๐บ๐ธ American trainer trains ๐จ๐ณ Chinese soldiers, July 4, 1942 @facethenation
China was the first country to enter what would become WWII. On July 7, 1937, a clash between Chinese and Japanese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge, just outside Beijing, led to all-out war ๐ฅ.
Some 14 million Chinese died and up to 100 million became refugees during the eight years of conflict with Japan from 1937 to 1945.
China was the ally of the United States and the British empire from just after Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the Japanese surrender in 1945.
China was the first country to enter what would become WWII. On July 7, 1937, a clash between Chinese and Japanese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge, just outside Beijing, led to all-out war ๐ฅ.
Some 14 million Chinese died and up to 100 million became refugees during the eight years of conflict with Japan from 1937 to 1945.
China was the ally of the United States and the British empire from just after Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the Japanese surrender in 1945.
๐ซ Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with his wife, Empress Farah, leaving Iran for the last time, Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, January 16, 1979 @facethenation
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Iran after 37 years in power. He traveled to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco, ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐ต๐ฆ Panama, and back to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt.
Iranโs 1979 revolution overthrew the last Shah of Iran and paved the way to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Iran after 37 years in power. He traveled to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco, ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐ต๐ฆ Panama, and back to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt.
Iranโs 1979 revolution overthrew the last Shah of Iran and paved the way to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
๐ฐ๐งโ๐ Astronaut Dale Gardner ๐ช retrieves Westar-6 Satellite in November, 1984 @facethenation
During NASA's Space Shuttle program STS-51A mission Dale Gardner flew untethered ๐ฑ to capture the errant Westar-6 communications satellite and steer it back into the orbiter for return to Earth.
This mission marked the first retrieval of satellites from space for return to their owners, avoiding a complete loss of insured property. The Westar-6 was refurbished and later re-launched, proving the value of this new ability ๐
During NASA's Space Shuttle program STS-51A mission Dale Gardner flew untethered ๐ฑ to capture the errant Westar-6 communications satellite and steer it back into the orbiter for return to Earth.
This mission marked the first retrieval of satellites from space for return to their owners, avoiding a complete loss of insured property. The Westar-6 was refurbished and later re-launched, proving the value of this new ability ๐
Workers and technicians celebrate China's first nuclear explosion ๐ฅ in 1964 @facethenation
Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader, officially authorized the atomic bomb project in January 15, 1955: โ๏ธ โWe need the atom bomb. If our nation does not want to be intimidated, we have to have this thingโ.
China exploded an atom bomb at 15:00 hours on October 16, 1964, joining the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and France as the only nuclear powers at the time.
Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader, officially authorized the atomic bomb project in January 15, 1955: โ๏ธ โWe need the atom bomb. If our nation does not want to be intimidated, we have to have this thingโ.
China exploded an atom bomb at 15:00 hours on October 16, 1964, joining the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and France as the only nuclear powers at the time.
๐ค Marshal of France Philippe Petain shaking hands with Adolf Hitler, in occupied France on October 24, 1940 @facethenation
โ Why do people say that the French always surrender?
๐ซ๐ท France had one of the most powerful ๐ช armies in the world in 1940. They boasted more than 1 million soldiers in their ranks, including World War I veterans and experienced generals.
But the troops did not have leadership worthy of them. ๐ฅด French politicians were bogged down in appeasement wishful thinking.
โก๏ธ In just over 6 weeks (May 10 - June 25, 1940), German armed captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government. The glory of France has been ground underfoot by German armies.
โ Why do people say that the French always surrender?
๐ซ๐ท France had one of the most powerful ๐ช armies in the world in 1940. They boasted more than 1 million soldiers in their ranks, including World War I veterans and experienced generals.
But the troops did not have leadership worthy of them. ๐ฅด French politicians were bogged down in appeasement wishful thinking.
โก๏ธ In just over 6 weeks (May 10 - June 25, 1940), German armed captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government. The glory of France has been ground underfoot by German armies.
๐ฎ๐ณ Indian space scientists carrying part of a rocket cone to the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, 1963 @facethenation
๐ก From bicycle to a billion dreams
Back then, even rocket parts and payloads were transported by bullock carts and bicycle to the launch pad ๐ฒ๐จโ๐ฌ๐. It was in these unassuming settings that India staged its first launch.
On November 21, 1963 at 18:25, the world was watching as the rocket streaked away into the gathering dusk. Minutes later, a sodium vapour cloud had emerged in the sky high above, tinted orange by the setting sun ๐ . India had successfully put its first signature on space.
๐ก From bicycle to a billion dreams
Back then, even rocket parts and payloads were transported by bullock carts and bicycle to the launch pad ๐ฒ๐จโ๐ฌ๐. It was in these unassuming settings that India staged its first launch.
On November 21, 1963 at 18:25, the world was watching as the rocket streaked away into the gathering dusk. Minutes later, a sodium vapour cloud had emerged in the sky high above, tinted orange by the setting sun ๐ . India had successfully put its first signature on space.
๐บ๐ธ American President Bill Clinton, ๐ท๐บ Russian President Boris Yeltsin, ๐บ๐ฆ Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma sign the Budapest Memorandum on December 5, 1994 @facethenation
โ Well, so what does it mean?
At the end of the Cold War, ๐ช the third largest nuclear power on earth was not Britain, France or China. It was Ukraine. Only Russia and the US had more weapons.
Ukraine demanded that, in exchange for nuclear disarmament, it would need ironclad security guarantees. That was the heart of the agreement signed in Budapest in 1994 by Russia, Ukraine and the US.
Budapest Memorandum promised that none of the nations would use force or threats against Ukraine and all would respect its sovereignty and existing borders ๐๐.
In May 1996, Ukraine saw the last of its nuclear arms transported to Russia.
๐คฏ After Russian troops invaded Crimea in early 2014 and stepped up a proxy war in eastern Ukraine, Russian government dismissed the Budapest accord as null and void.
โ Well, so what does it mean?
At the end of the Cold War, ๐ช the third largest nuclear power on earth was not Britain, France or China. It was Ukraine. Only Russia and the US had more weapons.
Ukraine demanded that, in exchange for nuclear disarmament, it would need ironclad security guarantees. That was the heart of the agreement signed in Budapest in 1994 by Russia, Ukraine and the US.
Budapest Memorandum promised that none of the nations would use force or threats against Ukraine and all would respect its sovereignty and existing borders ๐๐.
In May 1996, Ukraine saw the last of its nuclear arms transported to Russia.
๐คฏ After Russian troops invaded Crimea in early 2014 and stepped up a proxy war in eastern Ukraine, Russian government dismissed the Budapest accord as null and void.
๐ฌ๐ง Britain's prime minister Winston Churchill riding a white horse in 1946 @facethenation
Winston Churchillโs life was shaped by horses ๐. On leaving school at 18, he joined the British cavalry. While at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Churchill had learnt to play polo.
Churchill rode more extensively than any prime minister before or since ๐ณ. He was in the saddle in England, Ireland, France, Spain, India, Pakistan, Canada, USA, Sudan and South Africa.
Churchill played his last game of polo ๐ at 52, despite having a weak right shoulder (injured in a fall when disembarking from the ship in India).
โ๏ธ โNo hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle,โ he wrote.
Winston Churchillโs life was shaped by horses ๐. On leaving school at 18, he joined the British cavalry. While at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Churchill had learnt to play polo.
Churchill rode more extensively than any prime minister before or since ๐ณ. He was in the saddle in England, Ireland, France, Spain, India, Pakistan, Canada, USA, Sudan and South Africa.
Churchill played his last game of polo ๐ at 52, despite having a weak right shoulder (injured in a fall when disembarking from the ship in India).
โ๏ธ โNo hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle,โ he wrote.
๐ฎ๐ท Tabriz defenders in the days before the Iranian city fall @facethenation
โ ๏ธ Russians invaded Iran in 1911
On November 29, the Russian government presented the Persian government with an ultimatum ๐. Most important demand was to fire the newly employed American lawyer Morgan Shuster. Upon the Persian parliament's refusal to fire Shuster, the shah dissolved the Majlis and agreed to the Russian ultimatum.
The ultimatum nevertheless created unrest ๐ก in Tabriz. On December 21, fedayeen attacked the Russian troops, inflicting severe casualties.
In response, a brigade of the Russian Imperial Army was dispatched to Tabriz under General Voropanov. After about three days, the defense of the city's residents broke. The Russians shelled Tabriz with artillery ๐ฃ๐ฅ and entered the city on December 31.
The Russians executed the fedayeen, their families and many civilians of Tabriz as well. The total number of executions is estimated to have been about 1200.
The Russian forces remained in the city until February, 1918
โ ๏ธ Russians invaded Iran in 1911
On November 29, the Russian government presented the Persian government with an ultimatum ๐. Most important demand was to fire the newly employed American lawyer Morgan Shuster. Upon the Persian parliament's refusal to fire Shuster, the shah dissolved the Majlis and agreed to the Russian ultimatum.
The ultimatum nevertheless created unrest ๐ก in Tabriz. On December 21, fedayeen attacked the Russian troops, inflicting severe casualties.
In response, a brigade of the Russian Imperial Army was dispatched to Tabriz under General Voropanov. After about three days, the defense of the city's residents broke. The Russians shelled Tabriz with artillery ๐ฃ๐ฅ and entered the city on December 31.
The Russians executed the fedayeen, their families and many civilians of Tabriz as well. The total number of executions is estimated to have been about 1200.
The Russian forces remained in the city until February, 1918
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โน๐ฟโโ Michael Jordan's 1988 contest winning dunk @facethenation
The iconic free throw line dunk ๐ remains one of the greatest in the eventโs history.
Michael Jordan in the 1980s was undoubtedly one of the most athletic players to have ever laced up to take to an NBA game ๐.
The iconic free throw line dunk ๐ remains one of the greatest in the eventโs history.
Michael Jordan in the 1980s was undoubtedly one of the most athletic players to have ever laced up to take to an NBA game ๐.
๐ฎ A West Berlin police officer stands in front of the concrete wall dividing East and West Berlin at Bernauer Strasse as East Berlin workers add blocks to increase the height of the East German barrier October 7, 1961 @facethenation
โWhy was the Berlin Wall built?
After the Second World War, the Allied forces (France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) occupied Germany and its capital, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช.
When the Soviet Union imposed the Berlin Blockade in 1948, major tensions between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union came to light. Fear of the Communist regime led increasing numbers of East Germans to emigrate ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ to West Germany.
The Soviet Union decided to build a physical barrier between East and West Berlin. Work began in the early hours of August 13, 1961.
The Berlin Wall became the symbol of the Cold War and a tangible manifestation of the worldโs separation into two distinct ideological blocs.
โWhy was the Berlin Wall built?
After the Second World War, the Allied forces (France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) occupied Germany and its capital, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช.
When the Soviet Union imposed the Berlin Blockade in 1948, major tensions between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union came to light. Fear of the Communist regime led increasing numbers of East Germans to emigrate ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ to West Germany.
The Soviet Union decided to build a physical barrier between East and West Berlin. Work began in the early hours of August 13, 1961.
The Berlin Wall became the symbol of the Cold War and a tangible manifestation of the worldโs separation into two distinct ideological blocs.
โก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธTo Ukrainians around the globe:
February 24, 2022. Today โผ๏ธRussia has attacked Ukraine. Army, diplomats, everyone is working. Ukraine fights. Ukraine will defend itself. Ukraine will win.
Share the truth about Putinโs invasion in your countries and call on governments to act immediately.
Pray for Ukraine! ๐๐๐
ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝั! ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ
February 24, 2022. Today โผ๏ธRussia has attacked Ukraine. Army, diplomats, everyone is working. Ukraine fights. Ukraine will defend itself. Ukraine will win.
Share the truth about Putinโs invasion in your countries and call on governments to act immediately.
Pray for Ukraine! ๐๐๐
ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝั! ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ