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1,964 AD

The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time before a vast American television audience.

This question uses 1964 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The broadcast accelerated Beatlemania in the United States and became a landmark of the British Invasion.

1,618 AD

Rebels throw imperial officials from a Prague castle window, helping ignite the Thirty Years’ War.

This question uses 1618 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The conflict combined religious and dynastic rivalries and devastated large parts of central Europe.

1,533 AD

Spanish forces enter Cuzco during the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Foreign invasion exploited a civil war and devastating disease.

After capturing the Inca ruler Atahualpa, Francisco Pizarro’s expedition moved into the imperial capital. Indigenous allies and rivals played major roles, while resistance continued long after the occupation of Cuzco.

323 BC

Alexander the Great dies in Babylon without a clear adult successor.

A vast personal empire fractured almost immediately after its conqueror died.

Alexander’s generals and relatives fought over his territories in the Wars of the Successors. The resulting Hellenistic kingdoms spread Greek language and institutions while blending them with local traditions.

802 AD

Jayavarman II’s consecration is conventionally treated as the beginning of the Khmer Empire.

This question uses 802 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Later rulers built an immense hydraulic and temple landscape around Angkor, drawing resources from mainland Southeast Asia.