http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zDX5Hb9Nw4

From the big bang to the end of the 20^th century this is an unusual view of our cosmic and world history in which the 20^th century only occupies the last four minutes. It is not a conventional historical account – fact laden but dry and not very interesting. Instead it points out seldom emphasized fact that contributed to our current civilization. For example:

1. How we owe our existence to supernova explosions

2. How our craving for sugar led to the American slave system

3. How our moon is important in the origin of life on earth

There exist a Chinese-subtitled version of this video. But unfortunately YouTube is blocked in China. Perhaps someone knows how jump the firewall and view it. There is nothing the Chinese government should find offensive in this video.