War has long been thought to have been the primary creative force in civilization. Recent research at the archaeological site of Caral in Peru challenge this theory. A little over 6,000 years ago, in several places on the planet, man left forests and savannahs to build grandiose cities and monuments
By Rainer Sousa After the outbreak of the 1929 crisis – an economic shock that hit the United States hard – there was a sudden increase in criminal activities in that country. However, in the San Francisco area there was a small “mound of earth” capable of causing the shivers of many bandits of tha
The Military Coup of 1964 was responsible for removing João Goulart from power and for starting a period that lasted 21 years:the Military Dictatorship. The Coup of 1964 , also known as the Civil-Military Coup of 1964 , was carried out by the Armed Forces of Brazil against the then president João G
In 1979 the Soviets invaded Afghanistan to prop up the shaky communist puppet regime they installed after the 1978 coup and assassination of the countrys prime minister. The Soviet invasion provoked an immediate reaction from the Afghans. This is how the Mujahideen (defenders of the faith) rebel