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    Two decades into the 21st century, the damage is becoming crystal clear. Because of record levels of greenhouse gases — which largely come from fossil fuel and agricultural uses — we are, according to the World Meteorological Association, in the hottest five-year and 10-year period in human history. Every decade since 1980 has been warmer ...
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    As they say, if we don't learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it. And as these 10 historical events prove, humans seem to be more prone to repeating than learning. Science Tech Home & Garden Auto ... Such crimes continue into the 21st century, as some leaders have accused Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of killing his own people to ...
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    This was unquestionably one of the biggest and most successful tricks known to history — that is, if it's true. Homer alludes to the occurrence in "Odyssey," and Virgil extrapolates the story in "The Aeneid."Evidence suggests that Troy itself existed, giving some validity to Homer's tales, and scholars have long been investigating how historically accurate these details are.
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    Historical events represent turning points the progress of civilization. Learn about some of the most famous historical events in these articles. Science Tech ... Transcendentalism was a 19th century philosophical movement with adherents like Thoreau, Emerson and Fuller, based on principles of freedom, feminism, abolition and the idea that ...
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    Historical Events. 10 of the Worst Decisions Ever Made. By: Maria Trimarchi It's a safe bet that the 12 publishing firms ... More than a century ago, the RMS Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage across the North Atlantic. But just five days into the trip from England to New York City, the luxury liner collided with an iceberg off the coast of ...
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    Historical Events. From the Age of Enlightenment to the Christmas Truce, learn about some of history's most pivotal events. More Culture Topics to Explore: Historical Figures History vs. Myth Europe North America ... 20 Memorable Moments of the 21st Century So Far.
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    Sea levels have risen 6.7 inches (17 centimeters) over the past century. As of 2016, the 10 warmest years since 1880 have all happened within the past 12 years. Oceans are warming and acidifying. ... across. That makes it one of the five largest individual volcanic events in history — nearly 6,000 times larger than the Mt. St. Helens eruption ...
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    By all rights, Dec. 8, 1941, should have been a day that lived in infamy, to borrow a phrase from President Franklin Roosevelt. On that date, a force of Japanese warplanes attacked American military bases in the Philippines, and bombed Manila, that nation's biggest city [source: Campbell].. Leon Long, a U.S. serviceman who worked in aircraft maintenance, recalled in a 2013 interview that he ...
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    It seemed entirely unthinkable in our linked-up, ­ultra-connected, Wi-Fi world: How could a tribe remain undiscovered in the Amazon in the 21st century? Photos of an Amazon tribe were published in major news outlets worldwide on May 29 and 30, and we stared agog at the tribal people brandishing bows and arrows at the photographers.
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