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Europe, circa 1740
Only 3-1/2 lifespans ago...
( ...the Kingdom of Poland was the territorial equal of the other great powers of Europe. ) -
"We watched San Francisco burn..."
I saw this in the Chron a few weeks ago. Brought the paper home and was going to post about it, but I misplaced it. Anyway, here's the story.
Oldest Remaining 1906 Earthquake Survivor Dies.
Can you imagine someone being alive in 2012 who still had living memories of the Great Fire?
Rose Cliver (1902-2012) died February 18. Her family's Bernal ( Read more... ) -
San Francisco: In my lifetime
When I took bob_bunny on a day-trip to San Francisco in January, we got stuck in traffic for a while, and just offhand, I pointed to all the tall buildings that loom over downtown today and remarked, "See all those skyscrapers? Every single one of them was built in my own lifetime ( Read more... ) -
An object of great curiosity
Thirty-eight years ago this week, President Richard Nixon made his historic visit to Red China - the first ever by a U.S. President. It was a bold political chess move which eventually opened the door for diplomatic relations and free trade between the two former enemies ( Read more... ) -
A silver Yen
Little known fact: when the Japanese Yen was first devised as a national currency during the reign of the Emperor Meiji, the One Yen coin was essentially the same size and purity as the U.S. silver dollar.
A silver Yen, minted 1894.
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