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Roman Roads: Building an Empire One Stone at a Time

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Roman Empire

Roman Roads: Building an Empire One Stone at a Time

The Enduring Network of a Mighty Empire

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2003
Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.
1994
In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.
1991
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.
1990
Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.
1985
Windows 1.0, the first version of Microsoft Windows available to the public, was released.
1979
Armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam.

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