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Seeking history through books，youtube，tiktok，podcast，X and maps.
Joined May 2009
The Monument to the Discoveries, built in 1960 on Lisbon’s Belém waterfront, commemorates Portugal’s Age of Discovery, depicting explorers led by Prince Henry and celebrating the voyages that reshaped global maritime history.
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From here, let’s change the world map. Belém Tower (1514–1520), standing at the mouth of the Tagus River, marked the point from which Portugal’s Age of Discovery reshaped global sea routes.
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When it comes to how Tokugawa Ieyasu rebuilt Edo, this is hands down one of the most detailed YouTube videos out there, in my opinion. While it’s only available in Japanese, fortunately, YouTube offers auto-generated transcripts and subtitles. https://t.co/gp5u2CUpMz
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Edo Ichimezu folding screen, this screen is considered one of the earliest and most detailed extant panoramic views of Edo city.
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Historically, when the wealthy truly leave en masse, ordinary people usually have no idea what is happening. By the time everyone realizes something is wrong, the money is already gone, and the people are gone too. Today, we’ll briefly review several real historical cases of mass
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Why didn't Tokugawa Ieyasu storm Osaka Castle right after crushing the West at Sekigahara in 1600? He could have—but he didn't. Not because he couldn't win the battle, but because he might lose the era. The old fox's masterclass in patience. After the Battle of Sekigahara (Oct
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Japan Surrendered For Something Far More Terrifying Than Nukes! #shorts
https://t.co/kNB0ILpn8g via @YouTube
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Battle of Sekigahara，in 1600. Collected at Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum.
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Henry Reuterdahl’s 1907 classic of the "Great White Fleet" crossing the Magellan Straits and gave it a fresh Impressionist color palette (courtesy of Nano banana!).
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🚢 The Nicaragua Canal was the original rival to Panama’s route. While it stayed a dream for a century, today’s tech and shifting geopolitics might finally make this "alternative" a reality. The race for the oceans is back on. 🌎
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The Bull Moose That Almost Broke American Politics In 1912, one man turned a bullet into a campaign slogan — and launched the most dramatic third-party run in U.S. https://t.co/2qhscF8oJv the Bull Moose Party (officially the Progressive Party). Why “Bull Moose”?Theodore
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I realized my most popular tweet on X is actually one where I asked for the name of a cute Japanese....😂
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The Shared DNA 🧬TR and Trump share a "Geopolitical Intuition" that ignores the rulebook: ✅ Strategic Expansion: TR "took the Isthmus" for the Panama Canal to secure the seas. Trump saw Greenland as the key to the Arctic. ✅ Norm-Breaking: Both hated bureaucratic red tape. TR
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Why does Trump's purchase of Greenland always remind me of TR? In "To Rescue the American Spirit," @BretBaier reveals the "Big Stick" energy that built the US superpower. The parallels between TR’s Panama Canal and Trump’s Greenland bid are striking—but the differences are even
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