Ergebnis für "Invisible" in Geschichte

In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term - until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The next president declared upon Nixon’s resignation “our long national nightmare is over” - but then congressional investigators exposed the CIA for assassinating foreign leaders. The collapse of the South Vietnamese government rendered moot the sacrifice of some 58,000 American lives.

Bestselling author Stephen L. Carter delves into his past and retrieves the inspiring story of his grandmother’s extraordinary life. She was black and a woman and a prosecutor, a graduate of Smith College and the granddaughter of slaves, as dazzlingly unlikely a combination as one could...

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing. Here was the first extensive combat application of Stealth technology. And it was devastating.

This amazing true story of America’s first Black generals, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen, is “the book Black America needs in this moment” (Eboni K. Williams, lawyer and cohost of State of the...

From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank.

Pack your cutlass and blunderbuss--it's time to go a-pirating! The Invisible Hook takes readers inside the wily world of late 17th- and early 18th-century pirates. With swashbuckling irreverence and devilish wit, Peter Leeson uncovers the hidden economics behind pirates' notorious, entertaining, and sometimes downright shocking behavior.

'Invisibles' es una serie documental sobre el Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera que revela, desde dentro, cómo se investigan y combaten el narcotráfico, el contrabando y la delincuencia económica en España. A lo largo de ocho episodios, los propios agentes narran en primera persona operaciones reales: interceptaciones en alta mar, control de droga en contenedores, desmantelamiento de redes o investigaciones financieras complejas. La serie va más allá del titular para explicar cómo se construye cada operativo: la vigilancia previa, el análisis de información, la coordinación entre ...

Weaving together cultural history with intimate interviews, Invisible Illness upholds the experiences of those living with complex illness to expose the failures of the American healthcare system—and how we can do better.

Scars The World Can’t See winner of the Switzerland First Prize Literary Award. The skillful author takes us on his life journey, revisiting moments and past adventures in 150 countries, some of which represent the most troubled places on earth, where life (or an acceptable version of it) is a...

Bacterias y virus no solo traen enfermedad; estos asesinos invisibles han rediseñado la historia de la humanidad. Cuando los imperios caen y las economías colapsan, a menudo es un patógeno microscópico el que dicta el rumbo de la civilización, forzando giros decisivos en nuestras...

From the author of the acclaimed Invisible Generals comes the unsung history of the first Black US senators—two men who overcame fierce resistance to help America forge a multiracial democracy. In 1870, a mere five years after the end of the Civil War, Hiram Revels was sworn in as the first...

Série de podcasts pour mettre en lumière les handicaps, à travers les témoignages de personnes en situation de handicap, d'aidant.es et de professionnel.les. Cette première saison, nous avons choisi de parler du handicap invisible, qui représente 80% des situations de handicap en France, soit plus de 10 millions de personnes et autant d'aidant.es à leur côté. Merci à toutes les personnes ayant accepté de partager leur histoire et au CCAS du Loroux-Bottereau (44) et à Stéphanie Epaillard. - Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus ...

Comprenez comment d'invisibles pandémies ont agi comme de puissants catalyseurs de notre évolution historique. De l'Antiquité aux crises sanitaires modernes, ces agents infectieux n'ont pas seulement décimé des populations. Ils ont bouleversé les empires, révélé des failles politiques...

The untold story of the nineteenth-century novelist who outearned Jane Austen and wove provocative theories into her fiction—changing economics forever “Smialek, with the analytical rigor and narrative drive that made her one of the finest economics journalists of her generation, has rescued...

Discover the impactful ways that climate and weather changed the very course of human history from the founder and chairman of AccuWeather! Join AccuWeather founder and chairman Dr. Joel N. Myers on a journey from the beginning of time to the modern day to see how weather and climate impacted world events throughout history, both the good and the bad.

The Invisible Industry is the history of how trade shows started in the USA. Beginning with World Fairs, the concept of trade shows evolved worldwide. Trade shows unfolded in the USA in 1900 and evolved to represent a $1.6 trillion industry. Since most trade show are private events, they do not...

Ce ne sont pas tout à fait des contes. Les Gardiens invisibles propose des récits historiques, philosophiques et judiciaires qui racontent l’Histoire à travers ceux que personne n’a entendus : un lieu, un objet, un arbre, un animal ou un élément du décor. Chacun détient une part de vérité oubliée et devient le témoin silencieux d’une affaire humaine. Entre mémoire des lieux, destins réels et fiction sonore, chaque épisode mêle suspense, réflexion, justice et questionnement moral. Les faits historiques inspirent le récit ; certains personnages, dialogues et scènes ...

There is, in America, an intangible university of sorts - invisible, self-propagated, and silently teaching Black Americans to disrespect and look down on their own racial kinsmen. This mis-educational institution is built on a foundation of demonstrably false ideas, long lingering myths, and hateful half-truths that have, over the years, legitimized themselves in our minds and decimated our power to effectively respond to our own problems, and, do for the world what we did at the dawn of civilization.

The untold WWII story of a former NFL player turned White House insider who worked with Churchill’s undercover agents in New York City to conduct the biggest foreign spy operation ever within the US, and inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond, for fans of Ben Macintyre and Erik Larson. As a tough...

Master the sensual art of fragrance and trace the rich history of luxury to transform how you experience everyday life. Whether you are unwinding during a quiet evening or seeking an inspiring escape on your morning commute, this immersive exploration turns invisible scents into tangible...