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Madero began a series of tours in the country with which he sought the formation of a new party. Díaz launched a new candidacy, and Madero was arrested. When he managed to escape from prison, he called for the armed revolution against the Diaz government.
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On the night of April 14 to 15, 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg, causing a break in the hull through which water would begin to enter.The British ocean liner was considered the largest and most luxurious ship built to date of his accident.
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It is the first of the great war conflicts worldwide. The fighting groups were the Triple Entente (United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Triple Alliance (Germany and Austro Hungary).
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The Romanóv dynasty ruled Russia when it entered the Great War. Tsar Nicholas II led the troops, leaving the government in the hands of Tsarina Alejandra. The social and political climate began to convulse, and the revolution found its perfect breeding ground.
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The war ended with the request for armistice by Germany, and shortly after the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
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Penicillin is a type of antibiotic from the beta-lactam group. It is used in the treatment of infections caused by sustainable bacteria. There were many times and cultures that, through observation, came to use the bactericidal properties of molds.
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It was the great economic crisis that ravaged the world, beginning with the so-called Black Tuesday. International trade declined sharply, and unemployment rates reached levels never seen before.
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The Spanish Civil War was a war conflict in which the power was disputed between the National Front and the Republican Front, ending with the victory of the Franco regime.Its origin is in the failed coup attempt promoted by a part of the Army against the regime of the Second Republic.
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It is the largest global military conflict in history. The opposing sides were the Allies (France, Poland, United Kingdom, The Soviet Union, China and the United States) and the Powers (Germany, the Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy).
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As a result of the devastation of the war and to solve possible future conflicts, the UN was founded in October 1945.
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Mahatma Gandhi was a politician and thinker from India, famous for promoting non-violent resistance against the regime. He was killed in January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu radical related to ultra-rightist groups in India, while he was heading to a meeting to pray.
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The Korean War was a warlike conflict developed by South Korea, supported by the United States and the United Nations Organization; and North Korea, backed by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The reason for the conflict was the territorial division carried out by the Allied group after World War II.
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The war ended in 53 after the signing of an armistice that restored the borders of the two Koreas, creating a demilitarization zone.
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The Cuban Revolution was the result of the Cuban revolutionary movement promoted by the political left of the country in the 50s. The consequence was the fall of the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and the rise to power of Fidel Castro as leader of the Guerrilla Army. It is a historic milestone in America for representing the first of several leftist revolutions in achieving success.
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His death is surrounded by a halo of intrigue and mystery, despite legal reports that respond to the assassination. The official version indicates that, after entering Dealey Plaza with his entourage, the president was shot three times from the building of the Texas Textbook Store. The architect was Lee Harvey Oswald, mayor of the building.
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Martin Luther King was a key character in the US during the 1960s. He led the civil rights movement of African Americans, a fact related to other characters such as Malcom X or Mohammed Ali. The Black Power gained relevance thanks to these people. King was killed by sniper James Earl Ray while delivering the speech "I've been to the Mountaintop."
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Apollo 11 was the space mission whose objective was to take man to the lunar floor. It was manned by the United States, after a long competition with Russia to reach this milestone called Space Race. The mission commander was astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first human being who stepped on the moon. Buzz Aldrin was the second key figure to reach the goal on July 21, 1969.
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The Tiananmen revolt was a series of protests and demonstrations led by students in the People's Republic of China against the repression and corruption of the Government.The action was concentrated between April and June, and was finally repressed by the People's Liberation Army, at that he was allowed to intervene after the approval of the Government to apply the Martial Law. Soldiers and tanks used force to deter the revolt.
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The Berlin Wall, which constituted the inter-German border, divided the country into two blocks; capitalist and communist. He remained standing for 28 years, and the night of November 9, 1989 fell definitively. The communist bloc demanded freedom of movement. A new legislation to travel generated great confusion among citizens, who crowded at the gates of the wall with the intention of crossing west. That night, the Berliners themselves began the destruction of the wall.
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Nelson Mandela was a South African lawyer, activist and politician, who became the first black South African president. Before obtaining office, Mandela had spent 27 years in prison after being prosecuted in the Rivonia Process for his activism against Apertheid
