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2,007 AD

Rising mortgage defaults trigger a crisis in the US subprime lending market.

This question uses 2007 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Financial products tied to risky housing loans helped transmit the shock through the wider banking system.

2,017 AD

Donald Trump announces that the United States will leave the Paris climate agreement.

This question uses 2017 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The announcement came before the treaty's withdrawal procedure was completed several years later.

1,900 AD

Max Planck introduces energy quantization while explaining black-body radiation.

This question uses 1900 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

His radiation formula became a starting point for the development of quantum theory.

1,099 AD

Crusader forces capture Jerusalem after a siege.

This question uses 1099 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The city's fall was the culmination of the First Crusade and was accompanied by the killing of many inhabitants.

1,862 AD

Union and Confederate armies fight the Battle of Antietam in Maryland.

This question uses 1862 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The fighting near Sharpsburg produced the highest single-day casualty total in American military history.