Julius Caesar's assassination (March 15, 44 BCE): A lunar eclipse occurred on March 13, 44 BCE, two days before the assassination, which Romans believed was a bad omen.

Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066): This decisive battle happened one day after a lunar eclipse on October 13, 1066, and was considered an omen by astrologers.

Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815): A lunar eclipse took place two days before this battle on June 16, 1815, which marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

California Gold Rush (January 24, 1848): A lunar eclipse occurred on January 27, 1848, three days after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, sparking the Gold Rush.

U.S. Civil War begins (April 12, 1861): A lunar eclipse happened two days prior, on April 10, 1861, before the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.

Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 14, 1865): Lincoln was assassinated three days before a lunar eclipse on April 17, 1865.

Titanic sinking (April 15, 1912): The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg, and a lunar eclipse occurred three days prior, on April 12, 1912.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination (June 28, 1914): This event triggered World War I, and a lunar eclipse occurred three days before, on June 25, 1914.

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945): The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, with a lunar eclipse taking place two days prior, on August 4, 1945.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing (July 20, 1969): The lunar eclipse on July 18, 1969, preceded the successful moon landing by two days.

Fall of the Berlin Wall (November 9, 1989): A lunar eclipse occurred on November 7, 1989, two days before the fall of the wall.

9/11 Terrorist Attacks (September 11, 2001): A lunar eclipse took place three days prior, on September 8, 2001.

COVID-19 Pandemic (declared on March 11, 2020): A lunar eclipse occurred three days after the pandemic declaration, on March 14, 2020.


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