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Viking Raid, Loving v. Virginia & the First Pacific Flight | Jun 8–13
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From the Viking assault on Lindisfarne in 793 to the landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling in 1967, this week in history delivered turning points across a thousand years. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unforgettable week.
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On September twenty-first, eleven seventy, in Dublin, Ireland, Anglo-Norman forces swept into the Kingdom of Dublin and seized control, dealing a decisive blow to Gaelic rule on the island. It was a military conquest with consequences that would echo for centuries, planting the roots of English involvement in Irish affairs.
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