Battle of the Coral Sea

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Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the holiest sites for Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was first settled around 3500 BCE during the Early Bronze Age and has since been the target of control by many.

On August 5th, 1949, a grass fire erupted near Helena, Montana, prompting 15 smokejumpers to parachute into the wildfire. When the firefighters’ escape plan was thwarted by the the fast-moving fire, of the three survivors, one’s quick thinking created a firefighting technique still used to this day.

The stone age is believed to have begun 2.6 million years ago and is divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. Evidence has been found for the tools, diet, art, and communication of early humans.

In 1965, six friends from Tonga attempted sailing to New Zealand, but a storm derailed their plans, leaving them shipwrecked on ‘Ata Island and forcing them to survive for 15 months until being miraculously rescued.

The Birwood Wall or Detroit’s Wailing Wall, is a half-mile structure covering three city blocks for the sole purpose of racial segregation. After years of resentment, in 2006, activists and residents came together to paint murals and use the wall for healing instead of hate.

After WWII decimated Europe’s infrastructure and supply chain, US Secretary of State George Marshall proposed his Marshall Plan to distribute $15 billion in aid to 16 European nations, signed by President Truman in April of 1948.

Marco Polo’s father returned to Venice from travels in Asia when Marco was 15, and would return with Marco, beginning a 17 year journey through the Asian continent. When the Polos returned to Venice, Marco was arrested and his cellmate wrote his successful biography.