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776 BC:

Beginning in 776 BC the Olympics thrived for more than 1,000 years

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81,000 BC:

When modern humans first evolved around 200,000 years ago, they lived entirely in Africa

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5m BC:

Walking on two legs has proved fundamental to mankind's supremacy on Earth

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1895:

In his heyday WG Grace was as well-known as Prime Minister William Gladstone

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1245:

England's claim to being the birthplace of football is unquestioned, but which nation actually invented the game?

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1054:

The story of Lady Godiva riding naked through the streets of Coventry is one of Britain's oldest legends

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Jesus Christ’s execution on a cross is of fundamental significance to the billions of Christians around the world

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1586:

Sir Walter Raleigh led an extraordinary life as a soldier and explorer — but was eventually imprisoned and executed.

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1770:

Captain James Cook was one of the great explorers — and the first Briton to set foot in Australia and New Zealand.

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1677:

The thigh bone pictured in the The Natural History of Oxfordshire was the first dinosaur discovery ever documented.

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1649:

The English Civil War began in 1642 after King Charles I had insisted on ruling on his own for more than a decade.

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1609:

Galileo was not the first man to claim the Earth orbited the sun, but he was first who could prove it.

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1588:

The defeat of the Spanish Armada was a turning point in the histories of both England and Spain.

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150 AD:

Evidence from ancient tombs shows that balls have been used in sports for thousands of years of human history

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Archimedes, famous for his "eureka moment" was the leading mathematician of ancient Greece

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4500 BC:

Our greatest invention the wheel will become fundamental to the transport industry and the world we live in

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2.6m BC:

STONE tools were the first invention humans created and represent the starting point of our technological journey

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2003:

World Cup Rugby - not since 1966 had an English team won a major world sports trophy.

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