Key Historical Events: Tamerlane's Conquest of Delhi, Wright's First Flight, and Congo Peace Accord
Tamerlane captured and sacked Delhi in 1398, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by igniting camels loaded with hay to charge at armored elephants. In 1531, Pope Clement VII published the papal bull 'Cum ad nihil magis' to authorize the Inquisition in Portugal, later rescinded in 1535.
In 1788, the Russian army under Grigory Potemkin captured the fortress of Ochakov after a five-month siege during the Russo-Turkish War. Orville Wright achieved the first powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, lasting 12 seconds and covering 120 feet.
In 1963, Lev Yashin became the first Russian to win the Ballon d'Or for best European football player. The line of control in Kashmir was agreed upon by India and Pakistan in 1972. In 1986, Davina Thompson made medical history with the first heart, lung, and liver transplant in England. In 2002, Congolese parties signed a peace accord during the Second Congo War, establishing a framework for transitional governance and elections.
