Image credits

Images are public domain, CC0 or licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons terms linked below. Some headers use contextual photographs rather than official film, book or game artwork. Their actual subjects are described here. No endorsement is implied.

Images were resized and converted to JPEG; card headers may crop them. Credit and license terms apply to each individual image. Share-alike adaptations retain their original license.

• Shrek
  A real swamp landscape — a thematic reference for Shrek
  Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source · Used image
  Resized to fit within 960x960 pixels; converted to JPEG. Website may crop with CSS. This adapted image remains available under the same license.
• The original Xbox
  Xbox-console
  Evan-Amos · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The first Moon landing
  Aldrin Apollo 11 original
  Neil Armstrong · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The first iPhone
  IPhone (Original) von Apple mit 8GB
  Kaiser KurzydloVII · CC0 · Original source · Used image
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• The fall of Western Rome
  Roman Forum, Panorama (31458111547)
  Sonse · CC BY 2.0 · Original source · Used image
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• Columbus crosses the Atlantic
  Barcelona - Replica of Santa Maria Caravel
  Unknown author · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• Nintendo is founded
  Historic hanafuda playing cards — a reference to Nintendo’s origins
  Unknown author (historic cards, Yale University Library collection) · Public domain · Original source · Used image
  Resized to fit within 960x960 pixels; converted to JPEG. Website may crop with CSS.
• The printing press
  Gutenberg press
  International Printing Museum · CC0 · Original source · Used image
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• Pluto is discovered
  Pluto in True Color - High-Res
  NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The first powered flight
  First flight2
  John T. Daniels · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• Toy Story
  Wooden toys — a thematic reference for Toy Story
  Bobjgalindo · CC BY 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• Cleopatra’s reign begins
  Cleopatra VII statue fragment, 69-30 BC - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09761
  Daderot · CC0 · Original source · Used image
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• Wikipedia launches
  Printed encyclopedias — a reference to shared knowledge
  MichaelBdN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The Titanic sails
  RMS Titanic 3
  Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The first Star Wars film
  A real star field — a thematic reference for Star Wars
  ESO/S. Brunier · CC BY 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The Berlin Wall falls
  Berlin Wall Ebertstraße 1989
  joey zanotti · CC BY 2.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The euro enters circulation
  A European flag — a contextual reference for the euro
  User:Verdy p, User:-xfi-, User:Paddu, User:Nightstallion, User:Funakoshi, User:Jeltz, User:Dbenbenn, User:Zscout370 · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The Great Pyramid
  Great Pyramid of Giza
  kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The first email
  Computer keyboard — a reference to email
  Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The first modern Olympics
  The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on 2 October 2018
  George E. Koronaios · CC0 · Original source · Used image
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• YouTube
  Video camera — a reference to online video
  Jacek Halicki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• Instagram
  Camera — a reference to photo sharing
  Berthold Werner · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• Facebook launches
  Network cables — a reference to social networking
  Matthäus Wander · CC BY 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The Eiffel Tower opens
  EiffelTowerdayshootbyedwintan
  Edwintcg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source · Used image
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• Minecraft
  Natural cubic pyrite crystals — a thematic reference for Minecraft
  Bryan Barnes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The first Harry Potter book
  Old library books — a thematic reference for Harry Potter
  Furkan Akkurt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The first PlayStation
  PSX-Console-wController
  Evan-Amos · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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• The first Walkman
  Original Sony Walkman TPS-L2
  Binarysequence · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source · Used image
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• The steam locomotive
  Richard Trevithick 1804 Pen y Darren locomotive (6636003439)
  Hugh Llewelyn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original source · Used image
  Resized to fit within 960x960 pixels; converted to JPEG. Website may crop with CSS. This adapted image remains available under the same license.
• The first Pokémon games
  Original Game Boy hardware — a reference to the first Pokémon games
  Evan-Amos · Public domain · Original source · Used image
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