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Mathematician Gaspard Monge was on Napoleon's 1798 expedition to this country, where he studied the physics of mirages |
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A PLACE IN HISTORY |
2024-06-18 |
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November 17, 1869:After ten years of grueling construction, this country officially opens the Suez Canal |
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THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY |
2023-11-29 |
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Gamal Abdel Nasser was part of not one but 2 coups in the 1950s in this country |
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THE HISTORIC 1950s |
2023-03-30 |
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"1177 B.C." marks the decline of this ancient North African empire following invasions by marauding "sea peoples" that year |
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HISTORICAL NONFICTION |
2021-07-23 |
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Around 1530 B.C. Queen Ahhotep rallied this kingdom's troops to victory against a Hyksos invasion |
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HISTORY |
2021-05-03 |
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Originally a Libyan prince, Tefnakhte was later king & founder of this country's 24th dynasty |
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THEY'RE HISTORY! |
2017-10-11 |
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In 2015 Mohammed Morsi of this country was sentenced to 20 years for inciting violence against protestors |
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RECENT AFRICAN HISTORY |
2016-01-26 |
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In the 1250s the Mamluks seized power in Syria & this country |
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IT HAPPENED IN THE 1200s |
2013-02-20 |
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In 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found in this country |
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NEAR THE END OF THE CENTURY |
2013-01-31 |
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No. 1 is the inner coffin of Hornedjitef, an ancient priest of this kingdom, from the 3rd century B.C. |
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THE BRITISH MUSEUM'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS |
2012-06-11 |
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Tahrir is Arabic for "liberation"; Tahrir Square was the center of this country's 2011 revolution, culminating Feb. 11 |
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REVOLUTION |
2012-04-12 |
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Norman Mailer's "Ancient Evenings" is set in this country between the reigns of Ramses II & Ramses IX |
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HISTORIC NOVELS |
2004-01-06 |
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According to tradition, King Menes founded this country's first dynasty in the 31st century B.C. |
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REALLY OLD HISTORY |
2003-11-11 |
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On Oct. 31, 1956 British & French bombs destroyed much of this country's air force |
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20th CENTURY BRITAIN |
2002-04-02 |
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In 1798, in this African country, Napoleon said, "Soldiers...forty centuries look down upon you" |
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HISTORIC OCCASIONS |
2001-03-19 |
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Turan Shah, this African country's sultan, demanded 1 million bezants & the city of Damietta to ransom Louis IX |
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THE UNLUCKY 13th CENTURY |
1999-05-11 |
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The rulers of this country weren't known as pharaohs until the 1500s B.C. |
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HISTORY 101 |
1998-11-06 |
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Under Thutmose III this empire was bounded by Libya on the west & Nubia on the south |
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HISTORY |
1995-11-10 |
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In 1952 a junta led by General Naguib deposed this country's King Farouk |
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HISTORY |
1995-06-16 |
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The deposed Shah of Iran died on July 27, 1980 in exile in this North African country |
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HISTORY |
1995-05-26 |
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The Mamluks ruled this North African country from 1250 until 1517 |
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HISTORY |
1994-04-05 |
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Boutros Ghali, the Coptic Christian Premier of this country, was assassinated in 1910 |
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HISTORY |
1994-01-10 |
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On July 26, 1952 this country's King Farouk was forced to abdicate by the military |
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HISTORY |
1993-11-08 |
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In 1991 B.C. Amenemhet, a former vizier, founded this country's 12th dynasty |
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HISTORY |
1993-06-29 |
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In 1989 this country rejoined the Arab League after a 10-year suspension for signing a peace treaty with Israel |
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HISTORY |
1992-07-08 |
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The earliest known example of a sandal was made of papyrus & worn in this country |
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FASHION HISTORY |
1991-01-04 |
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From Menes to the Ptolemys, this country had more kings than any other in ancient history |
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HISTORY |
1989-09-05 |
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On Feb., 25, 1954, General Naguib resigned as this country's president; on Feb. 27 he was back in the post |
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THE 1950s |
1988-06-01 |
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Tho this country was given independence in 1922 under King Fuad I, British troops remained |
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HISTORY |
1986-11-17 |
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