Showing posts with label fascism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fascism. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

August 19, 1936: The Assassination of Federico García Lorca

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August 19, 1936, 90 years ago: Federico García Lorca, the Spanish poet, playwright and theater director, is assassinated near Alfacar, Gran...
Monday, April 28, 2025

April 28-30, 1945: The Ends of the Dictators

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April 28, 1945, 80 years ago:  Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943, is captured by Communist partisans and exe...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

November 21, 1934: The "Business Plot" Is Exposed

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Smedley Butler  November 21, 1934:  The  New York Post  and the  Philadelphia Record  break the story of what came to be known as "The ...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The Message

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At 4:22 this afternoon, Kamala Harris gave her concession speech, at Howard University, her Alma Mater , where she had hoped to give a victo...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 23, 1974: The Restoration of Greek Democracy

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Konstantinos G. Karamanlis July 23, 1974, 50 years ago:  After 7 years of a right-wing military dictatorship, democracy is restored to the b...
Monday, July 15, 2024

Never Acceptable

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Two things must be made absolutely clear: 1. It's a good thing Trump wasn't killed. Not because it would have been a "national ...
Saturday, June 8, 2024

June 8, 1949: George Orwell Publishes "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

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June 8, 1949, 75 years ago:   Nineteen Eighty-Four  is published by Secker & Warburg in London. It is the last novel written by Eric Bla...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

June 4, 1944: The Liberation of Rome

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June 4, 1944, 80 years ago:  Allied troops liberate Rome, the capital of Italy, one of the nations of the Axis. In 1922, Benito Mussolini to...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

April 25, 1974: Portugal's Carnation Revolution

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April 25, 1974, 50 years ago:  A military coup overthrows the Fascist government of Portugal, ending it after 41 years. Because of the flowe...