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1915 – World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins. 1918 – World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby. [9] 1926 – The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
In the modern day, there are seven continents. However, there have been more continents throughout history. Vaalbara was the first supercontinent. [2] Europe is the newest continent. [3] Geologists have predicted that certain continents will appear, these being Pangaea Proxima, Novopangaea, Aurica, and Amasia.
During World War I the ship participated in several sweeps into the North Sea as the covering force for the battlecruisers of the I Scouting Group. She saw limited duty in the Baltic Sea against the Russian Navy , including serving as part of a support force during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
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Disasters The United Nations estimates on a preliminary basis that at least 2,000 tents were damaged or destroyed in the storm that struck Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. (Al Jazeera) At least two people are killed and seventeen injured in a domestic gas explosion in the Schaerbeek area of Brussels, Belgium. (RIA Novosti) International relations Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations ...
Palau is to create the world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters. (BBC) ( The Times ) (UPI) Paul G. Kirk, Jr. is sworn in as the interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts , succeeding the late Ted Kennedy .
Disasters A 6.2- magnitude earthquake hits near the Baja California peninsula with no immediate reports of injuries or damage. (CNN) Health The World Health Organisation announces a global alert and is investigating the case of a novel coronavirus found in a Qatari man returning from Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) International relations Senkaku Islands dispute: Over 50 Taiwanese ships clash with ...