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1139 AD

Alfonso becomes the first king of Portugal.

1510 AD

Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein.

1978 AD

John Paul II is elected as the first non-Italian Pope in over 450 years.

64 AD

Great fire destroys much of Rome.

80 AD

The Roman Colosseum and the Baths of Titus are completed.

1914 AD

Start of World War I (WWI).

1987 AD

Portugal agrees to return Macao to China in 1999.

1696 AD

Peter is the sole ruler of Russia.

1842 AD

Anaesthesia invented by Crawford Long.

227 AD

A new Persian empire is founded by Ardashir.

U.S. President Barack Obama's new economic sanctions against Russia went into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis

Monday, 28 April 2014

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U.S. President Barack Obama’s new economic sanctions against Russia went into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzō Abe, won a landslide victory in Japan's general election.

Japanese general election, 2012

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Source: Wikipedia

The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzō Abe, won a landslide victory in Japan’s general election.

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