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Vor 12 Stunden · The punk-rock trailblazer’s memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, arrives on Tuesday and finds Hanna writing both searingly about men who abused her, and humorously about everything ...
Vor 21 Stunden · In southern Angola, the MPLA – the Marxist government of that country – and the Western-Powers-leaning rebel group, Unita, led by Jonas Savimbi, are in a prolonged bush war for complete authority over that country. Savimbi’s forces are being backstopped by South African troops and materiel. The MPLA is being aided by Cuban forces. At the same time, a loose coalition of anti-Apartheid ...
Vor 21 Stunden · Some girls were ordered to go and forage for food to provide for the troops – the girls were denied food if they did not bring back enough to satisfy their commander. After victories, UNITA commanders would be rewarded with women, who were often then sexually abused. The Angolan government and UN agencies identified 190 child soldiers in the Angolan army, and had relocated 70 of them by ...
Vor einem Tag · August 17, 1915 (Tuesday) Damaged houses in Galveston, Texas following a hurricane. 1915 Galveston hurricane — The hurricane made landfall southwest of Galveston, Texas where atmospheric pressure was recorded at 27.76 inHg (940 mb) with wind speeds of 135 mph (217 km/h). Extreme high winds and heavy rain led to massive damage estimated at ...
