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    Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen of England in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. She reigned for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September 2022 at the age of 96. During her seven decades on the throne, she witnessed many significant global events that shaped human history, from the moon landing and end of the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen of England in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. She reigned for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September 2022 at the age of 96. During her seven decades on the throne, she witnessed many significant global events that shaped human history, from the moon landing and end of the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen of England in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. She reigned for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September 2022 at the age of 96. During her seven decades on the throne, she witnessed many significant global events that shaped human history, from the moon landing and end of the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen of England in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. She reigned for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September 2022 at the age of 96. During her seven decades on the throne, she witnessed many significant global events that shaped human history, from the moon landing and end of the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and COVID-19 pandemic.

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    THE WORLD DURING

    QUEEN ELIZABETH’S
    REIGN
    STANISLAV STEFANOV 11 V
    QUEEN ELIZABETH

    She is born on 21 April 1926 in Mayfair, London, England. She


    became queen on February 6, 1952, at the age of 25, following
    the sudden death of her father, King George VI, and was
    coronated the following year at Westminster Abbey. The late
    Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British
    history, claiming the throne for 70 years. At 96, she also held the
    distinction of the longest-lived British monarch. Britain's Queen
    Elizabeth II “died peacefully” on Thursday, September 8, at
    Balmoral Castle, the British royal family's estate in
    Aberdeenshire, Scotland, according to a statement from
    Buckingham Palace. She was 96.
    Presiding over seven decades, her reign has witnessed many significant moments that
    have shaped human history, from scientific breakthroughs to wars to financial crises. On
    the occasion of her death, here's a look at some of the major worldwide events that
    happened since Elizabeth became Queen of England:
    - May 2, 1952 - World's first commercial jet service begins
    The world's first commercial jet service, with the national British carrier British
    Overseas Aircraft Corporation, takes passengers from London to Johannesburg, ushering
    in a new age of travel.
    - July 20, 1969 - Apollo 11 moon
    landing

    Astronauts Neil Armstrong and


    Buzz Aldrin become the first two
    humans on the moon.

    - April 30, 1975 - End of the


    Vietnam War

    The Fall of Saigon marks the end of


    the Vietnam War after nearly 20
    years of conflict.

    - Nov. 9, 1989 - Fall of the Berlin


    Wall

    The collapse of the Soviet Bloc


    begins, preceding the end of the
    Cold War in 1991.
    - April 27, 1994 - Apartheid dismantled

    Apartheid, the system of racial segregation in South Africa, ends


    after more than 40 years, with Nelson Mandela elected in the
    country's first free presidential election.

    - Sept. 11, 2001 - 9/11 attacks

    The deadliest terrorist attack in human history is carried out


    against the United States by al-Qaeda, killing 2,977 people and
    spawning the nation's war on terrorism.
    - March 11, 2020 - COVID-19 declared a global pandemic

    The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.
    More than 6.4 million deaths from the virus worldwide have been reported to the WHO.
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