Inside the Fortress that Inspired Hamlet
There’s a cold wind blowing from the Øresund Sound as I stand on a platform in front of Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark, looking out to Sweden. At one end of the platform, a pillar-box red guard post stands beside a row of impressive cannons facing the strait. I’m not here for the view though: […]
Do You Know, Nixon Visited China in 1972 (Video)
On February 21, 1972, President Richard Nixon arrived in China for an historic visit to the Communist nation. President Nixon’s trip to China in 1972 ended twenty-five years of isolation between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and resulted in establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1979. When the Chinese […]