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Featured Article: Miocene

A map of Earth as it appeared during the Miocene Epoch, Langhian Age

The Miocene epoch is a major division of the geologic timescale and the first epoch of the Neogene period of the Cenozoic era (or the fourth epoch of the Tertiary sub-era). The Miocene follows the Oligocene epoch and is followed by the Pliocene epoch. It extends from about 23.03 to 5.332 million years before the present. The Miocene was a time of great change and during this epoch the foundation was laid for the life, climate, and geography of the modern world.

Popular Article: 1905 Russian Revolution

Demonstrations before Bloody Sunday

The Russian Revolution of 1905 began as a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire, exacerbated by the disastrous Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese war (1904–1905). In the face of these challenges, a protest march to the Winter Palace, led by an Orthodox priest, triggered mass protests when it was met with deadly force. The events of the massacre, known as Bloody Sunday, led to worker strikes, peasant unrest, and finally military mutinies.

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Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died after being shot by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel (source: Alexander Hamilton)

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