What was the Tokugawa shogunate? What clan created the first Empire of Japan? What did Emperor Jimmu do for Japan? How powerful was Imperial Japan? How tyrannical was Imperial Japan? What was the Empire of Japan called? Who was the Japanese leader in WW2?
What was the Warring States Period in Japan? Who was the Emperor of Japan during Pearl Harbor? Who united Japan after the Warring States Period? Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII? What were Emperor Hirohito's tactics before WW2?
Two years after the end ofWorld War II, Sparks graduated from law school in 1947. Approximately 16 years later, his 16-year-old grandson was reportedly (viaWestword) shot and killed in Denver. Around the same time, Sparks served in the Colorado Army National Guard as the Cuban Missile Cris...
This was the period that became foundational for the so-called bond vigilantes that emerged in the 1980s. They were big bond-fund managers that had gotten burned during those prior years, and that then refused to buy government bonds unless the yields were high enough. And for the next 20 ...
By 1957 Jack Brabham was getting the hang of this European racing caper, he was the winningest Formula 2 driver in in the winningest car that year. Cooper’s Type 43 was powered by the brand-new 1475cc Coventry Climax twin-cam, two-valve FPF four-cylinder engine. Coopers entered Jack in...
As may be obvious to you, of all the people on the path that day, the one I have been stuck on is the single Mean Human. All those kind people, even after being poked in the butt with a dog nose (Insert me grimacing, sorry!), who wanted to help, who knew this was not my ...
My aim at the beginning of 2023 was to try and read fifteen books, I was able to read twenty which I am pleased about. For 2024, think I will have to lower my expectations due to work, life and getting back into education (doing a Master's) will be taking up more time and won...
BBC drops both MasterChef specials from Christmas line up after Gregg Wallace complaints See more latest ► Most Popular Yes, finally a big new period drama to get excited about… and it has echoes of My Lady Jane The Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Spectacular brings festive cheer to ABC...
What I do recall from the class was the “intuitive” image-gathering technique (you just go through magazines and clip/tear whatever speaks to you), the different techniques for tearing paper to produce a white edge (or not), and that we used a paste called “yes”. Here’s the piece...
Another *key difference* between the two – was what followed their respective departures. While Israel looked after Jewish refugees and absorbed them – so today they no longer exist – the Arabs disgracefully *CHOSE* to weaponise the refugees. Instead of absorbing them, they locked them into ...