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...What may be more surreal, however, is the resurgent popularity that Stalin is enjoying at the moment in Russia. Just in time for the 130th anniversary of his birth on Dec. 21, the state-run polling agency VTsIOM released a survey showing that despite the millions of Soviet citizens who fell victim to purges, starvation and summary executions under Stalin's regime, 54% of Russians now have a high opinion of his leadership qualities. And when asked about his personal attributes, 50% of respondents said they viewed them as average or above average - up from 45% when the same survey...
...there be light! Oct. 22 marks the 130th anniversary of Thomas Edison's first test of the incandescent lightbulb, the initial spark of a revolution that would electrify the world...
Three Scandinavian countries—Norway, Finland, and Sweden—took top honors among the 130 countries in the study, while Saudi Arabia, Chad, and Yemen were deemed the least equitable, ranking 128th, 129th, and 130th, respectively...
...campaign field offices of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in New York City's Harlem district are separated by just five blocks on Malcolm X Boulevard. Located in a converted storefront at 130th Street, Obama's headquarters were leased from a real estate office just two weeks ago. Last Thursday a stable of supporters worked the phones with unflagging energy, enumerating their candidate's merits with the fervor of the converted. But like any nascent operation, it was still ironing out the kinks. "Someone came in on Monday and donated a printer, but we keep running out of ink," says...
...SMARTY JONES, 3, a redeemed lost cause; the 130th Kentucky Derby. Owner Roy Chapman almost sold all his horses after his trainer was murdered in 2001, but he kept two promising colts. That looked like a mistake when one of them, Smarty, smacked his head on a starting gate last summer, fracturing his skull. But the Philadelphia Flyer is now 70, the first undefeated Derby winner since 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew...