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360° scene from Japanese Surrender on the USS Missouri764 AD – 1945 AD

Today's journey spans human endeavor at its limits, from the massive engineering feats of the 1930s to the quiet creation of Renaissance masterpieces and the sudden flash of historic conflicts.

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  1. Round 1 · 1945 AD

    Casual

    Japanese Surrender on the USS Missouri

    Under the watchful eyes of thousands of American sailors and a massive formation of overflying aircraft, Japanese diplomats signed the instrument of surrender, formally ending the Second World War.

  2. Round 2 · 1397 AD

    Casual

    Gilding the Top Floors of Kinkaku-ji

    Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu purchased the Kitayama estate and transformed it into a sprawling retirement villa, crowning the complex with a spectacular three-story reliquary hall covered in pure gold leaf.

  3. Round 3 · 1896 AD

    Tricky

    British Bombardment of the Sultan's Palace

    The shortest war in recorded history lasted just 38 minutes, ending abruptly when a British naval squadron's artillery reduced the Sultan's waterfront palace complex to a blazing ruin.

  4. Round 4 · 1777 AD

    Expert

    Constructing Log Huts at Valley Forge

    Enduring freezing rain and severe supply shortages, George Washington's ragged Continental Army raced to chop down thousands of trees to build the hundreds of 14-by-16-foot log huts that would be their winter shelter.

  5. Round 5 · 764 AD

    Expert

    Laying the Mudbrick Walls of Round Baghdad

    Caliph Al-Mansur employed over 100,000 laborers and architects to build his perfect circular capital, a massive double-walled city centered strictly on the Golden Gate Palace and Grand Mosque.

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