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2,010 AD

A major earthquake strikes Haiti near Port-au-Prince.

This question uses 2010 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The shallow earthquake devastated communities around the capital and prompted a large international relief effort.

1,953 AD

The Korean Armistice Agreement is signed, stopping large-scale fighting in the Korean War.

This question uses 1953 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The agreement created a demilitarized zone and was an armistice rather than a final peace treaty.

1,793 AD

The deposed Louis XVI is executed in Paris.

This question uses 1793 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The former French king was put to death after the National Convention convicted him during the Revolution.

1,500 AD

Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet sights the coast of present-day Brazil while sailing toward India.

This question uses 1500 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Indigenous communities already inhabited the territory reached by the Portuguese expedition.

380 AD

The Edict of Thessalonica establishes Nicene Christianity as imperial religious orthodoxy.

This question uses 380 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Issued under Theodosius I and his fellow emperors, the decree rejected competing Christian doctrines.