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There are a number of allusions in "A Sound of Thunder." Mentioned are Christ, Queen Elizabeth, the hills of Rome, the Great Pyramids, Washington crossing the Delaware River. The mentioning of 1492, 1776, and 1812 refer to Columbus' discovery of America, the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 respectively.

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