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20th Century

600 items  ·  40,000 BC to 2,020  ·  4 of 575 shown, by interest

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America 1
1865 – 1943
1920s
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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Scientist and early advocate for industrial uses for farm crops (bio-energy). Carver earned a…
Europe + Africa + Middle East 2
40000 BC
1930s
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The Lion Man Of Hohlenstein Stadel - 1939
The Lion Man Of Hohlenstein Stadel - 1939
The Löwenmensch figurine or Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel is a very early prehistoric…
1885 – 1962
1910s
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Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory of Matter
Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory of Matter
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to…
Asia + Oceania 1
1945
1940s
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, WW2
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, WW2
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and…
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