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William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his death.
Taft was born in Cincinnati in 1857. His father, Alphonso Taft, was a U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of War. Taft attended Yale and, like his father, was a member of Skull and Bones. After becoming a lawyer, he was appointed a judge while still in his twenties. He continued a rapid rise, being named Solicitor General and as a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1901, President William McKinley appointed Taft civilian governor of the Philippines. In 1904, Roosevelt made him Secretary of War, and he became Roosevelt's hand-picked successor. Despite his personal ambition to become chief justice, Taft declined repeated offers of appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States, believing his political work to be more important.
With Roosevelt's help, Taft had little opposition for the Republican nomination for president in 1908 and easily defeated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency that November. In the White House, he focused on East Asia more than European affairs and repeatedly intervened to prop up or remove Latin American governments. Taft sought reductions to trade tariffs, then a major source of governmental income, but the resulting bill was heavily influenced by special interests. His administration was filled with conflict between the conservative wing of the Republican Party, with which Taft often sympathized, and the progressive wing, toward which Roosevelt moved more and more. Controversies over conservation and antitrust cases filed by the Taft administration served to further separate the two men. Roosevelt challenged Taft for renomination in 1912. Taft used his control of the party machinery to gain a bare majority of delegates and Roosevelt bolted the party. The split left Taft with little chance of re-election and he took only Utah and Vermont in Wilson's victory.
After leaving office, Taft returned to Yale as a professor, continuing his political activity and working against war through the League to Enforce Peace. In 1921, President Harding appointed Taft as chief justice, an office he had long sought. Chief Justice Taft was a conservative on business issues and under him there were advances in individual rights. In poor health, he resigned in February 1930. After his death the next month, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the first president and first Supreme Court justice to be interred there. Taft is generally listed near the middle in historians' rankings of U.S. presidents.
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Pat Robertson | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:09 1 Life and career
00:02:18 1.1 Family
00:04:12 1.2 Education and military service
00:07:07 1.3 Christian broadcasting and higher education career
00:10:07 1.4 1988 presidential bid
00:11:53 1.5 Books
00:12:36 1.6 Business interests
00:16:52 1.7 Tega Farm
00:17:34 1.8 Health
00:18:57 2 Political service and activism
00:22:23 3 Controversies and criticisms
00:26:05 4 Predictions
00:26:27 4.1 1982: Doomsday
00:27:10 4.2 2004: Presidential election
00:28:08 4.3 2006: Pacific Northwestern tsunami
00:28:56 4.4 2007: Terror attack
00:29:37 4.5 2008: Worldwide violence and American recession
00:30:18 4.6 2008: Mideast meltdown
00:31:11 4.7 2009: Economic chaos and recovery
00:31:47 4.8 2012: Presidential election
00:32:32 5 Works
00:34:20 6 See also
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Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, executive chairman, politician, and former Southern Baptist minister who advocates a conservative Christian ideology. He serves as chancellor and CEO of Regent University and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
On Robertson's own account, he was not a serious Christian until he underwent personal difficulty. He graduated near the top of his class at Yale Law School in 1955, but failed the New York bar exam. Failing the bar cost Robertson opportunities at post-graduate employment, and in the ensuing months of what he later described as disappointment, embarrassment, and unemployment, he converted to Christianity and began a career as a minister.
Spanning over five decades, Robertson has a career as the founder of several major organizations and corporations as well as a university: The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the International Family Entertainment Inc. (ABC Family Channel), Regent University, the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), the Founders Inn and Conference Center, the Christian Coalition, an L-1011 Flying Hospital, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, and CBN Asia. He is a best-selling author and the host of The 700 Club, a Christian News and TV program broadcast live weekdays on Freeform (formerly ABC Family) via satellite from CBN studios, as well as on channels throughout the United States, and on CBN network affiliates worldwide.The son of U.S. Senator A. Willis Robertson, Robertson was a Southern Baptist and was active as an ordained minister with that denomination for many years, but holds to a charismatic theology not traditionally common among Southern Baptists. He unsuccessfully campaigned to become the Republican Party's nominee in the 1988 presidential election. As a result of his seeking political office, he no longer serves in an official role for any church. His personal influence and media and financial resources make him a recognized, influential, and controversial public voice for conservative Christianity in the United States.
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Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article
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Kentucky
00:01:24 1 Etymology
00:02:31 2 Geography
00:04:25 2.1 Regions
00:05:19 2.2 Climate
00:08:31 2.2.1 Natural disasters
00:08:39 2.3 Lakes and rivers
00:09:57 2.4 Natural environment and conservation
00:11:24 2.5 Natural attractions
00:13:13 3 History
00:16:56 3.1 19th century
00:19:02 3.2 20th century
00:20:05 4 Law and government
00:21:21 4.1 Executive branch
00:22:44 4.2 Legislative branch
00:23:26 4.3 Judicial branch
00:24:10 4.4 Federal representation
00:24:59 4.5 Law
00:27:33 4.6 Politics
00:30:01 5 Demographics
00:31:59 5.1 Race and ancestry
00:35:08 5.2 Language
00:36:06 5.3 Religion
00:39:47 6 Economy
00:43:59 6.1 Taxation
00:45:44 6.2 Government-promoted slogans
00:47:07 7 Transportation
00:47:16 7.1 Roads
00:48:25 7.2 Rails
00:50:27 7.3 Air
00:52:02 7.4 Water
00:53:15 8 Subdivisions and settlements
00:53:25 8.1 Counties
00:54:12 8.2 Consolidated city-county governments
00:55:09 8.3 Major cities
01:00:26 9 Education
01:03:26 10 Media
01:03:35 11 Culture
01:08:18 11.1 Music
01:11:47 11.2 Literature
01:13:17 11.3 Cuisine
01:14:12 11.4 Sports
01:18:04 11.5 State symbols
01:18:13 11.6 Official state places and events
01:18:30 11.7 Kentucky colonel
01:19:03 12 Gallery
01:19:11 13 See also
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article
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Kentucky
00:01:23 1 Etymology
00:02:30 2 Geography
00:04:24 2.1 Regions
00:05:18 2.2 Climate
00:08:30 2.2.1 Natural disasters
00:08:38 2.3 Lakes and rivers
00:09:56 2.4 Natural environment and conservation
00:11:23 2.5 Natural attractions
00:13:11 3 History
00:16:53 3.1 19th century
00:18:59 3.2 20th century
00:20:01 4 Law and government
00:21:17 4.1 Executive branch
00:22:40 4.2 Legislative branch
00:23:22 4.3 Judicial branch
00:24:06 4.4 Federal representation
00:24:55 4.5 Law
00:27:29 4.6 Politics
00:29:56 5 Demographics
00:31:54 5.1 Race and ancestry
00:35:02 5.2 Language
00:36:00 5.3 Religion
00:39:40 6 Economy
00:43:51 6.1 Taxation
00:45:37 6.2 Government-promoted slogans
00:46:59 7 Transportation
00:47:08 7.1 Roads
00:48:17 7.2 Rails
00:50:18 7.3 Air
00:51:53 7.4 Water
00:53:06 8 Subdivisions and settlements
00:53:16 8.1 Counties
00:54:02 8.2 Consolidated city-county governments
00:55:00 8.3 Major cities
01:00:14 9 Education
01:03:14 10 Media
01:03:23 11 Culture
01:08:05 11.1 Music
01:11:33 11.2 Literature
01:13:03 11.3 Cuisine
01:13:57 11.4 Sports
01:17:49 11.5 State symbols
01:17:58 11.6 Official state places and events
01:18:15 11.7 Kentucky colonel
01:18:48 12 Gallery
01:18:56 13 See also
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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00:02:30 1 Early years (1732–1752)
00:08:04 2 Early military career (1752–1758)
00:10:14 2.1 French and Indian War
00:17:24 3 Marriage, civilian life and political beginnings (1759–1774)
00:22:38 3.1 American Revolution
00:24:44 4 Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
00:27:40 4.1 Quebec, Boston, and Long Island
00:33:08 4.2 Crossing the Delaware
00:35:52 4.3 Trenton campaign
00:38:53 4.4 Brandywine, Germantown, and Saratoga
00:41:55 4.5 Valley Forge, Monmouth, and Southern campaigns
00:45:59 4.6 Sullivan expedition and Hudson River
00:47:24 4.7 West Point espionage
00:49:33 4.8 Yorktown victory, peace treaty
00:52:43 4.9 Resignation
00:56:00 5 Early republic (1784–1789)
00:56:12 5.1 Military retirement
00:57:04 5.2 Constitutional Convention
00:59:16 5.3 First presidential election
01:00:38 6 Presidency (1789–1797)
01:04:00 6.1 Cabinet and executive departments
01:05:32 6.2 Domestic issues
01:06:56 6.2.1 National Bank
01:08:46 6.2.2 Jefferson–Hamilton feud
01:10:43 6.2.3 Whiskey Rebellion
01:12:49 6.3 Foreign affairs
01:15:03 6.4 Indian affairs
01:18:50 6.5 Second term
01:22:43 6.6 Farewell Address
01:26:02 7 Retirement (1797–1799)
01:28:35 7.1 Final days
01:32:38 8 Burial
01:34:18 9 Personal traits
01:36:19 10 Religion and the Enlightenment
01:40:16 11 Slavery
01:43:35 12 Historical reputation and legacy
01:46:33 12.1 Papers
01:47:18 12.2 Monuments and memorials
01:47:46 12.3 Postage and Currency
01:48:16 13 See also
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George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was one of the Founding Fathers and the first President of the United States (1789–1797). He commanded Patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War and led them to victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. For his manifold leadership he has been called the Father of His Country.Washington was born to a successful family of planters and slaveholders in colonial Virginia. He had educational opportunities and at age seventeen launched a successful career as a land surveyor. He then became a leader of the Virginia militia in the French and Indian War. During the Revolutionary War he was a delegate to the Continental Congress which unanimously appointed him commander-in-chief of the Army, leading an allied campaign to victory at the Siege of Yorktown which ended the conflict. Once victory was in hand, in 1783 he resigned as commander-in-chief, declining further authority and power out of his devotion to republicanism.
As the country's premier statesman, Washington was unanimously elected President by the Electoral College in the first two national elections. He promoted and oversaw implementation of a strong, well-financed national government, but remained impartial in the fierce rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. When the French Revolution plunged Europe into war, Washington proclaimed a policy of neutrality while sanctioning the controversial Jay Treaty. He set numerous precedents that have endured, such as the cabinet advisory system, the inaugural address, and his acceptance of the Congressional title The President of the United States. His Farewell Address strongly warned against political partisanship, sectionalism, and involvement in foreign wars.
Washington owned slaves throughout his life from age 11, but became increasingly troubled by slavery and freed his slaves in his will. He was a member of the Anglican Church and the Freemasons, and he urged tolerance for all religions in his roles as general and President. Upon his death, he was famously eulogized as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. Washington has been widely memorialized by monuments, art, places, stamps, and currency, and he has been consistently ranked by scholars among the four greatest American presidents.
Patrick Henry | Wikipedia audio article
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Patrick Henry
00:02:27 1 Early life and struggles (1736–1759)
00:06:55 2 Revolutionary lawyer and politician (1760–1775)
00:07:09 2.1 Parson's Cause
00:10:16 2.2 Stamp Act
00:15:51 2.3 Lawyer and landowner (1766–1773)
00:19:47 2.4 Renewed involvement and First Continental Congress (1773–1775)
00:26:40 2.5 Liberty or Death (1775)
00:30:09 2.6 Gunpowder incident
00:34:39 3 Independence and first time as governor
00:43:17 4 Leatherwood and the House of Delegates (1779–1784)
00:49:10 5 Second period as governor (1784–1786)
00:52:41 6 Opponent of the Constitution (1787–1790)
01:00:07 7 Later years
01:05:33 8 Monuments and memorials
01:08:47 9 Legacy and historical view
01:14:17 10 See also
01:14:30 11 Notes
01:14:39 11.1 Source bibliography
01:17:10 12 Further reading
01:18:02 12.1 Primary sources
01:18:23 13 External links
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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, and orator well known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): Give me liberty, or give me death! A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law at Hanover Tavern, Henry became a lawyer through self-study. Beginning his practice in 1760, he soon became prominent through his victory in the Parson's Cause against the Anglican clergy. Henry was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he quickly became notable for his inflammatory rhetoric against the Stamp Act of 1765.
In 1774 and 1775, Henry served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, but did not prove particularly influential. He gained further popularity among the people of Virginia, both through his oratory at the convention and by marching troops towards the colonial capital of Williamsburg after the Gunpowder Incident until the munitions seized by the royal government were paid for. Henry urged independence, and when the Fifth Virginia Convention endorsed this in 1776, served on the committee charged with drafting the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the original Virginia Constitution. Henry was promptly elected governor under the new charter, and served a total of five one-year terms.
After leaving the governorship in 1779, Henry served in the Virginia House of Delegates until he began his last two terms as governor in 1784. The actions of the national government under the Articles of Confederation made Henry fear a strong federal government and he declined appointment as a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. He actively opposed the ratification of the Constitution, a fight which has marred his historical image. He returned to the practice of law in his final years, declining several offices under the federal government. A slaveholder throughout his adult life, he hoped to see the institution end, but had no plan for that beyond ending the importation of slaves. Henry is remembered for his oratory, and as an enthusiastic promoter of the fight for independence.
The Master of the World by Jules Verne | Audio book with subtitles
Chief Inspector Strock gets the tough cases. When a volcano suddenly appears to threaten mountain towns of North Carolina amid the non-volcanic Blue Ridge Mountains, Strock is posted to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at multiples of the top speed of the entrants, Strock is consulted. When an odd-shaped boat is sighted moving at impossible speeds off the New England coast, Stock and his boss begin to wonder if the incidents are related. And when Strock gets a hand-lettered note warning him to abandon his investigation, on pain of death, he is intrigued rather than deterred.
Set in a period when gasoline engines were in their infancy and automobiles were rare, and when even Chief Inspectors had to engage a carriage and horses to move about, the appearance of a vehicle that can move at astounding speeds on land, on water - and as later revealed, underwater and through the air - marks a technological advance far beyond the reach of nations. It is technology invented by and for the sole benefit of a man who styles himself (with some justification) The Master of the World.
This book is a sequel to an earlier Verne novel, Robur the Conqueror, but enough detail is given to fully appreciate this story without having first read the other. (Summary by Mark)
The Master of the World
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
List of defunct department stores of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:20 1 Department stores merged with Federated and May
00:07:34 2 Other department stores
00:07:44 2.1 Alabama
00:09:09 2.2 Alaska
00:09:23 2.3 Arizona
00:10:04 2.4 Arkansas
00:10:39 2.5 California
00:20:50 2.6 Colorado
00:21:54 2.7 Connecticut
00:24:16 2.8 Delaware
00:25:07 2.9 District of Columbia
00:25:48 2.10 Florida
00:27:58 2.11 Georgia
00:30:20 2.12 Hawaii
00:30:31 2.13 Idaho
00:31:39 2.14 Illinois
00:36:08 2.15 Indiana
00:39:51 2.16 Iowa
00:40:47 2.17 Kansas
00:41:36 2.18 Kentucky
00:43:29 2.19 Louisiana
00:45:37 2.20 Maine
00:46:59 2.21 Maryland
00:48:43 2.22 Massachusetts
00:53:32 2.23 Michigan
00:57:54 2.24 Minnesota
01:00:25 2.25 Mississippi
01:01:23 2.26 Missouri
01:02:57 2.27 Montana
01:03:52 2.28 Nebraska
01:04:51 2.29 New Hampshire
01:05:18 2.30 New Jersey
01:07:15 2.31 New Mexico
01:07:37 2.32 New York
01:14:27 2.33 North Carolina
01:15:26 2.34 North Dakota
01:15:56 2.35 Ohio
01:28:12 2.36 Oklahoma
01:29:18 2.37 Oregon
01:29:44 2.38 Pennsylvania
01:35:19 2.39 Rhode Island
01:35:55 2.40 South Carolina
01:36:48 2.41 South Dakota
01:37:03 2.42 Tennessee
01:38:43 2.43 Texas
01:42:20 2.44 Utah
01:43:19 2.45 Vermont
01:44:09 2.46 Virginia
01:45:14 2.47 Washington
01:47:48 2.48 West Virginia
01:48:53 2.49 Wisconsin
01:50:47 2.50 National and regional
01:54:01 3 See also
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This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores.
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Cuba | Wikipedia audio article
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Cuba
00:03:26 1 Etymology
00:04:00 2 History
00:04:09 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:04:53 2.2 Spanish colonization and rule (1492–1898)
00:12:43 2.3 Independence movements
00:16:05 2.4 Republic (1902–59)
00:16:16 2.4.1 First years (1902–1925)
00:18:33 2.4.2 Revolution of 1933–1940
00:19:39 2.4.3 Constitution of 1940
00:22:54 2.5 Revolution and Communist party rule (1959–present)
00:30:07 3 Government and politics
00:33:18 3.1 Administrative divisions
00:33:57 3.2 Human rights
00:36:35 3.3 Foreign relations
00:39:12 3.4 Crime and law enforcement
00:39:56 3.5 Military
00:40:46 4 Economy
00:47:53 4.1 Resources
00:48:59 4.2 Tourism
00:51:13 5 Geography
00:53:35 5.1 Climate
00:55:29 5.2 Biodiversity
00:56:52 6 Demographics
00:58:13 6.1 Ethnoracial groups
01:00:23 6.2 Immigration and emigration
01:02:15 6.3 Religion
01:04:28 6.4 Languages
01:05:08 6.5 Largest cities
01:05:17 7 Media
01:05:32 7.1 Press
01:05:46 7.2 Television
01:06:07 7.3 Internet
01:06:47 8 Culture
01:07:14 8.1 Music
01:09:05 8.2 Cuisine
01:10:03 8.3 Literature
01:11:06 8.4 Dance
01:11:29 8.5 Sports
01:12:18 9 Education
01:14:18 10 Health
01:18:03 11 See also
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Cuba ( (listen); Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkuβa]), officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: República de Cuba ), is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of Mexico, south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of Jamaica. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometres (42,800 sq mi) (109,884 square kilometres (42,426 sq mi) without the territorial waters). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometres (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney Taíno people from the 4th millennium BC until Spanish colonisation in the 15th century. From the 15th century, it was a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, when Cuba was occupied by the United States and gained nominal independence as a de facto United States protectorate in 1902. As a fragile republic, in 1940 Cuba attempted to strengthen its democratic system, but mounting political radicalization and social strife culminated in a coup and subsequent dictatorship under Fulgencio Batista in 1952. Open corruption and oppression under Batista's rule led to his ousting in January 1959 by the 26th of July Movement, which afterwards established communist rule under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Since 1965, the state has been governed by the Communist Party of Cuba. The country was a point of contention during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, and a nuclear war nearly broke out during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Cuba is one of few Marxist–Leninist socialist states, where the role of the vanguard Communist Party is enshrined in the Constitution. Independent observers have accused the Cuban government of numerous human rights abuses, including arbitrary imprisonment.Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America. It is a multiethnic country whose people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins, including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the long period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves and a close relationship with the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
Cuba is a sovereign state and a founding member of the United Nations, the G77, the Non-Aligned Movement, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, ALBA and Organization of American States. The country is a regional power in Latin America and a middle p ...
Auburn Coach Wife Kristi Malzahn Agrees with Match & eHarmony: Men are Jerks
My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling Bravo! in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)