WebDe facto (/ d eɪ ˈ f æ k t oʊ, d i-, d ə-/ day FAK-toh, dee -⁠; Latin: de facto [deː ˈfaktoː], "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure ("by law"), which refers to things that happen according to official law ...

WebVasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf], 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Naval officer credited with preventing a Soviet nuclear torpedo launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis.Such an attack likely would have caused a major global thermonuclear response.

WebJoin, or Die. is a political cartoon showing the disunity in the American colonies. Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the original publication by The Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754, is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by an American colonist in Colonial America.. The cartoon is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, …

WebParent(s) Kan Abe Shizuko Abe: Alma mater: University of Tokyo: Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, Abe Shintarō, April 29, 1924 – May 15, 1991) was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as foreign minister from 1982 to 1986. He was the father of former Prime Minister …