukushima
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2012
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This US Mars Rover succesfully lands on the Red Planet
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Curiosity
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2013
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This US city is hit by a bombing during the marathon
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Boston
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2014
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This Ukrainian territory gets annexed by Russia
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Crimea
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2015
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The world settles an agreement in Paris to tackle this issue
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Climate Change
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2016
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The British people vote to leave the EU, the process will be known as
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Brexit
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2017
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This controversial man is inaugurated as US President
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Donald Trump
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2018
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This Saudi Arabian journalist is killed in Istanbul
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Jamal Khashoggi
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2019
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Donald Trump meets this world leader for the first time
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Kim Jong-Un
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2020
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Covid-19 breaks out massively in China, first in this city
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Wuhan
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2021
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The Taliban takes over this country again
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Afghanistan
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2022
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Queen Elizabeth II dies in this part of the United Kingdom
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Scotland
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