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A battle fought in the year 1066 between the Norwegian-French army under the command of William, Duke of Normandy and the English under the leadership of the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. It was near the town of Hastings. -
The Magna Carta was signed on June 15, 1215, by King John of England, at Runnymede, near Windsor. This event took place under pressure from a group of rebellious barons who sought to limit the King's power and protect their own rights -
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history, as many as 50 million people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas and through the air. -
The invention of the printing press, attributed to Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 in Germany, revolutionized communication by enabling the mass production of books and other texts. This invention, based on existing screw presses and movable type, allowed for significantly faster production rates compared to hand-copying or woodblock printing, leading to the spread of knowledge and ideas across Europe and beyond. -
The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 55-day siege which had begun on 6 April. -
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire and its Indigenous allies. Taking place between 1519 and 1521, this event saw the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, and his small army of European soldiers and numerous indigenous allies, overthrowing one of the most powerful empires in Mesoamerica.