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Siege of Jerusalem, Telstar & America the Beautiful | Jul 20–26
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From the Roman assault on Jerusalem in 70 AD to the first transatlantic TV broadcast via Telstar, this week in history is packed with turning points that shaped civilisations. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unmissable episode.
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On July twentieth, in the year seventy, outside the walls of Jerusalem, Roman forces under the general Titus launched a ferocious assault on the Fortress of Antonia, a military stronghold positioned just north of the Temple Mount. The Romans had been grinding through a months-long siege, and this storming marked a brutal new phase.
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