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Journey Around the 5 Stans in Central Asia (October, 2024)

December 4, 2024 Ken Powell 13 Comments

Summary A. Introduction B. Geography, a) Where did we go? C. Geography, b) Deserts, Mountains, Seas/Lakes, and Canals D. The…

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Posted in: Life, Travel

Attachments to Blog “Journey Around the 5 Stans in Central Asia”

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Attachment #1: Geography, c) Cities to be noted Tashkent, Uzbekistan The city dates to the 3rd century BC and is…

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Billboards Reflect American Culture

December 23, 2023 Ken Powell 7 Comments

Last month, as Penny and I drove down through the eastern states to South Carolina to spend a couple of…

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Posted in: Life, Personal, Travel

List of “Powell Ponderings” Blogs

December 18, 2023 Ken Powell Leave a comment

(powellponderings.com) Here is a handy index, plus appropriate links, to the blogs I have written: * Attachment #1: Extremist Groups…

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Posted in: Life, Personal, Photography, Politics, Random, Travel

Key Dates in World History: Preamble & Attachment #1

June 23, 2023 Ken Powell 1 Comment

My process and intention in assembling this “key date document” Why history is important 1. History gives us context –…

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Attachment #2: Key Dates in World History: 4 BC to 1798 AD

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Moving from B.C. (before Christ) to A.D. (anno domini – “in the year of our Lord”) Note re systems to measure…

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Attachment #3: Key Dates in World History: 1800 to 1945

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The 19th Century It took over two hundred thousand years of modern human history and 6 million years of human…

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Attachment #4: Key Dates in World History: 1946 to 1999

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For the next, and last, chunk of years see: https://powellponderings.com/attachment-5-key-dates-in-world-history-the-21st-century/

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Attachment #5: Key Dates in World History: The 21st Century, 2000 to present

June 7, 2023 Ken Powell Leave a comment

Sources Magazines: National Geographic; The Economist; The Atlantic; Foreign Affairs; The New Yorker; The Walrus; Harpers; Canada’s History Newspaper sources:…

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Posted in: Life, Random, Uncategorized

The Institution of the Monarchy for Canada

May 31, 2023 Ken Powell 6 Comments

Introduction Since watching the coronation May 6th, I decided to write a blog about what the institution of the monarchy…

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