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History of Technology Timeline

Old medieval wooden pirate military war ship with a cannon on the deck pointed out and aiming

Pirate School: 5 Things You Can Shoot from a Cannon

Olduvai Gorge or Olduwai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa (eastern Serengeti Plain) Where fossil remains of more than 60 hominins provides the most continuous known record of human evolution. Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey made discoveries here. Archaeology

7 Amazing Historical Sites in Africa

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

"Landing of Columbus" by John Vanderlyn, oil on canvas; commissioned 1836/1837, placed 1847. In the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 12' x 18' ft. (3.66 m. x 5.49 m.) Christopher Columbus and members of his crew are shown on a beach

5 Unbelievable Facts About Christopher Columbus

Polar bear leaping among ice floes at Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, the Arctic. Sea ice climate change mammal jump global warming

All 81 References in Fall Out Boy’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

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Timeline of the 1990s

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Next generation of Cambridge archaeologists to train on hillfort • Apr. 26, 2025, 4:15 AM ET (BBC)

3,000-year-old necropolis discovered in Al Ain, UAE • Apr. 23, 2025, 11:02 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Prehistoric chariot wheel unearthed at Highland golf course • Apr. 23, 2025, 8:12 AM ET (BBC)

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Date	c. 1200 BCE - c. 1000

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