The year is 1961. The Cold War is at its peak, nuclear arsenals are growing stronger by the day, but the fate of the free world might hinge on one question: Does a lobster crawl

In early 2009, Madagascar’s fragile democracy collapsed, strained from the burden of many factors. It happened as quick as in a flash in the pan. Andry Rajoelina, the young former mayor of Antananarivo, forced president

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Come on down to the South Side of Chicago to see the Great Columbian Exposition! The city of Chicago, risen from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1871,

In the northern capital Kyoto, cuirasses were fastened and chonmages tied tight as generals awaited orders that could determine the course of the Northern Imperial Court. The youthful Kōmyō exits the palace and steps out

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