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Michelangelo's David, First Computer Bug & Star-Spangled Banner | Sep 8–13
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From the unveiling of Michelangelo's David in 1504 to the first computer bug at Harvard in 1947, this week in history is packed with turning points that shaped art, science, and nations. Tune in for nine remarkable stories spanning ancient Rome, the Renaissance, the space race, and beyond.
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On September eighth, fifteen oh four, in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, a colossal marble figure was unveiled to the public for the first time. Michelangelo's David, standing over fourteen feet tall, had taken the artist four years to complete, carved from a single block of white Carrara marble.
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