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1,968 AD

Senator Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot after winning California's Democratic presidential primary.

This question uses 1968 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

He was attacked at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and died the following day.

2,021 AD

GameStop shares surge during a short squeeze involving a wave of retail trading.

This question uses 2021 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The January market upheaval caused heavy losses for some investors who had bet against the retailer.

1,871 AD

Henry Morton Stanley meets David Livingstone at Ujiji near Lake Tanganyika.

This question uses 1871 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Stanley had travelled into eastern Africa to locate the missionary and explorer.

1,895 AD

China and Japan sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki to end the First Sino-Japanese War.

This question uses 1895 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The settlement imposed major concessions on Qing China, including the transfer of Taiwan to Japan.

52 BC

Caesar's army defeats Vercingetorix at the siege of Alesia.

This question uses 52 BC as its sourced chronological anchor.

Roman siegeworks faced both the defenders inside the settlement and a Gallic relief army outside.