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1,948 AD

Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated while approaching a prayer gathering in New Delhi.

This question uses 1948 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Nathuram Godse shot him in the grounds of Birla House.

1,989 AD

Mass demonstrations bring an end to communist one-party rule in Czechoslovakia.

This question uses 1989 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Students and dissidents helped drive the largely peaceful transfer of power remembered as the Velvet Revolution.

1,939 AD

Germany invades Poland, opening the European war that becomes World War II.

This question uses 1939 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

Britain and France declared war on Germany shortly afterward; the Soviet Union invaded Poland later that month.

1,415 AD

Henry V's English army defeats a French force near Agincourt.

This question uses 1415 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The victory strengthened England's position during the Hundred Years' War.

636 AD

Rashidun forces defeat a Byzantine army at the Battle of the Yarmuk.

This question uses 636 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The victory was decisive in the Muslim conquest of Syria.