The 1755 Lisbon earthquake significantly impacted European history.

In 1925, a courtroom trial debated the teaching of evolution in schools.

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The 1900 Galveston hurricane remains one of the deadliest in U.S. history.

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In 1932, Australia deployed machine guns against flocks of emus during the Emu War.

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The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan on a lake.

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The Triassic period followed the Permian extinction.

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The Devonian period is sometimes called the Age of Fishes.

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In 1979, a computer error nearly triggered a false nuclear alarm in the United States.

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Ancient Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.

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