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Waterloo was the kind of day where one collapse could drag an empire down with it.

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The first atomic blast looked almost beautiful, which made it harder to grasp what had begun.

Baghdad had been a center of learning for centuries, then destruction arrived.

Mansa Musa's wealth sounded exaggerated until entire cities saw the caravan.

The fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto understood the odds, and resisted anyway.

The Donner Party kept moving west until the mountains proved they were already too late.

For centuries nobody crossed that sealed doorway, which is why what waited inside felt unreal.

For 13 days, ordinary life continued while nuclear war sat one decision away.