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Event war Americas

Battle of Bull Run

1861 CE

First major battle of the American Civil War, where Confederate forces routed the Union army near a Virginia creek.

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Standing in 1861 CE

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Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Mammoth Cave Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Hawaii Volcanoes Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing

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