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The Treaty of Vienna, signed in 1815, formally concluded the Congress of Vienna. This treaty reshaped Europe following Napoleon’s defeat. It established new borders and a system designed to maintain stability by balancing power among European nations. Diplomats and statesmen involved in the Congress...

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian independence leader and the first prime minister of independent India, serving from 1947 until his death in 1964. A senior figure in the Indian National Congress, he worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle against British rule. As prime minister, Nehru s...

Located within The Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia, this bunker represents a Cold War contingency plan. Constructed between 1959 and 1962 at the behest of Congress, it served as a potential secure relocation site for government officials during a nuclear attack. Its existence was revealed in 1992...

The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is a resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775. It was primarily drafted by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson to explain why the American colonies felt compelled to use military force against the British Empi...

The Olive Branch Petition was a document adopted by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775. Crafted primarily by John Dickinson, it served as a final attempt by the American colonies to avoid a full-scale war with Great Britain. The petition affirmed colonial loyalty to King George III and req...

How Our Laws Are Made is an official pamphlet published by the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) that outlines the federal legislative process. Originally authored by Charles W. Johnson and later updated by John V. Sullivan, both Parliamentarians of the House of Representatives, the d...

Indira Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as the third Prime Minister of India, holding office from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was the daughter of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and a central figure of the Indian National Congress...

House of Cards is a U.S. political drama created by Beau Willimon that premiered on Netflix in 2013, notable as one of the streamer's first major original series, starring Kevin Spacey as a scheming congressman.

Manmohan Singh is an Indian economist and politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, leading the United Progressive Alliance government. A member of the Indian National Congress, he previously served as Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 under Prime Minister P. V. N...

Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 biographical comedy-drama directed by Mike Nichols and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Tom Hanks as Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who partnered with CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, to fund Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet-...

State of Play is a 2009 American political thriller directed by Kevin Macdonald. It is adapted from the 2003 BBC television miniseries and follows a Washington journalist, played by Russell Crowe, investigating a politically sensitive death connected to a congressional figure. The film focuses on ne...

Kunwar Natwar Singh, also known as K. Natwar Singh, was an Indian diplomat and senior Indian National Congress politician. He served as India's Minister of External Affairs from 2004 to 2005 while the United Progressive Alliance government was in office. His public career connects professional diplo...

Natwar Singh was an Indian diplomat and politician associated with the Indian National Congress. He served as India's Minister of External Affairs under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2004 until his resignation in 2005, placing his ministerial career in the early period of the United Progressive...

Shirley is a 2024 American biographical drama film directed by John Ridley. Regina King portrays Shirley Chisholm, the New York politician who became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968 and later sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. The film is inten...

S. M. Krishna was an Indian politician and diplomat who held senior positions at both the state and national levels. He served as Chief Minister of Karnataka, Governor of Maharashtra, and India's Minister of External Affairs from 2009 to 2012. A member of the Indian National Congress for much of his...

Salman Khurshid is an Indian lawyer, author, and politician associated with the Indian National Congress. He served as India's Minister of External Affairs from 2012 to 2014 and previously held other ministerial responsibilities in the Union government. His public work has included Indian foreign po...

The Southern Manifesto was a statement issued on March 12, 1956, by 101 members of the United States Congress from 11 Southern states. It condemned the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education and argued that the Court had exceeded its constitutional authority. The signers urged South...