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360° scene from British Troops Burn the White House1753 AD – 1904 AD

From towering engineering feats to catastrophic natural events and frantic markets, today's locations capture moments where the world was permanently altered.

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  1. Round 1 · 1814 AD

    Casual

    British Troops Burn the White House

    During the War of 1812, British forces captured Washington and set fire to the Presidential Mansion in retaliation for the American burning of York in Ontario.

  2. Round 2 · 1753 AD

    Casual

    Hoisting the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia

    After the original bell cracked on its first ring, local founders Pass and Stow recast it. It was then hoisted into the tower of the Pennsylvania State House.

  3. Round 3 · 1888 AD

    Tricky

    Construction of the Forth Bridge

    Built after the disastrous collapse of the Tay Bridge, this over-engineered Scottish marvel was the world's first major steel structure.

  4. Round 4 · 1902 AD

    Expert

    Eruption of Mount Pelée

    A catastrophic pyroclastic flow annihilated the 'Paris of the Caribbean' in seconds, killing 30,000 residents and leaving only one known survivor in a prison cell.

  5. Round 5 · 1904 AD

    Expert

    Baikal Icebreaker Ferry on the Trans-Siberian

    Before the rugged Circum-Baikal loop was blasted through the cliffs, trains were disassembled and ferried across the frozen lake on a massive, British-built steam icebreaker.

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