is so much more intimidating than an invading force
And now, what really makes this generation sweat,
are crashes or hackers on the internet
But I tend to fret when reading about history
as each chapter is so full of turns and twists
and the vague intentions of some people are such a mystery,
it's impossible to obtain an accurate gist
In 753 BC, was the founding of the city called Rome
which so many Italians now call their home
Later, in world peace, there were numerous stirs
as Shihuangdi became China's first emperor
A few years hence, yet millennia ago
Pompeii was destroyed by the dormant volcano
And the Goths who went to Rome initially to trade,
well, the Roman empire ended when they moved on to invade
1066 was followed by the Battle of Hasting,
when William the Conqueror became England's king
Then came the plan to recover Jerusalem in the next decade
as European Christians carried out the first Crusade
In 1215, after wars, riots, tribulations and fights,
King John finally granted English citizens their rights
Next was the apocalypse of 75 million breaths
as Asia and Europe were struck by the Black Death
In the 13th century- the 100 Years War between England and France
where France won eventually, having seized its chance
Now, I shall skip 4 to 5 passing centuries
because, honestly, it would be impossible to describe
every war and battle and uprising and fury
that had prevailed among different parties, nations and tribes
In response to freedom fighter's and reformer's bravery
arrived the historical landmark (1848)- the abolition of slavery
In 1869 was the opening of the great Suez Canal
since then, with Europe, India has been a constant trade pal
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
from which the seeds of communication were sown
Three decades later, the American brothers- Wright
brought about the very first aeroplane flight
And later on, a war that lasted not one year, but four
as the Earth withstood the first World War
In 1917, was the established Russian Revolution,
followed by the economic crisis or the Great Depression
From 1939-45, was World War II
the loss was massive, the numbers weren't few
And it's shocking- the number of innocent people who were lost
in the dreadful, German Holocaust
In 1953, was achieved a geographical feat, maybe the best
as two daring men conquered Mount Everest
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space,
that was a big step ahead for the human race
Later, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon,
after which the Soviet Union saw its end very soon
In 2003 was the Iraq war, where Saddam Hussein was overthrown
though elections were still held, violence was continued and shown
Of course, scores of events I have definitely missed
but I'm completely out of patience- for each event to list
But I will say this, the coming future generation,
will learn about the current happenings of our nation
It'll be so strange- for the things we read in newspapers today
will be printed in history textbooks so many years away
as each chapter is so full of turns and twists
and the vague intentions of some people are such a mystery,
it's impossible to obtain an accurate gist
In 753 BC, was the founding of the city called Rome
which so many Italians now call their home
Later, in world peace, there were numerous stirs
as Shihuangdi became China's first emperor
A few years hence, yet millennia ago
Pompeii was destroyed by the dormant volcano
And the Goths who went to Rome initially to trade,
well, the Roman empire ended when they moved on to invade
1066 was followed by the Battle of Hasting,
when William the Conqueror became England's king
Then came the plan to recover Jerusalem in the next decade
as European Christians carried out the first Crusade
In 1215, after wars, riots, tribulations and fights,
King John finally granted English citizens their rights
Next was the apocalypse of 75 million breaths
as Asia and Europe were struck by the Black Death
In the 13th century- the 100 Years War between England and France
where France won eventually, having seized its chance
Now, I shall skip 4 to 5 passing centuries
because, honestly, it would be impossible to describe
every war and battle and uprising and fury
that had prevailed among different parties, nations and tribes
In response to freedom fighter's and reformer's bravery
arrived the historical landmark (1848)- the abolition of slavery
In 1869 was the opening of the great Suez Canal
since then, with Europe, India has been a constant trade pal
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
from which the seeds of communication were sown
Three decades later, the American brothers- Wright
brought about the very first aeroplane flight
And later on, a war that lasted not one year, but four
as the Earth withstood the first World War
In 1917, was the established Russian Revolution,
followed by the economic crisis or the Great Depression
From 1939-45, was World War II
the loss was massive, the numbers weren't few
And it's shocking- the number of innocent people who were lost
in the dreadful, German Holocaust
In 1953, was achieved a geographical feat, maybe the best
as two daring men conquered Mount Everest
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space,
that was a big step ahead for the human race
Later, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon,
after which the Soviet Union saw its end very soon
In 2003 was the Iraq war, where Saddam Hussein was overthrown
though elections were still held, violence was continued and shown
Of course, scores of events I have definitely missed
but I'm completely out of patience- for each event to list
But I will say this, the coming future generation,
will learn about the current happenings of our nation
It'll be so strange- for the things we read in newspapers today
will be printed in history textbooks so many years away
Breathtaking and awesome
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