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1453 AD – 1994 AD

Today's journey spans human breakthroughs that forever altered the map, from the establishment of the first sea route to India to a pioneering summit atop the highest peak on Earth.

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Round 1 · 1994 AD
Casual
Inauguration of Nelson Mandela
Following the end of apartheid, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first Black president in a joyous ceremony attended by global leaders and massive crowds.
Round 2 · 1453 AD
Casual
Fall of Constantinople
Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's Ottoman forces finally breached the supposedly impregnable, centuries-old Theodosian Walls, bringing a dramatic end to the Byzantine Empire and sending scholars westward to spark the European Renaissance.
Round 3 · 1498 AD
Casual
Vasco da Gama Arrives in Calicut
The Portuguese explorer's monumental arrival via the treacherous Cape of Good Hope successfully established the first direct maritime route from Europe to India, permanently transforming the balance of global trade and colonization.
Round 4 · 1779 AD
Tricky
Construction of the Iron Bridge
Designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard, it was the first major bridge in the world to be constructed entirely of cast iron, quickly becoming a defining, seminal symbol of Britain's accelerating Industrial Revolution.
Round 5 · 1911 AD
Expert
First Solvay Conference on Physics
This inaugural, invitation-only scientific gathering brought together the world's leading intellectual minds, including Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, to earnestly debate the puzzling advent of quantum mechanics and the nature of radiation.