Lost But First

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 ...

African continent Very close to Europe and Asia, Africa is a home to rich and varied cultures, beautiful coasts and deserts. It is a place of one of the oldest human civilizations, Egyptian civilization, in the World. In addition, Africa boasts of having the best football and cricket players, great leaders and miss universe titles in the world. Hardly is there any world title left that Africans has not earned! It is the only continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn run. Then, why it is called as dark continent. Is it correct to name Africa as " Dark Continent "? Why Africa is called the Dark Continent? The phrase itself was actually popularized by the British explorer Henry M. Stanley. Africa was known as the “ Dark Continent ” because it remained unexplored for a long period of time for Europeans explorers due to The largest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert acted as a natural barrier. Further, the hot and humid climate and dense for...

Salman Khan- biography and all you need to know Salman Khan December 27, 1965- Life history of Salman Khan: Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality in Hindi film industry. Salman Khan was born on December 27, 1965, in Mumbai to legendary screenwriter Salim Khan and Sushila Charak. Currently, age of Tiger of Bollywood is 57 years. Height of Salman Khan:  His height is 5 feet and 8 inches, or 174 centimeters.  Salman Khan, also known as Sallu and Bhaijan, won too many awards and accolades, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards for acting. Movies of Dabbang:  Salman gave super-hit movies to Indian cinema like  Sholay (1975),  Deewaar (1975) Don (1978) When Love Calls (1989) Saajan (1991) Andaz Apna Apna (1994) Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994) Karan Arjun (1995) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Phir Milenge (2004)  Dabangg (2010) Ready (2011)  Bodyguard (2011) Tiger Zinda He ...

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was president and allegedly dictator of Iraq for more than two decades. Family of Saddam Hussein: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti  , in short Saddam Hussein, was born on April 28, 1937, in Tikrit, Iraq. His father was a shepherd who disappeared during his childhood and never came back. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq who served from 1979 to 2003, he was widely condemned for the brutality of his dictatorship. Rise to power:  At age 20, Saddam joined the Ba'ath Party, whose ultimate ideological aim was the unity of Arab states in the Middle East.  In 1963, when Qasim's government was overthrown in the so-called Ramadan Revolution, Saddam started politics. The coup resulted in the government of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam, his deputy. On July 16, 1979, Saddam became president of Iraq.  Saddam Hussein Attack on Kuwait: Saddam invaded Kuwait, Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor, on August 2, 1990, resulting in a seven-mo...

Vladimir Putin, Russian President Life of Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin, a Russian president, assumed office on 7 May 2012. The 69-year-old- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) on 7 October 1952. He is the youngest of three children of Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin and Maria Ivanovna Putina. The   family of Vladimir Putin belongs to the working class. Putin's mother was a factory worker and his father was a conscript in the Soviet Navy. Later, he was transferred to the regular army.  Vladimir Putin married Lyudmila Shkrebneva on July 28, 1983. The couple had two children: Maria, and Katerina. Education of Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin  studied German at Saint Petersburg High School. Later, he studied law at the Leningrad State University in 1970 and graduated in 1975. While there, he was required to join the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In May 1990, Putin was appointed as an advisor on international affairs to the mayor of L...