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August 18, 2021
Samurai History of Feudal Japan
Samurai History dates back to the Heian Period of feudal Japan, where the warriors were considered military nobility until national jurisdiction abolished them in 1869.
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August 17, 2021
Berlin Wall: Anti-fascist Protection Rampart or Wall of Shame
The 86-mile-long Berlin Wall was built by the Soviet Union after WWII, in response to mass defections by East Berliners into the non-communist zones of Berlin.
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August 12, 2021
Nazca Lines: Peru’s Mysterious Geoglyphs
Created by ancient Nazca people as long ago as 2000 years, more than 800 lines–sometimes stretching for miles–ancient Nazca Lines form animal, plant and anthropomorphic geoglyphs of debated purpose.
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August 9, 2021
Queen Hatshepsut: The Egyptian Queen That Would be King
Ruling from 1479 to 1458 BCE, Hatshepsut was Queen to Pharoah Thutmose II who died with a young heir, Thutmose III, giving Hatshepsut the opportunity to usurp power.
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August 6, 2021
Leap Day’s Gregorian Calendar History
Astronomically speaking, Earth’s orbit of the Sun takes precisely 365.2421 days — the extra quarter of a day per year necessitating a leap day in the Gregorian calendar every four years to avoid seasonal shift.
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August 5, 2021
Angkor Wat
Rediscovered in the Cambodian jungle in 1860 by a French Naturalist, Angkor Wat, also known as Temple City, is a 400 acre complex honoring Hindu and Buddhist faiths.
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August 4, 2021
Constantinople: Queen of Cities Ultimately Conquered
Established in 657 BCE but later renamed by Roman emperor Constantine I, the city of Constantinople served as the Byzantine capital with structures still remaining today in modern-day Istanbul.
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