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"This is the Modern World!" [3-Minute Video] A three-minute video I put together to give students an overview of some of the main events and personalities of the 20th Century. The appropriate point at which to watch this video is made clear in the PowerPoint presentation above. Before students watch the film, warn them that there will be a quick factual test afterwards to test how much they have learned.
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Events (550 years ago today): 1471 – In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.[3]
Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
Deaths (550 years ago today): 1471 – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English commander and politician (b. 1428)
Deaths (300 years ago today): 1721 – Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
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