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Four centuries of glory yield to a new age
Emperor Xian of Han, the fourteenth and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, was forced to abdicate by Cao Pi, son of the legendary warlord Cao Cao. The abdication ended over four centuries of Han rule, one of China's greatest imperial dynasties, and ushered in the tumultuous Three Kingdoms period that would inspire literature and legend for millennia.
The mother of Czech animation awakens
In the Moravian countryside, Hermina Tyrlova was born with the imagination that would make her the mother of Czech animation. Over a career spanning decades, she produced more than sixty animated children's short films using puppets and stop-motion techniques. Her work enchanted generations of Czech children and established a tradition of animation excellence that endures in Zlin to this day.
World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people.