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Craig Hill Training Services
Business, Management and ESL Trainer
New Jersey
October 11 1975 Bruce Springsteen has first pop hit with “Born to Run”
On October 11th 1975, the epic single “Born to Run” became Bruce Springsteen‘s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking the start of his eventual transition from little-known cult figure to international superstar. By 1975, 26-year-old Bruce Springsteen had two heavily promoted major-label albums behind him, but nothing approaching a popular hit. Tapped by Columbia Records as … Continue reading
July 29 1900 Italian American assassinates Italian king
On July 29th 1900, in Monza, Italy, King Umberto I was shot to death by Gaetano Bresci, an Italian-born anarchist who resided in America before returning to his homeland to murder the king. Crowned in 1878, King Umberto became increasingly authoritarian in the late 19th century. He enacted a program of suppression against the radical … Continue reading
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I also have a news site about China:
Recent Posts: China News Stories
Engage China, or confront it? What’s the right approach now?
A timeline of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests
Cadence Column: Asia, November 11, 2019
Welcome to China. You probably can’t buy anything, though
Former Chinese finance minister warns China and US are on brink of ‘financial war’
Trump says U.S. hasn’t yet agreed to roll back tariffs, despite China’s insistence that he has
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