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1,994 AD

The genocide against Rwanda's Tutsi population begins after the president's plane is shot down.

This question uses 1994 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Extremist forces also killed moderate Hutu and others who opposed the massacres.

1,956 AD

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal Company before an invasion by Israel, Britain, and France.

This question uses 1956 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

International pressure eventually forced the invading powers to withdraw.

1,833 AD

Britain passes the Slavery Abolition Act, providing for abolition across most of its colonies.

This question uses 1833 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The legislation took effect the following year and initially required many formerly enslaved people to enter an apprenticeship system.

1,726 AD

Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.

This question uses 1726 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The book used imaginary voyages to satirize politics, society and human behavior.

180 AD

The Roman emperor and Stoic writer Marcus Aurelius dies.

This question uses 180 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

His son Commodus succeeded him as sole ruler; the later third-century crisis was a separate development.