Sunday, December 22

Politics

Politics refers to the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate between groups or individuals having different ideas about how this should be done. It involves making decisions that apply to groups of people, and it is often a controversial and divisive subject. Some of the key aspects of politics include power, authority, governance, policy, strategy, and diplomacy. Political systems can take many different forms, and they can vary greatly in terms of their structure and the way they operate. Some common types of political systems include democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and authoritarianism.

Abraham Lincoln – Biography, Presidency, Civil War & Death
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Abraham Lincoln – Biography, Presidency, Civil War & Death

Abraham Lincoln was born (February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Hardin County, died on April 15, 1865, in Washington, DC) served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He was first in selected 1860, the re-election succeeded in 1864. He was the first in the Republican Party ranks and the first to be assassinated.His presidency is considered to be one of the most important in the history of the United States: the election of the opponent of slavery prompted seven, and later four, of the slave-holding southern states to withdraw from the Union and form their own confederation, the Confederate States of America.Lincoln led the remaining northern states through the resulting civil war. He pushed through the restoration of the Union and successfully abolished slave...
James A. Garfield – Biography, Presidency & Assassination
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James A. Garfield – Biography, Presidency & Assassination

James A. Garfield is also known as James Abram Garfield (Orange, Ohio, 19 of November of 1831 - Long Branch, New Jersey, 19 of September of 1881) was the 20th President of the United States. He became the second president assassinated in the United States - Abraham Lincoln had suffered the same fatality, also while in office.His presidency is the second shortest in United States history, after that of William Henry Harrison, lasting only six months and fifteen days. Quick Facts: James A. GarfieldKnown for: 20th President of the United States Born: November 19, 1831, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Parents: Abram Garfield, Eliza Ballou Garfield Died: September 19, 1881, in Elberon, New Jersey Education: Williams College Spouse: Lucretia Rudolph Children: seven; two d...
Edward VIII – Biography, Abdication, Wife & Death
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Edward VIII – Biography, Abdication, Wife & Death

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom ( Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David ), later known as Duke of Windsor ( London, June 23, 1894 - Paris, May 28, 1972 ), was king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth domains British and Emperor of India, from the death of his father King George V on January 20, 1936, until his abdication on December 11 of the same year.Before his ascension to the throne, Edward successively held the titles of Prince Edward of York, Prince Edward of Cornwall and York, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, and Prince of Wales. In his youth, he served in World War I, toured abroad on behalf of his father, George V, and was associated with a succession of married women older than his own.Just a few months into his reign, Edward VIII caused a constitutio...
James Madison – Biography, Presidency, Facts and Death
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James Madison – Biography, Presidency, Facts and Death

James Madison born on March 16, 1751, in King George County (a colony of Virginia) and died on June 28, 1836, in Orange (Virginia) is a statesman American, 4th president of the United States, based on 1809 to 1817.Member of the Republican-Democratic Party and delegate of Virginia to the Continental Congress, he is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He has considered one of the main authors of the American Constitution; James Madison is particularly concerned with the balance between legislative, judicial and executive powers and the declaration of rights.He succeeded Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State for the United States in 1801 before being elected president seven years later. He was also proclaimed a French citizen by the National Legislative Assembly in 1792...
Why Otto Skorzeny Is The Most Deadliest Man In Europe
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Why Otto Skorzeny Is The Most Deadliest Man In Europe

Otto Skorzeny was born into a middle-class family in Vienna, Austria, on June 12, 1908. Otto Skorzeny's family has a long history of military service. As a student, he distinguished himself in scientific topics, and after graduating he enlisted at the University of Vienna as an engineering student. His great passion was fencing. He joined the University fencing team and during a match, he received the prominent scar on his cheek, known in German as a "Schmiss" which was then a coveted mark of bravery among German and Austrian youth.In 1931, as Nazism was gaining popularity in Europe, Skorzeny joined the Austrian Nazi Party, filling the ranks of the local version of the paramilitary SA Brownshirts. Clever, ambitious and physically imposing at 6 ft 4 [1.93 Metres] he must have been a val...
30 Amazing World War I Facts & Summary You Never Believe
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30 Amazing World War I Facts & Summary You Never Believe

World War I is also known as The Great War, was a global war originating in Europe. In the early 20th century a growing spirit of nationalism created tension among European countries nations sought to protect themselves through complex alliances. These included the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Austria which opposed the Triple Entente of France, England, and Russia. The Triple Alliance countries are also referred to as the central powers. These two sets of allies would confront each other in the First World War. In June 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, immediately the alliance system pulled the major European powers into war.Austria declared war against Serbia believing that the Nationalists could be easily crushed. German...
What Was The Mystery Behind Princess Diana’s Death
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What Was The Mystery Behind Princess Diana’s Death

Diana, Princess of Wales also known as Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1st, 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer and Frances Spencer. The Princess Diana family had been closely allied with the British royal family for many generations. Princess Diana's grandmothers, Cynthia Spencer and Ruth Roche had served under Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Young Diana grows up with the best things that money could buy, but we all know that money can't buy happiness. John Spencer and Frances Spencer had an unsuccessful marriage. They are never been happy with each other, also they don't have a good relationship with their children.In 1967 her parents would eventually get a divorce when Dina wa...
The Cold War | Summary, Facts, and Information
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The Cold War | Summary, Facts, and Information

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the world's two superpower countries the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after the finish of World War II. In the second half of the 20th century, they are engaged in a face-off without direct confrontation for almost 45 years. Major European powerful country is weakened after more than 60 million deaths in 6 years of fighting.Two superpowers remain in the world: the United States of America and the USSR, who fought together as allies to defeat Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. The USSR or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is a vast area covering one-sixth of the land surface of the planet.It is a federal-state under a communist regime, consisti...
20 Amazing Cold War Facts That Might You Never Know
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20 Amazing Cold War Facts That Might You Never Know

The United States and the Soviet Union were good friends During World War II, Both fighting together against the Axis powers. However, the U.S. was worried about communism and the despotic Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. To put it bluntly, America feared that the commies as it liked to say would take over the world. For that reason, the U.S. wanted to contain communist expansionism. But the Soviets were building an arms stockpile of arms, including atomic weapons. In this way, a weapons contest was in transit. It's an idea, Bernard Mannes Baruch, an American agent, and multimillionaire authored the term Cold War, which fundamentally implies war without military activity. #20 Bernard Mannes was a rich man and also an advisor to all U.S. presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman. He’s...
The Most Evil Man In History – Joseph Stalin, The Red Terror
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The Most Evil Man In History – Joseph Stalin, The Red Terror

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin also known as Joseph Stalin. He was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the small Georgian town of Gori. That time Georgia was part of the Imperial Russian Empire. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18th, 1878. Stalin was the only son of His parents, Besarion Jughashvili and Ekaterine Geladze. His childhood nickname is "SOSO" Stalin’s father, Besarion Jughashvili, commonly known as Beso. He was a cobbler and an alcoholic.He producing footwear for the Russian army, and Ekaterine Geladze, a washerwoman. Besarion Jughashvili was not a good dad most of the time he beat his wife and son. Joseph Stalin's childhood was not easy he face many emotional problems as well as physical abuse from his father. Once Stalin's father beat him too much that his elbow was...