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2,013 AD

A papal conclave elects Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who takes the name Francis.

This question uses 2013 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The election followed Benedict XVI's resignation and brought an Argentine cardinal to the papacy.

1,917 AD

Britain issues the Balfour Declaration supporting a Jewish national home in Palestine.

This question uses 1917 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The declaration took the form of a letter from Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild.

1,863 AD

Union forces repel Robert E. Lee's army at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This question uses 1863 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Three days of fighting in Pennsylvania ended the Confederate invasion of the North.

1,950 AD

North Korean forces invade South Korea, beginning the Korean War.

This question uses 1950 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The attack across the divided peninsula led to United Nations intervention and later Chinese involvement.

218 BC

Hannibal leads his Carthaginian army across the Alps into Italy.

This question uses 218 BC as its sourced chronological anchor.

The difficult mountain crossing brought the Second Punic War directly into Rome's Italian heartland.