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Sunday, August 26, 2018
Sen. John McCain, age 81, has died.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/25/politics/john-mccain-obituary/index.html
About the time of the DNC, 2 years ago, he walked by just a few feet from me, with just one aide, at 30th St Station, Philadelphia, while I waited for my train.
Someone who inspired respect and had backbone and honor.
8-26-2018
Yuan Dynasty and death of Kublai Khan--from wiki
The Yuan dynasty created the "Han Army" (漢軍) out of defected Jin troops and an army of defected Song troops called the "Newly...
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https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books
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The maker of this replica seems to have assumed, anomalously, that the corner towers were in the Banteay Srei style -- visually, as you can ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua55nu0X_Ro