10 Years That Made the Modern World-- Part 2: 1990, 1789, 1905, 1945, 1979

5.  1990

Reunification of Germany,  eventual dissolution of Soviet Union, collapse of Communism across much of globe.  World Wide Web.  Gulf War  Growth of private military.

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4.  1789

French Revolution, political divisions such as left and right,  George Washington wins first presidential election.

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3.  1905

Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.  It makes GPS and clocks accurate.  The first Russian Revolution took place.  Russo-Japanese War.

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2.  1945

End of World War II, atom bombs,   beginning U.S.-Soviet Union Cold War.

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1.  1979

Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan.  Contributed to downfall of Soviet Union and Communism.  The Iranian Revolution.

Things to Think About.  --DaCoot

10 Coolest Archaeolgical Discoveries of 2013-- Part 1

From the Dec. 31, 2013, Yahoo! News/Live Science by Tia Ghose.

1. RICHARD III BONES-- discovered in Leicester, England, under a parking lot. How far the mighty have fallen.

2. ROYAL SQUASH?-- A gourd was found with images of the French Revolution that contained the blood of beheaded King Louis XVI of France. Legend has it that a bystander at the execution scoopd the blood up in their handkerchief and stashed it in the squash.

PRINCE...OOPS!-- Tomb of an Etruscan warrior prince and his wife found, but what they thought was the prince was actually a princess.

4. OLDEST ROCK ART-- Found at a dried-up lake in a Nevada desert dating back to 10,500 to 14,800 years. The oldest art found in North America.

More to Come. --Cooter