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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 October nineteenth, two hundred two BC, near Zama in North Africa, two of the ancient world's greatest generals met on a dusty plain for the battle that would decide the fate of the Mediterranean. Roman legions under Scipio Africanus faced the legendary Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca, the man who had terrorized Rome for more than a decade.
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