Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
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1980
The Chun Doo-hwan government forcibly arrests and investigates monks and personnel of the Jogye Order.
The Chun Doo-hwan government forcibly arrests and investigates monks and personnel of the Jogye Order.
1961
NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
1944
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an…
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
1838
Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the…
Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be killed.
1335
Birth of Taejo of Joseon
Born: Taejo of Joseon (died 1408).
939
Death of Æthelstan
Died: Æthelstan, English king.
312
Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
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