what were the main events of the battle of britain?
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October: The German Luftwaffe focused their bombing raids on British cities at night, to reduce Luftwaffe casualties. Coastal towns, airfields and other military targets were attacked during the day. 31 October: The German Luftwaffe were denied air superiority by the RAF. The Battle of Britain ended.
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['UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa.', 'Berlin Wall is built, dividing East and West Germany.', 'American-backed Cuban exiles fail in an attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.', 'Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated.', 'Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completes the first orbit of Earth by a human.']
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The Brits and the French also worked together towards victory in the Second World War, which started when both nations declared war on Nazi Germany after it invaded Poland in 1939. Again, an alliance was formed between Britain, France, the Soviet Union (formerly Russia), the USA, China, and members of the Commonwealth.
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['7 July 1937: Clash near the Marco Polo Bridge, close to Beijing. ... ', '10 May 1940: Germans launch offensive in the West. ... ', '12 August 1940: Battle of Britain begins. ... ', '22 June 1941: Launching of Operation Barbarossa. ... ', '7 December 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor. ... ', '4 June 1942: Battle of Midway. ... ', '5 July 1943: Germans launch battle of Kursk.']
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['Battle of Fort Sumter.', 'First Battle of Bull Run.', 'Battle of the Ironclads.', 'Battle of Shiloh.', 'Battle of Antietam.', 'Battle of Fredericksburg.', 'Battle of Chancellorsville.', 'Siege of Vicksburg.']
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['Haiti earthquake. ... ', 'UK economy comes out of recession. ... ', 'Sachin Tendulkar scores first double century in One Day International (ODI) cricket. ... ', 'Chile earthquake. ... ', 'The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull. ... ', 'BP oil spill. ... ', 'David Cameron becomes UK prime minister. ... ', 'Trapped Chilean miners rescued.']
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Suez Canal, Port Said. ... The 1956 Suez Crisis, when Britain along with France and Israel invaded Egypt to recover control of the Suez Canal, was arguably one of the most significant episodes in post-1945 British history. It's outcome highlighted Britain's declining status and confirmed it as a 'second tier' world power.
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During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
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['The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9, 1917: ... ', 'Universal health care: ... ', 'Discovery of Insulin, 1922: ... ', 'Confederation, 1867: ... ', 'Terry Fox, 1980: ... ', "Women's suffrage: ... ", 'Second World War: ... ', "2002 women's hockey gold:"]
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['The Battle of Palo Alto: May 8, 1846. ... ', 'The Battle of Resaca de la Palma: May 9, 1846. ... ', 'The Battle of Monterrey: September 21-24, 1846. ... ', 'The Battle of Buena Vista: February 22-23, 1847. ... ', 'The War in the West. ... ', 'The Siege of Veracruz: March 9-29, 1847.']
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5 April – four British soldiers were killed in a bomb blast near the Iraqi city of Basra. 12 April – the anchor handling tug supply vessel Bourbon Dolphin capsized in the North Sea. Three people died and four were missing.
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["1340 Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada, last Marīnids invasion of Iberian Peninsula.", '1899 Battle of Ladysmith, Natal: Boers defeat the British, leading to the Siege of Ladysmith.']
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['Irish Potato Famine. ... ', 'Communist Manifesto Published. ... ', 'Great Exhibition. ... ', 'Crimean War. ... ', 'Bessemer Invents Blast Furnace. ... ', 'Big Ben Cast. ... ', 'British East India Company Transfers Control of India to Crown. ... ', 'First Transatlantic Cable.']
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The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China).
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Several of the most famous Anglo-French battles took place during the Hundred Years' War: Crécy, Poitiers, Agincourt, Orléans, Patay, Formigny and Castillon. The English under King Henry VIII invaded and defeated France in 1544–46.
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Germany and Britain fought against each other in World War I and World War II. After British occupation of West Germany from 1945 to 1950, they became close allies in NATO, which continued after reunification. Both nations are also founding members of several of the European political communities.
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1. William The Conqueror Defeats Harold At The Battle of Hastings - 1066. Arguably the most famous date in English history, most people can link the year of 1066 with the Battle of Hastings.