Dossier №257

1,912 AD

RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks during its first Atlantic voyage.

The supposedly unsinkable liner became a lesson in risk and preparedness.

Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg late on April 14. More than 1,500 people died, and the disaster led to major changes in lifeboat requirements, radio watches, and international ice patrols.

1,957 AD

Six states sign the Treaty of Rome and create the European Economic Community.

This question uses 1957 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The common-market project became a principal institutional ancestor of today’s European Union.

1,955 AD

Asian and African states meet in Bandung to discuss cooperation outside colonial power blocs.

This question uses 1955 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The conference gave newly independent countries a collective diplomatic voice and helped prepare the Non-Aligned Movement.

453 AD

Attila dies suddenly after years of Hunnic campaigns across Europe.

This question uses 453 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

His coalition fragmented quickly as subject groups rebelled, showing how much Hunnic power depended on personal leadership.

450 AD

Teotihuacan reaches its urban high point in the Valley of Mexico.

This question uses 450 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Apartment compounds, pyramids, craft districts, and wide exchange networks made it one of the ancient Americas’ largest cities.