In April 1982, US Vice President George Bush and the future first lady, Barbara Bush They visited Japan. During the reception of Emperor Hirohito in the Imperial Palace, and according to Barbara Bush in her memoirs, there was an event of the earth swallow me … While the Bush couple awaited the ar
The so-called Missile Crisis in Cuba was a conflict between the United States, the Soviet Union and Cuba in October 1962, generated as a result of the discovery by the United States of Soviet nuclear missile bases in Cuban territory. For 4 days, Kennedy secretly met with his advisers to make a decis
Since 2005, the state of North Carolina has applied a tax on the possession of illegal drugs (cocaine, heroin, illicit alcoholic beverages...). To comply with this tax regulation, stamps or policies for this type of substance must be acquired -although anonymously- although, on the other hand, its c
The arms race to develop, or improve, ways of killing has been a constant throughout history and across cultures. At least, in this post, we are going to present a non-lethal one… the gay bomb. The Sunshine Project (an international non-governmental organization that investigates and denounces the
After the crack of 29 and the Great Depression of the 1930s the greatest economic crisis of the 20th century took place, due to its duration and its consequences at a global level.Speculation (I would call it human greed) made shares rise until the bubble burst on October 24, 1929 (Black Thursday ).
The municipality of Marbella (Málaga) has been in the limelight, in recent years, due to circumstances beyond its charm, but in 1959 it had an illustrious mayor... the American president Eisenhower . The post-war years are those of scarcity. The economic reconstruction of Spain is very difficult:
James «Jimmy» Carter , American politician of the Democratic Party, was the thirty-ninth president of the United States (1977-1981). Although he had important successes in foreign policy, such as the Camp David Peace Accords (peace treaty between Egypt and Israel), the SALT II treaty with the USSR (
During the Vietnam War , between 1964 and 1975, a curious and dangerous phenomenon occurred within the US Army... the so-called Fragging (act of attacking a superior in the chain of command with the intention of frightening or killing him, usually using fragmentation grenades; hence its name). The u
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States Navys Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The attack destroyed 13 warships and 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 US military personnel and 68 civilians. Fearing a possible attack against the American president, F
Im not talking about mass kidnappings, or a modern Pied Piper, or alien abductions... but administrative or economic disappearances. In the US, April 15 is the deadline to file the federal income tax return. In order to receive exemptions for children (for example, in 2008 this amount was $3,500) y
Count to 100 before you say or do something It is advice that we have all received at some point and, furthermore, it is very sensible. From the end result, it seems that the Russians are faithful followers of this reflection. The 37 minutes that saved the world are divided into two sequences : 2
Between 1910 and 1940 it was in operation on Angel Island , in the San Francisco Bay (California), a control, administration and treatment center for the thousands of immigrants arriving on the American West Coast. Angel Island (also called the Guardian of the West Gate) was the last stop on the jou
On July 4, 1776, the 13 British colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, the United States was founded . Logically, customs, culture and language are impregnated with what is English; although, currently, the Latino minority is becoming more numerous and is beginning to have a certain impor
We moved to Havana in the 18th century, there we have an Alicante man, from Petrer, Juan de Miralles Trailhon . In 1740 he had arrived in Cuba with a small fortune that served him to court, and later be able to marry, Mª Josefa Eligio de la Puente , the most desired single woman on the entire island
Since ancient times, and until the arrival of the automobile at the end of the 19th century, the combination of the wheel and draft animals (horses, donkeys, donkeys...) were the main means of transporting people and goods. The very evolution of cities, the progressive increase in the urban populati
Normally, the Presidents of the Governments have the healthy habit (irony) of surrounding themselves with hundreds of advisors in different subjects (economy, science, culture...), although many times, due to the decisions of the different Governments, one doubts their effectiveness. Other times, mo
The American Revolution , Bernard Cottret, 2003 A few days before the opening of the French States General of 1789, Rhode Island adopted the Constitution of the newly formed United States of America. It is the last of the thirteen original states to accept the constitutional text which still governs
Tonight, a long excerpt from Antoine Coppolanis excellent biography, Richard Nixon , published by Éditions Fayard in October. I had already reviewed a good book on Nixon, by Romain Huret (https://brumes.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/de-quoi-nixon-est-il-le-nom/). Coppolanis massive work (a biography that
Richard Nixon , Antoine Coppolani, Fayard, 2012 Here you will find a telling, if anecdotal, excerpt from the book:https://brumes.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/nixon-liddy-et -the-watergate-excerpt-from-nixon-dantoine-coppolani/ I had already written a set of remarks about Richard Nixon, after reading Ro
History of Chicago , Andrew Diamond &Pap Ndiaye, Fayard, 2013 The somewhat misleading title of this book seems to offer a synthetic and mainstream city history, as Fayard has already published many times, whether from Rome, from Beirut or Vienna. However, this text, written with four hands by two Am
The municipality of Marbella (Málaga) has been in the limelight, in recent years, due to circumstances beyond its charm, but in 1959 it had an illustrious mayor... the American president Eisenhower . The post-war years are those of scarcity. The economic reconstruction of Spain is very difficult:
The flag of the United States of America it has its origins in the war of independence of the 13 colonies. Its colors are red, blue and white and it has 13 stripes and 50 stars. Current flag of the United States of America Origin When George Washington led the American troops fighting the Britis
What is fragging? During the Vietnam War, between 1964 and 1975, a curious and dangerous phenomenon occurred within the US Army:the so-called fragging (act of attacking a superior in the chain of command with the intention of frightening or killing him, usually using fragmentation grenades; hence
Muromachi 2nd Shogun, Tokugawa 2nd Shogun, 2nd Roman Emperor, 2nd Han Empire Emperor, Ming 2nd Emperor I think that few people will come up with their names immediately. As with these examples, few Japanese will soon see the name John Adams, and fewer will know what John Adams did. Anything shop