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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Gregorian Calendar, 1582/Gutenberg Indulgence, 1454
• 2 Exaltation of Inanna, c. 2300 BCE
• 3 The Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE
• 4 Donation of Constantine, c. 750
• 5 Liber Abaci (Arabic numerals), 1202
• 6 Annals of the World, 1650
• 7 Philosophical Transactions, 1665
• 8 The Riot Act, 1714
• 9 Declaration of Independence deleted passage, 1776
• 10 What Is the Third Estate? 1789
• 11 “The Star-Spangled Banner,” 1814
• 12 Webster’s Dictionary, 1828
• 13 The Book of Mormon, 1830
• 14 First Woman’s College Diploma, 1840
• 15 John Snow’s Cholera Map, 1854
• 16 Rules of Association Football (Soccer), 1863
• 17 Alaska Purchase Check, 1868
• 18 Robert’s Rules of Order, 1876
• 19 Alfred Nobel’s Will, 1895
• 20 The First X-ray, 1895
• 21 Fannie Farmer Cookbook, 1896
• 22 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, c. 1900
• 23 IQ Test, 1905
• 24 The Zimmermann Telegram, 1917
• 25 The 19th Amendment, 1920
• 26 Statistical Significance, 1925
• 27 Stock Market Ticker Tape, 1929
• 28 The Richter Scale, 1935
• 29 Einstein’s Letter to Roosevelt, 1939
• 30 FDR and Thanksgiving, 1939
• 31 “Letters of Transit,” 1942
• 32 “We Can Do It!” Poster, 1943
• 33 Joseph McCarthy’s “List,” 1950
• 34 Mental Disorder Diagnosis Manual, 1952
• 35 Airplane “Black Box,” 1958
• 36 Space Needle “Sketch,” 1959
• 37 Obama Birth Certificate, 1961
• 38 Zapruder Film, 1963
• 39 Quotations of Chairman Mao, 1965
• 40 The 18½-Minute Gap, 1972
• 41 Internet Protocol, 1981
• 42 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982
• 43 AIDS Quilt, 1987
• 44 Nupedia, 2000
• 45 Palm Beach County “Butterfly” Ballot, 2000
• 46 Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation, 2013
• Conclusion: The Next Document?
• About the Author