“james franco–ish,” but younger. on tinder you could meet people in your age group. she was 16; he was 17. alone in her room, the night before, reading her friends’ twitter feeds and watching youtube videos (selena gomez and “baby animals being cute”), she’d started feeling ...
The Franco-Prussian War was fought between France and Prussia in 1870-1871. Many historians believe Prussia more or less provoked the war with France in order to foster German national unity. The Franco-Prussian War led directly to German unification, or the formation of the modern nation-state...
November 18, 1976 - Democracy in SpainSpain's parliament voted in favor of establishing a democracy after nearly four decades of dictatorship under Francisco Franco. The vote, which passed 429-59, dismantled Franco's fascist government almost exactly one year after his death. As a result, Spain...
the dominant Nationalist Party rebel leader “El Generalísimo”Francisco Francowas proclaimed Spain’s head of state. Under his rule, Franco quickly turned Spain into a dictatorship widely described as a “semi-fascist regime” displaying the influence offascismin areas such as labor, the economy,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don’t want “a president of the United States who admires dictators an...
Earlier in his reign, Juan Carlos was loved or at least grudgingly respected after helping Spain’s restoration of democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. He was seen as down to earth and fun-loving compared to other European royals. His son, by contrast, has been perceived...
Profile: Dispute in Spain over what to do with the tomb of Francisco FrancoLIANE HANSEN
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don't want “a president of the United States
or too much progress being made for some people’s tastes. It could be progress on workers’ rights, racial emancipation or gender equity. In 1930s Spain, for example, women gained property, education and voting rights. And then Franco came in, and there was an extreme backlash. That has...