A century of world history from 1911 to 2011 summed up in 10 minutes of YouTube clips

Ted Thornhill Daily Mail [UK] 3rd January 2012

It’s a great way to brush up on your history – but some may find parts a bit depressing.

YouTube user derDon1234 has squashed 100 years of world events from 1911 to 2011 into a 10-minute clip using authentic footage.

It charts some of our greatest achievements, […]

January 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Asia, Barack Obama, China, Communism, Crime, Cuba, Europe, Fascism, Germany, History, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Military, Nazis, North Korea, Politics, Russia, Science/Research/Technology, technology, terrorism, United States, Video, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed

Gore takes cash for water campaign from chemical firm

Environmentalists condemn former vice-president for letting controversial company fund Life Earth

Nina Lakhani The Independent [UK] 18 April 2010

Al Gore, the self-styled squeakiest-clean and deepest-green politician in American history, has some explaining to do this weekend. His environmental organisation has taken money to raise awareness about the need for clean water from a controversial […]

April 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: corruption, Environment, India, Michigan | Comments are closed

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