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Shahzada Dawood   ________________________________ In his quest to explore the Titanic wreckage, billionaire Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, vice chairman of Engro, and his son Suleman, along with three other passengers, were lost in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, 18 June 2023 . Shahzada Dawood and his Son, Suleman   Five people, including two Pakistani businessmen on board, died in the North Atlantic Ocean as a result of a multi-million dollar desire to visit the century-old, destroyed Titanic ship in 1912 . There were five people in the remote diving submersible, including Stockton Rush , the founder and CEO of Ocean Gate, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood , 48, and his son  Suleman , 19, British businessman Hamish Harding , and French explorer Paul-Henri . The organization that operated the Titanic submarine was called The Ocean Gate. Ocean Gate Submersible   On Sunday, the 21-foot tourist submersible, which had a 96-hour oxygen supply , started its mission. It soon lost

  The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a nuclear conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union. Background : It was, in fact, a cold war between socialism and capitalism. Thus, America's attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba failed. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, and Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba, came to an agreement to station Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba to deter any future American invasion. Unfortunately, US intelligence learned about it. As a result, a nuclear war between two superpowers was almost inevitable. The Cuban crisis of 1962 : Two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, entered into a cold war after World War Two. In an effort to combat socialism, America invaded Cuba in 1961 to overthrow Fidel Castro's socialist regime. Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba, and Nikita Khrushchev, the premier of the Soviet Union, reached an agreement to prevent similar American aggression in the future. The deal gave the Soviets permis

King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz   King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz was assassinated on March 25, 1975, by his nephew Faisal Musaid. King Faisal, the custodian of two holy mosques, pursued a policy of unifying the Muslim Ummah. Moreover, king Faisal candidly supported the Palestinian cause. In order to send a message to the west that Saudi Arabia was supporting the Arab world during the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1973, King Faisal cut off oil supplies to the USA and the UK. Resultantly, the west got infuriated by the policies initiated by King Faisal, such as the oil embargo, the unity of the Muslim Ummah and pro-Palestine. His assassination was ultimately brought on by his political, economic, and religious policies. Who was king Faisal bin Abdul Aziz? Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was born in Riyadh on April 14, 1906. He was the third king of Saudi Arabia. His father, King Abdul Aziz, was also the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia. His mother, Tarfa bint Abdullah, died in his childhood. King F

Adolf Hitler  How Hitler died? Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945, but his illogical death has still remained a mystery. Hitler, who caused more than seventeen million killings, allegedly and unbelievably killed himself with cyanide. Hitler's  cremation rituals were however not performed in public, which led to multiple unfounded theories. Many historians have made their own observations, including the one that Hitler was closely associated with aliens and went with them to an unknown corner of the universe. Some historians still believe that Hitler either went to Antarctica or the moon. How did Hitler die? How did Hitler kill himself? Let's find out Adolf Hitler was a victim of racial superiority and his baseless desire to conquer the world took more than 17 million lives, including 6 million Jews.  His political reign caused more lives than that of Joseph Stalin of Soviet Union, Leopold II of Belgium, Hideki Tojo of Japan, Idi Amin of Uganda and Halaku khan of Mongolia.  H

The Holocaust has remained to be a black spot in European history. Adolf Hitler , a German nationalist and the head of the Nazi party, embarked on a mission to exterminate Jews from Europe during World War Two. The Holocaust was the name given to Hitler's systematic murder of Jews. Hitler outdid both Halaku Khan and Stallin. Halaku Khan sacked Baghdad in 1258, killing over 1.6 million people. In addition, in revenge, Stallion's genocide took the lives of over a million of his own people. Hitler's desire for purity of blood and world dominance resulted in the murder of more than six million Jews, more than Stallin and Halaku Khan combined. In the end, the murderer of millions of innocent people committed suicide. What is the Holocaust? The systematic murder of millions of individuals, mostly European Jews, during World War Two (1939–1945 ) for no other reason than their race is referred to as the Holocaust. The word “holocaust” is a combination of the Greek words "hol

If you are in the U.S. and wish to buy things online, nothing comes into your mind but Cyber Monday. It is a marketing term that refers to the first Monday after Black Friday , the fourth Friday of November. It is known for online shopping deals and discounts. Cyber Monday is also known as Blue Monday. In order to avoid going to malls and supermarkets, or being stuck in the rush, and to save time, online shopping has become one of the first choices for buyers. What is Cyber Monday? The Cyber Monday is a holiday of online shopping that is not possible in any way at weekends. Retailers, to boost their purchase, offer possible discounts and attractive deals. A 24-hour online shopping, providing attractive discounts and big sales, is the substitute for the year-long deflation. Cyber Monday provides an opportunity for the poor and rich alike to buy anything at similar rates. For retailers, Cyber Monday is a blessing as it is the first day for many consumers after the long holiday weekend, b

Black Friday  Black Friday  What is Black Friday? The Black Friday is the fourth Friday of November .  Black Friday is an annual marketing holiday in the U.S. offering best deals and discounts on about any product online and in stores. Before Christmas, Black Friday is the biggest selling event for buyers. Retailers encourage consumers with big sales and discounts on almost all products with a limited stock.  After the Thanksgiving Day that comes on the fourth Thursday of November, Black Friday is the most famous shopping festival of the year. It is viewed as the start of holiday shopping season. At Black Friday, retailers and stores offers lowest discounts and best sales on electronics, toys, garments,etc. At first black Friday was just for one day but now it has extended to Cyber Monday , the first Monday after Black Friday.  The origin of the term, Black Friday may be referred to the term "in the black," that represents profit; however, many a retailer runs their business

  The US midterm elections Midterm Elections in the US.  In fact,  Midterm Elections often serve as a yardstick to measure the previous performance and to decide next two years of the US president. Midterms are crucial because whoever controls either house of the Congress controls the agenda. What are the midterm elections in the US? The midterm elections are conducted in the US in the middle of four-year-term of an incumbent president. It determines the decision-making power for the remaining two years of the ruling party. The United States, for instance, was held its midterm elections on 8 November 2022. The results of the election determine the direction of policies for the remaining two years. If the Democrats lead, president Joe Biden will continue his national agenda. And if the Republicans wins, Donald Trump will manipulate the legislature in the days to come.  These elections are primarily centered on Congress, which consists of two chambers—the House of Representatives and t

Peace Treaty at Lausanne   Written in French under the banner of France,  Lausanne peace treaty   1923 is the first treaty after the Ottoman caliphate that was written in other than Tuskish language, as, before this, all the agreements of Ottoman Empire with Europe were written in Turkish language. Lausanne peace treaty was in fact a tactical plan to push Turkey in particular and Muslims in general to the wall for the next 100 years. The Islamic Superpower once ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North Africa for more than 600 years desperately came to an end after the peace treaty of Lausanne,  Switzerland on July 24, 1923. Surprisingly, the Lausanne treaty is going to complete its journey in 2023, raising questions about revival of the Ottoman caliphate, nationalization of strait of Bosporus, accession of former states to the Ottoman empire and the occupation of Makkah by Turkey. Lausanne Peace treaty 1923: Lausanne   peace treaty was signed in Lausanne, Switz

Sultan Masque, Turkey Why did the title " sick man of Europe "  stick only to Turkey since the same epitome had already been used for other European countries? The Sick man of Europe is a label given to the European countries experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment before the 19th century.  Why Turkey is called the Sick man of Europe? The phrase ' Sick man of Europe ' was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, later Turkey. "Sick man of Europe" was Ottoman Turkey's epithet in the 19th century. It was the Russian emperor, Czar Nicholas I, who first used it as mocking Ottoman empire's relative backwardness as compared to most of European countries and Russia. It is based on correspondence between two British diplomats prior to the 1856 Crimean War. Sir George Hamilton Seymour, the British ambassador in St. Petersburg, in a letter to Sir John Russell, is said to have quoted the czar as saying, "A ver

Watergate scandal June 17, 1972 & President Richard Nixon  What is Watergate scandal? Watergate scandal is a political burglary in American history. The Republican president was campaigning to reelect for the presidential election in 1972. One of his aides, John Mitchell, made a plan to make Nixon win the election in any way. Due to this 'Watergate Scandal', US President Richard Nixon had to face even the impeachment. Moreover, Richard Nixon is the only President in the history of US Presidents who resigned from the office. The US Presidential elections were scheduled to be held by the end of the year in 1972. Thus, a 'Committee to Re-elect the President was formed by the Republican party. In June 1972, five burglars broke into the office of the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Party headquarters, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C. to plant tape-recording devices and to copy important DNC files. But the night watchman who ale

Mao Zedong What is Long March of China: The Long March   China was taken out in 1934 by the Chinese communists under the banner of Mao Zedong to find a safe heaven from the atrocities of the Nationalists.   After the death of Sun Yat-Sen, father of modern China, two persons came forward with an aim to unite China. One was Chiang Kai-shek, the talented disciple of Sin Yat Sen. Thus, he managed to take the reins of China. The other was Mao Zedong, who was greatly inspired by the philosophy of Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx. Mao was the commander of the Communist party in China. Initially, both were united to work together for the unification and upliftment of China, but later Chiang began to turn his mind away from Mao and followed a hostile policy towards the communists. As a result, the communists also began to retaliate and set for revolution under the banner of Mao Zedong. In 1931, Communist leader Mao Zedong finally occupied Jiangxi province in the southeast and established the Sovie