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"Betsy Ross, 1777 CE" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris portrays Ross (1752 – 1836 CE), demonstrating how she made the American flag to George Ross (1730 – 1779 CE), Robert Morris (1734 – 1806 CE) and George Washington (1732 – 1799 CE).

Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan explorer from Tangier whose expeditions took him further than any other traveler of his time and resulted in his famous work, The Rihla of Ibn Battuta. Scholar Douglas Bullis notes that “rihla”...

Alexander II of Scotland reigned from 1214 to 1249 CE. Succeeding his father William I of Scotland (r. 1165-1214 CE), Alexander supported the northern barons in England against the unpopular King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE) and so contributed...

Speech: Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address from the Oval Office, 1/11/89 Music: Thomas Bergersen's "Remember Me". "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." — Matthew 5:14 (KJV)

Bust of French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650.) Versailles.

Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. This is the bacterium that causes cholera.

Map of ancient Egypt, showing the major cities and archaeological sites along the Nile River, from Abu Simbel in the south to Alexandria in the north .

This gold collection which dates back to the Late Bronze Age was found near New Ross, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

“Flying Eagle” Great Pipe. Made from solid stone with inlaid abalone shell for eyes. From the Middle Woodland Hopewell time period, dating in the 200 BCE - 200 CE range. Found in Ross County, Ohio.

A section of the remaining walls of the castra praetoria, the camp in Rome for the Praetorian Guard from 23 CE.