17 June 1775: The British defeat the American at the Battle of Bunker Hill in The colonist inflict significant casualties against the Brits, making the battle a victory for the Americans. https://t.co/XKBsOndF1f

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29 April 711: troops lead by Tariq ibn begin the Islamic of what is modern-day when they land at The First Crusade didn't begin until 1095. https://t.co/NPvlQrW5hS

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19 April 1775: The American revolution begins as troops open fire on American colonist during the Battle of and the first first engagements of the war. https://t.co/O1SU5c8CMj

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19 April 1775: The American revolution begins as troops open fire on American colonist during the Battle of and the first first engagements of the war. https://t.co/O1SU5bR1UL

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12 April 1861: The bombs Fort off the coast of South Carolina, commencing the first shot of U.S. Civil War. The lasted until April 14 when U.S. troops surrendered. https://t.co/oQK7FKiVHB

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12 April 1861: The bombs Fort off the coast of South commencing the first shot of U.S. Civil War. The lasted until April 14 when U.S. troops surrendered. https://t.co/oQK7FKiVHB

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15 Mar 1917: Tsar Nicholas II the throne, ending three centuries of dynasty rule. He is the last Russian A provisional government is formed, though the soon follows. https://t.co/TA3UUatXFA

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13 Mar 624: Muhammad's forces win the Battle of over the in Muslims and the Meccans had fought smaller clashes in the past. The battle was a turning point for Islam.

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13 Mar 624: Muhammad's forces win the Battle of over the in Muslims and the Meccans had fought smaller clashes in the past. The battle was a turning point for Islam.

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21 Jan 1919: After Irish MPs refused to be seated in the parliament, the Irish party Sinn Fein creates its own in declaring independent of Great Britain and sparking the War of

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21 Jan 1919: After Irish MPs refused to be seated in the parliament, the Irish party Sinn Fein creates its own parliament in declaring independent of Great Britain and sparking the War of

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17 Jan 1706: Benjamin is born in He is the youngest boy in a family of 17 children. Among his many accomplishments, he helped draft the Declaration of He died on April 17, 1790.

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14 June 1940: Paris falls to Nazi during World War II. On 10 June, the government had declared an open city. The city would be liberated by the on August 25, 1944.

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