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Siege of Jerusalem, Telstar & America the Beautiful | Jul 20–26
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From the Roman assault on Jerusalem in 70 AD to the first transatlantic TV broadcast via Telstar, this week in history is packed with turning points that shaped civilisations. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unmissable episode.
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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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