Published on December 13, 2023
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English explorer Sir Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, aboard the ship "Pelican" (later renamed the "Golden Hind") on a voyage that would eventually become the second circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman.
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces near his hometown of Tikrit, marking a significant milestone in the Iraq War and the downfall of his regime.
Following the city's capture by Japanese forces on December 13, 1937, Nanking experienced mass killings, looting, and widespread atrocities against civilians. The event, known as the Nanking Massacre or the Rape of Nanking, resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and the devastation of the city.
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