The Aztec Empire Falls
In A.D. 1521 the peoples who were ruled by the Aztecs grew tired of the treatment they received at their taskmasters hands. The Aztecs required all conquered peoples to pay heavy and burdensome taxes. They also often sacrificed their men to the Aztec gods as part of their religious practices.
In this year these people joined forces with the Spanish explorers, who had arrived in the region, and attacked the Aztec capital. They were quickly able to overthrow the Aztec Empire.
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The wisest men follow their own direction.
Euripides
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In the winter of 1848 a large chunk of Ice blocked the Niagara Falls for 30 minutes. This is the only time that the water fall is known to have stopped flowing.
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