HISTORY

Dates are the glue that holds history together.  I thought the subject was stupid when I was in school.  Boring!  A bunch of useless memory work.  I got past this thought many years ago.  History is interesting, instructing, and even exciting. 

Always look forward but remember the past.  Try to understand the past.  Not everyone agrees on the past.  Many books have been written that do not agree on the past.  Don't jump to conclusions.  Much of history is in the writers vision.  Another writer may have a different vision.  "Fake news" can apply to history, too.  Enough said!

Here is a little list I've put together of well-known structures and their dates of construction and finishing.  See if any surprise you.

The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt   2589 BC - 2566 BC

The Great Wall of China  7th century BC and extended thru the 17th century AD (10,000 mi)

The Parthanon of Acropolis, Greece   447 BC - 432 BC

The Colosseum of Rome, Italy  72 AD - 80 AD

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris, France  1163 AD - 1260 AD

(Leaning) Tower of Piza, Italy  1173 AD - 1372 AD

Machu Picchu of Peru  about  1450 AD

The Kremlin of Moscow, Russia  1482 AD - 1495 AD

The Taj Mahal of Agra, India  1631 AD - 1653 AD

Saint Peters Square of Rome, Italy  1656 AD - 1667 AD

Palace of Versailles of Versailles, France    1660 AD - 1715 AD

The White House of Washington, DC USA  1792 AD - 1800 AD

Arc de Triomphe of Paris, France   1806 AD - 1836 AD

Big Ben of London, England   1843 AD - 1859 AD

Music Hall of Cincinnati, Ohio USA  1876 AD - 1878 AD

Statue of Liberty New York, USA  1876 AD - 1886 AD

Basilica Sagrada Familia of Barcelona, Spain  1882 AD - 2026 AD

Eiffel Tower of Paris, France  1887 AD - 1889 AD