The ban on alcohol production, transportation, and sale led to a thriving black market for alcohol. This, in turn, gave rise to powerful criminal organizations that engaged in bootlegging, speakeasies, and other illegal activities. Notorious figures such as Al Capone became symbols of the era, and organized crime groups amassed enormous wealth and influence during this period.
The Japanese immigration in Brazil began on June 18, 1908 with the arrival of the first Japanese ship, Kasato Maru, in the port of Santos. Background At the end of the 19th century, with the Meiji Revolution (1868), Japan opened up to the world and changed its social organization. In this way, the
Years of Lead is an expression used to designate the 70s in several countries. This period was characterized by violent attacks promoted by the extreme left, the extreme right and police repression. Origin Poster for the 1981 film The Years of Lead, by Margarethe von Trotta. The term “lead years
On December 9, 1824, troops led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeated the royalist army at the Battle of Ayacucho. For historians it was the decisive battle of Latin American liberation. After Ayacucho there were some small skirmishes and in one of them -the combat of Tumusla in Bolivian territo
The Inca religion , like many Native American religions, considered their deities to be beings of nature and, therefore, it is possible to observe the belief in several gods. In addition, the Incas also had myths regarding the creation of their people, as found in virtually every religion in the wor