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2,008 AD

Apple opens the App Store for iPhone applications.

This question uses 2008 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The store launched with about five hundred apps available to users.

2,018 AD

Saudi Arabia lifts its prohibition on women driving.

This question uses 2018 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The policy change took effect in June following a royal announcement made the previous year.

1,867 AD

The Dominion of Canada is established through Confederation.

This question uses 1867 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The initial federation brought together Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, with Canada divided into Ontario and Quebec.

1,431 AD

Joan of Arc is executed in Rouen following her trial for heresy.

This question uses 1431 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

The English-controlled proceedings ended in her death while the Hundred Years' War continued.

1,906 AD

Theodore Roosevelt receives the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War.

This question uses 1906 AD as its sourced chronological anchor.

His role in the peace negotiations made him the first American Nobel laureate.