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Hace 21 horas · Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.The film follows a river journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia undertaken by ...
Hace 21 horas · In 1994, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that drug addiction was not a crime, nor was the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use. In 2000, the German narcotic law (BtmG) was changed to allow for supervised drug injection rooms. In 2002, a pilot study was started in seven German cities to evaluate the effects of heroin-assisted treatment on addicts, compared to methadone ...
Hace 21 horas · William Maher (/ m ɑːr /; born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
Hace 21 horas · The incumbent in 1988, Ronald Reagan. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1989. The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated the Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.. It remains the most recent election in which a candidate ...
Hace 21 horas · Politics and wars See also: List of sovereign states in the 1980s Cold War Map of Communist & Socialist countries in 1985 Wars Main article: List of wars 1945–89 § 1980–1989 The most prominent armed conflicts of the decade include: International wars Invasion of Grenada, October 1983 The most notable wars of the decade include: The Cold War (1947–1991) Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989 ...
Hace 21 horas · Vienna (German: Wien ⓘ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political center of the country ...
Hace 21 horas · The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.. The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807 ...
