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Mongolian milestone

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 26th November 1924 – The Mongolian People’s Republic is officially established after

Blackbeard bested

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd November 1718 – Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards

Can an EFF/ANC coalition actually work?

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Increasingly, by-election results and the polling we’ve seen so far suggest that it is very likely that, in the absence of some dramatic shift in

Piłsudski assumes power

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 11th November 1918 – Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland

What are the world’s worst combinations?

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Some immediately come to mind: I would say tomato sauce and ice cream; one of my friends swears by peanut butter and olives on a

Hannibal’s defeat

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19 October 202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of

Pedro’s accession

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th October 1822 – Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor

Capture of the Western Isles

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2th October 1263 – The Battle of Largs, in which the Kings

Revelation in Utah

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 23rd September 1890 – The President of the Church of Latter-day Saints

Don’t count out the Free World 

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Note: In this article I will be using the terms “West” and “Free World” interchangeably. These are very loaded terms, so here is what I