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class="section"> <div class="container"> <div class="h1">Our History</div> <div class="general_content"> <p>With 525 years of history the University of Aberdeen has celebrated lots of incredible milestones. Watch some of them below.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="abdn_row"> <div class="abdn_col"> <div id="video_box"> <div id="video_container" class="video_container"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&rel=0&index=23" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <h2 id="video_title">2019</h2> <div class="audio_description_link"> <a href="#audio_descriptions">Audio descriptions</a> </div> <p id="video_description">When we were 524 years old</p> <div class="video_grid clearfix"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-jdiIZhPcg&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=0" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '0', 'n-jdiIZhPcg'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1495_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1495 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button0">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 14 95: When we were founded </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEygAveuDXo&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=1" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '1', 'WEygAveuDXo'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1497_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1497 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button1">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 14 97: When we were 2 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIvI1fQLDwE&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=2" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '2', 'wIvI1fQLDwE'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1500_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1500 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button2">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 15 00: When we were 5 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9cSgUJQreQ&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=3" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '3', 'j9cSgUJQreQ'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1616_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1616 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button3">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 16 16: When we were 121 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glFLD8IDatQ&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=4" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '4', 'glFLD8IDatQ'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1788_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1788 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button4">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 17 88: When we were 293 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYNJsPqykJg&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=5" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '5', 'IYNJsPqykJg'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1861_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1861 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button5">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 18 61: When we were 366 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaoiQg0WVcE&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=6" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '6', 'oaoiQg0WVcE'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1865_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1865 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button6">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 18 65: When we were 370 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxlqNo0dv0w&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=7" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '7', 'jxlqNo0dv0w'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1882_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1882 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button7">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 18 82: When we were 387 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDuOmugQ4NA&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=8" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '8', 'IDuOmugQ4NA'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1892_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1892 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button8">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 18 92: When we were 397 years old </span> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui2JgVDNJLw&list=PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN&index=9" onclick="show_video('PLmKrFyUVrIH7sl51sD2ZO2HODkGto7glN', '9', 'Ui2JgVDNJLw'); return false;"> <div class="thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/global/youtube-playlist/site/images/1898_Thumbnail.jpg)"> <div class="video_title" aria-hidden="true"> 1898 </div> <div class="bottom_right watch_button"> <span id="button9">Watch</span> <span class="offscreen"> 18 98: 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