Created by the former Qing Dynasty Emperor and Imperial Japan in 1932, it ceased to exist after the defeat of Japan in WWII. The international furor that resulted from the creation of the state of Manchukuo, eventu 满洲Manchukuo或者“状态”,是傀儡国由东内在Mongilia和满洲组成。 由前清朝皇帝和...
Born September 26, 1932 d. 2015 American actress, Miss New Orleans (1957). TV: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-71, Elly May), The Twilight Zone (1960, The Eye of the Beholder). Film: Frankie and Johnny (1966, starring opposite Elvis Presley). The TV show The Beverly Hillbillies debuted ...
In a city where tornadoes are a way of life, this is pretty significant when you consider the one in question happened some 42 years ago, destroying numerous neighborhoods, schools, and nearly all the old-growth trees in Cherokee Park. There are entire websites dedicated to this tornado and...
What Just Happened (2008) During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben (Robert De Niro) must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss (Catherine Keener) demands extensive changes to a movie...
On Aug. 14, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, marking the end of World War II. As news of the surrender spread, Americans poured into the streets to celebrate. Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped the iconic image of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square, which first ran...
"This is the nicest thing that's happened to me since you went away." This exchange took place on July 27, 1941, between the Cartons in Britain and their two children in Canada using a radio link-up similar to this. In summer 1940, it was expected that the Germans would soon invade...
The list of additional attacks was a literal list of attacks carried out by Japan in President Roosevelt's address to Congress on December 8, 1941. In this speech, the President was asking Congress to go to war with Japan and therefore other Axis powers as well. This list of atta...
It was another one of those peculiar and picturesque stories that happened in motorsport in the 1960s and, who really stood out in the 1968/69 Tasman Series. Thereupon, stay tuned, because the real story of this text starts here. But, as expected, without the support and protection of ...
A similar thing happened during the Cold War, when many countries rejected both superpower blocs and worked to create alternative forms and mechanisms of international cooperation. Such a “third way” is possible now. As I have argued elsewhere, international relations before the pandemic exhibited ...
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