1600 BC – 2021 ADFrom the perilous construction of iconic bridges and towers to moments of catastrophic loss and golden discovery, these scenes capture the world in mid-transformation.
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Round 1 · 2021 AD
NoviceEver Given Blocks Suez Canal
The grounding of this 400-meter-long container ship halted an estimated $9.6 billion in global trade per day for nearly a week.
Round 2 · 1905 AD
CasualSpanning the Victoria Falls Gorge
Cecil Rhodes envisioned a railway stretching from Cape Town to Cairo, mandating that this bridge cross the Zambezi gorge right where the spray from the mighty falls would mist the passing trains.
Round 3 · 1890 AD
TrickyExcavation of the Corinth Canal
Though Roman emperor Nero first attempted a canal here, it was only completed in the 1890s using steam-powered dredges to carve through four miles of solid rock.
Round 4 · 1600 BC
TrickyMinoan Akrotiri Buried by the Thera Eruption
The catastrophic volcanic explosion of Thera devastated the Aegean and buried the prosperous Minoan port town of Akrotiri in deep ash, perfectly preserving its magnificent multi-story buildings and vibrant frescoes.
Round 5 · 1848 AD
TrickyMarshall Discovers Gold at Sutter's Mill
James Marshall found flakes of gold in the tailrace of a newly built sawmill. He and John Sutter tried to keep the discovery quiet, but word quickly spread, changing the American West forever.
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