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  • Moscow, third RomeOn the 29th of May 1453, Ottoman forces under Mehmed II breached the walls of Constantinople. This event shattered the Eastern Roman Empire and left Orthodox…
  • CottonopolisRichard Arkwright opened the world's first steam-driven textile mill on Miller Street in Manchester in 1781. This single building marked a turning point from…