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Aviation (1783-1997) The first balloon flight to the first solo around-the-world flight completed by a woman. |
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The Black Death
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The Boer War (1900-1902)
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The British Monarchy (0871-2002) From the early Saxon Kings through to the modern monarchy. |
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British Prime Ministers (1905-)
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The Calendar (0001-1972) How we account for time and record its passage from day-to-day and from year-to-year. |
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Ceres The Largest Asteroid in the Asteroid Belt |
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Charon The first moon of Pluto |
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Early Christianity (0001-1054) The founding of the Christian church from the birth of Jesus the Nazarine to the split into Roman and Orthodox churches. |
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Middle Christianity (1054-1500) The middle period of the development of the Christian church including the Great Schism. |
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Late Christianity (1500-1998) The development of the Christian church and its division into further sects. |
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The Crusades (1095-1314) The story of the Crusades, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers and the Tutonic Knights. |
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The Domesday Book (1085-1086) The results of the Domesday Survey of England recording 13,418 settlements. |
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The British East India Company
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The Elements (1735-2001) The discovery of the fundamental chemical elements and the development of the periodic table. |
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The English Civil War (1642-1649)
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The European Union (1957-) The development of the Eurpoean Union from the common market to a common currency. |
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Exploration of Land & Sea (0150-1986) Man's exploration of the world's enviroment by land, air and sea. |
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Exploration of Space (1918-) Man's exploration of the enviroment beyond the confines of Earth. |
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Films & Movies (1832-1995) The development of the moving image from the early silent films through to completely digital productions. |
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Food & Drink (0001-1989) Human consumption of food and drink for pleasure or for survival. |
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The Internet (1957-) The phenomenon of the Internet, how it came about and how it has grown. |
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Islam (0571-1995) The founding and the rise of Islam from the birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammad. |
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The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) The Jacobite Rebellions in England |
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Jupiter The 5th Planet from the Sun |
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Mars The 4th Planet from the Sun |
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Medicine (0001-2001) The struggle for mankind to understand the functioning and repair of the human body. |
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Mercury The nearest Planet to the Sun |
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The Moon The Earth's only natural satelite |
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Neptune The 8th Planet from the Sun |
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Nobel Laureates (1901-2002) The international award given for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economic sciences. |
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The Nuclear Age (1895-) From the splitting of the atom to the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. |
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The Olympics (1893-) The moden Olympic Games continuing a much older tradition of human competition. |
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Photography (1553-1996) The development of still photography from a single chemical plate to the invention of digital cameras. |
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Pluto Once classified as the 9th Planet from the Sun. |
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The Printed Legacy (0047-1960) The development of man's ability to record his knowledge on on the printed page. |
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Radio Broadcasting (1873-) The transmission of sound via radio waves. |
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Saturn The 6th Planet from the Sun |
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Sikhism
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TV Broadcasting (1890-) The development of mass-media visual broadcasting and the inventions that led to its popularity. |
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UB313 One of the Largest Plutons |
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The United Nations (1945-) The history behind the organisation that binds most of the world's countries together. |
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Uranus The 7th Planet from the Sun |
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US Civil War (1861-1865) The war fought between the american North against the South over slavery. |
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US Revolutionary War (1775-1783) When America won its independance from the British. |
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Venus The 2nd Planet from the Sun |
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World War I (1914-1918) The Great War that was called the War to end all wars. |
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World War II (1939-1945) The world war instigated by Adolf Hitler which touched every part of the globe. |
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Xmas (0001-2000) The history of the Xmas celebration, Saint Nicholas, Kris Krimble, Santa Claus, and Father Christmas |