{"id":63894,"date":"2015-09-21T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=63894"},"modified":"2015-09-18T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:21:33","slug":"this-week-in-history-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/09\/this-week-in-history-42\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"TWH logo history\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Sep 21-27<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yogananda.com.au\/gurus\/yogananda_quotes35living.html#art\" >\u201cWe are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 Paramahansa Yogananda<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29\" >al-Shabaab<\/a> Islamic militants <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westgate_shopping_mall_attack\" >attack<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westgate,_Nairobi\" >Westgate shopping mall<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nairobi\" >Nairobi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya\" >Kenya<\/a>, killing at least 67 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/America:_A_Tribute_to_Heroes\" >America: A Tribute to Heroes<\/a> is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_11_attacks\" >September 11 attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deep_Space_1\" >Deep Space 1<\/a> flies within 2,200\u00a0km of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/19P\/Borrelly\" >Comet Borrelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chi-Chi_earthquake\" >Chi-Chi earthquake<\/a> occurs in central <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" >Taiwan<\/a>, leaving about 2,400 people dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Russia\" >Russian President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Yeltsin\" >Boris Yeltsin<\/a> suspends <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Duma\" >parliament<\/a> and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_constitutional_crisis_of_1993\" >Russian constitutional crisis of 1993<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenia<\/a> is granted independence from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.am\/en\/\" >The Government of Republic of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/am.html\" >Armenia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/armenia\/\" >Armenia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Armenia\" >Armenia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/armenia.html\" >Armenia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/armenia.html\" >Armenia \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.am\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/armenia\/ri264\" >Armenia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Armenia\" >Foreign relations of Armenia &#8211; Wikipeida<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Armenia\" >Economy of Armenia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mineconomy.am\/eng\/index.html\" >Ministry of Economy of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/armenia\/overview\" >Armenia \u2013 Overview \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/armenia\/economy\" >Armenia: Economy \u2013 Asian Development Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Armenia\" >History of Armenia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Armenia\" >History of Armenia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/armeniapedia.org\/index.php?title=Armenian_History\" >Armenian History \u2013 Armeniapedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.advantour.com\/armenia\/history.htm\" >Historical development of Armenia \u2013 Advantour.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hayastan.com\/armenia\/history\/\" >HISTORY OF ARMENIA \u2013 Hayastan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomearmenia.com\/armenia\/armenian_history\" >Armenia \u2013 Armenian History \u2013 WelcomeArmenia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littlearmenia.com\/html\/little_armenia\/armenian_history.asp\" >THE HISTORY OF ARMENIA \u2013 LittleArmenia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/armenia-country-asia-history.html\" >Armenia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/brunei.html\" >Timeline of Armenian history &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/1108274.stm\" >Timeline: Armenia &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brunei\" >Brunei<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Brunei:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/asia\/brunei\" >Brunei \u2013 WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Brunei\" >Brunei \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/brunei.html\" >Brunei \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/brunei.html\" >Brunei \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Brunei\" >Foreign relations of Brunei &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/brunei\/\" >Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mofat.gov.bn\/site\/home.aspx\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-12990058\" >Brunei country profile &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Brunei:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Brunei\" >Economy of Brunei \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Economy_of_Brunei\" >Economy of Brunei \u2013 MusicIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Economy_of_Brunei\" >ECONOMY OF BRUNEI \u2013 WorldLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/brunei\/economy-and-business.html\" >Brunei Economy and Business \u2013 MapsOfWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-economic-history-of-Brunei\" >What is the economic history of Brunei? \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Brunei:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Brunei\" >History of Brunei \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Brunei\" >History of Brunei \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asian-recipe.com\/brunei\/bn-information\/brunei-a-brief-history.html\" >Brunei \u2013 A Brief History \u2013 Asian-Recipe.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/Brunei\/p\/Brunei_Facts_History.htm\" >Brunei | Facts and History \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldrover.com\/history\/brunei_history.html\" >Brunei History \u2013 WorldRover.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-12990560\" >Brunei profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/asia\/brunei\/bntimeln.htm\" >Brunei Darussalam Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor\" >Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor<\/a> is unanimously approved by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Senate\" >U.S. Senate<\/a> as the first female <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >Supreme Court<\/a> justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belize\" >Belize<\/a> is granted full independence from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\" >United States<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seychelles\" >Seychelles<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orlando_Letelier\" >Orlando Letelier<\/a> is assassinated in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\" >Washington, D.C.<\/a> He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salvador_Allende\" >Salvador Allende<\/a>, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_Philippines\" >Philippine President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_Marcos\" >Ferdinand Marcos<\/a> signs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proclamation_%E2%84%96_1081\" >Proclamation \u2116 1081<\/a>, placing the entire country under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martial_Law_in_the_Philippines\" >martial law<\/a> and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahrain\" >Bahrain<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bhutan\" >Bhutan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar\" >Qatar<\/a> join the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1983 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gambia\" >Gambia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maldives\" >Maldives<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" >Singapore<\/a> are admitted as members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_American_Aviation\" >North American<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XB-70_Valkyrie\" >XB-70 Valkyrie<\/a>, the world&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mach_number\" >Mach 3<\/a> bomber, makes its maiden flight from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palmdale,_California\" >Palmdale, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malta\" >Malta<\/a> gains independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Malta:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/malta.html\" >Malta \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Malta\" >Malta \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/malta.html\" >Malta \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Malta\" >Foreign relations of Malta &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/malta_in_new-york_usa\" >Permanent Mission to the UN of Malta in New York<\/a>, <strong><em>and<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/malta_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission to the UN of Malta in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/countries\/member-countries\/malta\/index_en.htm\" >Malta and the European Union \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Malta\" >List of diplomatic missions of Malta &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Malta:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Malta\" >Economy of Malta \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/malta\" >Malta \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a>, <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/1963\/08\/1558739\/malta-economy\" >Malta \u2013 The Economy (English) \u2013 Documents &amp; Reports \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.malta.com\/en\/about-malta\/economy\" >Economy of Malta: strong points and development of Maltese business and trade \u2013 Malta.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economy.gov.mt\/en\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" >Ministry of Economy, Investment and Small Business of Malta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/economy_finance\/eu\/countries\/malta_en.htm\" >Malta \u2013 ECONOMIC AND FIANCE AFFAIRS \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Malta:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/malta.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALTA \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Malta\" >History of Malta &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aboutmalta.com\/HISTORY\/\" >MALTA \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 AboutMalta.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.malta.com\/en\/about-malta\/history\" >History of Malta and Goze: from the temple\u2019s age and the Knights of Malta to independence and EU \u2013 Matla.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/en\/history\" >Malta \u2013 History \u2013 VisitMalta.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maltamigration.com\/about\/malta.shtml\" >Brief History of islands of Malta and Gozo \u2013 MaltaMigration.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/malta\/history\" >Malta \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/malta\/history\" >HISTORY OF MALTA\/PLACES OF INTEREST IN MALTA AND GOZO \u2013 MaltaMaltaMalta.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Malta\/Government-and-society#ref386787\" >Malta \u2013 History \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutmalta.com\/history\/time-Line.htm\" >TIMELINE OF MALTA HISTORY, by Martin Debattista \u2013 AboutMalta.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>Maiden flight of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook\" >Boeing CH-47 Chinook<\/a> transportation helicopter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1983 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR performs nuclear test in Siberia, USSR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >THE SOVIET UNION\u2019S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntests0.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: introduction, compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnStonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponsArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smashinglists.com\/top-10-secret-nuclear-testing-sites\/\" >Top 10 Secret Nuclear Testing Sites \u2013 SmashingLists.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_atomic_bomb_project\" >Soviet atomic project &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>Lieutenant <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Kum-Sok\" >No Kum-Sok<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korean\" >North Korean<\/a> pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Moolah\" >Operation Moolah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress\" >Boeing B-29 Superfortress<\/a> makes its maiden flight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunaivtsi\" >Dunaivtsi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust_in_Ukraine\" >The Holocaust in Ukraine &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org\/ukraine\/dunayivtsi.html\" >DUNAYIVTSI: Dunaivtsi, Dunayevtsy Dunajowce,,Dinovitz,Dunayevitz, Dinewitz, Dinovits, Dunivits, Dinovets, Dunaivci, Dunaivtsi, Dunajevcy, Dunajewzy in Khmelnytskyi Oblast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/holocaust\/time1942nf.html\" >Holocaust &#8211; Time &#8211; 1942 \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yahad-In_Unum\" >Yahad-In Unum \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.search.yahoo.com\/search\/images;_ylt=AwrB8phXZfVV9kQAX0CJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRiY2sDMWxnYjdrOWF2YWQ3ZCUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRHlWei5zQ0pwWUVKUVZSNllPQl9iZEJtQVc0dU5XOVRVcmpaOXpBLS0lMjZzJTNEN2IlMjZpJTNEQnpuLnRzZXk3N2VvT0Y2ODNEczEEZnIDeWZwLXQtMzI2LXMEZ3ByaWQDZDhueWpMd0xTdnVJVEpEejM5QTRtQQRtdGVzdGlkA251bGwEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA2ltYWdlcy5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzQzBHF1ZXJ5A0pld3MgRHVuYWl2dHNpIFVrcmFpbmUgU2VwdGVtYmVyIDE5NDIgTml6aXMEdF9zdG1wAzE0NDIxNDU2OTIEdnRlc3RpZANJTUdRQkNL?gprid=d8nyjLwLSvuITJDz39A4mA&amp;pvid=_v9g0TY5LjEawWeiVfU07Qb6MTg1LgAAAACxlaH6&amp;p=Jews+Dunaivtsi+Ukraine+September+1942+Nizis&amp;fr=yfp-t-326-s&amp;fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;n=60&amp;x=wrt\" >Images relating to Duanivtsi massacre and\/or the Holocaust in Ukraine overall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/history_of_the_jews_in_ukraine.html\" >History of Jews in Ukraine \u2013 I \u2013 Berdichev.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Jews_in_Ukraine\" >History of Jews in Ukraine &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/ukraine.html\" >Ukraine \u2013 The Virtual Jewish World \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/holocaust\/\" >Holocaust Timeline \u2013 The History Place<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konstantyn%C3%B3w,_Lublin_Voivodeship\" >Konstantyn\u00f3w<\/a> and move to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghetto\" >Ghetto<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bia%C5%82a_Podlaska\" >Bia\u0142a Podlaska<\/a>, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan%C3%B3w_Podlaski\" >Jan\u00f3w Podlaski<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rossosz,_Bia%C5%82a_Podlaska_County\" >Rossosz<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terespol\" >Terespol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >The Holocaust<\/a>: On the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewish\" >Jewish<\/a> holiday of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur\" >Yom Kippur<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazis\" >Nazis<\/a> send over 1,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jews\" >Jews<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pidhaytsi\" >Pidhaytsi<\/a> (west <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>) to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belzec_extermination_camp\" >Belzec extermination camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Jewish People in Pidhaytsi:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust_in_Ukraine\" >The Holocaust in Ukraine &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historyindates.com\/21-september-1942\/\" >What happened on September 21, 1942 \u2013 HistoryInDates.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/chron.html\" >The Holocaust &#8211; Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 \u2013 1945) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/balticworlds.com\/ukraine%E2%80%99s-problematic-relationship-to-the-holocaust\/\" >BOTH VICTIM AND PERPETRATOR: UKRAIN\u2019S PROBLEMATIC RELATIONSHIP TO THE HOLOCAUST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoukes.com\/history\/ww2\/page-25.html\" >World War II in Ukraine: Jewish Holocaust in Ukraine, by Andrew Gregorovich<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Belzac Extermination Camp:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Belzec%20extermination%20camp,%20the%20model%20for%20two%20others%20in%20the%20'Aktion%20Reinhard'%20murder%20program,%20started%20as%20a%20labor%20camp%20in%20April%201940.%20%20Belzec%20was%20situated%20in%20the%20Lublin%20district%20forty-seven%20miles%20north%20of%20the%20major%20city%20of%20Lvov,%20conveniently%20between%20the%20large%20Jewish%20populations%20of%20south%20east%20Poland%20and%20eastern%20Galicia.\">Hell of Belzac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/ar\/belzec.html\" >The Belzac Death Camp \u2013 HolocaustResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/Belzec.html\" >Belzac Concentration Camp: History &amp; Overview \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/museum\/memorials\/belzec\/\" >Belzac Death Camp Memorial and Museum, Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aish.com\/jw\/s\/Belzec-The-Forgotten-Camp.html\" >Belzac: The Forgotten Camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathcamps.org\/belzec\/belzec.html\" >\u201c<em>The Belzec death camp was located in the southeastern part of the Lublin District, near Belzec, a small village on the Lublin &#8211; Lviv railway line. In early 1940 the Germans set up a number of labour camps in the Belzec district, housing workers building the &#8220;Otto-Line&#8221;, a series of fortifications on the border with the Soviet Union. These Jewish labour camps were disbanded in October 1940<\/em>.\u201d Belzac Camp History \u2013 DeathCamps.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustsurvivors.org\/data.show.php?di=record&amp;da=encyclopedia&amp;ke=40\" >Belzac &#8211; Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/holocaust\/resource\/document\/DocBelz.htm\" >Testimonies of Belzac SS-Men<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Romania\" >Romanian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister\" >Prime Minister<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_C%C4%83linescu\" >Armand C\u0103linescu<\/a> is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_Guard\" >Iron Guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1938_New_England_hurricane\" >Great Hurricane of 1938<\/a> makes landfall on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_Island\" >Long Island<\/a> in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1934\u00a0 <\/strong>A large <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon\" >typhoon<\/a> hits western <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honsh%C5%AB\" >Honsh\u016b<\/a>, Japan, killing 3,036 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Storage_silo\" >storage silo<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwigshafen\" >Oppau<\/a>, Germany, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oppau_explosion\" >explodes<\/a>, killing 500-600 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1898\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Dowager_Cixi\" >Empress Dowager Cixi<\/a> seizes power and ends the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hundred_Days%27_Reform\" >Hundred Days&#8217; Reform<\/a> in China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1896\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahdist_War\" >Mahdist War<\/a>: British forces under the command of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horatio_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener\" >Horatio Kitchener<\/a> takes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dongola\" >Dongola<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudan\" >Sudan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1860\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Opium_War\" >Second Opium War<\/a>: an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >Anglo<\/a>-French force defeats Chinese troops at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Palikao\" >Battle of Palikao<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1843\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Williams_Wilson\" >John Williams Wilson<\/a> takes possession of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strait_of_Magellan\" >Strait of Magellan<\/a> on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1792\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Convention\" >National Convention<\/a> declares France a republic and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proclamation_of_the_abolition_of_the_monarchy\" >abolishes the absolute monarchy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>At least 75 people are killed in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peshawar_church_attack\" >suicide bombing<\/a> at a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Saints_Church,_Peshawar\" >church<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peshawar\" >Peshawar<\/a>, Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagerkovil_school_bombing\" >Nagerkovil school bombing<\/a>, is carried out by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lankan_Air_Force\" >Sri Lankan Air Force<\/a> in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamil_people\" >Tamil<\/a> school children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transair_Georgia_airliner_shootdowns\" >Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down<\/a> by a missile in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukhumi\" >Sukhumi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_%28country%29\" >Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>A barge strikes a railroad bridge near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mobile,_Alabama\" >Mobile, Alabama<\/a>, causing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Bayou_Canot_train_disaster\" >the deadliest train wreck<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amtrak\" >Amtrak<\/a> history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_Sea_Scrolls\" >Dead Sea Scrolls<\/a> are made available to the public for the first time by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huntington_Library\" >Huntington Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War\" >Iraq invades Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/iran-iraq-war\" >IRAN-IRAQ WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/iran-iraq.htm\" >Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldology.com\/Iraq\/iran_iraq_war.htm\" >Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) \u2013 Worldology.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/iran-iraq-war.html\" >Iran-Iraq War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Iran-Iraq-War\" >Iran-Iraq War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/i-cias.com\/e.o\/iranirqw.htm\" >Iran-Iraq War \u2013 LOOKLEX Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1988\/07\/22\/world\/iran-iraq-war-eight-brutal-years.html\" >\u201c<em> 22: Iraqi forces invade Iran. <\/em><em>By the end of October the Iraqis occupy a strip of Iranian territory 6 to 25 miles wide<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Iran-Iraq War: Eight Brutal Years, July 22, 1988 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vela_Incident\" >Vela Incident<\/a> (also known as the South Atlantic Flash) is observed near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bouvet_Island\" >Bouvet Island<\/a>, thought to be a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_test\" >nuclear weapons test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note, regarding this event, that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/september\/22\" >OnThisDay.com, in its Historical Events on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> September<\/a>, indicates<\/em>, \u201c<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/date\/1979\" >1979<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> Israel performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Safrica\/Vela.html\" >Report on the 1979 Vela Incident, by Carey Sublette<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/northerntruthseeker.blogspot.hr\/2011\/10\/real-history-revealed-vela-satellite.html\" >Real History Revealed: The Vela (Satellite) Incident of 1979 \u2013 Saturday, October 1, 2011 \u2013 Northerntruthseeker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iis-db.stanford.edu\/evnts\/7484\/Weiss_vela_presentation_12.10.12.pdf\" >The Vela Event of 1979 (Or The Israeli Nuclear Test of 1979), by Leonard Weiss \u2013 Center for International Security and Cooperation, December 10, 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/israel\/nuke-test.htm\" >\u201c<em>There is no evidence that Israel has ever carried out a nuclear test, although many observers speculated that a suspected nuclear explosion in the southern Indian Ocean in 1979 was a joint South African-Israeli test<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nuclear Weapons Testing \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cr4.globalspec.com\/blogentry\/9994\/September-22-1979-The-Vela-Incident\" >September 22, 1979 \u2013 The Vela Incident \u2013 GlobalSpec.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/world\/report-reveals-sa-israel-nuke-test-in-1979-1.278357#.VfLUAZeufX4\" >\u201c<em>Israel and South Africa carried out a nuclear test on an offshore platform in the northern Antarctic in 1979, according to a newly disclosed US document, Yediot Aharonot newspaper said on Friday<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Report reveals SA, Israel nuke test in 1979 \u2013 May 19, 2006 \u2013 IOL News \u2013 IOL.co.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinproject.org\/countries\/israel\/nuke.html\">Israel&#8217;s Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview &#8211; <em>The Risk Report<\/em><br \/>\nVolume 2 Number 4 (July-August 1996). \u2013 WisconsinProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\" >South Africa and weapons of mass destruction &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.damninteresting.com\/the-vela-incident\/\" >\u201c<em>On 22 September 1979, sometime around 3:00am local time, a US <\/em>Atomic Energy Detection System<em> satellite recorded a pattern of intense flashes in a remote portion of the Indian Ocean\u2026Examination of the data gathered by satellite Vela 6911 strongly suggested that the cause of these disturbances was a nuclear device<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 THE VELA INCIDENT \u2013 ARTICLE #296, by Alan Bellows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/264688486_Israel\" s_1979_Nuclear_Test_and_the_U.S._Cover-Up\">Israel\u2019s 1979 Nuclear Test and the US Cover Up, by Leonard Weiss \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/NSAEBB\/NSAEBB190\/\" >The Vela Incident: Nuclear Test or Meteoroid? \u2013 National Security Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/glossary\/?letter=v&amp;cHash=efd777666e\" >GLOSSARY \u2013 Vela Incident &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-was-the-vela-incident.htm\" >What Was the Vela Incident? \u2013 WiseGeek.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sara_Jane_Moore\" >Sara Jane Moore<\/a> tries to assassinate U.S. President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Ford\" >Gerald Ford<\/a>, but is foiled by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Sipple\" >Oliver Sipple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965\" >Indo-Pakistani War of 1965<\/a> (also known as the Second Kashmir War) between India and Pakistan over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kashmir\" >Kashmir<\/a>, ends after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >UN<\/a> calls for a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceasefire\" >ceasefire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudanese_Republic\" >Sudanese Republic<\/a> is renamed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali\" >Mali<\/a> after the withdrawal of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" >Senegal<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali_Federation\" >Mali Federation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Duvalier\" >Fran\u00e7ois Duvalier<\/a> is elected president.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>In the United Kingdom, the television channel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITV_%28TV_network%29\" >ITV<\/a> goes live for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>Nobel peace prize awarded to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Bunche\" >Ralph J Bunche<\/a> (1st colored person winner).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ralph Bunche:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1950\/bunche-facts.html\" >\u201c<em>Ralph Bunche was the first colored man to be awarded the Peace Prize. He received it for having arranged a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs during the war which followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; Ralph Bunche \u2013 Facts \u2013 NoblePrize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaregistry.org\/historic_events\/view\/first-black-receives-nobel-peace-prize\" >\u201c<em>Date:\u00a0Fri, 1950-09-22 On this date in 1950, Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his successful mediation of a series of armistice agreements between the (then) new nation of Israel and four Arab neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 AFRICAN AMERICAN REGISTRY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nobel Prize and Racism? :<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Was-the-Nobel-prize-committee-racist-in-some-cases\" >Was the Nobel prize committee racist in some cases? \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2007\/TECH\/science\/10\/18\/science.race\/index.html\" >Nobel winner in \u2018racist\u2019 claim row \u2013 October 18, 2007 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/speaking-of-science\/wp\/2014\/12\/01\/nows-your-chance-to-buy-james-watsons-nobel-prize-because-racism\/\" >The father of DNS is selling his Nobel prize because everyone thinks he\u2019s racist, by Rachel Feltman \u2013 December 1, 2014 &#8211; CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystormer.com\/nobel-prize-winners-are-almost-all-white-men-this-is-clearly-a-racist-conspiracy\/\" >Nobel Prize Winner are Almost All White Men \u2013 This is Clearly a Racist Conspiracy, by Andrew Anglin \u2013 October 10, 2014 &#8211; The Daily Stormer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.unitee.eu\/archives\/nordinary\/the-story-behind-history-10-things-you-did-not-know-about-the-nobel-prize\" >The story behind History: 11 things you did not know about the Nobel Prize \u2013 UNITEEE BLOG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: On <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosh_Hashanah\" >Jewish New Year Day<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schutzstaffel\" >SS<\/a> murder 6,000 Jews in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vinnytsya\" >Vinnytsya<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong>Joint <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_parade\" >victory parade<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wehrmacht\" >Wehrmacht<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army\" >Red Army<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brest,_Belarus\" >Brest-Litovsk<\/a> at the end of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Poland\" >Invasion of Poland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Civil_War\" >Spanish Civil War<\/a>: Pe\u00f1a Blanca is taken; the end of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_El_Mazuco\" >Battle of El Mazuco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Empire\" >German<\/a> submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SM_U-9\" >SM U-9<\/a> torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Aboukir\" >HMS\u00a0<em>Aboukir<\/em><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Hogue\" ><em>Hogue<\/em><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Cressy\" ><em>Cressy<\/em><\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broad_Fourteens\" >Broad Fourteens<\/a> off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgarian_Declaration_of_Independence\" >Bulgarian Declaration of Independence<\/a> is proclaimed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Randolph_Churchill\" >Lord Randolph Churchill<\/a> makes a speech in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulster\" >Ulster<\/a> in opposition to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Home_Rule_movement\" >Home Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Curupayty\" >Battle of Curupayty<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paraguayan_War\" >Paraguayan War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1862\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_the_United_States\" >Slavery in the United States<\/a>: A preliminary version of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emancipation_Proclamation\" >Emancipation Proclamation<\/a> is released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>Convict <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teresa_Lewis\" >Teresa Lewis<\/a> became the first female inmate to die by lethal injection in the state of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia\" >Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kauhajoki_school_shooting\" >Kauhajoki school shooting<\/a>: Matti Saari kills 10 people before committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Jeanne\" >Hurricane Jeanne<\/a>: At least 1,070 in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a> are reported to have been killed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flood\" >floods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The first public version of the web browser <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozilla_Firefox\" >Mozilla Firefox<\/a> (&#8220;Phoenix 0.1&#8221;) is released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> announces that it has lost contact with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars_Climate_Orbiter\" >Mars Climate Orbiter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>A large <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army<\/a> bomb destroys forensic laboratories in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belfast\" >Belfast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_Air_Flight_771\" >Gulf Air Flight 771<\/a> is bombed, killing all 117 people on board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis\" >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerrie_Coetzee\" >Gerrie Coetzee<\/a> of South Africa becomes the first African <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boxing\" >boxing<\/a> world heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Marley\" >Bob Marley<\/a> plays what would be his last concert in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Per%C3%B3n\" >Juan Per\u00f3n<\/a> returns to power in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Seven\" >Chicago Eight<\/a> trial opens in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>Iowa farmer and corn breeder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roswell_Garst\" >Roswell Garst<\/a> hosts Soviet premier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikita_Khrushchev\" >Nikita Khrushchev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a> makes his &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Checkers_speech\" >Checkers speech<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>Korean War: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Hill_282\" >Battle of Hill 282<\/a> the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II occurred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puppet_state\" >puppet state<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_Social_Republic\" >Italian Social Republic<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actions_along_the_Matanikau_%28September_%E2%80%93_October_1942%29\" >Matanikau action<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalcanal\" >Guadalcanal<\/a> begins U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>Mobilization of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovak<\/a> army in response to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>First ascent of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siniolchu\" >Siniolchu<\/a> by a German team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>The Kingdom of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hejaz\" >Hejaz<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nejd\" >Nejd<\/a> is renamed the Kingdom of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" >Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1913\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roland_Garros_%28aviator%29\" >Roland Garros<\/a> of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael France to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bizerte\" >Bizerte<\/a>, Tunisia).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>Pilot <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earle_Ovington\" >Earle Ovington<\/a> makes the first official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airmail\" >airmail<\/a> delivery in America under the authority of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Post_Office_Department\" >United States Post Office Department<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>Norway and Sweden sign the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karlstad\" >Karlstad<\/a> treaty&#8221;, peacefully <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dissolution_of_the_union_between_Norway_and_Sweden_in_1905\" >dissolving<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway\" >Union<\/a> between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1899\u00a0 <\/strong>American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asiatic_Squadron\" >Asiatic Squadron<\/a> destroys a Filipino battery at the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Olongapo\" >Battle of Olongapo<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1868\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grito_de_Lares\" >Grito de Lares<\/a> (&#8220;Lares Revolt&#8221;) occurs in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerto_Rico\" >Puerto Rico<\/a> against Spanish rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1846\u00a0 <\/strong>Astronomers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urbain_Le_Verrier\" >Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Couch_Adams\" >John Couch Adams<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johann_Gottfried_Galle\" >Johann Gottfried Galle<\/a> collaborate on the discovery of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neptune\" >Neptune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1812\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Tripolitsa\" >Tripolitsa<\/a>, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1803\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Anglo-Maratha_War\" >Second Anglo-Maratha War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Assaye\" >Battle of Assaye<\/a> between the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_East_India_Company\" >British East India Company<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maratha_Empire\" >Maratha Empire<\/a> in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1642\u00a0 <\/strong>First commencement exercises occur at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_College\" >Harvard College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Harvard_University\" >History of Harvard University \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/college.harvard.edu\/about\/history\" >Harvard University \u2013 Harvard College \u2013 Mission, Vision and History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allabouthistory.org\/history-of-harvard.htm\" >History of Harvard \u2013 AllAboutHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars_Orbiter_Mission\" >Mars Orbiter Mission<\/a> (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation\" >Indian Space Research Organisation<\/a> (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moment_magnitude_scale\" >7.7-magnitude<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Pakistan_earthquake\" >earthquake strikes<\/a> southern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a>, killing more than 327 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_G-20_Pittsburgh_summit\" >G20 summit<\/a> begins in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh\" >Pittsburgh<\/a> with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LRAD\" >LRAD<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong>Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Burmese_anti-government_protests\" >anti-government protests<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yangon\" >Yangon<\/a>, Burma, the largest in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>Representatives of 71 nations sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty\" >Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norodom_Sihanouk\" >Norodom Sihanouk<\/a> as king.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>Periodic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_White_Spot\" >Great White Spot<\/a> is observed on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn\" >Saturn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wimpy_Operation\" >Wimpy Operation<\/a>, first act of resistance against Israeli troops in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beirut\" >Beirut<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CompuServe\" >CompuServe<\/a> launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_mail\" >electronic mail<\/a> service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1983<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dougal_Haston\" >Dougal Haston<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doug_Scott\" >Doug Scott<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_British_Mount_Everest_Southwest_Face_expedition\" >Southwest Face expedition<\/a> become the first people to reach the summit of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Everest\" >Mount Everest<\/a> by any of its faces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guinea-Bissau\" >Guinea-Bissau<\/a> declares its independence from Portugal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swaziland\" >Swaziland<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1987 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_court_of_appeals\" >United States court of appeals<\/a> orders the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Mississippi\" >University of Mississippi<\/a> to admit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Meredith\" >James Meredith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Enterprise_%28CVN-65%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Enterprise<\/em><\/a>, the world&#8217;s first nuclear-powered <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" >aircraft carrier<\/a>, is launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwight_D._Eisenhower\" >Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/a> sends <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/101st_Airborne_Division\" >101st Airborne Division<\/a> troops to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock,_Arkansas\" >Little Rock, Arkansas<\/a>, to enforce <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock_Nine\" >desegregation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camp_Nou\" >Camp Nou<\/a>, the largest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_European_stadiums_by_capacity\" >stadium in Europe<\/a>, is opened in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcelona\" >Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR atmospheric performs nuclear test in Siberia, USSR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >THE SOVIET UNION\u2019S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntests0.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: introduction, compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnStonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponsArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smashinglists.com\/top-10-secret-nuclear-testing-sites\/\" >Top 10 Secret Nuclear Testing Sites \u2013 SmashingLists.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_atomic_bomb_project\" >Soviet atomic project &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_England\" >New England<\/a>. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_moon#Visibly_blue_moon\" >blue moon<\/a> is seen as far away as Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honda\" >Honda Motor Company<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clark_Clifford\" >Clark Clifford<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Elsey\" >George Elsey<\/a>, military advisers to US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_S._Truman\" >Harry S. Truman<\/a>, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Containment\" >containment<\/a> policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific_Airways\" >Cathay Pacific Airways<\/a> is founded in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earl_W._Bascom\" >Earl Bascom<\/a> and Weldon Bascom produce the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rodeo\" >rodeo<\/a> ever held outdoors under electric lights at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia,_Mississippi\" >Columbia, Mississippi<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohandas_K._Gandhi\" >Gandhi<\/a> and Dr. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B._R._Ambedkar\" >B. R. Ambedkar<\/a> agree to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poona_Pact\" >Poona Pact<\/a>, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalits\" >Depressed Classes<\/a>&#8221; (Untouchables).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Poona Pact:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Poona-Pact\" >Poona Pact \u2013 1932, India \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in\/bitstream\/10603\/37478\/10\/10_chapter%203.pdf\" >CHAPTER III: THE POONA PACT: AN OVERVIEW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Philosophy of Gandhi, and the Principle of Equality of People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gandhism\" >Gandhism \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gandhiserve.org\/information\/brief_philosophy\/brief_philosophy.html\" >Brief Outline of Gandhi\u2019s Philosophy, by Stephen Murphy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecolorsofindia.com\/mahatma-gandhi\/philosophy.html\" >Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi \u2013 TheColorOfIndia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gandhi-manibhavan.org\/gandhiphilosophy\/philosophy_11vows.htm\" >Gandhi\u2019s 11 Vows<\/a>, <strong><em>and the same website,<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gandhi-manibhavan.org\/gandhiphilosophy\/philosophy_11vows.htm#Sparshbhavna%20%28Untouchability%29\" >Remove Untouchability \u201c<em>Removal of untouchability means love for, and service of, the whole world and thus merges into Ahimsa\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gandhisociety.org\/Philosophy.html\" >Gandhi\u2019s Philosophy \u2013 Gandhi Society of Calgary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/philosophy.columbia.edu\/files\/philosophy\/content\/BilgramiGandhi.pdf\" >Gandhi, the Philosopher \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Controversies of Gandhi\u2019s Philosophy over the Removal of the Untouchability:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wagingnonviolence.org\/feature\/gandhi-and-the-dalit-controversy-the-limits-of-the-moral-force-of-an-individual\/\" >Gandhi and the Dalit controversy: The limits of moral forces of an individual, by Miki Kashitan \u2013 February 27, 2012 \u2013 WAGING NONVIOLENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambedkarism.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/07\/denunciation-of-poona-pact-ambedkar\/\" >\u201c<em>The untouchables were forced to sign the Poona Pact under the impact of the coercive fast of Mr.Gandhi. Dr. Ambedkar denounced it the very next day expressing his views, \u201cThe untouchables were sad. They had every reason to be sad<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Denunciation of Poona Pact &#8211; AMBEDKARISM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/poonapact1932.blogspot.hr\/\" >Alternate Report: Submitted to UN committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva during State Party (India) Report-2007 by ACJP-INDIA, (Mumbai,India) (part of the network of Ambedkar Centre for Justice and Peace, Global NGO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Przemy%C5%9Bl\" >Siege of Przemy\u015bl<\/a> (present-day Poland) begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Roosevelt\" >Theodore Roosevelt<\/a> proclaims <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devils_Tower_National_Monument\" >Devils Tower<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wyoming\" >Wyoming<\/a> as the nation&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._National_Monument\" >National Monument<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1890\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints\" >The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> officially <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1890_Manifesto\" >renounces<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mormonism_and_polygamy\" >polygamy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Shiroyama\" >Battle of Shiroyama<\/a>, decisive victory of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a> over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satsuma_Rebellion\" >Satsuma Rebellion<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1873\u00a0 <\/strong>Establishment of &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyashodhak_Samaj\" >Satyashodhak Samaj<\/a>&#8220;, (Truth-seeker Movement) at Pune, Maharashtra, India by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahatma_Jyotirao_Phule\" >Mahatma Jyotirao Phule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1869\u00a0 <\/strong>&#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Friday_%281869%29\" >Black Friday<\/a>&#8220;: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold\" >Gold<\/a> prices plummet after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulysses_S._Grant\" >Ulysses S. Grant<\/a> orders the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury\" >Treasury<\/a> to sell large quantities of gold after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jay_Gould\" >Jay Gould<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Fisk_%28financier%29\" >James Fisk<\/a> plot to control the market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama\" >Barack Obama<\/a>, British Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gordon_Brown\" >Gordon Brown<\/a> and French President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Sarkozy\" >Nicolas Sarkozy<\/a>, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accuse Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>China launches the spacecraft <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhou_7\" >Shenzhou 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vitim_event\" >Vitim event<\/a>, a possible <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meteoroid#Bolide\" >bolide<\/a> impact in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siberia\" >Siberia<\/a>, Russia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The last of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magdalene_asylum\" >Magdalene asylums<\/a> closes in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>UN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casi.org.uk\/info\/undocs\/gopher\/s90\/24\" >RESOLUTION 670 (1990) Adopted by the Security Council at its 2943<sup>rd<\/sup> meeting on 25 September 1990<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casi.org.uk\/info\/scriraq.html#1990\" >Campaigns Sanctions Against on Iraq \u2013 UN Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq \u2013 CASI.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/collections.unu.edu\/eserv\/UNU:5\/wp01_theunscandiraq1.pdf\" >The UN Security Council and Iraq \u2013 United Nations University Working Paper Series \u2013 Number 01, November 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanctions_against_Iraq\" >Sanctions against Iraq \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Security_Council_and_the_Iraq_War\" >United Nations Security Council and the Iraq War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/manipulation-of-the-un-security-council-in-support-of-the-us-nato-military-agenda\/28586\" >Manipulation of the UN Security Council in support of the US-NATO Military Agenda \u2013 Coercion, Intimidation &amp; Bribery used to Extort Approval from Reluctant Members, by Carla Stea \u2013 January 10, 2012 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.pace.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&amp;context=pilr\" >The Gulf Crisis and Collective Security under the United Nations Charter, by Stephen M. De Luca \u2013 September 1991 \u2013 Pace International Law Review \u2013 Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 9 &#8211; Pace.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1569&amp;context=auilr\" >The Security Council Blockade of Iraq: Conflicting Obligations Under United Nations Charter and the Fourth Geneva Convention, by Michael R. Sikiaire \u2013 Volume 6, Issue 4, 2011 \u2013 Article 5 \u2013 American International Law Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.law.cornell.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&amp;context=cilj\" >The United States and the United Nations in the Persian Gulf War: New Order or Disorder, by John Quigley\u2013 Volume 25, Issue 1, Winter 1992 \u2013 Article 9 \u2013 Cornel International Law Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iie.com\/research\/topics\/sanctions\/iraq.cfm\">\u201c<em>September 25, 1990: With only Cuba opposed, UN Security Council imposes air embargo against Iraq, cutting off all air traffic to and from Iraq and Kuwait<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Case Studies in Sanctions and Terrorism &#8211; <strong>Case 90-1<\/strong><br \/>\nUS and UN v. Iraq (1990\u2013: Invasion of Kuwait, Impairment of military capability, destabilization) See also Case 80-2 US v. Iraq (1980\u20132003: Terrorism; Chemical and Nuclear Weapons)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iraqwar.org\/impossible.htm\" >Review of Iraq Sanctions and Washington\u2019s Iraq Policies \u2013 IraqWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sanctionswiki.org\/Iraq\" >Iraq \u2013 Sanctions \u2013 SanctionsWiki.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" >Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq_disarmament_timeline_1990%E2%80%932003\" >Iraq disarmament timeline 1990 \u2013 2003 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/arms-embargo-on-iraq\" >Embargos and Sanctions on Iraq \u2013 Gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/~richards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belize\" >Belize<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/bh.html\" >BELIZE \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/frd\/cs\/bztoc.html#bz0101\" >BELIZE \u2013 A Country Study \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/belize.html\" >Belize \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Belize\" >Belize \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Belize\" >Foreign relations of Belize \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Belize\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF BELIZE \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunofbelize.com\/en\/foreign_relations_of_belize.php\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF BELIZE \u2013 SunOfBelize.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bz.one.un.org\/\" >United Nations \u2013 Belize<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bz.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Belize<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belizemission.com\/\" >PERMANENT MISSION OF BELIZE TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Belize\" >Economy of Belize \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/belize-economy-government.html\" >Belize \u2013 Economy and Government \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/internationalliving.com\/countries\/belize\/economy-in-belize\/\" >Economy of Belize \u2013 InternationalLiving.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economywatch.com\/world_economy\/belize\/\" >Belize Economy \u2013 EconomyWatch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ahbelize.com\/general_information\/economy\" >\u201c<em>In the 1990s, the economy in Belize historically dependant on sugar, citrus and banana exports began to diversify into the tourism and shrimp farming industries\u2026.According to the government of Belize, many international agencies have helped Belize in its development<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Ah! Belize<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/belize\" >Belize \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/1992\/04\/736633\/belize-country-economic-memorandum\" >Belize \u2013 Country economic memorandum \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doingbusiness.org\/data\/exploreeconomies\/belize\" >Ease of Doing Business in Belize \u2013 DoingBusiness.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History and Culture of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Belize\" >History of Belize &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/belize-history.html\" >Belize \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ambergriscaye.com\/earlyhistory\/timeline.html\" >EARLY HISTORY OF BELIZE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/gah\/history-belize\" >The History of Belize \u2013 BlackPast.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/belize\/history\" >Belize \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/belize\/history-language-culture\" >Belize History, Language, and Culture \u2013 WorldTravelGuide.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/belize-immigration.org\/belize\/culture\/\" >Belize \u2013 Culture \u2013 Belize-Immigration.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/A-Bo\/Belize.html\" >Culture of Belize \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.findfast.org\/history-and-events-timeline-belize.htm\" >Belize History, Timeline &amp; Facts \u2013 FindFast.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/globalhealth.osu.edu\/assets\/files\/Leiter_Katherine.pdf\" >A Narrative Summary of My Experience in Belize, by Katherine Leiter \u2013 OSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-18727129\" >Belize profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>In a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwegian_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1972\" >referendum<\/a>, the people of Norway reject membership of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Community\" >European Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cease-fire\" >Cease-fire<\/a> between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" >Jordan<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fedayeen\" >Fedayeen<\/a> ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_6\" >September 6<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_9\" >9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>The charter establishing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" >Organisation of Islamic Cooperation<\/a> is signed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambican_War_of_Independence\" >Mozambican War of Independence<\/a> against Portugal begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Denning,_Baron_Denning\" >Lord Denni1964\u00a0\u00a0 ng<\/a> releases the UK government&#8217;s official report on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Profumo_Affair\" >Profumo Affair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Yemen_Civil_War\" >North Yemen Civil War<\/a> begins when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abdullah_as-Sallal\" >Abdullah as-Sallal<\/a> dethrones the newly crowned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_al-Badr\" >Imam al-Badr<\/a> and declares Yemen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen_Arab_Republic\" >a republic<\/a> under his presidency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" >People&#8217;s Democratic Republic of Algeria<\/a> is formally proclaimed. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferhat_Abbas\" >Ferhat Abbas<\/a> is elected <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Algeria\" >President of the provisional government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Bandaranaike\" >Solomon Bandaranaike<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka\" >Prime Minister of Sri Lanka<\/a> is mortally wounded by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buddhist\" >Buddhist<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monk\" >monk<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talduwe_Somarama\" >Talduwe Somarama<\/a>, and dies the next day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock_Central_High_School\" >Central High School<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock,_Arkansas\" >Little Rock, Arkansas<\/a>, is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racial_integration\" >integrated<\/a> by the use of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" >United States Army<\/a> troops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAT-1\" >TAT-1<\/a>, the first submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transatlantic_telephone_cable\" >transatlantic telephone cable<\/a> system, is inaugurated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force\" >Royal Jordanian Air Force<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Surviving elements of the British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Airborne_Division\" >1st Airborne Division<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Berlin_%28Arnhem_rescue%29\" >withdraw from Arnhem<\/a> in the Netherlands, thus ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Arnhem\" >Battle of Arnhem<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Market_Garden\" >Operation Market Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Swiss Police Instruction of September 25, 1942: This instruction denied entry into Switzerland to Jewish refugees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" >Second Sino-Japanese War<\/a>: The Chinese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eighth_Route_Army\" >Eighth Route Army<\/a> gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Pingxingguan\" >Battle of Pingxingguan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Doolittle\" >Jimmy Doolittle<\/a> performs the first blind flight from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitchel_Field\" >Mitchel Field<\/a> proving that full <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Instrument_flight_rules\" >instrument flying<\/a> from take off to landing is possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1926\u00a0 <\/strong>The international <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1926_Slavery_Convention\" >Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery<\/a> is first signed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Champagne\" >Second Battle of Champagne<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_University_Graduate_School_of_Journalism\" >Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism<\/a> is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_City\" >New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong>In the presence of the king and before a great crowd, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonardo_Torres_Quevedo\" >Leonardo Torres Quevedo<\/a> successfully demonstrates the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invention\" >invention<\/a> of the <em>Telekino<\/em> in the port of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bilbao\" >Bilbao<\/a>, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered the birth of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_control\" >remote control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1890\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >United States Congress<\/a> establishes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sequoia_National_Park\" >Sequoia National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1846\u00a0 <\/strong>US forces led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zachary_Taylor\" >Zachary Taylor<\/a> capture the Mexican city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monterrey\" >Monterrey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1804\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lakota_people\" >Teton Sioux<\/a> (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition\" >Lewis and Clark Expedition<\/a> as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >United States Congress<\/a> passes twelve amendments to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Constitution\" >United States Constitution<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment\" >Congressional Apportionment Amendment<\/a> (which was never ratified), the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" >Congressional Compensation Amendment<\/a>, and the ten that are known as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Bill_of_Rights\" >Bill of Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1555\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_of_Augsburg\" >Peace of Augsburg<\/a> is signed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augsburg\" >Augsburg<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\" >Charles V<\/a> and the princes of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schmalkaldic_League\" >Schmalkaldic League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1396\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Dynasty\" >Ottoman Emperor<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bayezid_I\" >Bayezid I<\/a> defeats a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian\" >Christian<\/a> army at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Nicopolis\" >Battle of Nicopolis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Iguala_mass_kidnapping\" >Ayotzinapa<\/a> mass kidnapping<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saharasamay.com\/world-news\/676562598\/mexico-mass-kidnapping-in-iguala-sparks-outrage-and-protests.html\" >\u201c<em>Authorities say crooked officers shot at buses the students had seized to return home on September 26, sparking a night of violence that left six people dead, 25 wounded and 43 missing<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mass killing and kidnapping in Iguana sparks outrage and protects \u2013 12 October 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2014\/10\/24\/mexi-o24.html\" >\u201c<em>Young people mobilized around the world on Wednesday October 22, in support of the missing 43 Mexican <\/em>normalistas<em> (teaching students) kidnapped on September 26 in Iguala, Guerrero, M\u00e9xico<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mass protests in Mexico over Iguala Massacre \u2013 24 October 2014 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/revolution-news.com\/mexico-violence-in-guerrero-missing-students-clandestine-graves-and-mass-confusion\/\" >\u201c<em>On the night of September 26 three separate attacks against two groups of young people riding in buses occurred within hours of each other in the state of Guerrero, Mexico<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mexico: Violence in Guerrero, Missing Students, Clandestine Graves and Mass Confusion, by Erin Gallagher on 10.05\/2014 \u2013 Revolution-News.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/news\/headlines\/index.cfm?storyid=23231&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CatholicWorldNewsFeatureStories+%28Catholic+World+News+%28on+CatholicCulture.org%29%29\" >Mexican bishops: nation\u2019s future at stake in addressing Iguala mass kidnapping \u2013 November 14, 2014 \u2013 CatholicCulture.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>Scottish aid worker <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linda_Norgrove\" >Linda Norgrove<\/a> and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Ketsana\" >Typhoon Ketsana<\/a> hit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>, China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnam<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\" >Cambodia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos\" >Laos<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, causing 700 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>Swiss pilot and inventor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yves_Rossy\" >Yves Rossy<\/a> becomes first person to fly a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_pack#Yves_Rossy.27s_jet_wingpack\" >jet engine-powered wing<\/a> across the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_Channel\" >English Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The overcrowded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" >Senegalese<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferry\" >ferry<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Le_Joola\" >MV\u00a0<em>Le Joola<\/em><\/a> capsizes off the coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gambia\" >the Gambia<\/a> killing more than 1,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-globalization\" >Anti-globalization<\/a> protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prague\" >Prague<\/a> (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMF\" >IMF<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Bank\" >World Bank<\/a> summits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Umbria_and_Marche_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> strikes the Italian regions of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umbria\" >Umbria<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marche\" >Marche<\/a>, causing part of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilica_of_San_Francesco_d%27Assisi\" >Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi<\/a> to collapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia\" >Garuda Indonesia<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300\" >Airbus A300<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia_Flight_152\" >crashes<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medan\" >Medan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a>, airport, killing 234.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong\" >Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Hong Kong:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Hong-Kong\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/hong-kong.html\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/china\/hong-kong\/history\" >Hong Kong \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/hong-kong.html\" >Hong Kong \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csudh.edu\/global_options\/375Students-Sp96\/HongKong\/BriefHist.html\" >BRIEF HISTORY OF HONG KONG \u2013 Richard Moncure \u2013 CSUDH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations\" >Hong Kong-United Kingdom relations &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Hong Kong:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Hong_Kong\" >Economy of Hong Kong &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csudh.edu\/global_options\/375Students-Sp96\/HongKong\/EconSys.html\" >HONG KONG\u2019S ECONOMIC SYSTEM \u2013 CSUDH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/hong-kong-sar-china\" >Hong Kong SAR, China \u2013 Data &#8211; WorldBank.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economywatch.com\/world_economy\/hong-kong\/\" >Hong Kong Economy \u2013 EconomyWatch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expatfocus.com\/expatriate-hong-kong-government-economy\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Government and Economy \u2013 ExpatFocus.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hkeconomy.gov.hk\/en\/home\/index.htm\" >Hong Kong Economy \u2013 HKEconomy.gov.hk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eh.net\/encyclopedia\/economic-history-of-hong-kong\/\" >Economic History of Hong Kong \u2013 EH.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Hong Kong:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Hong_Kong\" >History of Hong Kong &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/china\/hong-kong\/history\" >Hong Kong \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/hong-kong\/history.htm\" >Hong Kong History \u2013 ChinaHighlights.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofthings.com\/history-of-hong-kong\" >History of Hong Kong \u2013 History of Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frommers.com\/destinations\/hong-kong\/701526\" >Hong Kong \u2013 History \u2013 Frommers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gwulo.com\/ACBs-history-of-hong-kong\" >GWULO: Old Hong Kong \u2013 GWULO.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/china\/hong-kong\/history-language-culture\" >Hong Kong History, Language and Culture \u2013 WorldTravelGuide.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bighistory.net\/a-short-history-of-hong-kong\/\" >A Short History of Hong Kong \u2013 BigHistory.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-16526765\" >Hong Kong profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Hong_Kong_history\" >Timeline of Hong Kong history &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident\" >Soviet nuclear false alarm incident<\/a>, military officer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanislav_Petrov\" >Stanislav Petrov<\/a> identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING &#8211; CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>At the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oktoberfest_terror_attack\" >Oktoberfest terror attack<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich\" >Munich<\/a> 13 people died and 211 were injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1979 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concorde\" >Concorde<\/a> makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freetown_Christiania\" >Freetown Christiania<\/a> was founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laguna_Fire\" >Laguna Fire<\/a> starts in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Diego_County,_California\" >San Diego County, California<\/a>, burning 175,425 acres (709.92\u00a0km<sup>2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see,<\/em> \u201c<strong>1981 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" >Fidel Castro<\/a> announces Cuba&#8217;s support for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >USSR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Fidel Castro:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/fidel-castro\" >FILDEL CASTRO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/castro\/timeline\/\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.school-for-champions.com\/speeches\/castro_un_1960.htm#.VfameZeufX4\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly: \u201cThe Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy\u201d \u2013 Part 1 of 4, by Ron Kurtus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/COLDcastroF.htm\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/biography\/var\/fidelcastro.html\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political Leader \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/~erpapers\/mep\/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn-fidcas\" >\u201c<em>President of Cuba, communist revolutionary, and implacable foe of US foreign policy, Fidel Castro began his life on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba<\/em>.\u201d Fidel Castro \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/fidel-castro-9241487\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/fidel-castro-14.php\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 TheFamousPeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Fidel-Castro\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political leader of Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_life_of_Fidel_Castro\" >Early life of Fidel Castro \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/historyofthecaribbean\/p\/08fidelcastro.htm\" >Biography of Fidel Castro \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >Foreign relations of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cuba\/ri327\" >Cuba \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CUBA \u2013 WORLD PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bwcentral.org\/2015\/03\/the-council-of-foreign-relations-and-cuba\/\" >THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATOINS OF CUBA \u2013 BWCentral.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba and USSR\/Russia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations\" >Cuba-Soviet Union relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Cuba-Russian relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/cuba-russia-now-and-then\/\" >Cuba-Russia Now and Then \u2013 February 24, 2010 \u2013 COHA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.victimsofcommunism.org\/cuba-and-the-ussr-a-love-story\/\" >CUBA AND THE USSR: A LOVE STORY, by Katarina Hall, March 24, 2015 \u2013 VictimsOfCommunism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/7575209\/Fidel_Castros_Relationship_with_the_U.S.S.R._during_the_Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion_and_Cuban_Missile_Crisis\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s Relationship with the USSR during the Bay of Pig Invasion &amp; Cuban Missile Crisis, by Christian Martines \u2013 Academica.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuban Missile Crisis:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >CUMAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/microsites.jfklibrary.org\/cmc\/oct16\/\" >THE WORLD ON THE BRINK: JOHN F. KENNEDY AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 DAY 1 OCT 16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubanmissilecrisis.org\/background\/dramatis-personae\/ussr\/\" >CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 CubanMissileCrisis.org<\/a>, <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>the same<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>website,<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubanmissilecrisis.org\/background\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" >Frequently Asked Questions \u2013 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 CubanMissileCrisis.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/john-swift\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis, by John Swift \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >Cuban Missile Crisis \u2013 World History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/1982\/06\/the-soviet-military-buildup-in-cuba\" >The Soviet Military Buildup in Cuba \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1961-1968\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 \u2013 Office of the Historian \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/cuban_missile_crisis_timeline\/108\/\" >Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline \u2013 SoftSchools.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thecubancrisis.weebly.com\/timeline.html\" >Major Events of Cuban Missile Crisis \u2013 The Cuban Missile Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/history\/cold-war\/cuban-missile-crisis\/timeline.htm\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline \u2013 Nuclear Files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Cuba-United States relations &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/us-cuba.htm\" >United States-Cuba Relations \u2013 LatinAmericanStudies.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprof4\/p\/uscubaprofile.htm\" >The US-Cuban Relationship \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/diaz-verson.htm\" >WHEN CASTRO BECAME A COMMUNIST: The Impact on US-Cuba Policy, by Salvador Diaz-Verson \u2013 Institute for US-Cuba Relations \u2013 Occasional Paper Series Volume 1, No.1, November 3, 1997<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/guidedhistory\/historians-craft\/manny-paula\/\" >John F. Kennedy versus Fidel Castro in the Early 1960s \u2013 BU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hpu.edu\/CHSS\/History\/GraduateDegree\/MADMSTheses\/files\/Ann_Marie_Holmes.pdf\" >United States and Cuba: 1898-1958, by Ann-Marie Holmes \u2013 HPU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1891359,00.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF US-CUBA RELATIONS, by Clair Suddah \u2013 Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2009 &#8211; TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aneki.com\/comparison.php?country_1=United%20States&amp;country_2=Cuba\" >United States vs Cuba \u2013 Comparison \u2013 Aneki.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country-facts.findthedata.com\/compare\/1-18\/United-States-vs-Cuba\" >United States vs Cuba \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/janefranklin.info\/Cuba.htm\" >Cuba and the United States: A Chronical History, by Jane Fanklin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/us-cuba-relations\/\" >US Cuba Relations \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-12159943\" >Timeline: US-Cuba relations &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cuba.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19583447\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/americas\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19576144\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Cuba\" >Culture of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubaheritage.com\/\" >CUBAN CULTURE, by Cubaheritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubaheritage.org\/default.asp?lID=1\" >Cuba Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cuba\" >Economy of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cuba\/economy.htm\" >Cuba\u2019s Economy \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-economy.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/cuba.htm\" >The Economic History and Economy of Cuba \u2013 Department of Economics &#8211; San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/cuba\/indicators\" >Cuba | Economic Indications \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>In Chicago, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television\" >televised<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_presidential_election_debates\" >debate<\/a> takes place between presidential candidates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_M._Nixon\" >Richard M. Nixon<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy\" >John F. Kennedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Vera\" >Typhoon Vera<\/a>, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1979 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>Japanese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Train_ferry\" >rail ferry<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C5%8Dya_Maru\" >T\u014dya Maru<\/a><\/em> sinks during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon\" >typhoon<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsugaru_Strait\" >Tsugaru Strait<\/a>, Japan killing 1,172.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a> is admitted to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a> troops recapture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seoul\" >Seoul<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korean<\/a> forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: On the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Line#Central_Front_.285th_Army.29\" >central front<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Line#Battle\" >Gothic Line<\/a> Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Market_Garden\" >Operation Market Garden<\/a> fails.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >The Holocaust<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank\" >August Frank<\/a>, a higher official of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt\" >SS concentration camp administration department<\/a>, issues <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank_memorandum\" >a memorandum<\/a> containing a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be &#8220;evacuated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustav_Stresemann\" >Gustav Stresemann<\/a> resumes the Weimar Republic&#8217;s payment of reparations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>World War I: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meuse-Argonne_Offensive\" >Meuse-Argonne Offensive<\/a>, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Polygon_Wood\" >Battle of Polygon Wood<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Trade_Commission\" >Federal Trade Commission<\/a> (FTC) is established by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Trade_Commission_Act\" >Federal Trade Commission Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>Indian journalist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swadeshabhimani_Ramakrishna_Pillai\" >Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai<\/a> is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Travancore\" >Travancore<\/a> and exiled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong>New Zealand and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion_of_Newfoundland\" >Newfoundland<\/a> each become <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion\" >dominions<\/a> within the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1872\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shriners\" >Shriners<\/a> Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1810\u00a0 <\/strong>A new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedish_Act_of_Succession\" >Act of Succession<\/a> is adopted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riksdag_of_the_Estates\" >Riksdag of the Estates<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_XIV_of_Sweden\" >Jean Baptiste Bernadotte<\/a> becomes heir to the Swedish throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1792\u00a0 <\/strong>Marc-David Lasource begins accusing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maximilien_Robespierre\" >Maximilien Robespierre<\/a> of wanting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dictatorship\" >dictatorship<\/a> for France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Jefferson\" >Thomas Jefferson<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Secretary_of_State\" >United States Secretary of State<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Jay\" >John Jay<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Supreme_Court\/Chief_Justice\" >Chief Justice of the United States<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Osgood\" >Samuel Osgood<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Postmaster_General\" >United States Postmaster General<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_Randolph\" >Edmund Randolph<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Attorney_General\" >United States Attorney General<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1777\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolution\" >American Revolution<\/a>: British troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia_campaign\" >occupy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1687\u00a0 <\/strong>The city council of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam\" >Amsterdam<\/a> votes to support <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_III_of_England\" >William of Orange<\/a>&#8216;s invasion of England, which became the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glorious_Revolution\" >Glorious Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1687\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parthenon\" >Parthenon<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a> is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Venice\" >Venetian forces<\/a> led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesco_Morosini\" >Morosini<\/a> who are besieging the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Turks\" >Ottoman Turks<\/a> stationed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_National_Space_Administration\" >CNSA<\/a> astronaut <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhai_Zhigang\" >Zhai Zhigang<\/a> becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhou_7\" >Shenzhou 7<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dawn_%28spacecraft%29\" >Dawn<\/a><\/em> probe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smart_1\" >Smart 1<\/a> satellite is launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Timor\" >Timor-Leste<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timor-Leste:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gov.east-timor.org\/\" >Timor-Lest \u2013 Official Site of the Government of Timor-Lest<\/a>, <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/timor-leste.gov.tl\/?lang=en\" >Government of Timor-Leste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/tt.html\" >East Timor \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/tt.html\" >Timor-Leste \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Timor\" >East Timor \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Timor-Leste:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_East_Timor\" >Foreign relations of East Timor \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/35878.htm\" >US Relations with Timor-Leste \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timor-Leste and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/etan.org\/etun\/\" >East Timor and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/Pages\/SecurityCouncilResolutionsTP.aspx\" >UN Security Council Resolutions on Timor-Leste \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/security-council\/index-of-countries-on-the-security-council-agenda\/east-timor.html\" >UN Documents on Timor-Leste \u2013 Global Policy Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/east-timor_in_new-york_usa\" >Permanent Mission to the UN of Timor-Leste in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tl.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Timor-Leste<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zug_massacre\" >Zug massacre<\/a>: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google\" >Google<\/a> internet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Search_engine\" >search engine<\/a> retrospectively claims this as its birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Google and Search Engines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Google\" >History of Google \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/google-algorithm-visual-history-infographic\" >A Visual History of Google: Algorithm Updates [Infographic], by Erik Devaney \u2013 HubSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cozy-digital.co.uk\/history-of-google-cozy\" >HISTORY OF GOOGLE \u2013 Cozy-DIGITAL.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/businessideaslab.com\/google-history\/\" >Google\u2019s History \u2013 BusinessIdeasLab.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/graphics.stanford.edu\/~dk\/google_name_origin.html\" >Origin of the name \u201cGoogle\u201d \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.submittoday.com\/history_of_google.htm\" >The History of Google: From Garage-based Business to #Search Engine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Google Chronicles: 7 Facts on Founders Larry Page &amp; Sergey Brin \u2013 Biorgraphy.com<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/articles\/internet-search-engines-history\" >The History of Search Engines \u2013 An Infographic \u2013 WordStream.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julie_N._oil_spill\" >Julie N<\/a><\/em> tanker ship crashes into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Million_Dollar_Bridge_%28Maine%29\" >Million Dollar Bridge<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portland,_Maine\" >Portland, Maine<\/a> spilling thousands of gallons of oil.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cerc.usgs.gov\/nrdar\/NRDA_Restoration_Table_files\/Restoraton_Docs\/plans\/ME_Julie_N_oilspill_RP_04-00.pdf\" >RESTORATION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 <em>JULIE N<\/em> OIL SPILL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/incidentnews.noaa.gov\/incident\/5080\" >\u201c<em>On the afternoon of September 27, 1996, the motor tanker, Julie N, owned and operated by Maritime Overseas Corporation, entered Portland Harbor under pilotage carrying a cargo of #2 home heating fuel (HHF). The pilot prepared for passage through the &#8220;Million Dollar Bridge,&#8221; an extremely narrow draw bridge, affording less than five feet of clearance on either side of the vessel&#8217;s mid-section<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 M\/T Julie N \u2013 NOAA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.lib.noaa.gov\/noaa_documents\/NOS\/ORCA\/TM_NOS_ORCA\/nos_orca_132.pdf\" >Oiling Cleaning Issues Wetlands, M\/T <em>Julie N<\/em> Spill, PORTLANT, MAINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oil-spill-info.com\/Spill_Julie_N.html\" >Julie N Oil Spill Photographs \u2013 Oil-Spill-Info.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban\" >Taliban<\/a> capture the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_city\" >capital city<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabul\" >Kabul<\/a> after driving out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burhanuddin_Rabbani\" >Burhanuddin Rabbani<\/a> and executing former leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Najibullah\" >Mohammad Najibullah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Taliban:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-11451718\" >Who are the Taliban? \u2013 July 29, 2015 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.org\/what-is-the-taliban.htm\" >What is the Taliban? \u2013 WiseGeek.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/afghanista1\/f\/Who-Are-the-Taliban.htm\" >Who Are the Taliban?, by Kalie Szczepanski \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Taliban.aspx\" >Taliban \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/taliban.html\" >Who Are the Taliban \u2013 Their history and their resurgence, by Laura Hay, Borgna Brunner, and Beth Rowen \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Taliban\" >Taliban \u2013 Political and religious faction, Afghanistan \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/special_reports\/taliban_conflict\" >Taliban conflict \u2013 BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/afghanistan\/taliban-afghanistan\/p10551\" >The Taliban in Afghanistan, by Zachary Laub \u2013 July 4, 2014 \u2013 CFR Backgrounders \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban_treatment_of_women\" >Taliban treatment of women &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Taliban:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-pub.naz.edu\/~aamghar6\/History%20of%20the%20Taliban.htm\" >History of the Taliban \u2013 NAZ.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/asia\/2009\/03\/2009389217640837.html\" >Timeline: Taliban in Afghanistan \u2013 4 Jul 2009 \u2013 ALJAZEERA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/spot\/taliban-time.html\" >Timeline \u2013 The Taliban \u2013 FactMosnter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Is the Taliban a Terrorist Organization? :<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2014\/03\/yes-the-taliban-are-terrorists\/\" >Yes, The Taliban Are Terrorists, by Aziz Hikimi \u2013 March 25, 2014 \u2013 TheDiplomat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/06\/02\/is-the-taliban-still-considered-a-terrorist-group-jay-carney-wont-say\/\" >Is Taliban Still Considered a \u2018Terrorist Group?\u2019 Jay Carney Won\u2019t Say, by Fred Lucas \u2013 Jun. 2, 2014 \u2013 TheBaze.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/white-house-taliban-terrorist-organization\/story?id=23981888\" >White House: Yes, The Taliban Is a Terrorist Organization, by John Parkinson and Lee Ferran \u2013 June 4, 2014 \u2013 ABCNews.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/Newsfront\/white-house-spokesman-taliban-not\/2015\/01\/28\/id\/621364\/\" >White House Spokesman: Taliban Not a Terrorist Group, by Joel Himelfarb \u2013 Wednesday, 28 Jan. 2015 \u2013 NewsMax.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2015\/01\/28\/white-house-embarrasses-itself-with-claim-taliban-is-not-a-terrorist-group\/\" >White House embarrasses itself with claim Taliban is not a terrorist group \u2013 January 28, 2015 \u2013 HotAir.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/katiepavlich\/2015\/01\/29\/white-house-the-taliban-isnt-a-terrorist-group-n1949938\" >White House: The Taliban Isn\u2019t a Terrorist Group, by Katie Pavlich \u2013 Jan.29, 2015 \u2013 TownHall.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukhumi_massacre\" >Sukhumi massacre<\/a> takes place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abkhazia\" >Abkhazia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exequy.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/27\/sukhumi-massacre\/\" >SUKIHUMI MASSACRE \u2013 September 27, 2014 \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Sukhumi_massacre\" >SUKIHIMI MASSACRE \u2013 World Public Library \u2013 WorldPublicLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelyourassoff.com\/2012\/02\/ghosts-of-sukhumi-sukhumi-abkhazia.html\" >Ghosts of Sukhumi (Sukihumi, Abkhazia) \u2013 July 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_League_for_Democracy\" >National League for Democracy<\/a> is formed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi\" >Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> and various others to help fight against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dictatorship\" >dictatorship<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Also see<\/em> \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/09\/this-week-in-history-41\/\" >SEPTERMBER 18 1988\u00a0<\/a> <\/strong>End of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/8888_Uprising\" >pro-democracy uprisings<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar<\/a> after a bloody <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_coup\" >military coup<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council\" >State Law and Order Restoration Council<\/a>. Thousands, mostly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monk\" >monks<\/a> and civilians (primarily students), are killed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar_Armed_Forces\" >Tatmadaw<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>National League for Democracy of Myanmar:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/National-League-for-Democracy\" >National League for Democracy \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nldchairperson.com\/\" >The Official website of the Office of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League for Democracy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Myanmar:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/burma\/index.html\" >MYANMAR \u2013 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/myanmar.html\" >Myanmar \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmar.com\/\" >Latest Myanmar News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/myanmar\/index.html\" >Myanmar \u2013 CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Myanmar:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/journalism.berkeley.edu\/projects\/burma\/history.html\" >A Brief History of Burma, by Thomas R. Lansner \u2013 Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Myanmar\" >History of Myanmar \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmarburma.com\/article\/835\/a-brief-history-of-myanmar-burma\" >A Brief History of Myanmar (Burma) \u2013 MyanmarBurma.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfob.org\/HistoryofBurma\/historyOfBurma.shtml\" >History of Burma \u2013 CFOB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-12992883\" >Myanmar profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Pro-Democracy Uprising, Ethnic Cleansing and Other Pertinent Issues:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news.va\/en\/news\/myanmar-remembers-1988-pro-democracy-uprising\" >Myanmar remembers 1988 pro-democracy uprising \u2013 2013-08-08 Vatican Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordburmaalliance.org\/1988-uprising--1990-elections.html\" >1988 Uprising and 1990 Election \u2013 Oxford Burma Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.burmalibrary.org\/KN\/asa160101990en-full-red.pdf\" >MYANMAR IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST\u2019 Prisoners of conscience, torture, summary trials under martial law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2013\/08\/06\/burma-justice-1988-massacres\" >Burma: Justice for 1988 Massacre \u2013 August 6, 2013 \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/student-leader-in-1988-myanmar-pro-democracy-protests-joins-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-contest-polls-783011\" >Student Leader in 1988 Myanmar Pro-Democracy Protests Joins Aung San Suu Kyi to Contest Polls \u2013 Updated: July 19, 2015 \u2013 NDTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2008-08-12-2105069515_x.htm\" >Myanmar police arrest opposition party executive \u2013 8\/12\/2008 \u2013 USAToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/article\/116335\/burma-massacre-muslims-ethnic-cleansing-has-just-escalated\" >Ethnic Cleansing Just Went to Bad to Worse, by Graeme Wood \u2013 January 24, 2014 \u2013 NewRepublic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=myanmar+ethnnic+cleansing\" >TMS Archive on Myanmar ethnic cleansing<\/a> <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=myanmar+ethnnic+cleansing\" >Myanmar pro-democracy movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Aung San Suu Kyi:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1991\/kyi-bio.html\" >Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 Nobelprize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/aung-san-suu-kyi-9192617#!\" >Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 &#8211; ) \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Aung San Suu Kyi and Issues on the Rohingya People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thepolitic.org\/the-silence-of-aung-san-suu-kyi\/\" >\u201c<em>However, Ms. Suu Kyi has remained silent on an issue that goes to the heart of why Burma (or Myanmar, as its military rulers have rechristened it) is considered to be an autocratic, uncaring state: the plight of its mostly Muslim minorities<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Silence of Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 April 8, 2013 \u2013 ThePolitic.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/may\/19\/why-is-aung-san-suu-kyi-silent-on-the-plight-of-the-rohingya-people\" >Why is Aung San Suu Kyi silent on the plight of the Rohingya people? \u2013 Tuesday, 19 May 2015 \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/05\/29\/world\/asia\/dalai-lama-urges-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-help-myanmars-rohingya.html?_r=0\" >Dalai Lama Urges Aung San Suu Kyi to Help Myanmar\u2019s Rohingya, by Thomas Fuller \u2013 May 28, 2015 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/topic\/person\/aung-san-suu-kyi-rfa-burmese-news-tv-update-on-14-september-2015daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-holds-rally-in-shadow-kayah-st-video-biIy2Kl9hvE-5601-1.html\" >Aung San Suu Kyi sidesteps Rohingya migrant crisis for political pragmatism \u2013 May 29, 2015 \u2013 FirstStep.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rappler.com\/world\/regions\/asia-pacific\/96703-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-careful-handling\" >\u2018Rohingya issue needs careful handling\u2019 \u2013 Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 June 18, 2015 \u2013 Rappler.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some Relevant Issues on the Rohingya People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_people\" >Rohingya people \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_insurgency_in_Western_Myanmar\" >Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_Solidarity_Organisation\" >Rohingya Solidarity Organisation \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rohingyana.org\/history.html\" >A History For The Conflict of Rohingya \u2013 Rohingyana.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15562941003792135?journalCode=wimm20\" >Brief Note: The Rohingya Refugee: A Security Dilemma for Bangladesh &#8211; 02 June 2010 \u2013 Journal of Immigrant &amp; Refugee Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/50090deb2.html\" >Myanmar: Abuses against Rohingya erode human rights progress \u2013 19 July 2012 \u2013 Amnesty International \u2013 RefWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Southeast_Asia\/NG27Ae04.html\" >Islamic militants take aim at Myanmar &#8211; July 27, 2012 \u2013 Online Asia Times \u2013 Atimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radioaustralia.net.au\/international\/radio\/program\/connect-asia\/concern-militants-will-seek-revenge-for-rohingya-attacks\/1160476\" >\u201c<em>A post on the radical Islamic website Ar Rahmah Media Network claims that leaders from Myanmar&#8217;s ethnic Rohingya community have been in Indonesia for talks with hardline groups about recruiting fighters and weapon supplies<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Concern militants will seek revenge for Rohingya attacks \u2013 12 July 2013 \u2013 RadioAustralia.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmar.com\/jobs\/entry\/militant-islam-meets-militant-buddhism-in-myanmar-1.html\" >Militant Islam meets Militant Buddhism in Myanmar \u2013 October 17, 2013 \u2013 Myanmar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/asia-pacific\/2014\/04\/un-raises-alarm-over-rohingya-muslim-abuse-20144863638917587.html\" >\u201c<em>Human rights envoy says the long history of persecution in Myanmar could amount to \u2018crime against humanity\u2019<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; UN raises alarm over Rohingya Muslim abuse \u2013 8 April 2014 &#8211; ALJAZEERA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/arrested-rohingya-trained-militants-in-myanmar\/article1-1289131.aspx\" >Arrested Rohingya trained militants in Myanmar &#8211; November 23, 2014 \u2013 HundustanTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rvisiontv.com\/rakhine-extremists-carry-out-militant-trainings-amidst-jungles-of-buthidaung\/\" >\u201c<em>Some Rohingya loggers (lumberjacks) in Buthidaung Township witnessed many Rakhine extremists taking part in the militant\u00a0training\u00a0being carried out amidst the jungles\u00a0in the township, according to the reliable sources<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Rakhine Extremists Carry Out Militant Trainings amidst Jungles of Buthidaung &#8211; March 6, 2015 \u2013 PEOPLE\u2019S VOICE: ROHINGYA VISION \u2013 RvisionTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/world\/2015\/05\/27\/3662946\/rohingya-genocide\/\" >Rohingya People In Myanmar Face Genocide, According To One Rights Group, by Beenish Ahmed \u2013 May 27, 2015 \u2013 ThinkProgress.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/05\/28\/the-rohingya-genocide\/\" >The Rohingya Genocide, by Ramzy Ramoud \u2013 May 28, 2015 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-06-09\/pakistani-taliban-call-for-jihad-in-myanmar\/6530878\" >Pakistani Taliban urges Muslims in Myanmar to \u2018take up the sword\u2019 against country\u2019s leaders \u2013 8 Jun. 2015 \u2013 ABC.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/20150729\/1025159538.html\" >India Watchful of Rohingya, Fearing Radicalization by Pakistan Militants \u2013 29.07.2015 \u2013 SUPUTNIK \u2013 SuputnikNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nirapadnews.com\/english\/2015\/09\/06\/news-id:33249\/\" >Two \u2018Rohingya militants\u2019 arrested in Cox\u2019s Bazar \u2013 September 6, 2015 \u2013 NirapadNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Stallman\" >Richard Stallman<\/a> announces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GNU\" >GNU<\/a> project to develop a free <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unix-like\" >Unix-like<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operating_system\" >operating system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/GNU-Project\" >GNU Project \u2013 Computer science \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/\" >What is GNU? \u2013 GNU Operating System \u2013 GNU.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/gnu\/gnu.html\" >The GNU Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/audio-video.gnu.org\/\" >GNU Audio and Video \u2013 GNU Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia &#8211; 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/~richards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1990 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>A US Navy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II\" >McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Yokohama_F-4_crash\" >crashes into a residential neighborhood<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yokohama\" >Yokohama<\/a>, Japan, killing two children on the ground and injuring seven other people.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281975%E2%80%9379%29\" >\u201c<em>The crash destroys several houses. The boys&#8217; mother is also severely burned. Due to the fear that she may be adversely affected during her recovery by the shock, she is not told until 29 January 1979, that her sons have died. The mother dies in 1982, aged 31, of complications from her injuries<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 27 September 1977 \u2013 List of accident and incidents involving military aircraft (1975-79) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan\" >Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/ps\/japan\/mutual_cooperation_treaty.pdf\" >\u201c<em>At the peace negotiations in 1951, the Japanese delegation was pressured to endorse a separate security agreement with the United States. The Japanese were reluctant to accept this ongoing subordination to America, but had no choice but to acquiesce, signing the U.S.- Japan Security Treaty on the same day (September 8, 1951) as the San Francisco Peace Treaty. The Security Treaty was revised and renewed in 1960 and almost 50,000 American troops are still stationed in Japan today<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <em>TREATY OF MUTUAL COOPERATION AND SECURITY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN,<\/em> SIGNED JANUARY 19, 1960 \u2013 Introduction and the full text of the Treaty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\" >US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/region\/n-america\/us\/security\/agree0009.html\" >Text of the <em>Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Japan<\/em>, signed January 19, 1960<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/natsec\/RL34531.pdf\" >Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Has It Been Utilized? \u2013 R. Chuck Mason \u2013 Legislative Attorney &#8211; March 15, 2012 \u2013 Congressional Research Service \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\" >About: US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement \u2013 DBPedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/facility\/sofa.htm\" >Status-of-Forces Agreement [SOFA] \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/status-forces-agreements-sofa-agreements-primer\" >Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA Agreements) \u2013 A Premier \u2013 The National Law Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php?title=Status_of_forces_agreement\" >Status of forces agreement \u2013 SourcesWatch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059&amp;context=iclr\" >A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT, Lan Roberts McConnel \u2013 BC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tsuyoshi.or.jp\/agreement\/pdf\/0003.pdf\" >Questionnaire on the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/japanfocus.org\/-C__Douglas-Lummis\/2933\/article.html\" >The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger, by C. Douglas Lummis \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a>, <strong><em>or the same article on this website: <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyoprogressive.org\/content\/us-japan-status-forces-agreement-and-okinawan-anger\" >The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger \u2013 TokyoProgressive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyoprogressive.org\/content\/us-japan-status-forces-agreement-and-okinawan-anger\" >Application of US Status of Forces Agreements to Article 98 of the Rome Statute \u2013 Erik Rosenfeld \u2013 WUSTL.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&amp;context=mscas\" >US Status of Forces Agreements With Asian Countries: Selected Studies, Charles L. Cochran and Hungdah Chiu \u2013 School of Law, University of Maryland \u2013 Occasional Papers\/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies \u2013 Number 7 \u2013 1979 (28)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_use_of_capital_punishment_in_Spain\" >last use of capital punishment in Spain<\/a> sees the executions of five members of militant organisations, sparking worldwide protests against the Spanish government and the withdrawal of numerous ambassadors.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_punishment\" >Capital punishment &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathpenaltyinfo.org\/abolitionist-and-retentionist-countries\" >Abolitionists and Retentionists Countries \u2013 DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/13\/130412-death-penalty-capital-punishment-culture-amnesty-international\/\" >5 Surprising Facts About the Death Penalty Worldwide \u2013 Amnesty International report reveals downwards trend. \u2013 NationalGeographic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Optional_Protocol_to_the_International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights\" >Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/2ndOPCCPR.aspx\" >Full text of the <em>Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty<\/em> \u2013 United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information,<\/em> <em>see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR\u201d, <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information,<\/em> <em>see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR\u201d, <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1990 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAC_TSR-2\" >TSR-2<\/a> aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boscombe_Down\" >Boscombe Down<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wiltshire\" >Wiltshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen_Arab_Republic\" >Yemen Arab Republic<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Yemen:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/ym.shtml\" >Yemen \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/yemen\/p\/me080103.htm\" >Yemen: Country Profile \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen\" >Yemen &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Yemen\" >Yemen \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/yemen.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/yemen.htm\" >Yemen \u2013 Nations Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemeni-dreams.com\/facts.php\" >FACTS ABOUT YEMEN \u2013 Yemeni-Dreams.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countryreports.org\/country\/Yemen.htm\" >Yemen Facts and Culture \u2013 CountryReports.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/library\/report\/call\/call_02-8_ch5.htm\" >Yemen \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14704852\" >Yemen profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Yemen:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Yemen\" >Foreign relations of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/yemen\/ri374\" >Yemen \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/article\/WHEBN0000034253\/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Yemen\" >FOREIGN RELATIOS OF YEMEN \u2013 Self.Guenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Yemen:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Yemen\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Yemen\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yemen-history.html\" >Yemen \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemeni-dreams.com\/history.php\" >HISTORY OF YEMEN \u2013 Yemeni-Dreams.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,2028740,00.html\" >A Brief History of Yemen: Rich Past and Impoverished Present &#8211; TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemen.com\/history-of-yemen\/\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Yemen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemenweb.com\/History.htm\" >History \u2013 Yemen \u2013 YemenWeb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14704951\" >Yemen profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Yemen:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Yemen\" >Economy of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/economies\/Asia-and-the-Pacific\/Yemen-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Overview of Economy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yemen-economy.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/yemen\" >Yemen \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/yemen-republic\" >Yemen, Rep. \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>US sells Israel, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MIM-23_Hawk\" >Hawk anti-aircraft missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Hawk anti-aircraft missiles:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/spp\/starwars\/program\/hawk.htm\" >HAWK \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.redstone.army.mil\/miss-hawk.html\" >HAWK \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designation-systems.net\/dusrm\/m-23.html\" >Raytheon SAM-A-18\/M3\/MIM-23 Hawk \u2013 MIM-23<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usmilitary.about.com\/library\/milinfo\/marinefacts\/blhawk.htm\" >Hawk Surface-to-Air Missile System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>US-Israeli (Military) Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_military_relations\" >Israel-US military relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/US-Israel\/strattoc.html\" >US-Israel Relations: Strategic &amp; Military Cooperation \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifamericansknew.org\/us_ints\/history.html\" >THE HISTORY OF US-ISRAEL RELATIONS \u2013 Against Our Better Judgement &#8211; The hidden history of how the United States was used to create Israel \u2013 IfAmericansKnews.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/view\/friends-with-benefits-why-the-u.s.-israeli-alliance-is-good-for-america\" >Friends with Benefits: Why the US-Israeli Alliance Is Good for America, by Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock \u2013 November 7, 2012 \u2013 The Washington Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofi3\/p\/usisraelprofile.htm\" >The US-Israel Relationship \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/israel\/forrel-us.htm\" >Israel &#8211; US Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/US-Israel\/roots_of_US-Israel.html\" >US-Israel Relations: Roots of the US-Israel Relationships \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/mideast\/RL33476.pdf\" >Israel: Background and the US Relations, by Jim Zanotti \u2013 June 1, 2015 \u2013 Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearworld.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/04\/the_complex_history_of_the_us-israel_relationship_111012.html\" >The Complex History of the US-Israel Relationship, by George Friedman \u2013 March 4, 2015 \u2013 RealClearWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofi3\/a\/usisraeltimelin.htm\" >Timeline of US-Israeli Relations \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone\" >Sierra Leone<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sierra Leone:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/sl.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/sierra-leone.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Sierra-Leone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Sierra_Leone\" >Foreign relations of Sierra Leone &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Relations\" >Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/sierra-leone\/ri207\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sl.one.un.org\/\" >UN in Sierra Leone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094194\" >Sierra Leone country profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Sierra Leone:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sierra_Leone\" >History of Sierra Leone \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/sierra-leone-history.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad45\" >HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Sierra-Leone-HISTORY.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 History \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timelinesdb.com\/listevents.php?subjid=119&amp;title=Sierra%20Leone\" >TIMELINES \u2013 Sierra Leone \u2013 TimelinesDB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094419\" >Sierra Leone profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Sierra Leone:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Sierra_Leone\" >Economy of Sierra Leone \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/sierra-leone\/sierra-leone-economic-outlook\/\" >Sierra Leone EconomicOutlook \u2013 AFDB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/sierra-leone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a>, <strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/sierraleone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doingbusiness.org\/data\/exploreeconomies\/sierraleone\" >Ease of Doing Business in Sierra Leone \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>Nearly 5,000 people die on the main Japanese island of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honsh%C5%AB\" >Honsh\u016b<\/a> as the result of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon\" >typhoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USAF\" >USAF<\/a> Captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milburn_G._Apt\" >Milburn G. Apt<\/a> becomes the first man to exceed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mach_number\" >Mach<\/a> 3 while flying the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bell_X-2\" >Bell X-2<\/a>. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The first Plenary Session of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_People%27s_Congress\" >National People&#8217;s Congress<\/a> approves the design of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China\" >Flag of the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flagspot.net\/flags\/cn.html\" >Flags of The World &#8211; China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Kassel_in_World_War_II\" >Kassel Mission<\/a> results in the largest loss by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" >USAAF<\/a> group on any mission in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>Last day of the September <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actions_along_the_Matanikau_%28September_%E2%80%93_October_1942%29\" >Matanikau action<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalcanal\" >Guadalcanal<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> troops barely escape after being surrounded by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Japan\" >Japanese<\/a> forces near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tripartite_Pact\" >Tripartite Pact<\/a> is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" >SEP 27 1940 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Tripartite Pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/wwii\/triparti.asp\" >Text of the <em>Three-Power Pact Between Germany, Italy, and Japan, Signed at Berlin, September 27, 1940<\/em>. \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" >Axis powers \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/pha\/policy\/pre-war\/361125a.html\" >SOME DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO THE ALLIANCE OF GERMANY, JAPAN, AND ITALY DURING WORLD WAR II. \u2013 iBiblio.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/r.search.yahoo.com\/_ylt=AwrBT_yTMfhVmakAruRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMHZ0NG9yBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM3BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--\/RV=2\/RE=1442357780\/RO=10\/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hehs.d211.org%2fpeople%2fmallonk%2fAP%2fWorld%2520War%2520II%2fRise%2520of%2520fascism%2520and%2520militarism%2520in%2520Germany%2c.pptx\/RK=0\/RS=DV9gGOrsVZTzw3mh26Ll03M4ltI-\" >Rise of fascism, and militarism in Germany, Italy, and Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comandosupremo.com\/protocol.html\" >Protocol Concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan, at Rome, November 6, 1937 \u2013 ComandoSupremo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005177\" >\u201c<em>Finally, on September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, which became known as the Axis alliance<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 AXIS ALLIANCE IN WORLD WAR II \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Why-did-Japan-and-Italy-ally-themselves-with-Germany-in-WW2\" >Why did Japan and Italy ally themselves with Germany in WW2? \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/decmenu.asp\" >Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/italy-declares-war-on-germany\" >OCT 13 1943 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Italy declares war on Germany \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter17.shtml\" >Article 107 of the Charter of the United Nations:<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter8.shtml\" >Article 53 of the Charter of the United Nations:<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balinese_Tiger\" >Balinese Tiger<\/a> declared extinct.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people.uwec.edu\/jolhm\/EH3\/Group10\/Tiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger (Extinct 1937) \u2013 UWEC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/petermaas.nl\/extinct\/speciesinfo\/balitiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger \u2013 <em>Panthera tigris balica <\/em>\u2013 The Sixth Extinction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnature.org\/rip\/bali-tiger\/\" >\u201c<em>The Bali Tiger was part of the\u00a0 Panthera<\/em> Tigris<em> species which also included the now extinct Javan Tiger and the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Bali Tiger \u2013 ItsNature.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dinosaurs.about.com\/od\/mesozoicmammals\/p\/Bali-Tiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lairweb.org.nz\/tiger\/bali.html\" >Historic distribution of Balinese Tiger:<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China\" >Republic of China<\/a> is recognized by the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_I_of_Greece\" >King Constantine I<\/a> of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_II_of_Greece\" >King George II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iyasu_V\" >Iyasu V<\/a> is proclaimed deposed as ruler of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Ethiopia<\/a> in a palace coup in favor of his aunt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zewditu_I\" >Zewditu I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong>The first production of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Model_T\" >Ford Model T<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automobile\" >automobile<\/a> was built at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piquette_Plant\" >Piquette Plant<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit,_Michigan\" >Detroit, Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>The physics journal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annalen_der_Physik\" >Annalen der Physik<\/a> received <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_Einstein\" >Albert Einstein<\/a>&#8216;s paper &#8220;Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?&#8221;, introducing the equation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E%3Dmc%C2%B2\" >E=mc\u00b2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/scitech\/SciRefGuides\/einstein.html\" >The Annus Mirabilis of Albert Einstein \u2013 Science Reference Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2005\/03\/17\/4538324\/albert-einsteins-year-of-miracles-light-theory\" >Albert Einstein\u2019s Year of Miracles: Light Theory, by Richard Harris \u2013 March 17, 2005 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pitt.edu\/~jdnorton\/teaching\/2509_Einstein_1905.html\" >HPS 2590 Einstein 1905 \u2013 PITT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/the-year-of-albert-einstein-75841381\/?no-ist\" >The Year Of Albert Einstein \u2013 Smithsonian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miniphysics.com\/einsteins-significant-1905-papers.html\" >Einstein\u2019s significant 1905 papers \u2013 MiniPhysics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/6272.html\" >Book: <em>Einstein\u2019s Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics<\/em>, edited and introduced by John Stachehl, with a new introduction by John Stachel, with a forward by Roger Penrose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_scientific_publications_by_Albert_Einstein\" >List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1903\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wreck_of_the_Old_97\" >Wreck of the Old 97<\/a>, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopediavirginia.org\/Wreck_of_the_Old_97\" >Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 ENCYCLOPEDIA VIRGINIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1903\/9\/27\/wreck-of-the-old-97\" >Sep 27 1903 Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thecentrecannothold.net\/rnr-history\/1903-wreck-97\/\" >1903 \u2013 The Wreck of the Old \u201997 \u2013 TheCentreCannotHold.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countrymusictreasures.com\/storybehindthesong\/wreck-of-the-old.html\" >Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 CountryMusicTreasures.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.markerhistory.com\/wreck-of-the-old-97-marker-q-5-b\/\" >WRECK OF THE OLD 97 \u2013 MarkerHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1875\u00a0 <\/strong>The merchant sailing ship <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_Southard\" >Ellen Southard<\/a><\/em> is wrecked in a storm at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liverpool\" >Liverpool<\/a>; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >United States Congress<\/a> subsequently awards 27 gold <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lifesaving_Medal\" >Lifesaving Medals<\/a> to the lifeboat men who went to rescue her crew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steamship\" >steamship<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Arctic\" >SS\u00a0<em>Arctic<\/em><\/a> sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1825\u00a0 <\/strong>The world&#8217;s first public railway to use steam locomotives, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway\" >Stockton and Darlington Railway<\/a>, is ceremonially opened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1822\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Champollion\" >Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Champollion<\/a> announces that he has deciphered the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosetta_stone\" >Rosetta stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\" >Mexico<\/a> gains its independence from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" >Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mexico:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mx.html\" >MEXICO \u2013 THE WORLD FACT BOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/mexico\/\" >Mexico \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mexico.html\" >Mexico \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mexico\" >Mexico \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/mexico\/index.html\" >Mexico \u2013 News Archive \u2013 Chronology of Coverage \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/ipka\/A0107779.html\" >Mexico \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Mexico:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Mexico\" >Foreign relations of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/mexico\/p30700\" >Mexico \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/mexico\/92.htm\" >Foreign Relations \u2013 Mexico \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History and Culture of Mexico:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/mexico\" >MEXICO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mexico\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-world.org\/mexico.htm\" >Mexico: A brief History \u2013 The International History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatmexico.com\/history-mexico.html\" >History of Mexico \u2013 WhatMexico.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Mexico\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/mexico\/mexicohistory.htm\" >Mexico \u2013 History and Culture \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Mexico-history.htm\" >History of Mexico \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/mexico\/history\" >Mexico \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/north-america\/mexico\/history\" >Mexican History \u2013 Destination360.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexperience.com\/lifestyle\/history-of-mexico\/\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Mexperience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/americas\/country_profiles\/1210779.stm\" >Mexico timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mexicanhistory.org\/timeline.htm\" >Mexican History Time lines \u2013 MexicanHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/mexico\/mexico-timeline\" >MEXICO TIMELINE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Mexican_history\" >Timeline of Mexican history &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence of Mexico:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexonline.com\/mexican-independence.htm\" >The History of Mexican Independence \u2013 MexonOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/ww.history.com\/topics\/mexico\/struggle-for-mexican-independence\">STRUGGLE FOR MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_War_of_Independence\" >Mexican War of Independence &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/mexican-war-of-independence-begins\" >Sep 16 1810 Mexican War of Independence begins \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexperience.com\/lifestyle\/history-of-mexico\/independence-from-spain\/\" >Independence from Spain \u2013 Mexperience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Mexico:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Mexico\" >Economy of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mexico\/overview\" >Mexico \u2013 Overview \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/mexico\" >Mexico \u2013 Data \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/worldeconomy\/p\/Mexico_Economy.htm\" >Mexico\u2019s Economy: Facts, Opportunities, Challenges, by Kimberly Amadeo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1669\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Venice\" >Venetians<\/a> surrender the fortress of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heraklion\" >Candia<\/a> to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottomans<\/a>, thus ending the 21-year-long <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Candia\" >Siege of Candia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1605\u00a0 <\/strong>The armies of Sweden are defeated by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth\" >Polish\u2013Lithuanian Commonwealth<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kircholm\" >Battle of Kircholm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>______________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Satoshi Ashikaga, having worked as researcher, development program\/project officer, legal protection\/humanitarian assistance officer, human rights monitor-negotiator, managing-editor, and more, prefers a peaceful and prudent life, especially that in communion with nature.\u00a0 His previous work experiences, including those in war zones and war-torn zones, remind him of the invaluableness of peace.\u00a0 His interest and\/or expertise includes international affairs, international law, jurisprudence, economic and business affairs, project\/operations or organizational management, geography, history, the environmental\/ecological issues, audio\/visual documentation of nature and culture, and more. Being a member of the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/\" ><em>TRANSCEND Network for Peace, Development and Environment<\/em><\/a><em>, he is currently compiling <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/category\/history\/\" >This Week in History<\/a> <em>on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/\" >TMS<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>(<em>Sources and references:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_21\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_21<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to _27; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/day\/september\/21\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/day\/september\/21<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to september\/27; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/september_21.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/september_21.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to _27.html; and other pertinent websites and\/or documents, mentioned above.<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The views expressed in the cited or quoted websites and\/or documents in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the author of this article. These websites and\/or documents are cited or quoted for academic or educational purposes. Neither the author of this article nor the Transcend Media Service (TMS) is responsible for the contents, information, or whatsoever contained in these websites and\/or documents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>One of the primary purposes of this article is to provide the readers with opportunities to think about \u201cpeace\u201d, including positive peace and negative peace as well as external\/outer peace and internal\/inner peace, and more, directly or indirectly, from various angles and\/or in the broadest sense, through historical events. It is because this article is prepared specifically for the TMS whose main objective is to address \u201cpeace\u201d through peace journalism.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 21-27 QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cWe are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.\u201d \u2013 Paramahansa Yogananda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}