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Monthly Archives: May 2011
In Honor of Those Who Suffered in Stalin’s Gulag
source: http://www.artukraine.com/paintings/getman.htm THE GULAG COLLECTION: PAINTINGS OF THE SOVIET PENAL SYSTEM BY FORMER PRISONER NIKOLAI GETMAN “I was born on December 23, 1917 in the town of Kharkov, Ukraine” Nikolai Getman Book: “The Gulag Collection: Paintings of the Soviet Penal System by Former Prisoner Nikolai Getman” Published by The Jamestown Foundation Washington, D.C.; Year 2001 [...]
Posted in Art, Crime, Russia, Writer
Tagged Nikolai Getman, nikolai getman arrested, nikolai getman art, nikolai getman gallery, nikolai getman gulag, nikolai getman paintings, PAINTINGS OF THE SOVIET PENAL SYSTEM BY FORMER PRISONER NIKOLAI GETMAN, Soviet Gulag, Stalin's Gulag, THE GULAG COLLECTION
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Lessons from the Enron Scandal
On March 5, 2002, Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, was interviewed about Enron by Atsushi Nakayama, a reporter for the Japanese newspaper Nikkei. Their Q & A appears below:
Posted in Business, Crime, Economic History, Infamous Person
Tagged Andrew Fastow, Enron Scandal, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Jeffrey Skilling, kenneth lay, Kirk Hanson, Lessons from the Enron Scandal, new economy company, post-Enron, the Enron collapse
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Memorial Day History
Did You Know? Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Posted in Holidays, Military History, Today in History, United States
Tagged 1868, Decoration Day, first celebration of Decoration Day, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, General Order No. 11, May 30, memorial day, memorial day facts, Memorial Day History
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USPS Issue Indianapolis 500 Centennial Stamp By John Beltz Snyder May 24, 2011
The United States Postal Service has issued Indianapolis 500 Forever Stamp to celebrate the centennial of the famous race. The 100th Indy 500 will take place on Sunday, May 25. The stamp depicts the race’s first winner, Ray Harroun, in his self-designed Marmon Wasp, a six-cylinder, black and yellow car. For auto enthusiasts and philatelists [...]
Posted in Sports
Tagged 100th anniversary indianapolis 500, 100th anniversary of Indy 500, 2011, 2011 IndyCar standings, centennial edition of the Indy 500, centennial indianapolis 500, Indianapolis 500 Centennial Stamp, indy 500 centennial, IndyCar Series points leader Will Power will start fifth, May 29, The United States Postal Service has issued Indianapolis 500 Forever Stamp to celebrate the centennial, USPS Issue Indianapolis 500 Centennial Stamp
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