Hence the Living Memory Timeline below, where you can see the past from the perspective of 1914 - a world in which the Model T Ford is newer than the iPhone is to us; where the Boxer Rebellion is as recent as the September 11 attacks; and where African exploration is no older than space exploration.
Living Memory, 2014 vs 1914
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The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.
- Henri Bergson
To understand how people of the past viewed their world, it can be helpful to know what their past looked like and compare it to our own.