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1,965 AD

Alexei Leonov leaves Voskhod 2 to perform the first spacewalk.

This question uses 1965 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

He remained outside the spacecraft for just over twelve minutes.

1,956 AD

Nikita Khrushchev condemns Stalin's personality cult in a closed party-congress speech.

This question uses 1956 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The address became known as the Secret Speech and marked a major public break with Stalin's legacy.

1,860 AD

Abraham Lincoln wins his first United States presidential election.

This question uses 1860 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The Republican victory preceded the secession crisis and the outbreak of the American Civil War.

1,241 AD

Mongol armies defeat European forces at Legnica and Mohi.

This question uses 1241 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The paired campaigns struck Poland and Hungary; the earlier capture of Kyiv belonged to a different year.

661 AD

Mu'awiya I becomes caliph and establishes Umayyad rule.

This question uses 661 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The dynasty governed from Damascus and developed a hereditary system of succession.