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#1. October 16, 2013
Dear Reader,
I’m home! If you missed the pictures I posted from my European travels, you can catch up on Instagram.
Today’s topic was inspired by a Communism Walking Tour I took in Budapest, led by Anna. This was just one of three Free Walking Tours that runs daily in Budapest. The concept is that at the end of the tour, you pay the guide whatever you feel the tour was worth! I loved it, and learned so much.
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
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#2. Fall of Communism
by Barbara J. Feldman
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The mostly peaceful Revolutions of 1989 brought the collapse of communist governments in Central and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. They also marked the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West.
BBC: 1989: Key Events in Europe’s Revolution
“The fall of the Iron Curtain which lifted communist rule across a swathe of Europe was as swift as it was unexpected.” From February 6, when Poland’s communist government entered into talks with banned trade union Solidarity, to December 25 when Romanian president Ceausescu was executed by a firing squad, BBC outlines the key events of the Revolutions of 1989.
BBC: Mapping the Fall of Communism 1989-1991
The fall of communism brought big changes to Europe’s political landscape. In this interactive map, you’ll see new countries appear (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, and so on) and watch existing countries throw off communist rule (Hungary, Poland, Romania, etc.) as they turn from red to white on the map. Traverse through the eight maps using the Next and Back buttons.
Center for History and New Media: Making the History of 1989
“Textbooks often describe the events of that year [1989] as the inevitable collapse of a repressive system in favor of a freer democratic form of government. But the reality is much more complex. Many forces, both internal and external, conspired to bring down the Communist regimes, and not every government that replaced them could be described as fully democratic.” With reproduced primary sources, scholar interviews, teaching modules and case studies, Making the History of 1989 is my pick of the week. Don’t miss it.
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
Noah Webster’s Birthday, Celebrated Annually as Dictionary Day
Oct 16, 1758
Marie Antoinette Beheaded
Oct 16, 1793
U.S. Population Reaches 300 Million
Oct 17, 2006
Transfer of Alaska From Russia to U.S., Celebrated as Alaska Day
Oct 18, 1867
National Teen Driver Safety Week
Oct 20-26, 2013
Teen Read Week
Oct 20-26, 2013
National Chemistry Week
Oct 20-26, 2013
Edison Invents the Incandescent Light Bulb
Oct 21, 1879
First Landfall of Hurricane Wilma
Oct 21, 2005
Orionids Meteor Shower
Oct 21, 2013
#6. Quote of the Week
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” ~~ Sir Winston Churchill ~~ (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) British politician. Are you interested in Sir Winston Churchill? Read his biography and quotes at Lightafire.com.
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