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Vincent van Gogh paints The Starry Night, later to become one of the most recognised paintings in Western culture.

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Beginning of Time

1818

Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein, considered the first science-fiction narrative in Western literature.

Present Day

Note: BCE means that the date is the number of years before the current era (CE/AD).
c. is short for 'circa' and indicates that the date is considered approximate.

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