Students mark 90th anniversary of Temple Entry Proclamation
They distributed copies of the proclamation in houses and public spaces on Saturday
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They distributed copies of the proclamation in houses and public spaces on Saturday
At 8 a.m. on October 25, 1951, the first votes in independent India’s first general election were cast in the remote tehsils of Chini and Pangi in Himachal Pradesh. It was the beginning of an unprecedented democratic exercise that would unfold over several months, until February 1952, as millions of Indians went to the polls for the first time
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside Colombia’s National Museum in Bogota.
Dominican Republic history from Columbus to 2026: independence in 1844, two US interventions, the Trujillo dictatorship and today's tourism-led democracy. The post Dominican Republic History Explained, From Origins to 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Alberta’s independence movement faces likely defeat, but history suggests losing a referendum may not end the fight.
In Deja Vu’s latest episode, William Dalrymple explores ancient India’s global influence – and how it was overlooked.
Standing before the Acropolis in Athens earlier this month, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the West’s story “the greatest story ever known to man”. But didn’t Hollywood tell us the greatest story ever told was that of Jesus of Nazareth? The decisions of the coming decade, Rubio said, “will determine whether the West maintains its place at the head of the world or resigns itself to a future of atrophy and servitude and decline”. Under US President Donald Trump, “we choose the...
As China marks the 90th anniversary of the Red Army’s victory in the Long March, some young Chinese are looking to the historic journey for guidance as they face uncertainty in their lives and future. For Lyu Leiyiyi, a 22-year-old student at the Communication University of China, the spirit of the Long March offers a sense of stability at a time when people and the environment around her are changing at a dizzying pace. “People in their 20s are going through a period of uncertainty,” Lyu said....
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A dated guide to Venezuela history: colonial rule, independence, oil, democracy, Chávez, Maduro, mass emigration and the road to 2026. The post Venezuela History Explained, From Origins to 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
History is littered with ideas that have been tossed aside, only for them to gain relevance at some later date. Think of Moby-Dick: forgotten in Melville’s time, but now regarded as the great American novel. Or the work of economist Hyman Minsky, which became influential a decade after his death, when the 2008 financial crisis made “the Minsky Moment”a mainstream term. These are just a couple of the things we talk about with the legendary musician David Byrne on today’s podcast. Byrne’s new book