Historical events
Increased food prices are being experienced all over the world. Increased food prices are a global problem related to population growth and less land for food production in some parts of the world. Agricultural land worldwide In our global world, we need to look at the agricultural area for the entire globe as a…
The Katyn massacre is actually a series of massacres carried out by the Soviet Union against Polish military and police officers. The massacre was named after the Katyn forest, where German soldiers discovered mass graves after executions as early as 1943. The series of massacres also included mass executions in Soviet prisons. The executions…
It is said that development has never been as fast as it is now. This is something I’ve heard all my life. Development is happening so fast, they say. But what is really true? Is development now happening faster than before? It’s probably the case that development is happening fast in different areas. For…
Christmas movies are something most people have a relationship with. My Christmas movie above all others is Disney’s version of Charles Dickens’ book “A Christmas Carol”. Charles Dickens is an author I really appreciate. I have featured him in a previous blog. Feel free to read that blog. Disney’s interpretation of the book is…
Martin Luther King Jr. fought for black rights in the USA by peaceful means. Non-violence was central to his struggle. He was eventually shot. The man who fought a cause by non-violent means was killed by violence. It was his ability to convey his thoughts through words and speeches that was so special. His…
Anyone who remembers back to August 2000 remembers the drama in the sea off northern Russia and northern Norway. An Oscar II-class nuclear-powered submarine. The name of the submarine was Kursk. This is one of the largest submarines in Russia at the time. All 118 people on board died. Behind them were letters they…