2021 ⟶ Ever Given Container Ship Blocks Suez Canal

March 23 – 29: The container ship Ever Given obstructs the S...
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📜 Sale of a Slave Girl Recorded in Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581

August 29 – Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581, recording the sale of a slave girl, is written.⟶
Sale of a Slave Girl Recorded in Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581 (99)
Roman EmpireSlaveryEconomyTradeSocial History
EgyptEgypt

🚢 Suez Canal Opens

The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.⟶
Suez Canal Opens (1869)
CanalsTrade RoutesGlobal TradeImperialismColonialismShippingInfrastructureModernization
EgyptEgyptFranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

✝️ Shenouda III's Death and Tawadros II's Succession

Shenouda III, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, dies; Tawadros II succeeds him.⟶
Shenouda III's Death and Tawadros II's Succession (2012)
Coptic Orthodox ChurchPopeReligious LeadershipChristianitySuccessionReligious Institutions
EgyptEgypt

🚨 Egyptian President Morsi Deposed in Military Coup

July 3: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is deposed by the military in a coup d'état.⟶
Egyptian President Morsi Deposed in Military Coup (2013)
Coup d'étatMilitaryPolitical InstabilityArab SpringDemocracyAuthoritarianism
EgyptEgypt

🚢 Ever Given Container Ship Blocks Suez Canal

March 23 – 29: The container ship Ever Given obstructs the Suez Canal for six days, costing an estimated $3.6 billion in global trade.⟶
Ever Given Container Ship Blocks Suez Canal (2021)
ShippingSupply ChainGlobal TradeSuez CanalEconomic ImpactMaritime Transport
EgyptEgypt