Edit: Sox, it's a repeat .. 1000 years of war in 5 minutes - SEP 20 2012
This is a time lapse world map showing all the battles that have occurred in the past 1000 years. Worth sitting through the whole thing to see Europe go absolutely bonkers in the late 1930s.
.. yep, it has been up before, quick look no find .. again just because it's kinda cool .. to yours just because
"They have been doing this for years."
.. you've been wrapping up SS for a time, too .. lol ..
Edit: Fall of Tenochtitlan
The siege of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, came about in 1521 through the manipulation of local factions and divisions by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Though numerous battles were fought between the Aztecs and the Spanish army, which was composed of predominantly indigenous peoples, it was the siege of Tenochtitlan that was the final, decisive battle that led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The conquest of Mexico was part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. .. more .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan