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The History of the Mass games For the longest time people assumed that ‘Arirang’ and ‘Mass Games’ were one and the same, but in fact the mass gymnastics and art performances known as Mass Games in North Korea have occurred since as early as 1946, with all of them having their own themes and influences. […] More
America angry at the victory of Maduro – without any irony. This whilst “President Trump” is still claiming victory. Not just claiming victory, but saying he has worked harder in the last 3 weeks than “in years”. Kind of like getting sacked and then REALLY trying while serving your notice. What were the election results? […] More
Born on July 29, 1883, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, referred to affectionately by his supporters as Il Duce (“The Leader”), was the first of a series of modern dictators to rise in Europe, serving as the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922-1943. Under Mussolini, Italy became part of the Axis, fronted by Nazi Germany and […] More
Dictator Swagger:On This Day May 5, 2020 – Pyongyang, DPR Korea: The Russian Federation awarded North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un a medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of Russia’s Victory Day, May 9, 1945, and the end of WWII in Europe. Accepting the medal on behalf of Chairman Kim was North Korean Foreign Minister […] More
Dictator Swagger:On This Day April 30, 1945 – Berlin, Germany: Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin Führerbunker with a gunshot to the head. He is joined in a suicide pact by wife of one day, Eva Braun, who simultaneously takes cyanide, which had been tested earlier on Hitler’s dog Blondi. Adolf Hitler […] More
Dictator Swagger:On This Day April 26, 1965 – Port Royal, Virginia: Citizen of the Union, acclaimed actor and Confederate advocate John Wilkes Booth is shot dead by Union officers 12 days after assassinating U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Booth had fatally wounded Lincoln at a theatre performance at the Ford Theatre. In the commotion that followed, […] More
Dictator Swagger:On This Day April 19, 1993 – Waco, Texas: After a 51-day standoff with Texas law enforcement and federal agents, U.S. attorney general Janet Reno authorizes an assault on the compound of the Branch Davidians, which leaves 76 people dead, including Branch Davidian leader David Koresh and 25 children. The evolution of the Branch […] More
Dictator Swagger:On This Day April 15, 1912 – Pyongyang, Korea: Kim Il Sung, the man who would become North Korea’s Great Leader, is born Kim Song Ju during the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea. In the 1920s, Kim’s family relocated to Manchuria to either escape famine (non-North Korean history) or take part in revolutionary activities […] More
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