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The Megalodon lived millions of years before humans appeared.
Early humans hunted megafauna during the Ice Age.
Prehistoric cave paintings provide insight into early humans.
The Ice Age ended about 11,700 years ago.
The asteroid impact linked to dinosaur extinction occurred about 66 million years ago.
The Devonian period is sometimes called the Age of Fishes.
The Permian extinction was the largest mass extinction in Earth's history.
The first mammals appeared during the age of dinosaurs.
The Cretaceous period ended with a mass extinction event.
The Triassic period marked the first appearance of dinosaurs.
The Persian Empire built a vast administrative system.
The Code of Hammurabi established early written laws.
The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 776 BCE.
Ancient Rome built extensive road networks.
The Olmec civilization flourished in Mesoamerica.
The Phoenicians were skilled sailors and traders.
The ancient Egyptians developed a 365-day calendar.
The Indus Valley Civilization built advanced drainage systems.
Ancient Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.
The Sumerians developed one of the earliest known writing systems.
The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 released thousands of gallons of beer into the streets.
The Tulip Mania of the 1600s is considered one of the first economic bubbles.
In 1859, the Carrington Event caused powerful solar storms that disrupted telegraph systems.
The Year Without a Summer in 1816 followed a massive volcanic eruption.
The shortest war in recorded history lasted less than an hour.
The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 sent a wave of molasses through Boston streets.
In 1518, a dancing plague reportedly caused people to dance uncontrollably for days.
The Great Emu War of 1932 involved Australian soldiers attempting to control emu populations.
Mammoths and early humans lived at the same time.
The first dinosaurs appeared during the Triassic period.
The woolly mammoth lived during the last Ice Age.
The Renaissance saw advances in art, science, and philosophy.
The Silk Road connected East and West through trade.
The Magna Carta influenced later democratic principles.
The Great Depression began in 1929.
The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799.
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I.
The Cold War followed World War II.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869.
The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.
The Spanish Armada sailed against England in 1588.
The Wright brothers made their first powered flight in 1903.
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars in the Middle Ages.
The Code of Justinian influenced European law.
The Mayans developed a complex calendar system.
The Tang Dynasty is known for cultural achievements in China.
The Trojan War is part of ancient Greek legend.
The Gupta Empire is often called the Golden Age of India.
The Persian Empire built an extensive network of roads.