Anders Bure was a cartographer employed by the Swedish royal chancery. His task was to produce more accurate maps of the Kingdom of Sweden and Scandinavia. Maps were becoming more essential, not just for navigation but trade and warfare. Having accurate maps also allowed kingdoms of Europe to do demarcations of territory. This is why […]
Read More Anders Bure Scandinavia Map (1626)Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addressed the 62 UN general assembly in 2007. There he discussed the concerns surrounding climate change, the problem with the UN’s operations, and how the West undermines national sovereignty. Climate change was inducing droughts and floods in various developing countries. Africa was being effected by these negative developments on the environment. […]
Read More Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Speaks At The UN 62nd General Assembly (2007)Elijah Muhammad rarely gave interviews. The video shows the leader of the Nation of Islam answering questions and discussing Malcolm X. Muhammad denied that he had involvement in the assassination, but expressed that Malcolm brought it on himself. A rather egregious statement was made that some how Malcolm’s death was the work of God. Elijah […]
Read More Elijah Muhammad Interview (1965)Prior to the rise of the Inca Empire, there was Chimu civilization. Art and pottery provide evidence of its existence. Historian place the origins of Chimu civilization back to 900 CE, but it could have been much older. Chimu was at times referred to as Chimor. The Chimu earthenware jar is part of The Walters […]
Read More Chimu Earthenware Jar (1100-1550)During the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, five Israelis were seen celebrating. ABC reported this event in 2002 and it was apparent that Israel was conducting espionage. The intent was to find and sabotage a number of Muslim or Islamist supporting organizations. The target was Hamas and ABC insisted that Israeli intelligence had […]
Read More ABC News Reports On Israeli Espionage During The 2001 Terrorist Attacks (2002)NET produced a documentary about the rise of Abu Dhabi. West Asia was being transformed by the discovery of oil. This was before the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. Farewell Arabia shows the changes in the Abu Dhabi and the change in governance. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan would remove Shakhbut bin […]
Read More National Educational Television : Farewell Arabia (1967)Nelson Mandela when speaking at the International Women’s Forum condemned the US and UK’s aggressive wars. Iraq and Afghanistan were victims in the War on Terror. George W. Bush and Tony Blair ignored the United Nations and decided to depose Saddam Hussein. Nelson Mandela explained the hubris and lack of foresight in the measure. The […]
Read More Nelson Mandela Condemns The Iraq War and Afghan War At The International Women’s Forum (2003)Anne Bonny was a pirate active in the West Indies. Bonny was part John Rackham’s pirate crew. During the Golden Age of Piracy merchant ships were subject to attack. Spain, Portugal, France, and the British Empire were in competition for the control of the Atlantic and the Americas. The Caribbean was becoming a place of […]
Read More Anne Bonny Engraving (1724)Simone De Beauvoir appeared on Questionnaire in 1975. During the interview she explained the reasons for women’s condition in society and explains a system of oppression . The title of the program is “Why I am a Feminist.” Beauvoir articulates how girls from an early age a raised to conform to a specific gender role […]
Read More Simone De Beauvoir Questionnaire Interview (1975)The 9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in April of 1969. This was the period of the Cultural Revolution. A number of purges occurred in the CCP and civilians also became targets of the government. Mao Zedong wanted to keep the revolution perpetual and took extreme measures to do so. The […]
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