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Early humans occupied the site during the Middle Pleistocene, a period spanning roughly 774,000 to 129,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The report covers a period spanning the birth of the children in the 2000s up until they were involved in the 2023 criminal trial.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The beloved Cincinnati-born band is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a tour spanning its entire career, including two new singles the band released earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

An Ebola outbreak in the region spanning 2018 to 2020—the second-largest on record—caused over 2,000 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Their internment starting in 1942 and spanning the war represented one of the darkest periods in American history.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler