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In 1961, Berliners went to sleep and woke up to a city cut in half. East German troops had put up barbed wire overnight, stopping trains, cars and thousands of people from crossing between East and West BerlinIn 1961, Berliners woke up to find barbed wire separating East and West Berlin after East German troops sealed the border overnight. Train ...- In 1986, a mysterious gas cloud escaped from Lake Nyos in Cameroon, silently killing people as they slept. An invisible cloud travelled 25 km, wiping out entire villages and killing more than 1,700 people overnightIn August 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that moved silently through nearby valleys while peo...
- Best advice for life by John F. Kennedy: 'Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are...' - inspiring quote by first Roman Catholic president of the United States explains why future belongs to those who embrace changeLife advice by John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy emphasized that change is life's constant law. He believed looking only to the past or pres...
- Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: "Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate".The Quote of the Day by John F. Kennedy shares a strong message about courage and communication. It explains why leaders should not act out...
- With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over UkraineIn a significant move, President Putin's visit to North Korea showcased Russia's willingness to challenge Western interests, particularly i...
- WWII Monuments Men aka art experts were more diverse than we knew!The Allied armies' Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section included 27 women and about 320 men during and just after WWII. The Army recen...
- Amazon Prime Video's September 2023 Line-up: Here’s the complete listGet ready for a fresh wave of entertainment on Amazon Prime Video this September. The anticipated arrival of "The Wheel of Time Season 2" i...
- Amazon Prime Video: See the titles of movies, TV shows to be added this weekAmazon Prime Video has a thrilling highlight this week with the much-awaited Season 2 of "The Wheel of Time." A spectacular array of over 3...
- Atomic 'angst' over? Germany closes last nuclear plantsThe smoking towers of Isar II, Emsland and Neckarwestheim II reactors were to shut forever by midnight on Saturday as Berlin enacts its pla...
- 'A crazy dream come true': Arc de Triomphe wrapped in recyclable plastic unvelied'L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' was brought to life by Christo's nephew, Vladimir Yavatchev, at a cost of about $16.54 million.
- Hollywood returns: Lady Gaga, J. Lo headline Joe Biden inaugurationA slew of glittery celebrities is descending on Washington _ virtually or in-person _ to welcome the new administration of Joe Biden and Ka...
- Who after Angel Gurria? Richest nations jostle to take the reins at OECD, the world's globalisation clubhouseOECD was established in 1961 when US and Canada joined what was originally a European group running the Marshall Plan after World War II. W...
- Breaking down boundaries: Google celebrates 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall with special doodle"Tor auf!" roared the crowds gathered at the Berlin Wall on this evening in 1989.
- Shashi Kapoor: The charmer of Hindi films was also a vanguard of parallel cinemaKapoor was such a charmer that no one gave a second thought about covering for him but the receptionist let his eyes stray towards the bar ...
- In light of Trump's proposed 'Mexico' wall, here is looking at other walls and the history behind themTrump stormed to victory on the simple promise of building a wall to cordon the US off to unwanted immigrants from Mexico.
- Wildlife conservation effort has to be a movement: Subbaiah NallamuthuNallamuthu said this while was interacting with students and wildlife enthusiasts as part of the Robin Bannerjee Memorial Lecture organized...
- Potsdam, Germany: City of confluencesStrolling through the magnificent palaces and parks of Potsdam, Prakash Dubey came to understand why this city has been a fountainhead of E...
- Tapen Chatterjee: The man to be remembered as GoopyIn a freewheeling chat with Ashoke Nag, film maker Sandip Ray goes down memory lane and reminisces about Goopy.
- Why the Berlin Wall fell twenty years laterWe are approaching the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism. This comprehensively refuted the Communist claim to represent the people.
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