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September 19, 20111931 - Brook Benton
1934 - Brian Epstein
1928 - Pete Murray
1933 - David McCallum
1940 - Zandra Rhodes
1940 - Bill Medley
1945 - Kate Adie
1946 - Michael Elphick
1948 - Jeremy Irons
1949 - Twiggy
1963 - David Seaman
A lot of long bridges and tunnels have been built in recent years, but the longest structure ever built by human beings is over 2,000 years old — it’s the Great Wall of China! Construction on this wall started in the 7th century B.C., and different Chinese rulers added and restored it up until the 17th century A.D. The Great Wall stretches across the mountains of northern China and winds northwest of the country’s capital city, Beijing. In total, the wall is about 4,000 miles long.
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