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A StoneAge monument built in the Neolithic period in 3200 BC. It is a passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, Co Meath, Ireland. It was used as a burial site for the wealthy people of the time and was completely hand made.
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These ancient pyramid shaped masonry structures were built as tombs for their pharaohs. These amazing tombs were aslo hand made by the people of Eygpt.
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The city of Pompeii is destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Casts of bodies were left cover in ash.
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The Anglo-Normans came to help Diarmaid MacMúrhcú in his bid to regain power over the kingdom of Leinster.
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At least 25 million people die in Europe's “Black Death” caused by the bubonic plague.
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An Italian explorer sailed on the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria across the Atlantic to discover Central America by chance.
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The building was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favorite wife of three, Mumtaz Mahal.
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During the American revolution in this year the United States of America became independent from the British Empire.
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the Irish population fell by 25% due to starvation, immigration and disease. The potato blight caused a lot of the starvation, however food was being exported to Britain at gun point at the time.
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Karl Benz invented the modern car in 1886.
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The Titanic was built in Belfast and set sail for America from Cobh, Cork. On the way the massive ship with 2,453 passengers collided with an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic.
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Ireland was lead by Michael Collins in efforts to seek independence from Great Britain while they were heavily engaged in World War 1.
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Between the years of 1941 and 1945 the Nazi Germans invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway and Western Poland.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first people to land safely on the moon in Apollo 11.
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The World Trade Centre's twin towers were attacked in New York City. Two commercial planes flew into the two towers causing the deaths of 2,996 people.
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Astronomers voted to demote Pluto to dwarf planet status.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0Youtube increses the amount of views possible on its videos as the music video for Psy's Gangnam Style. The video currently has 2,324,329,813 views.
