Charles I, (born November 19, 1600, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland died January 30, 1649, London, England), king of Great Britain and Ireland (1625–49), whose authoritarian rule and quarrels with Parliament provoked a civil war that led to his execution. Charles was the second surviving son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. He was a sickly child, and, when his father became king of England in March 1603 (see James I), he was temporarily left behind in Scotland because of the risks of the journey. Devoted to his elder brother, Henry, and to his sister, Elizabeth, he became lonely
The Roman Pont Du Gard aqueduct in Nimes was built by a thousand workers, provided water to thousands more and still beautifies the area 2000 years later.
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1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly non-stop across the United States, travelling from .