July 7th...The NEW 7 Wonders of the World

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 124. This time we examine the year 2007 as the New Seven Wonders of the World are announced.

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

  

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

 

Sources:

https://about.new7wonders.com/our-mission/how-the-new7wonders-movement-all-began/

https://the7wondersoftheworld.com/list-of-all-seven-world-wonders/

https://www.britannica.com/list/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world/index.html

https://the7wondersoftheworld.com/the-new-seven-wonders-of-the-world/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-wall-china/

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/great-wall-of-china

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/facts/how-tall.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christ-the-Redeemer

https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/machu-picchu

https://www.chichenitza.com/

https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/chichen-itza

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum

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

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taj-Mahal

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/petra

 

Photo: 

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/12/new-satellite-images-show-shocking-extent-of-earth-s-air-pollution/_jcr_content/par/video/image.dynimg.1280.q75.jpg/v1512182311218/GettyImages-577158213_earth_from_space_world_1200.jpg