MILLENNIUM NOTEBOOK: 1910-1914

1910 saw the reappearance of Halley's comet after 75 years, sparking mass hysteria because of superstition and fear that the tail contained a deadly poison called cyanogen, which could wipe out Earth's population.

The Titanic sank in 1912, less than three hours after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

War is brewing in Europe in 1914. The Balkans, long a theater of local conflict, were a powder keg that sparked a worldwide conflagration, the first global conflict in history.

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