Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
56/100
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In 1859, the first successful oil well in the United States was drilled near Titusville, Pa.
In 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurred on Krakatoa, a small, uninhabited island west of Sumatra in Indonesia.
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eruption → drill → Indonesia
In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes, was signed by 15 nations in Paris.
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Pact → outlaw → Paris
World War II began 11 years later.
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II → begin → ?
In 1939, Adolf Hitler served notice on England and France that Germany wanted Danzig and the Polish Corridor.
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Germany → serve → Danzig
Germany invaded Poland days later and on Sept. 3, France and Britain declared war, starting World War II.
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France → invade → II
In 1955, the first Guinness World Records book was published.
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book → publish → 1955
In 1979, IRA militants killed Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of England, by blowing up his boat.
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militants → kill → boat
In 1999, two Russian cosmonauts and a French astronaut left Mir to return to Earth, leaving the orbiting Russian space station unmanned for the first time in 13 years.
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cosmonauts → leave → years
In 2008, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was formally chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee at the party's national convention in Denver.
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Obama → choose → Denver
In 2009, 17-year-old Briton Mike Perham, after a nine-month voyage in a 50-foot yacht, was recognized as the youngest person to sail alone around the world without assistance.
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Perham → recognize → assistance
At age 14, he had been the youngest to sail solo across the Atlantic.
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he → sail → Atlantic
In 2010, the planned $3 billion merger of Continental and United Airlines was approved by the U.S. Justice Department, clearing the major regulatory hurdle to the creation of the world's biggest airline.
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merger → plan → airline
In 2020, New Zealand handed down its first sentence of life in prison without parole for Brenton Tarrant for killing 51 mosque worshippers in Christchurch.
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Zealand → hand → Christchurch
In 2021, Prince Andrew, the second-oldest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, was served a lawsuit accusing him of rape and sex abuse of a woman when she was underage.
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she → serve → woman
He settled the suit to avoid going to trial.
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He → settle → trial
In 2024, brothers Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, who have famously feuded for more than a decade and last performed together in 2009, announced plans to reunite their band Oasis for a concert tour.
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who → feud → tour
They officially ended their 16-year hiatus on July 4, 2025, at the Cardiff Principality Stadium in Wales.
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They → end → Wales
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