The Compact of Free Association is an international agreement establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island nations.
The Uruguayan author’s famous work has been described as “the most powerful literary indictment of colonialism in the Americas.”
Eduardo Galeano completes Memoria Del Fuego trilogy Read more
Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater mass than any previous spacecraft.
USSR launches Mir Space Station Read more
The negotiated transition to democracy reached its climax with the indirect election of Tancredo Neves PMDB by Congress. He was the first civilian president to be elected since 1964.
The Sixth Brazilian Republic begins after a 21-year military regime Read more
Gorbachev’s dual program of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) introduced profound changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations.
Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika began the end of the Cold War Read more
The original Macintosh was the first mass-market personal computer that featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen and mouse.
Steve Jobs introduces the first Macintosh computer Read more
Stereolithography is a form of 3D printing technology used for creating models, prototypes, patterns, and production parts in a layer by layer fashion using photopolymerization.
Chuck Hull invents stereolithography Read more
The United Democratic Front was a major anti-apartheid organisation of the 1980s. The non-racial coalition of about 400 civic, church, students’, workers’ and other organisations was formed to fight the new Tricameral Parliament.
The United Democratic Front emerges in South Africa Read more
The critically acclaimed album sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards and broke down racial barriers on radio and television networks like MTV.
Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, one of the highest selling albums of all time Read more
The islands achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1981, becoming the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. However, it remains part of the Commonwealth of Nations, and remains a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda achieve full independence Read more
