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1259 - 1324 - The story behind the book called The Travels of Marco Polo, including who the Polos were and why they traveled to China, and then what was the legacy of this adventure in history.

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Shocking Events You Won't Believe Happened on June 9th! #history #ytshorts

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Fujisawa wins Co-op Canadian Open to become first GSOC champion from Asia

History was made at the Co-op Canadian Open as Japan’s Team Satsuki Fujisawa became the first Asian-based club to capture a Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title.

Fujisawa fended off five-time Grand Slam champion Kerri Einarson 5-3 during the women’s final Sunday at Encana Arena.

The foursome of Fujisawa, third Chinami Yoshida, second Yumi Suzuki and lead Yurika Yoshida earned $33,000 from the prize purse plus 12 Pinty’s Cup points.

“It was one of our big goals in curling,” Chinami Yoshida said with a smile. “We won two Olympic medals and one world championship medal but we hadn’t advanced to the Grand Slam final. We took maybe seven years but we did it today, so it feels so amazing.”

Calgary’s J.D. Lind has coached them since they made the jump out of juniors a decade ago — “when they were very much just raw talent and developing,” he said — and has seen them climb every step from winning silver at the world championship to bronze and silver medals at the Olympics and now a Grand Slam title.

“This was always something that you dream of doing,” Lind said. “To think that we finally won a Grand Slam, it’s an amazing accomplishment, it’s really tough to do.

“I think when you are a Japanese team and nobody has ever done it before, it’s really difficult to be the first. Even if you know you’re good enough, to be the first is always very difficult because you never fully believe it until it happens. Hopefully, now that we’ve done it we’ll see even more Pacific-Asia teams excel at the Slams.”

Team Fujisawa was on fire all week finishing with a perfect 6-0 win-loss record and shooting 91 per cent as a unit during the final.

“The Grand Slams tournaments are one of the highest competitions in the world, so that’s why it feels so weird that we’re champions right now,” Chinami Yoshida said.

She added: “For all of the Japanese curlers, it’s kind of a dream to be a champion of the Grand Slams but right now, it’s not just a dream, it’s a goal. I hope that not just us but maybe every Japanese team coming to the Grand Slams can compete at this amazing competition together.”

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ARCHAEOLOGY, Discovering the World’s Secrets. “The Land of the Rising Sun” … Competing Theories. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japanese scholars debated the origins of the Japanese people. Some believe they descended from a people called the Yayoi, who flourished from 300 BCE to 300 CE. Others believed the ancestors of the Japanese were the Ainu, the indigenous people of #hokkaido (Japan’s 2nd largest island). Still others claimed the Japanese had the same ethnic origin as the #ryukyu people, indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands. An early aim of #japanese archaeologists was to test these theories. There were often racist undertones to these debates, as many scholars regarded the #ainu as “primitive”, and were keen to disprove any ancestral connection between them and the “civilized” modern Japanese. 1) Beautifully carved, this wooden #netsuke figure depicts an elderly Ainu man. #landoftherisingsun #asiahistory #worldhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgTzk0hYQk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Jahre in denen die Welt wieder einmal schlief und nur zugesehen hat. Millionen von Menschen schreien um ihr Leben aber niemand hört sie. Drei Jahre, acht Monate und 20 Tage. So lange dauerte die Herrschaft der Roten Khmer und dessen Anführer Pol Pot. Von 1975 bis 1979 wurden rund 20.000 Menschen allein in S-21 (Tuol Sleng) und dem Chueong EK Killing Field umgebracht. Bekannt sind 300 solcher Lager. Viele wurden bis heute noch nicht einmal gefunden. Man geht von bis zu 3 Mio. Kambodschanern aus, die ihr Leben in dieser Zeit auf brutalste Art und Weise verloren haben. So viele mussten wieder einmal unter einem Mann sterben. Wann werden wir endlich aus unseren Fehlern lernen? . . Years in which the world once again slept and only watched. Millions of people scream for their lives but nobody hears them. Three years, eight months and 20 days. So long took the rule of the Khmer Rouge and its leader Pol Pot. From 1975 to 1979, around 20,000 people were killed in S-21 (Tuol Sleng) and Chueong EK Killing Fields. Known are 300 such camps. Many haven't even been found until today. It is estimated that as many as 3 million Cambodians have lost their lives in that most brutal way. So many had to die again under one man. When will we finally learn from our mistakes? . . . . . *Werbung da Verlinkung, Namens- und Ortsnennung* #cambodia #phnompenh #bigcitylife #asia #historyofcambodia #history #travelgirl #wanderlust #reisenbildet #travel #reisen #reiseliebe #travellife #kambodscha #placestogo #asiahistory #travelgram #traveltheworld #travelmoments #adventurelover #traveladdict #khmer #backpacking #travellove #aroundtheworld # #colorfullhair #historyfacts #googlepixel #travelinspiration #travelplasticfree (hier: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtCCGS5FKx5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j7a0zcfkh1up

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The Art Of War ♦ By Sun Tzu ♦ War & Military ♦ Full Audiobook

Title: The Art of War

Author: SUN TZU 孙武 , translated by Lionel GILES

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Read By: Phil Chenevert

Librivox Recording

First compiled in the 6th century BC, The Art of War presents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and winning battles. It is accepted as a masterpiece on strategy and is frequently cited and referred to by generals and theorists since it was first published, translated, and distributed internationally. The book is not only popular among military theorists, but has also become increasingly popular among political leaders and those in business management. Despite its title, The Art of War addresses strategy in a broad fashion, touching upon public administration and planning. The text outlines theories of battle but also advocates diplomacy and cultivating relationships with other nations as essential to the health of a state. (Summary by wikipedia)

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ARCHAEOLOGY - Discovering The World’s Secrets. “The Land of the Rising Sun”. ‘The Ancestors’ are very important in the spiritual life of #japan , and the Japanese have a long history of archaeological enquiry. The historical Lord Tokugawa Mitsukuni was eager to re-establish loyalty to the #japaneseemperor . As early as 1692, he began Japan’s first scientific excavation of an imperial tomb in Ohtawara City. It dated from the Kofun period (300-700 CE), Japan’s early prehistoric era. These keyhole-shaped mounds (#kofun ) are unique to Japan. 1) & 2) top half and bottom half, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, under whose authority the Mitogaku scholars put together a major history of Japan. #worldhistory #japanesehistory #artifacts #ancientcivilization #asiahistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdjjlALqLN/?utm_medium=tumblr