It"s the 1530s. Spanish conquistadors are cementing their hold over the lands of the Inca Empire, including the massive 12th-century stone fortress in today"s image: Sacsayhuamán, in the old Inca capital of Cusco. The Spanish hold prisoner a man named Manco Inca, the puppet leader they"ve installed over the Incans. But in April 1536, he escapes.
The (Inca) empire strikes back
Today in History
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The artists come to Venice
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A castle fit for a count
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National Take a Hike Day
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Computer Science EDU Week
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Trevi in bloom
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It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Astronomy Day
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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A bridge comes full circle
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Napping away New Year s Day
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Staring down winter
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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Ancient groves in Australia
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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May the Fourth be with you…
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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Black History Month
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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It s superb owl Sunday
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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Hemingway’s Keys