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I have just been recruited as a Japanese Kamikaze pilot. How did I get to where I am and what will my life look like until my mission? • /r/AskHistorians

The idea of "Kamikaze" pilots was not the norm in Japanese tactics during World War II.  When a losing outcome became more and more definitive, Commander Asaiki Tamai assembled the first Kamikaze unit.

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United States eventually adopted a cooperative Federalism model after the Great Depression and subsequent the New Deal.

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Takshaka was on of the Nagas in the battle of Mahābhārata.

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There have only been four Presidents of the United States successfully assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.

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South Sudan gained its independence July 14, 2011.  It's independence was formally set out through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, after the second Sudanese Civil War.

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The Corruption Perceptions Index attempts to publish the degree of perceived corruption among a country's politicians.  It defines corruption as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."  Somalia is ranked as the most corrupted state.

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The Beatles formed their English rock band in Liverpool, in 1960.

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Tumblr was founded in 2007.

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A peasant was (and still can be) an agricultural worker tied and locked down to a property typically owned by an individual of a status of Nobility.

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November 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 Billion. 

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Fiat money is backed not with the typical precious metal, but because of government regulation.  Historically, the Song Dynasty was the first to employ the use of this type of currency.

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August 2 is the anniversary of when Hitler became fuhrer. 

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In 1910, the United States public debt was $2.6 Billion (undeflated).  On July 20, 2011 at 3:15 AM PST, the debt was measured at $14,200 Billion, (http://www.usdebtclock.org/).  The top three foreign holders of the debt are: China holding ~$1,160 Billion, Japan  holding ~$882 Billion, and the United Kingdom holding ~$272 Billion, as of December 2010.

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A Fire Temple in Maneckji Seth Agiary, Mumbai.  A Fire Temple is the place of worship for Zoroastrians. 

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Mercantilism is often associated with the early rise of Corporations in pre-capitalistic society.  In a series of court cases, the United States has defined and protected various rights of Corporations.  For example, the First Amendment protects Corporations right to speech.  For example, the question of limiting Corporation Political Financing has been seen as an infringement of the rights of a Corporation's speech.

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Arab Spring is an ongoing phenomena occurring the "Arab World," including Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, and Oman. It has been referred to as a revolution consisting of mass demonstrations and protests.

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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in Japan, on November 21, 1990.