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Good morning — it’s Thursday, December 4. Today we’re diving into the Treaty of Paris, Suleiman the Magnificent's Baghdad victory, the first Thanksgiving in the Americas, The Observer's debut, Operation Restore Hope, and much more — all quick, sharp, and thoroughly sourced!
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🚀 Time Machine
-1259
King Henry III and King Louis IX sign the Treaty of Paris, ending 100 years of conflict between the Capetian and Plantagenet dynasties.
-1534
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent takes over Baghdad.
-1563
The Council of Trent holds its last session after 18 years, the last ecumenical council for over 300 years.
-1619
Thirty-eight colonists from Berkeley Parish, England, land in Virginia and give thanks, often seen as the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.
-1791
"The Observer" was first published and became the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.
-1867
Oliver Hudson Kelley founded The Grange, a powerful political force among western farmers.
-1991
Islamic militants released kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity.
-1992
President George H.W. Bush sent 28,000 troops to Somalia to distribute humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict among warlords.
-2018
Research in Nature claims Native Americans migrated from Siberia to the New World only once, around 23,000 years ago.
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