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1 day ago · Robert Strange McNamara ( / ˈmæknəmærə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense ...
1 day ago · [t]hey do not share our values, and their children are growing up in a culture alien from ours, without family, without neighborhood, without church, without support." [ 181 ] While Los Angeles was mostly unaffected by the urban decay the other metropolitan areas of the nation faced since the 1960s, racial tensions had been present since the late 1970s, becoming increasingly violent as the ...
3 hours ago · Lord Byron. George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and peer. [ 1][ 2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [ 3][ 4][ 5] and is regarded as being among the greatest of English poets. [ 6] Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold ...
3 hours ago · Australian English is a major variety of the language which is immediately distinguishable from British, American, and other national dialects by virtue of its unique accents, pronunciations, idioms and vocabulary, although its spelling more closely reflects British versions rather than American. According to the 2011 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for around 80% of ...
1 day ago · Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions. Historically, many of the individual sciences, such as physics and ...
1 day ago · Economists believe inflation rose above target once again last month, as we await the release of official figures tomorrow. Those polled by Reuters think the headline figure for July will rise ...
3 hours ago · The polygamous family is made up of a man and his wives and all their children. [175] Men sometimes married multiple wives for economic reasons so as to have more people in the family, including children, to help on farms. [187] Christian and civil marriages have changed the Igbo family since colonization.
