Category: History
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Israel Strikes More Iranian Military Targets, Iran Retaliates on Fourth Day of Conflict
Israel and Iran exchanged more deadly attacks in the early hours of Monday, as the conflict between the two countries entered its fourth day, raising concerns that the region is heading toward a broader conflict in the Middle East. The Israeli army said it “precisely struck” command centers belonging to Iran’s Quds Force — an…
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Israel strikes more Iranian military targets, Iran retaliates on the fourth day of conflict
Israel and Iran exchanged more deadly attacks on Monday morning (16), as the conflict between the two countries entered its fourth day, raising concerns that the region was heading toward a broader conflict in the Middle East. The Israeli army stated that it had “precisely struck” command centers belonging to Iran’s Quds Force — an…
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FBI Identifies Egyptian as Perpetrator of Molotov Cocktail Attack at Pro-Israel March in Colorado
A Molotov cocktail attack left eight people injured during a rally in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, held this Sunday (1st) in Boulder, Colorado, in the United States. The information was reported by The New York Times, which confirmed that the attacker was identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian citizen who was…
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FBI Identifies Egyptian as Perpetrator of Molotov Cocktail Attack Against Pro-Israel March in Colorado
FBI identifies Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman as the lone perpetrator of a Molotov cocktail attack that injured eight people at a pro-Israel hostage solidarity march in Boulder, Colorado.
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The Origin and Meaning of the CORPUS CHRISTI Feast
Corpus Christi, also called the Solemnity of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Domini (Latin expression meaning Body of Christ or Body of the Lord), is a liturgical commemoration of the Catholic Apostolic Roman Church and the Anglican Church (the latter until 1548) that occurs on the Thursday following…
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Memorial Day: How Arlington Became the Final Resting Place for Veterans
Annually on the last Monday in May, Americans honor the men and women who lost their lives in military service defending the United States. Most Americans have the day off from work. Many participate in parades, visit war memorials, or say a prayer at the grave of a relative. One of the most important places…
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American Robert Francis Prevost Elected as the 267th Pope
Habemus papam. With these words, the American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was presented to the world this Thursday (8) as the 267th pope of the Church, directly from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The name chosen by the new pontiff is Leo XIV. He succeeds Francis, who died on April…
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American Robert Francis Prevost Elected the 267th Pope
Habemus papam. With that phrase, the American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was presented this Thursday (8) to the world as the 267th pope of the Church, directly from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The name chosen by the new pontiff is Leo XIV. He succeeds Francis, who died on the…
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Book: “Roberto Marinho: Globo in the Dictatorship – From Festivals to Bombs at Riocentro”
Amid the censorship, repression, and violence of the military dictatorship, a communications group gains strength and begins to become nationally hegemonic. It sounds contradictory, but it is part of the complex history of Rede Globo, whose main figure is Roberto Marinho. The company and the journalist are the protagonists of the biography “Roberto Marinho: Globo…
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Tiradentes
Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, better known by his nickname “Tiradentes,” was a revolutionary from colonial Brazil, born in 1746 on the Fazenda de Pombal, in the captaincy of Minas Gerais. He was the son of the Portuguese Domingos da Silva Xavier, a landowner, and Maria Paula da Encarnação Xavier, a Portuguese woman born in…