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2 days ago · Learn about the period of political and societal change in France from 1789 to 1799, which led to the abolition of the Ancien Régime and the establishment of liberal democracy. Explore the social, economic, political and military factors that triggered and shaped the Revolution, as well as its impact on modern France and Europe.
16 hours ago · The winner of the corn-eating contest devours five ears of corn in two minutes. But as quickly as he is crowned champion, I see the deep divisions in this community - and mirrored across the US ...
4 days ago · A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can--and can ...
2 days ago · In 1959, the Cuban Revolution led to the victory of Fidel Castro and his July 26 Movement. Although the revolution was not explicitly socialist, upon victory, Castro ascended to the position of prime minister and adopted the Leninist model of socialist development, allying with the Soviet Union.
1 day ago · China - Civil War, Revolution, Mao Zedong: In a little more than four years after Japan’s surrender, the CCP and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA; the name by which communist forces were now known) conquered mainland China, and, on October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established, with its capital at Beijing (the city’s ...
1 day ago · Following Russia's failed Revolution of 1905, he initially campaigned for the First World War to be transformed into a Europe-wide proletarian revolution, which, as a Marxist, he believed would cause the overthrow of capitalism and the rise of socialism.
1 day ago · China - Revolution, 1911-12, Republic: The Chinese Revolution was triggered not by the United League itself but by the army troops in Hubei who were urged on by the local revolutionary bodies not incorporated in the league.
