In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
(USSR) was established, comprising a confederatio  of Russia,
Belorussia, Ukraine and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided
in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan and Armenian republics). Also
known as the Soviet Union, the new communist state was the
successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the
world to be based on Marxist socialism.

Lenin Proclaims Soviet Power in Smolny Palace.

A Star Wars script book autographed by over two hundred original cast and crew will be part of an auction. (SWNS)

(FOXNEWS) – This collection was started a long time ago, but not
in a galaxy far,far away. 

A Star Wars fan is selling their collection of memorabilia, which
includes over 1,500 autographs from cast and crew members and hundreds of unopened toys. The collection could potentially sell
for over $90K when it is put up for auction next month.

A rare Empire Strikes Back ‘Boba Fett’ action figure is just
one of hundreds of toys in the collection. (SWNS)

Six months after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepted
U.S. annexation of the territory, Texas was admitted into the
United States as the 28th state.

Debating Texas Annexation.

Harry Mason Reid (December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021)

Reid, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, served
in Congress from 1983 until his retirement in 2017. He announced
in 2019 his cancer was in remission.