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17 hours ago · While the stories in the previous version were more eclectic in nature, a theme was suggested for this collaboration. This month is the 60 th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and since Atlanta is the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, it felt like a way to acknowledge history as well as explore the impact of the landmark legislation.
17 hours ago · v. t. e. Rajiv Gandhi [1] ( Hindi pronunciation: [raːdʒiːʋ ɡaːndʱiː] ⓘ; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) [2] [3] was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become at the age of 40 the youngest ...
17 hours ago · The John Birch Society ( JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. [1] Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, [2] [3] supports social conservatism, [2] [3] and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and right-wing libertarian ideas. [12] Originally based in Belmont, Massachusetts, the ...
17 hours ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1] : 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
17 hours ago · Germany became the dominant economic power on the continent and was the second-largest exporting nation after Britain. [56] Technological progress during German industrialisation occurred in four waves: the railway wave (1877–1886), the dye wave (1887–1896), the chemical wave (1897–1902), and the wave of electrical engineering (1903 ...
