history
Past politicians, legislation and political movements have changed the course of history in ways both big and small. Welcome to our blast to the past.
The Difference Between American and Japanese Perception of Nuclear Power
On August, 6, 1945, at 8:15 am the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima killing 140,000 people. This was the spark that started the Cold War. While most people, when learning about Hiroshima, go straight to the obvious effects of this tragic event and they ignore an impact, a long-lasting cultural impact that still resonates to this day.
By Caleb Cenderelli5 years ago in The Swamp
9/11--20 Years Later
With the 20-year commemoration of the 2001 Terrorist Attacks upon us, I’d rather focus on the national strides we’ve made as a whole. Instead of dwelling on the falling skies of the newborn 20s, I’d rather incorporate an optimistic outlook. That includes going forward.
By Phil Rossi5 years ago in The Swamp
Americans believe that Adolf Hitler killed more than Josef Stalin
68% of all Americans believing that Adolf Hitler killed more people than Josef Stalin. Half of all the Millennials consider communism a problem, and with young Americans recently showing an interest in socialism, public opinion has undergone significant shifts. in recent years.
By Borba de Souza5 years ago in The Swamp
The Fall of Afghanistan
Twenty years. Twenty grueling years the United States occupied the Afghan countryside with a security presence unlike any operation previously performed by our military. October 15th, 1999 would be the catalytic day in Afghan history when the United Nations would adopt Resolution 1267. This resolution effectively recognized Al-Qaeda and the Taliban as a global threat to peace and sovereignty. The resolution would sanction the group’s ability for funding, travel, and arms shipments. Regardless, the post-Soviet civil war provided a sanctuary for the growth of Al-Qaeda and their operations. On September 9th, 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud, commander of the Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition, was assassinated by Al-Qaeda. This would open the doors even wider for the extremists, by affectively eliminating the lone, in-country, resistance towards their unforgiving crusade. With Massoud gone, this ensures protection for Al-Qaeda’s leader Osama Bin Laden.
By Benjamin Reese5 years ago in The Swamp
Kabul Airport Blast News Update: Kabul Blasts Kill 60 Civilians And 13 US Service Members
Kabul Blast News Update: Highlights On Thursday, two powerful explosions occurred outside Kabul’s international airport The blasts occurred during the evacuation of people ahead of August 31 withdrawal deadline At least 60 civilians killed and more than 180 wounded Pentagon confirms 13 US service members death and 18 injured Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans One blast near the airport’s Abbey Gate and the other nearby Baron Hotel US officials and allies had warned of the threat of an attack Tens of thousands of people were outside the Abbey Gate ISKP (ISIS-K), affiliate of the ISIL (ISIS), claimed responsibility for the attack
By SA News Channel5 years ago in The Swamp
The Power War
Two thousand, four hundred, sixty-one. That’s a number. It represents the scores of American military lives stolen from young men and women in the fight against Islamic Totalitarianism. But it’s more than that. The number means that sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands, and wives received military funerals and memorials all over this land. A knock at the door or ring of a bell led to arrangements, and the process of saying goodbye to a fallen hero.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in The Swamp
"Black" history
No place in America shows as many cultural differences as in the religious services of a “Black” church and a “white” church. In America, the church is actually two different things because one of those buildings is filled with a bunch of Muslims and they don’t even know it. Very little is known about Africa from the descendants of Africa in America and it is easy to be ashamed of everything African. America had three television networks that were all programmed by white men, as was every magazine and any other source of information, from history books to movies. The parts that showed Africa was like watching a documentary that was filmed by someone who hated the subject. It was years before I realized that I saw the world through “white men’s eyes” that programmed everything I saw and it affected the way I thought about Africa and the part of me that is African.
By Abasa Aziz ibn Horace5 years ago in The Swamp
Kabul: The Modern Dunkirk
It's 4:40 pm eastern time as I stare at this dirty screen of my laptop. The last few years haven't been good to me, but at least I'm not in Kabul. Sure as an aspiring, but failed author trying to relaunch his Patricians: Sinful Seven it was great to get a professional review that gave me some hope, but emotions are funny things. Hope the strangest of them all. So I wake up from my sombulant lifestyle, quit smoking, and looked around at the ruination I've caused because of my great depression. The necrosis in my front teeth glare back from a mirror should i have the courage to look, yet one thought keeps echoing, and that's at least I'm not in Kabul.
By Magnus Void5 years ago in The Swamp
Was ancient Athenian democracy a model to be followed?
When people argue that democracy is the best possible form of government they often cite ancient Athens as the prime example of “pure” democracy and the ultimate exemplum that other civilized communities and nations should seek to follow.
By John Welford5 years ago in The Swamp
