(June 18, 1941), Turkey clung to neutrality until the defeat of theAxis powersbecame inevitable; it entered the war on the Allied side on February 23, 1945, mere weeks before the war’s end. The great expansion of Soviet power in the postwar years exposed Turkey in June 1945 to Soviet...
In late September, Dolan finally realized his daring, years-in-the-making vision when Sphere, a bleeding-edge, 20,000-capacity live-music venue on the Las Vegas Strip, premiered with what became a 40-date U2 run that grossed $159.8 million and sold 413,000 tickets to its first 25 shows...
BIS Hanoi students became teachers!BIS Primary success in ICTDigital Citizenship, Safety and Device UsageBenefit Concert GalleryAmazing opportunities for our BIS studentsA wonderful feeling when some dreams do come true!It was a night to remember!Art Trip to Hanoi Fine Arts Museum and Tea Party...
The United States of America (USA) originally had 13 states when the Lee Resolution was made after the American Revolutionary War. The Lee Resolution stated that the thirteen states were free and independent from the British colony. From then on, the United States grew gradually and became one...
The United States, for instance, uses “urban place” to mean any locality where more than 2,500 people live. In Peru the term is applied to population centres with 100 or more dwellings. History Whatever the numerical definition, it is clear that the course of human history has been ...
In the United States, tomorrow, November 28, marks Thanksgiving Day. I am thankful to each of you for your friendship, your good works, and your interest in the Jackson List. It grows every day due to your “forwardings” and recommendations to friends, colleagues, students, and others. ...
Conventional thinking had it that as we grew, we became more able to think abstractly, which might suggest teachers should helpwean children off body gesturesto prepare them for the adult world. But in truth, the physical world never really leaves our thinking. For example, when we process ...
Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had...
It is called the Midwest because of the location of those states in the 1800s before the U.S. expanded to the Pacific Coast. These states were part of the Northwest Ordinance. This term became obsolete once the U.S. expanded westward, resulting in these states becoming the Midwest. ...
He became the first Westerner to operate an Aikido dojo in Japan, reflecting his proficiency in martial arts. Seagal returned to the United States in the 1980s and started working as a martial arts instructor on movie sets. His big break came in 1988 when he starred in ...