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5 days ago · v. t. e. At 7:15 p.m. on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos announced on television that he had placed the Philippines under martial law, [1] [2] stating he had done so in response to the "communist threat" posed by the newly founded Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and the sectarian "rebellion" of the Muslim Independence ...
1 day ago · In the US, the average annual inflation rate from 1900 to 1970 was approximately 2.5%. From 1970 to 1979, however, the average rate was 7.06%, and topped out at 13.29% in December 1979. [19] This period is also known for "stagflation", a phenomenon in which inflation and unemployment steadily increased.
May 16, 2024 · Pharmacist and Root Beer Brewer Charles E. Hires. 1877 May 16, 1877 political crisis in France. 1879 Antonín Dvořák's "Slavonic Dances" premieres. 1879 Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia & English. 1881 World's 1st electric tram enters service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
May 16, 2024 · The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military encounter among India and Pakistan that happened during the freedom battle in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 to the fall of Dacca (Dhaka) on 16 December 1971. The war started with preemptive elevated strikes on 11 Indian air stations, which prompted the beginning of threats with Pakistan and ...
2 days ago · The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and legal ...
6 days ago · The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) [1] was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international ...
May 15, 2024 · This means that today's prices are 7.60 times as high as average prices since 1971, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 13.151% of what it could buy back then. The inflation rate in 1971 was 2.70%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 1.15%.
