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2020: The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Challenge
The Beginning In December 2019, a new virus emerged in the city of Wuhan, China. This virus, later named SARS-CoV-2, caused a disease called COVID-19. It started as a cluster […]
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2001: The September 11 Attacks: A Day That Changed the World
The Morning of September 11, 2001 On the morning of September 11, 2001, the world witnessed one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in history. Four commercial airplanes were hijacked […]
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1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The End of an Era
The Cold War Divide After World War II, Germany was divided into East and West, with the Eastern part becoming a communist state under Soviet influence and the Western part […]
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1969: One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon
The Space Race In the 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a fierce competition known as the Space Race. Both nations aimed to demonstrate their […]
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1961: Yuri Gagarin: The First Human in Space
The Dawn of Space Exploration In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the world was gripped by the Space Race, a fierce competition between the United States and the Soviet […]
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1945: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The End of World War II
A World at War By 1945, World War II had been raging for six years. The conflict had engulfed much of the globe, causing immense destruction and loss of life. […]
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1939: The Beginning of World War II
The Road to War The origins of World War II can be traced back to the aftermath of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war in […]
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1929: The Great Depression Begins
The Roaring Twenties The 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties, was a decade of prosperity and cultural change. The stock market boomed, consumerism flourished, and people enjoyed new forms of […]
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1914: The Beginning of World War I
The Tensions of Europe By 1914, Europe was a continent on edge. Nationalistic fervor, militarism, and a complex web of alliances created an environment ripe for conflict. The major powers […]
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1859: Charles Darwin Publishes “On the Origin of Species”
The Journey Begins: The HMS Beagle In 1831, a young naturalist named Charles Darwin embarked on a five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. The journey took him to various parts […]
