Giovanni Giolitti. Giovanni Giolitti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni dʒoˈlitti]; 27 October 1842 – 17 July 1928) was an Italian statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. He is the second-longest serving Prime Minister in Italian history, after Benito Mussolini. GIOLITTI, GIOVANNI (1842–1928), Italy’s greatest…
Gwendolyn Brooks, 83, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her candid and compassionate poetry, which delved into poverty, racism and drug use among black people, died of cancer Dec. 3 at her home here. She was married to Marshall Moore when she was only 15-years-old. The 30-year-old was also a…
The film “Girl, Interrupted” is a true story adapted from the original memoir by Susanna Kaysen. Set in the 1960s, it relates her experiences during her stay in a mental institution after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder following a suicide attempt. Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling 1993 memoir by…
Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is “the place or state of departed spirits”, borrowing the name of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. Was Hades a mean god? Hades was regarded as a dark, merciless god. Perhaps as an extension of his name, usually thought to mean “the…
The performance ended with a standing ovation and lively discussions between the audience and the ten performers. What brought the public to a standing ovation was the calm purpose followed by the director and how completely it worked as a piece of theatre. Descending scales over a held chord near…
Hadrian’s military skill is not well-attested due to a lack of military action during his reign; however, his keen interest in and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of leadership show possible strategic talent. Hadrian joined Trajan’s expedition against Parthia as a legate on Trajan’s staff. One source…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors Co GM.N, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated when it sold its remaining GM shares in December, according to a government report released on Wednesday. The average citizen, on the other hand,…
Among some members of the Rastafari movement, Haile Selassie is referred to as the returned messiah of the Bible, God incarnate. This distinction notwithstanding, he was a Christian and adhered to the tenets and liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Did Haile Selassie create Rastafarian? Rising from the proliferation of…
The trade of gold in West Africa goes back to antiquity with one of the earliest examples being the voyage of the Carthaginian explorer Hanno in the 5th century BCE. A succession of great African empires rose off the back of the gold trade as salt, ivory, and slaves were…
/ 18.46°N 72.53°W / 18.46; -72.53 A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. On January…