On August 23, 1939–shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.
After George W. Bush was successfully reelected
as president of the U.S. in 2004, he chose fundamental Social Security reform
as his top domestic priority. The idea of PRIVATE ACCOUNTS was at
the heart of President George W. Bush's 2005 plan for social security reform.
On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani.
