BMW’s Nazi Past.

Sept. 30 was shown German investigative television documentary film exposed the Nazi-era misdeeds of BMW’s controlling shareholder family, the Quandts. The reclusive Quandt family responded to the documentary five days later, on Oct. 5, pledging to back a research project into the family’s Nazi past and its role under the Third Reich, opening family [...]

Presidents, 1945 - 2006

A look at U.S. presidents’ job-approval ratings.

1852 - New Zealand

The New Zealand Constitution Act (UK) established a system of representative government for New Zealand, with a General Assembly consisting of a Legislative Council appointed by the Crown and a House of Representatives elected every five years by males over the age of 21 who owned, leased or rented property of a certain value.