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Two Italian cities fought a deadly medieval war — and the winners carried off a wooden bucket they still display

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One Baghdad scholar gave us both 'algebra' and 'algorithm'

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The Black Death killed up to half of Europe

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Cologne Cathedral took 632 years to build — across dozens of generations

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Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire

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Gutenberg's Bible launched mass printing in Europe

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Korea printed a book with movable metal type 78 years before Gutenberg

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Vikings reached America 500 years before Columbus

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15 Jun 1215

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King John sealed Magna Carta at Runnymede

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8 Feb 1587

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Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded

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11 Sep 1297

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The Scots won the Battle of Stirling Bridge

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2 Oct 1187

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Saladin captured Jerusalem from the Crusaders

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14 Oct 1066

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The Battle of Hastings reshaped England

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25 Oct 1415

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The Battle of Agincourt stunned France

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13 Jan 1129

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The Knights Templar gain papal recognition

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12 Feb 1554

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Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days' Queen, is beheaded

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24 Mar 1603

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Elizabeth I died, and two crowns drew closer

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