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Battle of Mogyorod — A Hungarian throne is won on the battlefield

Mogyorod, HungaryMedieval

1074

Battle of Mogyorod

A Hungarian throne is won on the battlefield

At the Battle of Mogyorod, Dukes Geza and Ladislaus defeated their cousin King Solomon of Hungary, forcing him to flee the country. The battle was a decisive moment in Hungarian royal politics, settling a bitter dynastic dispute that had divided the kingdom. Ladislaus would eventually become one of Hungary's most beloved kings, canonized as a saint and remembered as a model of chivalric virtue and pious rule.

1074 AD

Washington, D.C., United StatesEarly 20th Century

1900

Gold Standard Act Signed

America anchors its currency to gold

The Gold Standard Act was ratified, formally placing United States currency on the gold standard. Every dollar was now backed by a fixed quantity of gold, bringing stability and predictability to American finance at the dawn of the twentieth century. The act resolved decades of fierce debate between gold advocates and silver populists, establishing a monetary framework that would endure until the turbulent economics of the Great Depression forced its reconsideration.

1900 AD

Korean War — Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.

1950-1953Late 20th Century

1951

Korean War

Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.

The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The war, which ended in stalemate, was the first great clash of arms of the Cold War and was one of, if not its deadliest proxy war.

1951 AD