Ustad Kadir Misiroglu

Ustad Kadir Misiroglu

Mr Kadir Misiroglu was born in the northern city of Trabzon, in the town of Akcaabat, on the following date of January 24, 1933.  He is a history researcher, who has brought forth well researched information regarding Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Ataturk (founder of the Turkish Republic), Anatolia and neighbouring lands, Islands in the Aegean Sea, Armenian conflict/war and the war of independence.  

All the researched topics by Mr Misiroglu have information that conflict with the previous version given by the Turkish republic.  

I follow him on YouTube, but he only speaks Turkish, for people of other languages, obviously this is a problem/dilemma.   My future project is to blog/vlog regarding some of the important information he has brought forth.  

Here below is a YouTube video, check it out, even if you donot understand, you will get a glimpse/understanding of his style. 

https://youtu.be/5bEHm5elP8w

Enjoy,

Ben

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USA Land Size

USA Land Size

I came by the following information and wanted to share this today, as I found it to be important to know. 

Briefly, I wanted to know how USA increased the land size.  

Do you know which territories and/or states were part of America prior to 1830?  You might have an idea, I understand this.  

Now, add the following states of:
New Mexico, 
Arizona, 
Utah, 
Nevada, and 
California 
to America's size, as USA won the Mexican-American War, which occurred on the dates of 1846 to 1848.  

Also, the modern state of Texas was created partly from the Republic of Texas, which had won independence from Mexico in 1836 and became a state in 1845; and partly from land ceded by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, after the Mexican-American War.

  
As we can understand, USA increased the land size dramatically around year of 1850. 

I found this topic to be very interesting, and wanted to bring to your attention. 

Sincerely now,

Ben here

Champagne and Campania

Champagne and Campania

I wanted to know why the 'sparkling white wine' is called Champagne; and did some research and found the following interesting information. 

   Champagne, France

The name 'Champagne' comes from the Latin word 'Campania'.  It is referred to the similarities between the rolling hills of the province of Champagne, located in northeast France and the Italian countryside of Campania located south of Rome.

   Champagne, France

Both Champagne and Campania are historic provinces and locations in both France and Italy, respectively.  

   Campania, Italy

However, now Champagne is best known for the 'sparkling white wine' that bears its name; instead of history packed locations.  

   Campania, Italy

I have included a few pictures of both Champagne and Campania; beautiful places to visit/live.  

   Campania, Italy

Thank you for reading, 

Ben

Worst 3 Drops in History

Worst 3 Drops in History 

Today, the 'Dow Jones Industrial Average' dropped 326 points to end the day at 15,372.80.  After numerous highs in 2013, the 'Dow Jones' has lost a total of 7.3% since january 1, 2014.  

This 'sizeable' drop made me wonder what was the 'Worst 3 drops in history' of the Dow Jones Industrial.  

Below, are the dates and brief reason for the drops: 

3. 

April 14, 2000.  

Total Drop: 618 points (5.7%)

After learning that core consumer prices had risen 0.4%, which was more than expected, investors got rid of technology stocks in droves.  The sell-off spread to other industries causing all 30 stocks of the Dow Jones to fall.  Between Monday and Friday of that week investors lost a total of 2 trillion dollars.  

2. 

September 17, 2001.  

Total Drop: 684 points (7.1%)

Following the worst terrorist attack in USA history on September 11, 2001, the market plummeted on its first day of trading, after being closed for one week.  

1.  

September 29, 2008. 

778 points (7.0%)

The USA 'House of Representatives' failure to pass President George Bush Administration's 700 billion dollar bailout plan triggered the biggest one-day point drop in the history of the 'Dow Jones Industrial Average'.   The market plummeted, with sellers frantically dumping stocks as fears mounted that Congress would be unable to come up with a speedy fix.  

I hope we never see these kinds of drops again, and 'recovery' is surely in the coming days.  

Thank you for reading, 

Ben here

War and Peace

War and Peace

“War is no solution to peace”  

Ben Oak

Peace everyone, 

Ben

History and Victory

History and Victory

“History, is written by the victor”

Winston Churchill

So very true quote eh?

Ben here