On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack resulted in the deaths of over 2,400 Americans and the destruction of much of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked and angered Americans, and led directly to the United States' entry into World War II.
Historical review of José Silva Santisteban 1. First Constitution of 1823 As soon as the Independence of Peru was proclaimed, a Constituent Congress was installed in Lima with great pomp and solemnity, on September 20, 1822, convoked by General San Martín and made up of proprietary deputies elected
Its called provisional government the period from 1930 to 1934, when Getúlio Vargas ruled Brazil, after the victory of the 1930 Revolution. This moment was marked by the tension between the centralization of power around Vargas and the discontent of the former state oligarchies. Revolution of 1930
The Eusébio de Queirós Law (Law No. 581), enacted on September 4, 1850, prohibited the slave trade. The law was drafted by the Minister of Justice, Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara (1812-1868), during the Second Reign. It was the first of three laws that would gradually abolish slavery
José Sarney , a member of one of the richest families in Maranhão, is the politician with the longest political career in Brazil. He participated in the countrys redemocratization process as the 31st president of Brazil (1985-1990) and the first civilian president after the period of military dicta