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This image of the Berlin Wall was taken in 1986 by Thierry Noir at Bethaniendamm in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

The Berlin Wall Fell On November 9, 1989

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The Berlin Wall was a literal symbol of the iron curtain and the cold war, which divided east and west Germany. It was built in 1961 and fell in 1989.

Monks Mound is the largest earthen structure at Cahokia (for scale, people below and on top). About 80 earthen mounds or earthworks survive at the archeology site out of perhaps as many as 120 at the city's apex.

Unraveling Cahokia: The Forgotten City That Redefined Ancient America

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Around 900 years ago, an extensive and sophisticated culture existed across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis, home to approximately 50,000 people in the metropolitan area. This was Cah...

The Curious Case of Driving on the Right vs. the Left

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The Curious Case of Driving on the Right vs. the Left. How did this custom begin and why do some countries adopt one or the other?

Acting for Hawaiian sugar interests and their American allies, a committee led by Sanford Ballard Dole deposed Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani #thisday Jan 17, 1893 and installed a provisional government with Dole as president. Images: of last King of Hawaii King Kalākaua and queen liliuokalani

Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown

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Pando colony Fishlake National Forest US Forest Service

VLOG Episode 9 | What Is Pando, The Trembling Giant?

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This VLOG is on an amazing natural phenomenon: Pando, a single organism of thousands of genetically identical trees, the largest organism on Earth.

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September 3, 1783 – On this day Treaty of Paris Signed and American Revolution Ends

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On this day (September 3) 1783 the American Revolution officially came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the representatives of United States, France, Spain and Britain. The treaty ...

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California hit by strongest earthquake in 20 years

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The strongest earthquake – at 6.4 magnitude – in two decades hit California and parts of Nevada yesterday (July 4, 2019), causing injuries and damage in locations around the epicenter and ...