One-thousand years ago, this giant tree was a struggling young seedling.
One-thousand years ago, this giant tree was a struggling young seedling.
That's when Native Americans greeted Lief Ericson in Nova Scotia, Canada.
When it was 250 years old, the second era of the Mayan civilization was
blossoming.
The first tea from China arrived in Japan.
On its 500 birthday, it bore witness to the arrival of Christopher
Columbus.
As this grand giant survived its
800th year, Handel composed the
music of the Messiah.
As one tree top blended with another, covering the forest in shades of
green, this
mature tree felt the first airplane fly over.
More recently, it shook during the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St.
Helens.
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