Well, we all know what this year has been like...so let's get to it. January January 3 – Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia ends its diplomatic relations with Iran. January 8 – Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: 2016
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Monday Open Thread: 1966
This week we'll take a look back at the years 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016. January January 2 – A strike of public transportation workers in New York City begins. (It would end January 13). January 3 – The first Acid Test is conducted at the Fillmore, San Jose. January 4 A military coup occurs in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso). The prime … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: 1966
Wednesday Open Thread: Africa’s Worst Dictators
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990's. Obiang was Chairperson of the African Union from … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Africa’s Worst Dictators