The Chinese military has intensified its drone incursions into the skies above Taiwan with almost daily flights of combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) TB-001 drone was spotted crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, the de facto boundary between the island and China’s […]
India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that disengagement along a disputed border area with China will be completed by Sept. 12. Both countries began disengaging from the Gogra-Hot Springs border area in the western Himalayas on Thursday, over two years after clashes at the frontier strained diplomatic ties. The disengagement comes ahead of a meeting […]
Two electrifying moves in recent weeks have the potential to ignite electric vehicle demand in the United States. First, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, expanding federal tax rebates for EV purchases. Then California approved rules to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The Inflation Reduction Act extends the Obama-era EV tax […]
In the post-cold war era, India has moved from a policy of non-alignment to a policy of multi-alignment. This means that India has friendly relations with almost all-powerful and developing nations. Today India is carving out a unique path for itself. Such an approach provides prominence and exposes India to the harmful behind-curtain activities by […]
Taiwan’s frontline island of Kinmen was once again in the headlines when President Tsai Ing-wen paid tribute this week to the soldiers and civilians who “operated in solidarity and safeguarded Taiwan” 64 years ago. On Aug. 23, 1958 mainland Chinese troops attacked Kinmen in a key battle that marked the beginning of the Second Taiwan […]
The father of communism, Karl Marx, once famously said — “We have no compassion, and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror”. This statement summarises how terrorism and communism go hand in hand. Maoist China alone destroyed between 44.5 to 72 million lives. During […]
China is attempting to establish a “new normal” across the Taiwan Strait, eroding self-ruled Taiwan’s territorial control and increasing the threat of a strike with each military sortie, officials and analysts say. Beijing has ramped up military maneuvers in the 110-mile (180-kilometer) wide stretch of water that separates Taiwan from mainland China — and the […]
A great fire destroyed Rome for six days in the summer of AD 64. Famous Roman historian of that time, Tacitus, recorded that 70 percent of the city was destroyed and half of the city’s residents were displaced. Roman ruler Nero was accused of being indifferent, ineffective, and careless. The end result of this neglect […]
Once China achieves its professed goal of establishing control over Taiwan, a process of “re-education” of the island’s population would follow, according to China’s Ambassador to France Lu Shaye. The ambassador was speaking on French television channel BFM TV on Wednesday night, when he said a majority of the Taiwanese population actually wanted to be […]
Sri Lanka’s present state confirms the famous statement: “Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.” Sri Lankans have been repeating the mistakes of choosing the politicians Rajapaksas again and again. It is confirmed that there were unaccounted payments that the Chinese were liberal with during project negotiations with the island nation. They were paid […]
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Hi Craig, I have really missed your daily shot of history fun facts, and was hoping you might start up again, at least once in a while.
Posted by Naomi Baltuck | May 21, 2012, 11:24Sorry for the delay, and glad you enjoyed this one. I also did one for May 7th today, and will do one extra each day until I catch up the missing days.
Posted by Craig Hill | May 21, 2012, 22:37Hurray!
Posted by Naomi Baltuck | May 22, 2012, 17:04I echo the comment above – been missing the history! This photo of Amelia looks a little like Zara Phillips to me.
Posted by tripwheels | May 21, 2012, 19:05I can always count on Craig for a dose of history!
Posted by Aj b33m3R | May 21, 2012, 22:56So happy to see another history post, it’s been awhile. Incidentally, I found your post on the ginger very informative.
Wonder where Earhart went down at? I thought that not long ago they found a plane in a jungle and were investigating as to whether or not it was Earhart’s. Guess it wasn’t, because I never heard anymore about it. Enjoyed the post!
Posted by J. G. Burdette | May 22, 2012, 00:52now that’s a woman i would have liked to have a pint (or more) with. courage.
Posted by pdlyons | May 22, 2012, 02:43Wonderful … to be free from all that China – it’s interesting to some degree … articles like this is what you’re so good on .. and I have missed them too. This was a remarkable woman – and there is plenty more of us … only that they aren’t getting notices.
Posted by viveka | May 22, 2012, 04:19I now have to divide my time between history and China… and my favourite Swedish reader 🙂
Posted by Craig Hill | May 22, 2012, 14:39Thank you so much …. I’m not the only one that has been missing the “old” you!
Posted by viveka | May 22, 2012, 18:00