612 BC – 1997 ADToday's journey spans from the heights of the Himalayas to a radioactive roof in Ukraine, showcasing the extraordinary lengths humanity has gone to explore, build, and survive across the centuries.
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Round 1 · 1997 AD
CasualGuggenheim Museum Bilbao Grand Opening
This dazzling titanium-clad building instantly revitalized a declining industrial port, coining the 'Bilbao Effect' as a global model for using spectacular modern architecture to drive urban renewal.
Round 2 · 1963 AD
CasualArecibo Observatory Radio Telescope Completed
Nestled in a natural karst depression, this gigantic wire-mesh instrument bounced radar off planets and eventually broadcast humanity's first interstellar radio message into the depths of the cosmos.
Round 3 · 1843 AD
TrickyLaunch of the SS Great Britain
Designed by the visionary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the largest passenger ship in the world is floated out of its dry dock, revolutionising maritime travel with its iron hull and screw propeller.
Round 4 · 1905 AD
TrickyBattle of Tsushima Strait
In a stunning display of naval modernization, the Japanese fleet ambushes and decisively annihilates the Russian Baltic Fleet after its exhausting eight-month voyage halfway around the globe.
Round 5 · 612 BC
ExpertDestruction of the Library of Ashurbanipal
A coalition of Babylonians and Medes sacked the great Assyrian capital of Nineveh, ironically preserving its royal library by baking the fragile clay tablets in the fire that destroyed the palace.
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