The treasury of the Delian League was moved here in 454 BC.
In 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea campaign by ordering the destruction of this city's military assets.
On November 4, 1576, Spanish soldiers sacked this city during the so-called Spanish Fury. 7,000 citizens were massacred and 800 houses were burnt down.
Scottish-born writer Robert Louis Stevenson spent the last four years of his life here. He is buried on Mt. Vaea, overlooking the home he built Vailima.
In October 1541, the King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sought to recapture this city from the Barbary pirates.
In 1309, this city was chosen by Pope Clement V as his residence during the Council of Vienne.
In 1633, the first ever recorded game of football was outlined by teacher David Wedderburn in his book 'Vocabula'. Written during his time teaching at a grammar school here.
It is a planned city built in the 1980's based on a master plan by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. It replaced Lagos as the capital on December 12, 1991.
Charlemagne was buried in the church he built in this city.
In 1345, an alleged Eucharistic miracle in Kalverstraat rendered this city an important place of pilgrimage until the adoption of the Protestant faith.
This city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Imerina until 1710, when Imerina split into four warring quadrants.
In 1580, the second foundation of Buenos Aires was made by Juan de Garay, who arrived by sailing down the Paraná River from this city.
This city was founded in c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great.
In the 630s, the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the region from the Byzantines and renamed 'Philadelphia' to its current name.
In 1926, the Council of Labor and Defense approved the construction of the Turkestan–Siberia Railway which was a crucial element of the future growth of this city.
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