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New Emperor of Wei — Cao Rui inherits a kingdom at war

Luoyang, ChinaClassical

226

New Emperor of Wei

Cao Rui inherits a kingdom at war

Cao Rui succeeded his father as emperor of the state of Wei, one of the Three Kingdoms that divided China in the tumultuous third century. Though only twenty-one at his accession, the young emperor proved a capable ruler, successfully defending Wei against invasions by its rivals Shu Han and Wu. His reign, though cut short by illness, demonstrated that even in an age of warlords and chaos, effective governance could preserve a kingdom through the storms of civil war.

226 AD

Saint-Exupery Was Born — The Little Prince's creator takes his first flight

Lyon, FranceEarly 20th Century

1900

Saint-Exupery Was Born

The Little Prince's creator takes his first flight

In Lyon, France, Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupery was born -- the pilot and poet who would give the world 'The Little Prince,' one of the most translated and beloved books in human history. His life was a romance of aviation: pioneering mail routes over the Sahara and the Andes, writing lyrical meditations on flight and solitude, and disappearing forever over the Mediterranean during a wartime reconnaissance mission. He taught the world that 'what is essential is invisible to the eye.'

1900 AD

Early 20th Century

1913

Union army

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion.

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.

1913 AD