From Kuwait west to Lisbon in all
North from Aswan to Hadrian’s Wall
This was Trajan’s domain
As he’d good emp’ror reign
O’er a Rome at its very least small

Event: Trajan becomes Emperor of Rome. Under his rule, the Roman Empire would reach the largest extent in its history, covering nearly 2 million square miles and including roughly a third of the population of Earth.
Year: 98
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Hundreds thousands of miles he’d flown
Just to always as second be known
But by wafer receiving
And bladder relieving
He scored a few firsts of his own

Event: Birth of Buzz (yes, Buzz is now his legal name) Aldrin, the first person to eat, drink, and pee on the moon
Year: 1930
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Pagliacci beyond opera’s halls
E. Caruso unbounded by walls
Waves were sent out to sea
And to Bridgeport, CT
Maybe someday to Niagara Falls

Event: Lee de Forest conducts the first ever public radio broadcast, transmitting a performance of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci from the New York Metropolitan Opera House
Year: 1910
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When it comes to enriching kids’ brains
Montessori says give them the reins
Though the theory is sound
Proof has not yet been found
It produces significant gains

Event: Maria Montessori opens her first school, the Casa dei Bambini, in Rome
Year: 1907
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