L'Esprit de Courvoisier, a cognac made from brandies distilled between 1802 and 1931, sells for $350 per shot (1 and 1/2 ounces).

The Language Esperanto

Sunday, July 27, 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.

Korean War Commemoration

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. -Sir Winston Churchill

The Democratic Voice of Burma

proselytize \PROS-uh-luh-tyz\, intransitive verb:
   1. To induce someone to convert to one's religious faith.
   2.  To  induce  someone  to  join one's institution, cause, or
   political party.

Cao Dai

brief history of the Philippines - Spanish colony from 1521 to 1898, when U.S. Navy defeated Spanish fleet at Manila Bay. Americans crushed Filipino rebels in six-year war. Japan occupied islands in World War II. Independence granted in 1946.

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