10 Countries That Don’t Officially Exist
It’d be nice to have your own country, but only if other people recognise you, find out more in 10 countries that don’t officially exist.
Tagged: politics
Map of Europe: 1000 AD to present day
Look at all those changes in Europe over the span of 1000 years. A truly remarkable history lesson here.
World’s Most Beautiful Government Buildings (48 pictures)
Mankind has a history of erecting some of its most stunning buildings as places that house governments.
American Propaganda Posters From WW2 (10 pictures)
During World War II (1941–45), American propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory. Using a vast array of media, propagandists fomented hatred for the enemy and support for America’s allies, urged greater public effort for war production and victory gardens, persuaded people to save some of their material so that more material could be used for the war effort, and sold war bonds.
CIA Museum (28 pictures)
The CIA Museum supports the Agency’s operational, recruitment and training missions and helps visitors better understand CIA and its contributions to national security.
Global Romanian Protest against Cyanide-based Open-Pit Gold Mining Project (8 pictures + video)
A big mining corporation is planning to replace an ex-roman settlement (over 2000 years old) that is also a unique natural landscape, with an open-pit cyanide-based mining operation in the middle of Europe in Romania.
40 tons of cyanide per DAY will fill up a valley and 4 mountains will disappear.