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1990 Manjil–Rudbar Earthquake
Iran
Jun 21 990
Mon 07:30:00
The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on June 21 at 00:30:14 local time in northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme). Widespread damage occurred to the northwest of the capital city of Tehran, including the cities of Rudbar and Manjil. The National Geophysical Data Center estimated that $8 billion in damage occurred in the affected area. Other earthquake catalogs presented estimates of the loss of life in the range of 35,000–50,000, with a further 60,000–105,000 that were injured.
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Holy Roman Empire
Louis the Pious death
Wed Jun 20 840
Upon Louis (Louis the Pious)' death in 840, it passed to his son Lothair, who had been his co-ruler.
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George Washington
He was commissioned on June 19 and was roundly praised by Congressional delegates
Tue Jun 20 1775
He was commissioned on June 19 and was roundly praised by Congressional delegates, including John Adams, who proclaimed that he was the man best suited to lead and unite the colonies.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia was admitted to the Union
Sat Jun 20 1863
West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
USA civil war
West Virginia separated from Virginia
Sat Jun 20 1863
West Virginia separated from Virginia and was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.
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Great Depression
Hoover Moratorium is issued
Sat Jun 20 1931
The Hoover Moratorium is issued June 20th, suspending reparation payments from Germany to stabilize the country.
Crowd at New York's American Union Bank during a bank run early in the Great Depression
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Galileo Galilei
Galileo was found guilty
Wed Jun 22 1633
Galileo was found guilty, and the sentence of the Inquisition, issued on 22 June 1633, was in three essential parts: Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy", namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies motionless at the center of the universe, that the Earth is not at its centre and moves, and that one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrary to Holy Scripture. He was required to "abjure, curse, and detest" those opinions. He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition. On the following day this was commuted to house arrest, which he remained under for the rest of his life. His offending Dialogue was banned; and in an action not announced at the trial, publication of any of his works was forbidden, including any he might write in the future.
Galileo Galilei
Napoleon
Napoleon abdicated on 22 June in favor of his son
Thu Jun 22 1815
Napoleon returned to Paris and found that both the legislature and the people had turned against him. Realizing his position was untenable, he abdicated on 22 June in favor of his son.
Napoleon Bonaparte
First Sino-Japanese War
Additional Japanese Troops arrive in Korea
Fri Jun 22 1894
Additional Japanese troops arrive in Korea. Japanese prime minister Itō Hirobumi tells Matsukata Masayoshi that since the Qing Empire appear to be making military preparations, there is probably "no policy but to go to war". Mutsu tells Ōtori to press the Korean government on the Japanese demands.
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Adolf Hitler
France armistice
Sat Jun 22 1940
France and Germany signed an armistice on 22 June.
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Sun Jun 22 1941
When the invasion of the Soviet Union began on 22 June 1941, Franco's foreign minister Ramón Serrano Suñer immediately suggested the formation of a unit of military volunteers to join the invasion. Volunteer Spanish troops fought on the Eastern Front under German command from 1941 to 1944.
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Roman Empire
Servius Sulpicius Galba
Fri Jun 8 68
Servius Sulpicius Galba, born as Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 68 to 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the position following Emperor Nero's suicide. Galba's physical weakness and general apathy led to him being selected over by favorites. Unable to gain popularity with the people or maintain the support of the Praetorian Guard, Galba was murdered by Otho, who became emperor in his place.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Nero committed suicide
Sat Jun 9 68
A military coup drove Nero into hiding. Facing execution at the hands of the Roman Senate, he reportedly committed suicide in 68. According to Cassius Dio, Nero's last words were "Jupiter, what an artist perishes in me!".
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Titus Caesar Vespasianus
Sat Jun 24 79
Titus, Vespasian's successor, quickly proved his merit, although his short reign was marked by disaster, including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. He held the opening ceremonies in the still unfinished Colosseum but died in 81.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Battle of the Altai Mountains
Sat Jun 4 89
Han and allied forces defeated the army of the Northern Chanyu and accepted the surrender of two hundred thousand Xiongnu soldiers in the Altai Mountains.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Roman Empire
Julianus was sentenced to death
Sun Jun 2 193
Julianus was sentenced to death.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
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Cold war
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
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U.S. Presidents
In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.
George Washington
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Richard Nixon
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Great Women in History
The female characters affected history.
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Blackwell
Marie Curie
Anna May Wong
Mother Teresa
Rosa Parks
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Halimah Yacob
Ruby Bridges
Theresa May
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