World History

This Day In History

Nov. 25 – In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese…
Nov. 26 – In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered…
Nov. 27 – In 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who’d resigned.
Nov. 28 – In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II…
Nov. 18 – In 1976, Spain’s parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
Nov. 19 – In 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 20 – In 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany….
Nov. 21 – n 1995, the presidents of three rival Balkan states agreed to make peace in Bosnia, ending nearly four years of terror and ethnic bloodletting that have left a quarter of a million people dead in the worst war in Europe since World War II…
Nov. 22 – In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas…
Nov. 24 – In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded…

World Museums

Nukus Museum of Art

December 20, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukus_Museum_of_Art Nukus Art Museum: Journey of Discovery The Journey of Discovery stops in Nukus,…

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National Museum of Vanuatu

December 20, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Vanuatu Vanuatu National Museum Vanuatu National Museum The Vanuatu Cultural Centre The National Museum…

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Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art

December 20, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesús_Soto_Museum_of_Modern_Art Jesus Rafael Soto's ART Jesús Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 - January 14,…

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Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

December 20, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_National_Museum_of_Fine_Arts Museum Of Fine Art in Vietnam 1991 in Hanoi A visit to the…

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National Museum of Yemen

December 19, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Yemen National Museum and Wadi Dahar, Yemen A glimpse of the coulourful windows of…

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Livingstone Museum

December 19, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingstone_Museum Livingstone, Zambia and Surroundings Traveler Photos Livingstone Museum, Zambia The Livingstone Museum, formerly David Livingstone…

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Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe

December 19, 2013

http://www.naturalhistorymuseumzimbabwe.com The Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture Movement Nicholas Mukomberanwa was a pioneer in the contemporary…

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