{"id":101488,"date":"2017-11-13T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=101488"},"modified":"2017-11-08T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T10:10:05","slug":"this-week-in-history-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/11\/this-week-in-history-154\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nov 13-19, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t regret the things I\u2019ve done, I regret the things I didn\u2019t do when I had the chance.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Unknown<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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NOVEMBER 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is the WORLD KINDNESS DAY<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2012\u00a0 <\/strong>A total solar eclipse<\/a> occurred<\/a> in parts of Australia<\/a> and the South Pacific<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2007\u00a0 <\/strong>Russia officially withdraws from the Soviet-era Batumi<\/a> military base, Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2002\u00a0 <\/strong>Iraq disarmament crisis<\/a>: Iraq<\/a> agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2001\u00a0 <\/strong>War on Terror<\/a>: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush<\/a> signs an executive order<\/a> allowing military tribunals<\/a> against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.<\/p>\n

2000\u00a0 <\/strong>Philippine<\/a> House Speaker Manny Villar<\/a> passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President<\/a> Joseph Estrada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1997\u00a0 <\/strong>UN Special Commission (UNSCOM)<\/a> pulls out arms inspection teams from Iraq.<\/p>\n

UNSCOM and Iraq:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n