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  1. Mar 29, 2018 · The Minoan Civilization flourished in the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - c. 1450 BCE) on the island of Crete located in the eastern Mediterranean. With their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the Aegean, the Minoans made a significant contribution to the development of Western ...

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  2. 1. “The Kiss” taken directly after Japan’s surrender is one of the worlds most recognized photos… But these days there is a different message. One of the most famous images of the 20th century captures a jubilant scene following Japan’s surrender which brought an end to the Second World War.

  3. Dec 19, 2023 · His beautiful image has become the most famous and frequently reproduced picture of the 20th century, and it forms the basis of our collective memory of that transformative moment in world history. “People tell me that when I’m in heaven,” Eisenstaedt said, “they will remember this picture.”

    • 1918: Spanish flu. During the influenza epidemic of 1918, quarantine centers and emergency military hospitals like this one in Camp Funston, Kansas, were constructed at various outposts throughout the U.S. A third of the world's population was infected, and at least 50 million died (675,000 in the U.S. alone)—making the Spanish flu among the deadliest outbreaks in human history.
    • 1919: Vladimir Lenin speaking to crowd. In 1918, the Soviet Union's recently formed Sovnarkom government established a branch of the armed forces dubbed the "Red Army."
    • 1920: Republican National Convention. In June 1920, United States GOP delegates and other party members gathered in Chicago for the Republican National Convention.
    • 1921: 'Camille' Rudolph Valentino, often called Hollywood's "original Latin lover," and Russian-born silent film actress Alla Nazimova were two of the biggest stars of their time.
    • ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’ by Nicéphore Niépce. The first entry on our list is naturally the oldest surviving photograph ever taken. It may not look like much to a modern viewer, but this crude photo showcases the beginnings of an invention that would revolutionise the world.
    • ‘Little Spinner in Mollahan Cotton Mills’ by Lewis Wickes Hine. During the early 20th century the National Child Labor Committee was trying to raise awareness about the working conditions of children in American industry.
    • ‘Migrant Mother’ by Dorothea Lange. This moving photograph was taken by American photographer Dorothea Lange during the Great Depression in 1936. The woman depicted in the now iconic image was Florence Owens Thompson, who moved from present day Oklahoma to California.
    • ‘Hindenburg Disaster’ by Sam Shere. The passenger airship was traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to New Jersey, USA when it caught fire right before landing.
  4. Sep 14, 2020 · published on 14 September 2020. The Minoans and the Mycenaeans were both powerful civilizations of the Bronze Age Aegean, and often they are through to follow one after the other. However, this comparison video will detail through some of the similarities and differences between the Minoans and Mycenaeans, and the transmission of culture ...

  5. Dec 20, 2019 · Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images. As my team sifted through 10 years of historic imagery, I was struck by the amount of devastation and pain the world has endured: the Haiti earthquake, the ...

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