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1,963 AD

Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space.

This question uses 1963 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Her Vostok 6 mission spent nearly three days in orbit before returning to Earth.

1,972 AD

Members of the Israeli Olympic team are taken hostage and killed during the Munich Games.

This question uses 1972 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The attack by Black September ended in further deaths during a failed rescue attempt.

1,916 AD

Britain and France conclude the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement.

This question uses 1916 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The arrangement outlined proposed zones of influence in Ottoman territory during the First World War.

1,748 AD

Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of the Laws.

This question uses 1748 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The work compared political systems and became influential in debates about the distribution of government power.

30 BC

Cleopatra VII dies in Alexandria as Roman forces take control of Egypt.

This question uses 30 BC as its sourced chronological anchor.

Her death ended the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.