World War II
Historic Weather Events
World Wonders
Famous Paintings
50's Movies
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This Japanese city was the first city to be hit by an atomic bomb.

Hiroshima

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This hurricane devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005.

Hurricane Katrina

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Stretching across northern China, this enormous structure was built and expanded over centuries to defend against invasions.

Great Wall of China

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Leonardo da Vinci painted this famous woman with an enigmatic smile.

Mona Lisa

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This 1959 film stars Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard and features the character Holly Golightly.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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The 1944 Allied invasion began on the beaches of Normandy, France.

D-Day

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This massive tornado outbreak in 1974 produced 148 tornadoes across 13 states and Canada.

Super Outbreak

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This enormous amphitheater in Rome was used for gladiatorial contests during the Roman Empire.

Colosseum

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Vincent Van Gogh painted this swirling night sky while staying in an asylum in France.

The Starry Night

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This 1952 musical starring Gene Kelly features the famous title song about singing in the rain.

Singin' in the Rain

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This country was led by Benito Mussolini during WWll.

Italy

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In 1900, this Texas city was struck by a hurricane that killed thousands of people.

Galveston.

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This ancient wonder in Egypt is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still largely intact.

Great Pyramid of Giza

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Leonardo Da Vinci painted this famous scene showing Jesus having a meal with his disciples.

The Last Supper

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This 1956 musical starred Elvis Presley as a young man who gets involved in the music business.

Love Me Tender

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This country was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939, officially starting WWll in Europe.

Poland

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This 1972 storm dumped enormous amounts of rain on South Dakota and caused the Rapid City Flood.

Black Hills Flood

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Located in India, this massice white marble monument was built by Shah Jahan in memory of this wife.

Taj Mahal

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This Pablo Piscasso painting depicts the horrors of war and was inspired by the bombing of a Spanish town.

Guernica

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This 1956 classic stars Charlton Heston as Moses in a biblical epic.

The Ten Commandments

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This German military strategy used fast-moving tanks and aircraft to overwhelm enemies.

Blitzkrieg

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This 1993 storm was known as the "Storm of the Century" and affected much of the eastern United States.

Blizzard of 1993

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This ancient city in Jordan is famous for buildings carved directly into pink-colored sandstone cliffs.

Petra

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Edvard Munch painted this iconic figure appearing to scream against a dramatic sky.

The Scream

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This 1954 Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars Grace Kelly and James Stewart and takes place largely in an apartment complex.

Rear Window