Contemporary
Title IX (1972): The Law That Transformed Women's Sport in the US
Federal law barred sex discrimination in any education programme receiving federal funds, leading to a large expansion of girls' and women's sport.
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Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Mir Space Station (1986-2001): Soviet and Russian Outpost
Mir hosted crews for most of 15 years, set endurance records still partly unbeaten and, through Shuttle-Mir, laid the groundwork for the International Space Station before being deorbited into the South Pacific.
Contemporary
Yom Kippur War 1973: Surprise Attack and the Oil Embargo
Israel recovered militarily and ended the war across the Suez Canal, but Egypt's early success opened the way to US-brokered disengagement and later peace.
Contemporary
Battle of Ia Drang (1965): First Major US Battle in Vietnam
US forces held LZ X-Ray but a battalion was ambushed at LZ Albany; both sides claimed success and drew lessons that shaped the war of attrition.
Ancient World
Mount Nemrut: Antiochus I's Tomb-Sanctuary in Commagene
A royal tomb-mound and terraces of colossal statues were built on the summit; the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Ancient World
Lord of Sipán: The Richest Royal Tomb Found in the Americas
The first intact tomb of a Moche ruler ever excavated scientifically, transforming knowledge of Moche kingship and ritual.
Ancient World
Han Conquest of Gojoseon (108 BC): Fall of Korea's First State
Han victory; Wiman Joseon was destroyed and replaced by four Han commanderies, of which Lelang lasted until AD 313.
Ancient World
Kanishka and the Kushan Empire: Crossroads of the Silk Road
Kanishka brought the Kushan Empire to its height, linking Central Asia, India and the Silk Road trade and patronising Buddhism.
Ancient World
Pompey's War Against the Pirates (67 BC): Clearing the Seas
Roman victory; piracy in the Mediterranean was broken within months and Pompey gained the prestige that won him the war against Mithridates.
Ancient World
Plague of Athens (430 BC): The Epidemic That Killed Pericles
An epidemic that killed an estimated quarter to a third of the population of Athens, including Pericles, and weakened the city in the Peloponnesian War.
Ancient World
Amarna (Akhetaten): Akhenaten's Lost Capital City
Akhetaten served as Egypt's royal capital for about 15 years and was abandoned after Akhenaten's death, preserving an exceptional snapshot of a New Kingdom city.
Ancient World
Babylonian Map of the World: The Oldest Known World Map
The tablet is the oldest surviving map that tries to show the whole known world, as Babylonians imagined it.