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Paul Deschanel, the son of Émile Deschanel (1819–1904), professor at the Collège de France and senator, was born in Brussels, where his father was living in exile (1851–1859), owing to his opposition to Napoleon III. [2]
Johnson describes world history beginning with the aftermath of World War I, and ending with the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.. In the first part of the book, Johnson deals mainly with the shaping of the Soviet Union in the first decades after World War I, the collapse of democracy in Central Europe due to the rise of Fascism and National Socialism, the causes that led to World War ...
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment.
August 26: John Paul I becomes pope. September 17: The Camp David Accords are signed between Israel and Egypt. September 28: John Paul I dies, his papacy being one of the shortest in history. October 1: Independence of Tuvalu from Britain. October 9: The Uganda–Tanzania War begins. October 16: John Paul II becomes pope.
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Put your presidential knowledge to the test this Election Day with The Post's commander-in-chief quiz.Today the country votes to elect the 47th president of the United States. Whether you cast a...
Another presidential era considered exceptional by historians is the WWII and post-war era of the mid-20th century, with Franklin Roosevelt consistently ranking in the top three, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower in the top ten, and John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in the top 20.