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War & Politics

Dates That Made History

Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.

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33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus

33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus 1-1

24 September 622: The Hegira

24 September 622: The Hegira 1-2

323 BC: Death of Alexander the Great

323 BC: Death of Alexander the Great 1-3

1492: The New World

1492: The New World 1-4

20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath

20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath 1-5

11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela

11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela 1-6

24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii

24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii 1-7

6 August, 1945: Hiroshima

6 August, 1945: Hiroshima 1-8

1347: The Beginning of the Black Death

1347: The Beginning of the Black Death 1-9

1431: The Fall of Angkor

1431: The Fall of Angkor 1-10