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History Streak #6 answers
September 19, 2026 · Starting event: The chemical element caesium is discovered (1860)
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The full timeline
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1237
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1408Books
The Yongle Encyclopedia, one of the largest encyclopedias ever compiled, is completed in China
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1415War
The English invasion of France begins when English king Henry V lands in France
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1760
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1782
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1837
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1846Birth
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate, is born
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1850
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1860
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1889
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1917Birth
Eric Hobsbawm, British academic historian and Marxist historiographer, is born
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1925
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1951
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1964Politics
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing"
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1970Politics
Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown
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1976
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1990
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1992Disaster
In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed near Nha Trang, killing 30 people
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2002
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2011
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2012