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1 giorno fa · Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Signature. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
5 giorni fa · The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and atrocities against their citizens in World War II . Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany invaded many countries across Europe, inflicting 27 million deaths in the Soviet ...
1 giorno fa · The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, [2] [3] [4] incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party ...
3 giorni fa · The establishment of Israel, and the war that followed and preceded it, led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who became refugees, sparking a decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. [5] The Palestinians seek to establish their own independent state in at least one part of historic Palestine. Israeli defense of its own borders, control over ...
1 giorno fa · Robert Menzies. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT AK CH QC FAA FRS (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966. He held office as the leader of the United Australia Party (UAP) in his first term, and subsequently as the inaugural ...
7 mag 2024 · Rio Grande (1949 film) For the John Wayne film, see Rio Grande (1950 film). Rio Grande is a 1949 American western film directed by Norman Sheldon and starring Sunset Carson, Lee Morgan and Bobby Clack. [1] It was distributed by the low-budget company Astor Pictures. It was shot on location in San Ygnacio, Texas and at the Oliver Drake Ranch in ...
6 giorni fa · Official website. The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982, amended from being conducted ...
