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When: 1989 – present day Defined as "post-history" by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, this period began with the fall of the Berlin Wall - and the beginning of the end for the USSR - in 1989. Although many looked forward to world peace in the wake of the Cold War, the 1990s were an incredibly…
Because of its unique status as a company-state, the VOC had its own flag - closely modeled after the Dutch flag. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1602, the Dutch East India Company - or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC) was established in the Netherlands. A combination of several trading companies, the VOC was created at…
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