Malaysia's main opposition, Pakatan Harapan, led by Mahathir Mohamad, along with the Sabah Heritage Party, won 121 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, allowing them to form a majority government. Mahathir became the next Prime Minister. Mahathir was sworn in on May 10, a day after the election. Barisan Nasional, led by former Prime Minister Najib Razak, won 79 seats, becoming the Opposition after 61 years of holding the majority.
Hadi Awang
Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang (Jawi: حاج عبدالهادي اوڠ, born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He is President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), an Islamist political party in Malaysia, since 2002. He led the party in the 2018 general election, but lost. He was Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004.
Richard Hofstadter
Richard Hofstadter (August 6, 1916 – October 24, 1970) was an American historian and educator. He was born in Buffalo, New York. Hofstadter was the DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University.
His most important works are "Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860–1915" (1944); "The American Political Tradition" (1948); "The Age of Reform" (1955); "Anti-intellectualism in American Life" (1963), and the essays collected in "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" (1964). He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize two times: in 1956 and 1964.
Hofstadter died on October 24, 1970 in New York City of leukemia, aged 54.
John A. Stormer
John A. Stormer (February 9, 1928 – July 10, 2018) was an American Protestant anti-communist author. He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Stormer was best known for his 1964 book "None Dare Call it Treason." His books sold millions, warning America about the communist in the American society, politics and culture. Richard Hofstadter in "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" called it a "masterful piece of folkish propaganda."
Stormer died on July 10, 2018 in Troy, Missouri at the age of 90.
Troy, Missouri
Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County. It is a suburb of St. Louis.
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region. The population was estimated at 31,398 in 2017.
It is the county seat of Strafford County, and home to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the Woodman Institute Museum, and the Children's Museum of New Hampshire.
Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol is a town in the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,954 at the 2010 census. Bristol is a deepwater seaport named after Bristol, England.
List of Texas hurricanes (1950-79)
The U.S. State of Texas was affected by at least 34 tropical or subtropical cyclones between 1950 and 1979.
A tropical cyclone hits Texas about three times every four years. On any 50 mile segment of the coastline, a hurricane hits about once every six years.
The most intense storms in terms of the barometric pressure are Carla in 1961 and Beulah in 1967. The earlier was Texas' most damaging hurricane in the 1960s. It killed 46 people and caused $325 million in damage.
June 26-27, 1957: Hurricane Audrey hit near the Texas-Louisiana state line as a Category 4 hurricane. The winds were near 145 miles per hour. Most of the storm's impact was in Louisiana. However, the storm still brought strong winds to far east Texas.
September 10-12, 1961: Hurricane Carla hit near Port Lavaca. It was a Category 4 hurricane with an estimated central pressure near 931 millibars. An F4 tornado was put out by the storm near Galveston. That was the strongest tornado ever caused by a hurricane. Carla killed 46 people, 31 in Texas alone. The storm caused $325 million in damage.
September 19-21, 1967: Hurricane Beulah hit just south of Brownsville as a mild Category 4 hurricane. It created 115 tornadoes (a record at the time). There were fifteen deaths in the United States. Damage was near $200 million.
August 2-3, 1970: Hurricane Celia hit near Corpus Christi. The storm had microbursts and downbursts. Celia killed 28 people. It caused $930 million in damage in Texas. It was the costliest storm in Texas before Hurricane Alicia.
July 30-August 1, 1978: Tropical Storm Amelia created major floods. This caused the deaths of over 30 people in south-central Texas. Damage was near $110 million.
July 22-29: Tropical Storm Claudette struck at the Texas-Louisiana state line. The storm caused $400 million in damage. Two people were killed due to the storm.
Wailuku, Hawaii
Wailuku is a census-designated place (CDP) in and county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 15,313 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Maui County.
Lihue, Hawaii
Lihue or Līhue is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii. Lihue (pronounced ) is the second largest town on the Hawaiian island of Kauai after Kapaa. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 6,455.
Doug Ford
Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is the 26th and current Premier of Ontario since June 29, 2018. He is the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since March 10, 2018.
Ford was Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was Mayor of Toronto.
Philippe Couillard
Philippe Couillard (; born June 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician. He was the 31st Premier of Quebec from 2014 until his defeat in 2018. He is the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and a former university professor and neurosurgeon in Quebec, Canada.
Premier of Quebec
The Premier of Quebec (French: "Premier ministre du Québec" (masculine) or "Première ministre du Québec" (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current Premier of Quebec is Philippe Couillard.
The Premier is most usually the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of Quebec, and is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly.
The role of the Premier of Quebec is to set the legislative roles on the opening speech of the National Assembly.
Stephen McNeil
Stephen McNeil (born November 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He was the 28th Premier of Nova Scotia from October 22, 2013 until February 23, 2021. He also represented the riding of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until 2021 and was the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2007 until 2021.
List of Texas hurricanes
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Premier of Nova Scotia
The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. They deal over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. The premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The current Premier of Nova Scotia is Ian Rankin who was sworn in on February 23, 2021.
Frank McKenna
Francis Joseph "Frank" McKenna, (born January 19, 1948) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He was the Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006. He was the 27th Premier of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1997.
Premier of New Brunswick
The Premier of New Brunswick (French (masculine): "Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick", or feminine: "Première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick") is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive.
The current Premier of New Brunswick is Blaine Higgs, who was sworn in November 9, 2018.
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