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“The wave of hysterical rejoicing that swept over the United States when our president announced the signing of a truce had many impulses” ( Scientific American , November 30, 1918, p. 432). The end of the war meant the beginning of reorientation from a vast war footing to one of peace. |
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A group of lawyers in Bor town of South Sudan’s Jonglei State has filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Bor town last Wednesday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Friday, Michael Mayen Maker, the president of lawyers in Jonglei said they opened a case at the public persecution attorney against the town.... |
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A community in Essex has unveiled a memorial to an airman from Coventry, 75 years after he was killed in a plane crash. Flight Sergeant Cyril Smith, RAFVR, was killed aged 23 when his Halifax bomber came down in the village of Ardleigh, Essex, in 1943. |
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Johannesburg - Those who died in military conflicts will be honoured on Remembrance Sunday on 8 November. The annual parade, service and wreath-laying at the Cenotaph will start at 2pm, reported Joburg.org. For the first time, a troop of 25 pounder guns will fire two salvos. |
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Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Northern Ireland's main remembrance ceremony was held at the cenotaph at Belfast City Hall. Events are being held across Northern Ireland on Sunday to mark the end of fighting in World War One. The conflict ceased on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th.... |
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HARARE - Controversial preacher Paul Sanyangore said the church has a role to play in portraying the image of the country to the outside world. Sanyangore said religious tourism should be encouraged and he will continue on that path. Last week, the preacher surfaced in Indonesia where he had a.... |
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - One was a veteran police officer who didn't hesitate to run toward danger. Another had survived the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Others include two friends who loved off-roading, a Marine veteran who dedicated his life to service and a recent college.... |
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The Queen’s representative, the Lord-Lieutenant for County Fermanagh, Viscount Brookborough gave the oration. “All of our communities served willingly and suffered equally throughout the long years of that war and I am delighted to see so many people here this morning,” he said. |
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Soft power was always a term best suited for eunuchs. It relies on persuasion, counsel and an air of seduction. It does not imply actual force as such (often, that side of the bargain is hidden). At its core are the presumed virtues of the product being sold, the society being advertised to others.... |
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Fiction. 1. “The Reckoning,” by John Grisham (Doubleday: $29.95) A respected World War II hero guns down a local pastor inside a church in Mississippi. 2. “Unsheltered,” by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $29.99) The predicaments of a contemporary family unmoored by the Great Recession and one a century before on the same street. |
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Commemorations for the centenary of Armistice Day started in Co Fermanagh before dawn on Sunday, with the sound of a lone piper. More than 100 people gathered in the dark at Enniskillen Castle at 6am to hear the piper play When The Battle’s O’er, a traditional tune played after battle. |
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