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Michelangelo's David, First Computer Bug & Star-Spangled Banner | Sep 8–13
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From the unveiling of Michelangelo's David in 1504 to the first computer bug at Harvard in 1947, this week in history is packed with turning points that shaped art, science, and nations. Tune in for nine remarkable stories spanning ancient Rome, the Renaissance, the space race, and beyond.
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On October twelfth, fourteen ninety-two, somewhere in the chain of islands now known as the Bahamas, a lookout aboard one of Christopher Columbus's three ships spotted land. Columbus had sailed west from Spain convinced he could reach Asia that way.
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