The British flag flies at half-mast at Buckingham Palace after Britain’s longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth the second, died Thursday at the age of 96.

Although the vast British Empire dwindled during her reign, the 96-year-old British monarch’s popularity remained overwhelming during her 70 years on the throne. The figurehead of Britain for seven decades has also witnessed some of the most significant events in modern history.

By seeing Winston Churchill to Liz Truss in Great Britain’s top office for the dissolution of the Joseph Stalin-led Soviet Union and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States – she has witnessed many important events that have shaped the world over the past century.

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Here are some of the key historical events in Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign:

The Queen and her 15 Prime Ministers: A total of 15 British Prime Ministers served the country under the Queen’s reign. Her first was Winston Churchill, who held the office from 1951 to 1955 (he had previously been Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945), and her last Liz Trusswho was appointed just three days before the Queen’s death.

Queen met 13 of the last 14 sitting US Presidents: Over the course of her 70-year reign, Elizabeth has met 13 of the last 14 US Presidents, except Lyndon B Johnson. Your first meeting with Harry S Truman was in 1951, and she last met the President Joe Biden in 2021.

1966 – China’s Cultural Revolution: 1966 the communist leader Mao Zedong sparked the Cultural Revolution that lasted until his death in 1976 and influenced the country for decades. Even the CCP has declared and acknowledged that the Cultural Revolution was wrong.

1969 Man lands on the moon: In 1969, the Queen celebrated the world’s first space flight that landed humans on the moon. She greeted astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrinand MichaelCollins to their office…