451 Roman General Flavius Aetius defeats Attila the Hun at The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (Chalons-sur-Marne), halting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul 622 Islamic Prophet Muhammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina) 1519 Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets off on the 1st successful circumnavigation of the globe (Magellan killed on route) 1854 Battle of the Alma: first major battle of Crimean War. British and French alliance defeat the Russians 1990 Both East and West Germany ratify reunification 2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, US President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror" | 
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