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World History

mahatmakanejeeves

(65,582 posts) Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:35 PM Monday

On this day, July 14, 1902, an expedition led by Agustin Lizarraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu.

Nine years before Hiran Bingham

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14

• 1902 – An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured).

Machu Picchu

Sun Jul 14, 2024: On this day, July 14, 1902, an expedition led by Agustin Lizarraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu.

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On this day, July 14, 1902, an expedition led by Agustin Lizarraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP

maybe some day our own billionaires will all die from a plague DBoon Monday #1

DBoon

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1. maybe some day our own billionaires will all die from a plague

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Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:53 PM

Monday

and their sumptuous mansions will be left for future archaeologists to puzzle over

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