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29 May 1453 - Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to the Turks after 53 days of siege, leading to the end of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople's substantial fortifications were overcome with the use of gunpowder from very large cannons. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2qBAzRXoAgugOb.jpg