Lopeziana Manila
Musings of the Lopez Museum and Library
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The Economist: The shifting pattern of national participation in the modern Olympics [Interactive Infographic]
The chart shows how the numbers of countries competing in each Olympics has changed since the days of the first modern games. Athletes from just 14 countries headed to Athens in 1896, in 2012 London will be playing host to 204 nations
![The Economist: The shifting pattern of national participation in the modern Olympics [Interactive Infographic]
The chart shows how the numbers of countries competing in each Olympics has changed since the days of the first modern games. Athletes from just 14 countries headed to Athens in 1896, in 2012 London will be playing host to 204 nations](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7txupNJQb1qklv94o1_500.jpg)
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Newsreel, first Philippine national election, 1935 (by CinecittaLuce)
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Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guanqqi; from La Chine d’Athanase Kirchere de la Compagnie de Jesus:...
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John Tenniel (1820–1914)
Sir John Tenniel’s hand-colored proof of Cheshire Cat in the Tree Above... -
It’s almost time for the 2013 midterm elections, and the PML Tumblr Team would like to encourage...
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Adrian d’Amboise - Devises royales (1621).
