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Former history professor Gingrich misstates some facts about the 20th century. The Great Depression did not give rise to Nazism or Japanese militarism. It was World War I and its aftermath that set the stage for both Mussolini's march on Rome and Hitler's attempted putsch in Munich. By the time of the Depression, in 1929, the fascists had been in power for years, and the Nazis had been growing in strength for most of the decade. Furthermore, Gingrich's description of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff seems to imply it was part of F.D.R.'s New Deal. Smoot...
...tragic irony is that it was Fujimori's attention to detail that helped make him one of Latin America's most popular leaders of the late 20th century. The son of Japanese immigrants, he emerged out of left field to win the 1990 election and take over a country of 28 million people that was adrift and under siege by Marxist guerrillas. Its annual inflation rate was near 7,600%, and insurgents had three quarters of the country under a state of emergency. Fujimori quickly tackled the hyperinflation, and in 1992 his security forces arrested Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman...
...year out, they are a good team. We’re ready to face them.”Today’s contest marks the fourth time in the last five years that Harvard and Northeastern will face off in the annual tournament, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Harvard’s last championship came in 2005 at the expense of the Huskies, and in 2006, the Crimson beat Northeastern, 8-5, in opening-round play.Harvard hopes to keep its bats going tomorrow after a 60-hit weekend, six of which left the yard against Cornell and Princeton...
...which runs to 2030, will have to remain relevant long after its political patron is gone. But PlaNYC is built to last, even during a recession, because it encompasses far more than just feel-good greenery. Agarwalla, who has studied why Philadelphia declined compared with New York in the 20th century, believes sustainability will be the key to urban success in the 21st century. "We didn't develop this plan out of a desire to be green," he says. "This is crucial for its economic and environmental future...
...Plus, whose latest album features both original tracks and a number of covers, including renditions of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” and Igor Stravinsky’s “Variations d’Apollon,” a 20th century classical piano piece. “We rework rock music, we play original music, we play classical music, we score for dance, we’ve got music for fashion,” King says. “We’re interested in boundary-less influence. And we try to take...