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1,947 AD

Chuck Yeager exceeds the speed of sound in level flight aboard the Bell X-1.

This question uses 1947 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The experimental rocket aircraft provided the first officially confirmed piloted supersonic flight.

1,979 AD

Soviet forces intervene in Afghanistan to support its communist government.

This question uses 1979 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The intervention opened a war between Soviet-backed forces and Afghan resistance groups that continued into the following decade.

1,908 AD

Ford introduces the Model T automobile.

This question uses 1908 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Its long production run helped expand car ownership; Ford's moving assembly line was introduced later.

1,260 AD

Mamluk troops defeat an Ilkhanid army at Ain Jalut in Galilee.

This question uses 1260 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The victory checked the Mongol advance into territories controlled by Egypt's Mamluk rulers.

80 AD

The Colosseum is completed in Rome under Emperor Titus.

This question uses 80 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The amphitheatre had been begun under Vespasian and hosted public spectacles.