Jul 15th, 2008 · The revolutionary rhetoric of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has incited poor squatters to invade farms. When Alberto Vollmer's huge sugar hacienda was invaded, he didn't fight back like most landowners. Instead, he welcomed the 500 squatters and provided training for them.
Dec 25th, 2007 · Author Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis has been adapted for screen and opens today. It is the story of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic revolution.
Nov 10th, 2007 · Two of the guns owned by Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa are put up for auction in Texas. One was believed to be a gift commemorating Villa's capture of the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1914. The other was dropped during a horseback shootout along the Rio Grande. Auction manager Tom Burks talks about the day's featured items.
Oct 25th, 2007 · A scrap book of grisly memorabilia goes to auction in Dallas. It may include interesting clues about the capture, execution and burial of the Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. He was killed in Bolivia 40 years ago this month. Among items up for auction: a lock of his hair.
Oct 23rd, 2007 · Author Peg Bracken, who wrote the I Hate to Cook Book in 1960, died Saturday at age 89. She told NPR in 1999 that the popular book came from her own ambitious feelings about food. She wanted women to have time to smoke cigarettes and drink cocktails.
Oct 7th, 2007 · U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, alleges that Iran's ambassador to Iraq belongs to an elite force of the Iranian revolutionary guard that has targeted U.S. forces in Iraq. We talk to NPR's Anne Garrels and Vali Nasr, a professor at Tufts University.
Oct 6th, 2007 · In the late 18th century, revolutionary fervor gripped the world. Americans had just finalized their constitution, a history-making event that inspired other countries. In his new book, author Jay Winik explores the connections between world events in this pivotal era.
Sep 27th, 2007 · NASA's Dawn spacecraft, equipped with revolutionary ion engines and destined for a 2011 rendezvous with the asteroid belt, blasts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla.