The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the “death strip”) that contained anti-vehicle trenches, “fakir beds” and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the “will of the people” in building a socialist state in East Germany.
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Last Minute Halloween Party Planning
It’s that holiday time of year again. Before you know it, it will be Halloween, with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve stampeding in right behind. In the whirlwind that is the holiday season, you need to plan early for holiday parties.
And by early, I don’t mean a couple of weeks. During holiday party season, entertainment gets scheduled early. So, if you are planning a corporate holiday party or a New Year’s Eve party, get your entertainment lined up in advance so you aren’t scrambling to find something at the last minute.
Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Butterflies and Poppies is one of the unfinished paintings van Gogh did in the year before he died.
After spending the better part of October creating designs for Zazzle’s new treats product line, I decided it was time to do a new design for my main store, 400 Planets. My Fine Art category needed to be updated, so I added a new subcategory for Vincent van Gogh, and chose his Butterflies and Poppies as the first design for this category.
Designing Your Own T-Shirt with POD
This graphic tee is a great gift for documented and undocumented immigrants, undocumented students, undocumented veterans, undocumented business owners, undocumented taxpayers, and American citizens who support the DACA kids.
Printed T-shirts were in limited use by 1942 when an Air Corps Gunnery School T-shirt appeared on the cover of Life magazine. In the 1960s, printed T-shirts gained popularity for self-expression as well for advertisements, protests, and souvenirs.
The Most Expensive Female Artist At Auction In 2013
After Luncheon by Morisot Food TrayImpressionist painter Berthe Morisot became the most expensive female artist at auction in 2014 when Christie’s in London sold her feathery portrait of a young redhead in a straw hat and purple dress for $10.9 million.
The 1881 painting, “After Lunch,” toppled the record set last year by a $10.7 million Louise Bourgeois sculpture—and underscores collectors’ willingness to splurge on major examples by classic Impressionists like Morisot, who is best known for her soothing views of women in domestic settings.
Mother’s Day, Celebrating Motherhood in the Modern World
Mom Comic Book, Pop Art Decal Baby CreeperMother’s Day is a modern celebration honoring one’s own mother, as well as maternal bonds, motherhood, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in several parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father’s Day and Siblings Day.