Early Modern
Fall of Vilcabamba (1572): Execution of Túpac Amaru
Spanish forces occupied the abandoned Inca capital of Vilcabamba, captured the last Sapa Inca Túpac Amaru and beheaded him in Cusco, ending the independent Neo-Inca State.
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Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Egyptian Revolution of 2011: Tahrir Square and Mubarak's Fall
Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011 and handed power to the army; a troubled transition ended with the military's removal of President Morsi in July 2013.
Contemporary
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) and the Capitol Crawl
The ADA outlawed discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, public services, public accommodations and telecommunications across the United States.
Contemporary
Chang'e 4 (2019): First Landing on the Moon's Far Side
Chang'e 4 made the first soft landing on the lunar far side, and its Yutu-2 rover went on to operate for years, far beyond its planned lifetime.
Contemporary
Assassination of Indira Gandhi (1984) and Operation Blue Star
Indira Gandhi was killed and her son Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister; anti-Sikh violence in Delhi and other cities killed around 3,000 people or more.
Contemporary
Chilean Coup of 1973: Pinochet Overthrows Salvador Allende
The elected Popular Unity government fell, Allende died in La Moneda, and a military junta led by Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile until 1990.
Ancient World
Vandal Conquest of North Africa (429-439): Gaiseric's Kingdom
The Vandals and Alans took Carthage in 439 and founded a kingdom in North Africa that lasted until 534.
Ancient World
Three Kingdoms Period (220-280): Wei, Shu and Wu Divide China
Wei conquered Shu in 263, the Sima family replaced Wei with the Jin dynasty in 266, and Jin conquered Wu in 280, reuniting China.
Ancient World
Ara Pacis Augustae (13-9 BC): Augustus's Altar of Peace
A monumental marble altar to the goddess Pax that became one of the key works of Augustan art; reassembled in 1938 and now housed in the Ara Pacis Museum.
Ancient World
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC): The Death of Epaminondas
Tactical Theban victory, but Epaminondas was mortally wounded and Theban leadership of Greece collapsed.
Ancient World
Royal Mummy Cache of Deir el-Bahari (TT320) and Its Discovery
More than 50 royal and elite mummies, including Seti I, Ramesses II and Ramesses III, were recovered and taken to Cairo.
Ancient World
Royal Road of Persia: Darius's Highway from Sardis to Susa
The Royal Road and the wider Achaemenid road network let the Persian kings move officials, armies and messages across their empire with unprecedented speed.