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The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.
CHRONICLES OF TIME
Every day
has a story.
Begin with a date. Find your way into the past.
Discover world-changing moments and the small stories in between.
One day. Many lifetimes.
The Storming of the Bastille · Charles Thévenin, c.1793Musée Carnavalet
A date. A doorway to the past.
Choose a day and discover what happened.
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On this day
The same date. A different world.
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History has another side
Curious lives. Unexpected discoveries. Stories worth a closer look.
Historical FiguresA pilgrimage made a West African ruler famous for gold
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 carried the reputation of Mali far beyond West Africa. Accounts describe lavish distributions of gold, but estimates of his fortune remain uncertain. His reign also connected royal power with mosques, trade, scholarship, and urban construction.
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Historical FiguresA Texcoco ruler became remembered as a poet and builder
Nezahualcoyotl ruled Texcoco during the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance and became associated with law, hydraulic engineering, and poetry. Colonial accounts preserved his reputation as a learned ruler, although the authorship of poems attributed to him and details of his achievements remain debated.
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Ancient CivilizationsHan tombs preserved writings as well as objects
The Han tombs at Mawangdui in Changsha yielded silk manuscripts, paintings, and everyday objects, preserving texts on medicine, philosophy, and other fields of knowledge. The discoveries allow researchers to compare excavated texts with transmitted books. Different versions of an ancient work do not always contain exactly the same material.
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Historical FiguresCrime and Punishment centers on the mind after a crime
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment goes beyond asking who committed a murder. It follows the offender's ideas, fears, and moral conflicts in a complex psychological narrative.
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Ancient CivilizationsA Tang underground chamber lay beneath a collapsed pagoda
After the pagoda at Famen Temple collapsed, archaeological excavations uncovered an underground chamber and Tang artifacts, including gold and silver objects, ceramics, and textiles. Comparing its documents and objects provides rich evidence for Tang Buddhist offerings, court life, and craftsmanship.
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Historical FiguresJourney to the West drew on stories long in circulation
Journey to the West absorbed pilgrimage legends, drama, and folk stories before becoming a long supernatural novel. Its material came from more than a single travel account.
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Every small story is a window into another time.
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