{"slug": "aberdeen", "label": "Aberdeen", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36405", "qid": "Q36405", "description": "city in Scotland, United Kingdom", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1179, 1943], "span_label": ["1179 CE", "1943 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-scotland", "label": "Kingdom of Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "william-the-lion", "label": "William the Lion", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-bruce", "label": "Edward Bruce", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1179, "year_label": "1179 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King William I (the Lion) establishes two castles at the Beauly Firth and the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland. On his return, the city of Aberdeen is chartered by Wiliam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363299926#Europe", "title": "1179", "revid": 1363299926, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The harrying of Buchan takes places as Scottish forces under Edward Bruce devastate the lands of John Comyn, and his supporters following the victory at Inverurie. Meanwhile, Robert the Bruce takes Aberdeen, conquers Galloway and threatens northern Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#Scotland", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › By place › Scotland"}}, {"year": 1336, "year_label": "1336 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 21", "text": "July 21–22 – Second War of Scottish Independence: Aberdeen, Scotland is burned by the English.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367230650#Events", "title": "1336", "revid": 1367230650, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1571, "year_label": "1571 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 20", "text": "November 20 – Clan Gordon defeats Clan Forbes in the Battle of Craibstone, fought near Aberdeen in Scotland. Clan Forbes sustains 300 deaths and 200 men are taken prisoner out of its original contingent of 900, while Clan Gordon suffers 200 deaths of its 800 men.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369367955#October–December", "title": "1571", "revid": 1369367955, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1837, "year_label": "1837 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The first electric locomotive built is a miniature battery locomotive constructed by chemist Robert Davidson of Aberdeen in Scotland, and powered by galvanic cells (batteries).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360323585#Date_unknown", "title": "1837", "revid": 1360323585, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1943, "year_label": "1943 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – Aberdeen, Scotland, experiences its worst bombing, with 125 people killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373526844#April", "title": "1943", "revid": 1373526844, "section": "Events › April"}}]}