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What was the decisive factor in the choice of Nagasaki for a nuclear strike by American troops?

If the city of Hiroshima was originally chosen by the Americans as the main target of the first atomic strike on Japan, then the city of Nagasaki, one might say, was out of luck. The target of the second bombing was the town of Kokura, however, due to heavy cloud cover, the American pilot decided to act according to a fallback plan and attack Nagasaki.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Where did golf originate?

As far as we know, golf originated in Scotland. But if we delve into history, we will see that golf has its roots in the distant past. At the beginning of the Roman Empire, there was a game called paganika. It was played with a leather ball stuffed with feathers and a curved stick that was used as a club.

There is evidence that a golf-like game existed in England around the middle of the fourteenth century. And in the British Museum in one book of the XNUMXth century there is a drawing depicting three players near the holes. Each of them - with a ball and a club.

In the XNUMXth century, golf became so popular in Scotland that there were even laws forbidding people to play because the game was too time-consuming. Among other things, the interest in golf was the reason why people neglected military training, and also went to church less often on Sundays. Since ancient times, golf has been known as a noble and ancient game.

People of royal blood were fond of playing golf: James IV, James V, Mary Stuart. Golf clubs began to appear in the eighteenth century. The first, apparently, was founded in 1744. It was called the Noble Company of Edinburgh Golfers. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew, founded in 1754, amends and finalizes the rules of the game. The decisions of this club have been adopted everywhere in all clubs with the exception of the United States.

In 1951, the United States Golf Association agreed to the general rules. Golf has been played in the USA since 1799. But it took at least a hundred years before they began to play regularly and constantly in the United States. The first golf club in the United States was founded in 1888 in Yonkers, New York.

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