Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
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Süleyman, who would be known to the west as “the Magnificent,” began his reign as sultan of the Ottoman Empire in September 1520.
The years 1940–1949 were ones of continuous horror for the Greek people.
December 16, 1971 marked the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War, a short-lived conflict between India and Pakistan.
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