A World in Motion

The five moments in this challenge

The scenes are shown below — tap a card to reveal its place and year.

1. 

   Round 1 · 1955

   Opening Day at Disneyland Resort

   Anaheim, California, USA

   Walt Disney's visionary theme park opened to thousands of invited guests on a sweltering July day, broadcast live on national television to millions despite numerous operational and plumbing hiccups.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 1926

   Clearing the Great Sphinx of Giza

   Giza, Egypt

   French engineer Émile Baraize completed an exhaustive eleven-year project to fully excavate the Great Sphinx from the deep desert sands, revealing its massive paws and building a protective retaining wall.

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3. 

   Round 3 · 1835

   Darwin Explores the Galápagos Islands

   Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

   During the historic voyage of HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin spent five weeks surveying the Galápagos Islands, collecting the crucial specimens that would eventually inspire his groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection.

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4. 

   Round 4 · 1896

   Battle of Adwa Against Italian Forces

   Adwa, Ethiopia

   Emperor Menelik II's forces decisively defeated the invading Italian army, securing Ethiopian sovereignty and making it the only African nation to successfully thwart European colonization during the Scramble for Africa.

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5. 

   Round 5 · 1331

   Ibn Battuta Arrives at Kilwa Kisiwani

   Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

   The famous Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta arrived at the prosperous Swahili city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani, praising it in his writings as one of the most beautiful and well-constructed towns in the world.

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