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The leaders of several SEATO countries in front of the Congress Building in Manila, hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on 24 October 1966. The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty was signed on 8 September 1954 in Manila, [1] as part of the American Truman Doctrine of creating anti-communist bilateral and collective defense treaties. [2]
SEATO got involved in non-military activities because a main thrust of US cold war policy was to support economic development in countries that might be susceptible to communist revolution. The reason for the alliance ceased to exist after 1975 with the fall of Saigon, so it died for lack of interest.
Founded in 1872, Montgomery Ward pioneered mail-order catalog retailing and opened its first retail store in 1926. A bankruptcy reorganization in 1999 failed to turn the chain around. Closed 2001. Still exists as a catalog/internet/mail order retailer. Siegel-Cooper Company; Chas A. Stevens (Chicago) Purchased by Hartmarx Corp. before being closed.
Okay, technically 5-7-9 is still around. But not in the way it was when we were kids, when you couldn't even enter a mall without being drawn to the siren call of its funky (by which I mean ...
Currently, French language is still widely spoken and Lebanon is a member of the Organization of la Francophonie. Philippines : [ 20 ] Geographically located in Southeast Asia , due to heavy influences of European (particularly Spanish ) and American cultures in Filipino culture , the country is considered Westernized.
Tons of your favorite mall brands and retailers from your tween days are still alive and kicking today.
Burton is a British online clothing retailer, former high street retailer and clothing manufacturer, specialising in men's clothing and footwear. The company was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but became a trading name of Arcadia Group Brands Ltd, part of the Arcadia Group.
It still holds true to that initial vision, with a line of jeans and trousers supported by a free-lifetime-repairs guarantee. It also now offers a small line of jackets, tees, sweatshirts, field ...