{"id":64500,"date":"2015-10-05T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=64500"},"modified":"2015-09-29T14:09:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T13:09:33","slug":"this-week-in-history-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/10\/this-week-in-history-44\/","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><em>Oct 5-11<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/quotes\/j\/jmichaels557213.html?src=t_never_too_late\" >\u201cFollow your passion. The rest will attend to itself. If I can do it, anybody can do it. It&#8217;s possible. And it&#8217;s your turn. So go for it. It&#8217;s never too late to become what you always wanted to be in the first place.\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 J. Michael Straczynski<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Teachers\" _Day\">WORLD TEACHERS\u2019 DAY<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mekong_River_massacre\" >Mekong River massacre<\/a>, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered in the lawless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Triangle_%28Southeast_Asia%29\" >Golden Triangle<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia\" >Southeast Asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mekong River massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ourlost.com\/event\/mekong-river-massacre\/\" >\u201c<em>The Mekong River massacre occurred in the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on the borders of Burma and Thailand. All 13 crew members on the two ships were killed and dumped in the river<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mekong River massacre \u2013 OurLost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gcaptain.com\/massacre-mekong-chinese-sailors\/#.VgUSS5eufX4\" >Massacre on Mekong, 13 Chinese Sailors Dead \u2013 October 11, 2011 \u2013 GCaptain.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/2011\/10\/30\/china-questions-following-mekong-river-massacre\/\" >China: Questions Following Mekong River Massacre \u2013 30 October 2011 \u2013 GlobalVoices.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/03\/01\/world\/asia\/china-mekong-masscare-executions\/index.html\" >China executes drug gang over Mekong river massacre \u2013 March 2, 2013 &#8211; CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asiapacificmemo.ca\/after-the-massacre-of-2011-challenges-to-peace-and-security-along-the-mekong-river\" >After the Massacre of 2011: Challenges to Peace and Security along the Mekong River, by Kai Chen \u2013 October 15, 2014 \u2013 ASIA PACIFIC MEMO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong>Mass demonstrations in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgrade\" >Belgrade<\/a> lead to resignation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia\" >Serbian<\/a> strongman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/a>. These demonstrations are often called the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overthrow_of_Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Bulldozer Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lokashakti.org\/encyclopedia\/movements\/100-serbias-bulldozer-revolution\" >Serbia\u2019s Bulldozer Revolution (2000) \u2013 LokaShakti.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/6n8-tb-xcmox\/otpor-and-the-bulldozer-revolution-non-violent-civil-resistance-in-serbia\/\" >Optor and the Bulldozer Revolution: Non-Violent Civil Resistance in Serbia \u2013 Mirza Ramic \u2013 22 April 2013 \u2013 PREZI.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.nanjing-school.com\/9humanities\/files\/2014\/03\/Mladen-Joksic-GD-2crugus.pdf\" >Serbia\u2019s Bulldozer Revolution Reconsidered: Examining the Consequences of Pacted Transition in Cases of Regime Hybridity, by Mladen Jok\u0161i\u0107 \u2013 Graduate School of Development Studies &#8211; Institute of Social Studies<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/modernrevolutionse.podbean.com\/2008\/02\/01\/bulldozer-revolution\/\" >BULLDOZER REVOLUTION \u2013 PodBean.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gulagbound.com\/12652\/top-5-revolutions-backed-by-george-soros\/\" > The \u2018Bulldozer Revolution\u2019 in Serbia \u201cOn October 5, 2000, in the \u201cBulldozer Revolution\u201c, a movement funded partly by George Soros swept Slobodan Milosevic from power. The\u00a0LATimes reported on Soros\u2019 role, noting the problems it would cause if he were to get too much credit for his activities. By providing lots of money to already existing but struggling groups that Soros believed to be \u201cpro-democracy\u201d, including the student group Otpor, Soros was able to topple that country\u2019s government.\u201d &#8211; Top 5 Revolutions Backed by George Soros \u2013 February 14, 2011 \u2013 GULAG BOUND<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/defence.pk\/threads\/america%E2%80%99s-mind-control-projects-%E2%80%93-color-revolutions-for-a-new-world-order.302915\/\" >\u201c<strong><em>Some of these American instigated revolutions include:<\/em><\/strong><em> Velvet Revolution \u2013 Czechoslovakia; Bulldozer Revolution \u2013 Yugoslavia<\/em>\u201d \u2013 America\u2019s Mind Control Projects \u2013 Color Revolutions For A New World Order \u2013 Mar 4, 2014 \u2013 Pakistan Defense \u2013 Defense.pk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The first official version of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux_kernel\" >Linux kernel<\/a>, version 0.02, is released.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/31632\/what-is-the-linux-kernel-and-what-does-it-do\/\" >What is the Linux Kernel and What does it do? \u2013 HowToGeek.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kernel.org\/\" >The Linux Kernel Archives \u2013 Kernel.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/Kernel\" >Kernel \u2013 Official Documentation \u2013 Community Help Wiki \u2013 Ubuntu.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesian<\/a> military transport crashes after takeoff from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakarta\" >Jakarta<\/a> killing 137.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR<\/a> reduces nuclear weapons arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Reduction of Nuclear Weapon Arsenal:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Nwfaq\/Nfaq7.html\" >Nuclear Weapons Nations and Arsenal \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/1991\/09\/bg853-who-controls-the-soviet-nuclear-arsenal\" >Who Controls the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal? What America Can Do, by Baker Spring \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu\/publication\/3240\/actions_to_reduce_the_nuclear_danger_in_the_former_soviet_union.html\" >Actions to Reduce the Nuclear Danger in the former Soviet Union \u2013 Testimony \u2013 December 14, 1991 \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oai.dtic.mil\/oai\/oai?verb=getRecord&amp;metadataPrefix=html&amp;identifier=ADA577537\" >The Presidential Nuclear Initiatives of 1991-1992, by Susan J. Koch\/NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION \u2013 Sep 2012 \u2013 DTIC.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/analysis\/articles\/presidential-nuclear-initiatives\/\" >Presidential Nuclear Initiatives: An Alternative Paradigm for Arms Control, by Eli Corin \u2013 March 1, 2004 &#8211; NTI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\" >Russia and Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/START_I\" >START I &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nonproliferation-arms-control-and-disarmament\/us-russia-arms-control\/p21620\" >US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1396&amp;context=cgu_fac_pub\" >USSR Nuclear Weapons, by Robert J. Bunker \u2013 1-1- 2001 &#8211; Claremont.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Cold War and Armed Race:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allsands.com\/history\/events\/causesandeffec_zng_gn.htm\" >Causes And Effects Of The Cold War \u2013 AllSands.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/arms-race\" >Arms Race \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/john-swift\/soviet-american-arms-race\" >The Soviet-American Arms Race \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cccsd.org\/webpages\/mbayerl\/files\/Arms%20Race%20and%20Space%20Race%20worksheet.pdf\" >Arms Race and Space Race during the Cold War \u2013 CCCSD.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnh.org\/exhibitions\/past-exhibitions\/einstein\/peace-and-war\/nuclear-arms-race\" >Nuclear Arms Race \u2013 American Museum of Natural History \u2013 AMNH.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_arms_race\" >Nuclear arms race \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/subs\/history\/timeline\/index.html\" >Cold War Timeline \u2013 SI.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Disarmament Timeline:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icanw.org\/the-facts\/the-nuclear-age\/\" >Nuclear weapons timeline \u2013 ICANW.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/analysis\/articles\/nuclear-disarmament-timeline\/\" >Nuclear Disarmament Timeline \u2013 NTI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/library\/treaties\/index.htm\" >Libraries \u2013 Treaties \u2013 NuclearFiles.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Russell-Einstein Manifesto, on 9 July 1955:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umich.edu\/~pugwash\/Manifesto.html\" >\u201c<em>It is understood that the new bombs are more powerful than the old, and that, while one A-bomb could obliterate Hiroshima, one H-bomb could obliterate the largest cities, such as London, New York, and Moscow<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Russell-Einstein Manifesto \u2013 UMICH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umich.edu\/~pugwash\/Manifesto.html\" >Russell-Einstein Manifesto &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>After one hundred and fifty years <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Herald_%28Melbourne%29\" >The Herald<\/a><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadsheet\" >broadsheet<\/a> newspaper in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne\" >Melbourne<\/a>, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Constitution\" >Brazilian Constitution<\/a> is ratified by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Constituent_Assembly_%281988%29\" >Constituent Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chilean<\/a> opposition coalition <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concertaci%C3%B3n\" >Concertaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/em> (center-left) defeats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_Pinochet\" >Augusto Pinochet<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_national_plebiscite,_1988\" >his re-election attempt<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_election\" >general election<\/a> is called the following year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel\" >Israeli secret nuclear weapons<\/a> are revealed. The British newspaper <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sunday_Times\" >The Sunday Times<\/a><\/em> runs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordechai_Vanunu\" >Mordechai Vanunu<\/a>&#8216;s story on its front page under the headline: &#8220;Revealed \u2014 the secrets of Israel&#8217;s nuclear arsenal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinproject.org\/countries\/israel\/nuke.html\">Israel&#8217;s Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview &#8211; T<em>he Risk Report<\/em><br \/>\nVolume 2 Number 4 (July-August 1996). \u2013 WisconsinProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/index.html\" >\u201c<em>Israel has not confirmed that it has nuclear weapons and officially maintains that it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. Yet the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons is a &#8220;public secret&#8221; by now due to the declassification of large numbers of formerly highly classified US government documents which show that the United States by 1975 was convinced that Israel had nuclear weapons<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2014\/01\/no_author\/israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\/\" >The Truth about Israel\u2019s Secret Nuclear Arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 LewRockWell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/programmes\/correspondent\/2841377.stm\" >Israeli nuclear power exposed, by Olenka Frenkiel \u2013 Sunday 16 March 2003 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/farr.htm\" >THE THIRD TEMPLE&#8217;S HOLY OF HOLIES: ISRAEL&#8217;S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, by Warner D. Farr, LTC, U.S. Army \u2013 September 1999 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/canadian-mennonite-played-key-role-in-discovering-israels-nuclear-program\/article13193235\/\" >How Canada exposed Israel\u2019s secret nukes with help from a Mennonite, by Tu Thanh Ha \u2013 July 12, 2013 &#8211; The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/jan\/15\/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\" >The truth about Israel\u2019s nuclear arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 Wednesday, 15 January 2014 \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theindependent.co.zw\/2014\/02\/21\/israels-nuclear-hypocrisy\/\" >Israel\u2019s Nuclear Hypocrisy \u2013 February 21, 2014 \u2013 TheIndependent.co.zw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/09\/israel-nuclear-weapons-secret-united-states\/380237\/\" >Israel\u2019s Worst-Kept Secret \u2013 Sep. 16, 2014 \u2013 The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Garneau\" >Marc Garneau<\/a> becomes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_space_program\" >Canadian in space<\/a>, aboard the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle\" >Space Shuttle<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger\" >Challenger<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Tylenol_murders\" >Chicago Tylenol murders<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnson_%26_Johnson\" >Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a> initiates a nationwide <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Product_recall\" >product recall<\/a> in the United States for all products in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tylenol_%28brand%29\" >Tylenol brand<\/a> after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyanide\" >cyanide<\/a>, resulting in seven deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Primicia\" >Operation Primicia<\/a>: terrorist attack against a Military Regiment at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formosa,_Argentina\" >Formosa, Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\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>\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><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guildford_pub_bombings\" >Guildford pub bombings<\/a>: bombs planted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army<\/a> (PIRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Irish Republican Army (IRA):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/irish-republican-army\/\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/irish-republican-army.html\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emich.edu\/cerns\/downloads\/papers\/PoliceStaff\/Unsorted\/Irish%20Republican%20Army.pdf\" >Terrorism \u2013 Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten \u2013 Eastern Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>Signature of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Patent_Convention\" >European Patent Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epo.org\/law-practice\/legal-texts\/html\/epc\/2013\/e\/index.html\" >The European Patent Convention \u2013 EPO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/wipolex\/en\/other_treaties\/details.jsp?treaty_id=226\" >European Patent Convention \u2013 WIPO.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iusmentis.com\/patents\/epc\/priority\/\" >Priority under the European Patent Convention \u2013 Ius mentis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention\" >Software patents under the European Patent Convention &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montreal\" >Montreal<\/a>: British Trade Commissioner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cross\" >James Cross<\/a> is kidnapped by members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Front_de_lib%C3%A9ration_du_Qu%C3%A9bec\" >FLQ<\/a> terrorist group, triggering the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_Crisis\" >October Crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_Broadcasting_Service\" >Public Broadcasting Service<\/a> (PBS) is founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>Police baton <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland_Civil_Rights_Association\" >civil rights<\/a> demonstrators in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derry\" >Derry<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland\" >Northern Ireland<\/a> \u2013 considered to mark the beginning of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Troubles\" >The Troubles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>Near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit\" >Detroit, Michigan<\/a>, there is a partial core meltdown at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enrico_Fermi_Nuclear_Generating_Station\" >Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beatles\" >The Beatles<\/a>&#8216; first single, &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Love_Me_Do\" >Love Me Do<\/a>&#8221; backed with &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P.S._I_Love_You_%28Beatles_song%29\" >PS I Love You<\/a>&#8220;, is released in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/JonFriedman\/beatles-lennon-mccartney\/2014\/02\/10\/id\/551836\/\" >The Beatles\u2019 Message: Peace and Love, by Jon Friedman \u2013 Monday, 10 Feb. 2014 \u2013 NewsMax.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/john-lennon-musicphilosophy-and-mission\/\" >John Lennon: Music, Philosophy and Mission, by Ruwan M Jayatunge \u2013 December 8, 2012 \u2013 Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/peace-love-and-the-beatles-have-always-gone-together\" >Peace, love and the Beatles always gone together \u2013 September 11, 2011 \u2013 Examiner.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourtango.com\/201087918\/the-top-10-beatles-love-songs\" >10 Sweeny Beatles Songs That Really Makes Us Feel The Love \u2013 Your Tango<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/give-peace-a-chance-lyrics-beatles.html\" >Give Peace A Chance \u2013 Lyrics \u2013 BEATLES LYRICS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._No_%28film%29\" >Dr No<\/a><\/em>, the first in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Bond_in_film\" >James Bond film series<\/a>, is released.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>James Bond Movies:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/winterstreetreview.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/18\/dr-no-and-spy-movies-of-the-1960s\/\" >Dr No and Spy Movies of the 1960s, by G. Arnold \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.007.com\/\" >Official Site of 007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8WHodH__gc\" >YouTube video (9 min. 02 sec.): James Bond \u2013 The True Story Part 1 out of 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Fleming#Second_World_War\" >Ian Fleming \u2013 Biography \u2013 Second World War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>British and Other Secret Intelligence Service Agencies:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_intelligence_agencies\" >List of intelligence agencies &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.uk\/\" >Secret Intelligence Service \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secret_Intelligence_Service\">Secret Intelligence Service &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_of_the_Secret_Intelligence_Service\" >Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/MI6\" >MI 6 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.uk\/our-history\/official-history.html\" >Official Story \u2013 SIS (MI6): Secret Intelligent Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/notesandqueries\/query\/0,5753,-20949,00.html\" >\u201c<em>MI5 is the British security service while <strong>MI6<\/strong> is the British foreign intelligence service. Crudely, <strong>MI6<\/strong> are &#8220;our&#8221; spies while MI5 is there to catch \u2018their\u2019 spies<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 What\u2019s the difference between MI5 and MI6? \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pure.qub.ac.uk\/portal\/en\/publications\/the-secret-intelligence-service-and-the-armed-services-190949%28a3931f78-737f-4e02-bc53-1c8621d06141%29\/export.html\" >\u2018The Secret Intelligence Service and the Armed Services 1909 \u2013 1949\u2019 \u2013 Queen\u2019s University Belfast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsmun.ca\/uploads\/4\/4\/9\/9\/44991755\/nsmun_mi6backgrounder.pdf\" >MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, SECTION 6: SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE \u2013 MISSION BRIEFING \u2013 NSMUN.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Intelligence_Community\" >United States Intelligence Community &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/official.html\" >US Intelligence and Security Agencies \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dia.mil\/\" >Defense Intelligence Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intelligence.gov\/mission\/member-agencies.html\" >Member Agencies \u2013 Intelligence.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/\" >CIA \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Intelligence_Agency\">\u201c<em>The <strong>Central Intelligence Agency<\/strong> (<strong>CIA<\/strong>) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the U.S. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national<\/em> &#8230;\u201d \u2013 CIA &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/huachuca.army.mil\/files\/History_MIReader.pdf\" >US Army Military Intelligence History: A Source Book, edited by James P. Finley &#8211; (pdf)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/fas.org\/irp\/world\/israel\/mossad\">Israeli Intelligence Agencies \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/\" >Global Security website \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/searchworks.stanford.edu\/view\/3361695\" >Book: <em>Intelligence Power in Peace and War<\/em>, by Michael Herman \u2013 Cambridge University Press New York &amp; Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1996<\/a>, <em>or<\/em> <\/strong><em>the same book on the website of <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Intelligence-Power-Peace-Michael-Herman\/dp\/0521566363\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1443367807&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=intelligence+power+in+war+and+peace\" >com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\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>\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><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>\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><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>The first documented recovery meeting of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narcotics_Anonymous\" >Narcotics Anonymous<\/a> is held.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.na.org\/\" >Narcotics Anonymous \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/12step.org\/references\/12-step-versions\/na\/\" >12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Ashgabat_earthquake\" >1948 Ashgabat earthquake<\/a> kills 110,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The first televised <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\" >White House<\/a> address is given by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >U.S. President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_S._Truman\" >Harry S Truman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood_Black_Friday\" >Hollywood Black Friday<\/a>: A six-month strike by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood\" >Hollywood<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Set_decorator\" >set decorators<\/a> turns into a bloody riot at the gates of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros.\" >Warner Brothers<\/a>&#8216; studios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_suffrage#France\" >Suffrage<\/a> is extended to women in France.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Suffrage of Woman in France:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.edu\/chastain\/rz\/womrgt.htm\" >Women\u2019s Rights in France \u2013 Ohio.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france.fr\/en\/institutions-and-values\/history-womens-right-vote.html\" >History of women\u2019s right to vote \u2013 France.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/activities\/suffrage\/history.htm\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/25\/opinion\/the-rights-of-french-women.html?_r=0&amp;module=ArrowsNav&amp;contentCollection=Opinion&amp;action=keypress&amp;region=FixedLeft&amp;pgtype=article\" >The Rights of French Women \u2013 Jan.24, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/facts_5087444_history-womens-rights-france.html\" >The History of Women\u2019s Rights in France, by Gail Chandler &#8211; eHow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikigender.org\/index.php\/Gender_Equality_in_France\" >Gender equality in France &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW&#8217;s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 7,<\/strong> <strong>1943 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW&#8217;s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note that some websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5\" >October 5 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a> indicates that the date of the massacre was October 5, 1943, while other websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >History.com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Mansell.com<\/a> indicate the date, October 7, 1943.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>TWH here assumes that the exact date of the massacre was October 7, 1943, because of the following description: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island#War_crimes\" >\u201cOn 5 October 1943, American naval aircraft from Yorktown raided Wake. Two days later, fearing an imminent invasion, the Japanese Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara ordered the execution of the 98 captured American civilian workers who had initially been kept to perform forced labor. The 98 were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded and executed with a machine gun.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Wake Island &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>In Nazi Germany Jews&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuremberg_Laws\" >passports are invalidated<\/a>, and those who needed a passport for emigration purposes are given one marked with the letter J (Jude \u2013 Jew).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Law on Passports on Jews:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.va-holocaust.com\/documents\/PassportsofJews.pdf\" >Laws on Passports on Jews \u2013 5 October 1938 \u2013 Virginia Holocaust Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/yv\/en\/holocaust\/about\/01\/crucial_year.asp\" >Nazi Germany and the Jews 1933-1939: 1938 \u2013 \u201cThe Fateful Year\u201d \u2013 YadVashem.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/databases\/holocaust\/0044_TempPassportsForGermanJews1938to1941.html\" >Temporary Jewish Passports for Jews 1938 \u2013 1940, by Peter W. Land\u00e9 \u2013 January 2002 \u2013 JewishGen.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/rescuers\/documents.html\" >\u201c<em>One of the most blatant examples of this antiimmigrant sentiment, motivated by a combination of xenophobia, indifference and antiSemitism, was the request made by Swiss officials in the fall of 1938 that all German and Austrian Jews&#8217; passports be stamped with the letter &#8220;J&#8221;. Switzerland&#8217;s request, which was granted by the Germans, sought to identify potential immigrants as Jews and thereby restrict their entry.<\/em> \u2013 Importance of Documents \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch\/holocaust-jewish-refugees-switzerland.html\" >\u201c<em>Finally Germany decided to mark passports of Jews with a stamp (&#8220;<strong>J<\/strong>&#8220;) in October 1938<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Discriminating \u201cJew Stamp\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Jewish_legislation_in_prewar_Nazi_Germany\" >\u201c<em>All Jews were obliged to carry identity cards that indicated their Jewish heritage, and, in the autumn of 1938, all Jewish passports were stamped with an identifying letter \u2018J.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/holocaust\/timeline.html#1938\" >\u201c<em>October 5, 1938<strong> &#8211;<\/strong> Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red \u2018J.<\/em>\u2019\u201d \u2013 Holocaust Timeline \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.passport-collector.com\/tag\/jews\/\" >Post Tagged-Jews \u2013 Passport-collector.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejewishpassport.org\/?lang=\" >The Jewish Passport \u2013 Do Not Leave Home Without It \u2013 TheJewishPassport.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jarrow_March\" >Jarrow March<\/a> sets off for London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria\" >Bulgaria<\/a> enters World War I as one of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Powers\" >Central Powers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: first aerial combat resulting in an intentional fatality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton_Railway\" >Kowloon\u2013Canton Railway<\/a> (split into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTR\" >MTR<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Rail_Line\" >East Rail Line<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangshen_Railway\" >Guangshen Railway<\/a> now) commences service between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kowloon\" >Kowloon<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou\" >Canton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>In a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5_October_1910_revolution\" >revolution<\/a> in Portugal the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Portuguese_monarchs\" >monarchy<\/a> is overthrown and a republic is declared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilbur_Wright\" >Wilbur Wright<\/a> pilots <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wright_Flyer_III\" >Wright Flyer III<\/a> in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_Joseph\" >Chief Joseph<\/a> surrenders his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nez_Perce_people\" >Nez Perce<\/a> band to General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson_A._Miles\" >Nelson A. Miles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong>The Indian city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolkata\" >Calcutta<\/a> is almost totally destroyed by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclone\" >cyclone<\/a>; 60,000 die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1813\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Thames\" >Battle of the Thames<\/a> in Canada; Americans defeat British and kill <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shawnee\" >Shawnee<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tecumseh\" >Tecumseh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1793\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dechristianisation_of_France_during_the_French_Revolution\" >Christianity is disestablished<\/a> in France.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/westerncivguides.umwblogs.org\/2012\/04\/30\/dechristianization-of-france-during-the-french-revolution\/\" >Dechristianization of France During the French Revolution \u2013 April 30, 2012 \u2013 WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN GUIDES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.museeprotestant.org\/en\/notice\/dechristianisation-during-the-reign-of-terror-1793-1794\/\" >Dechristianization during the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) \u2013 MuseeProtestant.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1798\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: Women of Paris march to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Versailles\" >Versailles<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles\" >March on Versailles<\/a> to confront <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_XVI_of_France\" >Louis XVI of France<\/a> about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feudalism\" >feudalism<\/a>, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a> this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>Iran&#8217;s Ambassador to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/\" >International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a>, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons\" >Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/nptfact\" >Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons \u2013 IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/nptfact\" >The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) at a Glance \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/publications\/documents\/treaties\/npt\" >Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons &#8211; IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nonproliferation-arms-control-and-disarmament\/nuclear-nonproliferation-treaty\/p8437\" >Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Iran\u2019s Nuclear Development:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/focus\/iran\/iaea-and-iran-iaea-reports\" >IAEA and Iran \u2013 IAEA Reports \u2013 IAEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/focus\/iran\" >Monitoring and Verification in Iran \u2013 IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2015\/07\/iran-nuclear-deal-compliance.html\" >Is IAEA Capable of Monitoring Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program? \u2013 Al-Monitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/country-profiles\/iran\/\" >Iran \u2013 Overview \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_program_of_Iran\" >Nuclear Program of Iran &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" >Iran Nuclear Program \u2013 News Archive \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintelligence.com\/program-history\" >Nuclear History \u2013 IranIntelligence.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-32114862\" >Iran nuclear crisis: Six key points \u2013 14 July 2015 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranwatch.org\/our-publications\/articles-reports\/irans-nuclear-timetable\" >Iran\u2019s Nuclear Timetable \u2013 IranWatch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.world-nuclear.org\/info\/Country-Profiles\/Countries-G-N\/Iran\/\" >Nuclear Power in Iran \u2013 World-Nuclear.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2015\/09\/01\/436593083\/an-unanswered-question-about-irans-nuclear-program\" >An Unanswered Question About Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program, by Michele Kelemen \u2013 September 01, 2015 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason_Lewis_%28adventurer%29\" >Jason Lewis<\/a> completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The French oil tanker <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limburg_%28tanker%29\" >Limburg<\/a><\/em> is bombed off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen\" >Yemen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentine<\/a> vice president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_%C3%81lvarez_%28politician%29\" >Carlos \u00c1lvarez<\/a> resigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslav<\/a> president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/a> resigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/51_Pegasi\" >51 Pegasi<\/a> is discovered to be the second major star apart from the Sun to have a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extrasolar_planet\" >planet<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orbit\" >orbiting<\/a> around it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji\" >Fiji<\/a> becomes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic\" >republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiji.gov.fj\/\" >Fijian Government \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/fj.html\" >Fiji \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean\" >Fiji \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/fiji.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919067\" >Fiji country profile &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Fiji\" >Foreign relations of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fijitimes.com\/story.aspx?id=302062\" >Foreign Policy, by Nasik Swami \u2013 Wednesday, April 15, 2015 \u2013 The Fiji Times Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/World-Leaders-2003\/Fiji-FOREIGN-POLICY.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Foreign Policy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/1834.htm\" >US Relations with Fiji \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Fiji\" >History of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-history.html\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijihighcommission.org.uk\/about_1.html\" >About Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Fiji High Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji History \u2013 Destination 360<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijiguide.com\/page\/history-1\" >Fiji Guide \u2013 History \u2013 FijiGujide.co<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goway.com\/travel-information\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\/\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 GoWay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919688\" >Fiji country profile \u2013 timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Fiji\" >Economy of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-economy.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.go-fiji.com\/economy.html\" >Fiji Economy \u2013 Go-Fiji.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/fiji\/economy\" >Fiji: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/countries\/Fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Country Summary \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Keith_Blakelock\" >PC Keith Blakelock is murdered<\/a> as riots erupt in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadwater_Farm\" >Broadwater Farm<\/a> suburb of London.<\/p>\n<p><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 Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> becomes the first pontiff to visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\" >White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The first prototype of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikoyan_MiG-29\" >Mikoyan MiG-29<\/a>, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicante\" >Alicante<\/a>, Spain, fascists attack a group of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Movement\" >MCPV<\/a> militants and sympathizers, and one MCPV sympathizer is killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thammasat_University_massacre\" >Massacre of students<\/a> gathering at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thammasat_University\" >Thammasat University<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangkok\" >Bangkok<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, to protest the return of ex-dictator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thanom_Kittikachorn\" >Thanom<\/a>, by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>New <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China\" >Premier<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hua_Guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng<\/a> orders the arrest of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gang_of_Four\" >Gang of Four<\/a> and associates and ends the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_Revolution\" >Cultural Revolution<\/a> in the People&#8217;s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n_Flight_455\" >Cubana de Aviaci\u00f3n Flight 455<\/a> crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bridgetown\" >Bridgetown<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbados\" >Barbados<\/a>, after two bombs, placed on board by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luis_Posada_Carriles#Cubana_Flight_455.2C_1976\" >terrorists<\/a> with connections to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Intelligence_Agency\" >CIA<\/a>, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also, <\/em>\u201c<strong>OCTOBER 8,<\/strong> <strong>1973 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>: Gabi Amir&#8217;s armored <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brigade\" >brigade<\/a> attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a>, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Launch of the Yom Kippur War on October 6, 1973:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-yom-kippur-war-brings-united-states-and-ussr-to-brink-of-conflict\" >OCT 06, 1973: ON THIS DAY: The Yom Kippur War brings the United States and USSR to brink of conflict \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/reflection-october-6-1973-marked-beginning-yom-kippur-war.html\" >A Reflection: October 6, 1973 Marked the Beginning of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Oct 23, 2013 \u2013 WAR HISTORY ONLINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war\/\" >\u201c<em>That day, the holiest and most solemn of the Jewish calendar, the IDF Spokesperson announced that at approximately 2:00 p.m., \u201cEgyptian and Syrian forces began an attack in both Sinai and the Golan Heights. Our forces are operating against the attackers<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.docschein.com\/ch8YomKipperWar.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Haifa, October 6, 1973, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. My mother wakes me up, \u201cA phone for you, it\u2019s Amikam, from the kibbutz.\u201d I look at the clock. Shit, so early<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Chapter 8: Yom Kippur War (1973)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.lib.purdue.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&amp;context=lib_fsdocs\" >Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), by Bert Chapman \u2013 12-11-2014 \u2013 Purdue University \u2013 (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_in_Israel\" >1973 in Israel &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Yom Kippur War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/yom-kippur-war\" >YOM KIPPUR WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1973toc.html\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Israel\u2019s War &amp; Operations \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/73_War.html\" >The Yom Kippur War: Background &amp; Overview (October 1973) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/myths3\/MF1973.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 MYTHS &amp; FACTS \u2013 A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980\/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973\/the-yom-kippur-war-of-1973\/\" >\u201c<em>The Yom Kippur War of 1973, the most recent \u2018full\u2019 war in Middle East history, is so-called because it began on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the Jewish calendar. The Yom Kippur War is also known as the October War. At the time of Yom Kippur, Israel was led by Golda Meir and Egypt by Anwar Sadat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Yom Kippur War of 1973 \u2013 The History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1973-74-war-the-yom-kippur-war.html\" >Arab-Israel Wars \u2013 The 1973-74 War (The Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Yom-Kippur-War\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Middle East [1973] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/israel\/record\/yomkippur.html\" >The 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3621090,00.html\" >The Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastweb.org\/octoberwarmapegypt.htm\" >1973 October War (Yom Kippur War) &#8211; Egyptian Front \u2013 Mid East Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Yom Kippur War and the US Policy:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foia.cia.gov\/collection\/president-nixon-and-role-intelligence-1973-arab-israeli-war\" >\u201c<em>This collection highlights the causes and consequences of US Intelligence Community\u2019s (IC) failure to foresee the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the October War or the Yom Kippur War. A coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 6, the day of Yom Kippur<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; \u00a0 <strong>President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War<\/strong> \u2013 Library &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yom-kippur-1973.info\/afterwar\/usadocumentseng.htm\" >The October War and US Policy \u2013 Yom-Kippur-1973.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/middleeast\/a\/U-S-Foreign-Policy-In-The-Yom-Kippur-War-1973.htm\" >US Foreign Policy in the Yom Kippur War, 1973 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4285092,00.html\" >Declassified documents reveal failure of Yom Kippur War \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Yom Kippur War and the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/AboutIsrael\/History\/Pages\/The%20Yom%20Kippur%20War%20-%20October%201973.aspx\" >Yom Kippur War (October 1973) \u2013 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/\" >1973 Yom Kippur War: Day by Day \u2013 Israel Defense Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelforever.org\/history\/yom_kippur_war\/\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 The Israel Forever Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewis.armscontrolwonk.com\/archive\/6909\/israel-nuclear-weapons-and-the-1973-yom-kippur-war\" >Israel, Nuclear Weapons and the 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 Arms Control Wonk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/MiddleEast\/YomKippurWar.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 1973 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_course.php\" >What was the <em>course<\/em> [<em>sic<\/em>] of the 1973 Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php\" >What was the result of the Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Timeline of the Yom Kippur War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/1998\/09\/20\/life-religion\/features\/timeline-of-yom-kippur-war\" >Timeline of Yom Kippur War \u2013 JTA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jweekly.com\/article\/full\/9169\/a-timeline-of-the-events-of-the-yom-kippur-war\/\" >A timeline of the events of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Jweekly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/Israel_espionage_timeline_Yom_Kippur_War.htm\" >Timeline: Israeli Intelligence, Espionage and Covert Operations \u2013 From 1968 to the Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Nuclear weapons testing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs<\/a> atmospheric nuclear test at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnston_Atoll\" >Johnston Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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=\"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=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Johnston Atoll:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Johnston-Atoll\" >Johnston Atoll \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cma.army.mil\/fndocumentviewer.aspx?docid=003673775\" >An Ecological Assessment of Johnston Atoll \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Various Weapons Tests and Storage at Johnston Atoll, and Permanent Contamination:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/johnston_atoll.htm\" >Johnston Atoll, and Kalama Atoll \u2013 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.nimia.com\/video\/188781\/south-pacific-nuclear-tests-on-johnston-island-i-6\" >South Pacific tests on Johnston Island in 1951 \u2013 NIMIA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nova.edu\/ncri\/11icrs\/proceedings\/files\/m23-13.pdf\" >Contaminants in Fishes from Johnston Atoll, by L. Kerr Lobel and P.S. Lobel \u2013 Boston University, Department of Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/home.earthlink.net\/~robertbfish\/id19.html\" >\u201c<em>During the Cold War era, the US Air Force used JI <\/em>[Johnston Island]<em> to support several highly classified missions. In the early 1960\u2019s, it was involved with Operation Dominic, which tested a primitive anti-ballistic missile system as well as the impact of EMP on military command and control systems<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Johnstone Island, by Bob Fish \u2013 EarthLink.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dodlegacy.org\/Legacy\/project\/productdocs\/2008%20Lobels%20ch%2017_sm_b884f77c-3e42-4ea2-ab14-26e9772bd358.pdf\" >Aspects of the Biology and Geomorphology of Johnston and Wake Atolls, Pacific Ocean, by Philp S. Lobel and Lisa Kerr Lobel \u2013 DODLegacy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parsons.com\/Media%20Library\/0903_CSDP.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Construction began on a Parsons-designed prototype full-scale chemical weapons incinerator at Johnston Island in the South Pacific Ocean<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) \u2013 Parsons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/01\/27\/us\/radioactive-dump-on-pacific-wildlife-refuge-raises-liability-concerns.html\" >\u201c<em>In the 1950&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s, the United States Air Force conducted 12 test launchings of nuclear missiles on tiny Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. In 1962, two of the shots were aborted and the missiles exploded over the runway, drenching the area in radioactive contaminants<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Radioactive Dump on Pacific Wildlife Refuge Raises Liability Concerns, by Katharine Q. Seelye \u2013 January 27, 2003 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afspacemuseum.org\/johnston\/\" >Johnston Island \u2013 Air Force Space &amp; Missile Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/biologywriter.com\/backgrounder\/bioterror\/bioterror4\/\" >\u201c<em>At sunset one quiet July day an armada of ships was positioned in the ocean waters around Johnston Atoll, upwind from a line of barges with hundreds of cages containing Rhesus monkeys on their decks (figure 4)<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Bio Terror 4 \u2013 BiologyWriter \u2013 BiologyWriter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/print_um.html\" >Johnston Atoll: \u201c<em>The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC ISLAND WILD LIFE REFUGES \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nautilus.org\/apsnet\/cleaning-up-johnston-atoll\/\" >Cleaning up Johnston Atoll \u2013 Nautilus Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ajw.asahi.com\/article\/forum\/security_and_territorial_issues\/japan_us\/AJ201503270059\" >South Pacific islands fell victim to tragedy of nuclear tests \u2013 March 27, 2015 \u2013 The Asahi Shimbun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.war-stories.com\/ws-ao-johnston-island-1-1972.htm\" >AGENT ORANGE \u2013 Johnston Island, AFB \u2013 War-Stories.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/news\/item\/16945-deny-deny-until-all-the-veterans-die-pentagon-investigation-into-agent-orange-on-okinawa\" >\u201c<em>Another issue addressed by the investigation was a 2003 U.S. Army report &#8211; titled \u201cAn Ecological Assessment of Johnston Atoll\u201d &#8211; which stated that 25,000 barrels of Agent Orange had been on Okinawa prior to 1972<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Deny, Deny Until All the Veterans Die\u201d \u2013 Pentagon Investigation into Agent Orange in Okinawa \u2013 Truth-Out.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guamagentorange.info\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/AgentOrange-JI.133194419.pdf\" >Summary Document: Agent Orange at Johnston Island \u2013 GuamAgentOrange.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/news\/14-worlds-most-amazing-abandoned-airports\" > Johnston Atoll Airport, USA &#8211; <em>14 of the world\u2019s most amazing abandoned airports<\/em> \u2013 SkyScanner.net<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guamagentorange.info\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/Johnston_Atoll_History.261114404.pdf\" >HISTORY OF JOHNSTON ATOLL \u2013 GuamAgentOrange.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/johns.htm\" >Case Name: Johnston Atoll Chemical Waste \u2013 Chemical Weapons Disposal Dispute \u2013 TED Case Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanghostsmedia.com\/2010\/04\/isolated-and-abandoned-military-airbase-johnston-atoll\/\" >Johnstone Atoll: An Isolated and Abandoned Military Air Base in the Mid Pacific Ocean \u2013 8 April 2010 \u2013 UrganGhostsMedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelivingmoon.com\/45jack_files\/03files\/Johnston_Atoll.html\" >Secret Bases \u2013 Johnston Atoll \u2013 TheLivingMoon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jason-stevens.com\/2010\/07\/the-forgotten-island-of-johnston-atoll\/\" >The Forgotten Atoll of Johnston Atoll \u2013 Jason-Sevens.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/johnstonmemories.com\/\" >History of Johnston Island &#8211; Johnston Memories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\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>\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><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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><em>See<\/em> \u201c<strong>1961<\/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><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The October <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 as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> forces attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a> units along the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Germany&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Poland\" >invasion of Poland<\/a> ends with the surrender of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_Operational_Group_Polesie\" >Polesia army<\/a> after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kock_%281939%29\" >Battle of Kock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong>The great powers of World War I withdraw from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\" >Istanbul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleftherios_Venizelos\" >Eleftherios Venizelos<\/a> is elected <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Greece\" >Prime Minister of Greece<\/a> for the first time (seven times in total).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austria-Hungary\" >Austria-Hungary<\/a> annexes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austro-Hungarian_rule_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\" >Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a>, sparking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosnian_crisis\" >a crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>American inventor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\" >Thomas Edison<\/a> shows his first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" >motion picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1884\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_War_College\" >Naval War College<\/a> of the United States Navy is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newport,_Rhode_Island\" >Newport, Rhode Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1876\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Library_Association\" >American Library Association<\/a> was founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>In England the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_fire_of_Newcastle_and_Gateshead\" >Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead<\/a> starts shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1849\u00a0 <\/strong>The execution of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/13_Martyrs_of_Arad\" >13 Martyrs of Arad<\/a> after the Hungarian war of independence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_XVI_of_France\" >Louis XVI<\/a> returns to Paris from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Versailles\" >Versailles<\/a> after being confronted by the Parisian women on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5_October\" >5 October<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1777\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\" >American Revolutionary War<\/a>: General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Clinton_%28American_War_of_Independence%29\" >Sir Henry Clinton<\/a> leads British forces in the capture of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continental_Army\" >Continental Army<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hudson_River\" >Hudson River<\/a> defenses in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Forts_Clinton_and_Montgomery\" >Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1762\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seven_Years%27_War\" >Seven Years&#8217; War<\/a>: conclusion of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Manila_%281762%29\" >Battle of Manila<\/a> between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manila\" >Manila<\/a> for the rest of the war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a>, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_War_on_Terrorism\" >Global War on Terrorism<\/a> begins as a result of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_11_attacks\" >September 11 attacks<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_in_Afghanistan_%282001%E2%80%93present%29\" >US invasion of Afghanistan<\/a> initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>War on Terrorism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/war-on-terrorism\" >War on terrorism \u2013 United States history \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/issue\/245\/war-on-terror\" >War on Terror \u2013 Global Issues \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/news-information\/cia-the-war-on-terrorism\/index.html\" >CIA &amp; the War on Terrorism \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/about-us\/investigate\/terrorism\" >FBI \u2013 Terrorism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/war-on-terrorism.html\" >\u201cWar on Terrorism\u201d \u2013 Global Policy Forum \u2013 GlobalPolicy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/war-on-terror\/\" >WAR ON TERROR \u2013 Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/war-on-terror\/summary.html\" >THE WAR ON TERROR: SUMMARY &amp; ANALYSIS \u2013 Shmoop.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonsblog.com\/2013\/10\/u-s-war-on-terror-has-increased-terrorism.html\" >US \u201cWar On Terror\u201d Has INCREASED Terrorism \u2013 posted October 21, 2013 \u2013 WashingtonsBlog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2013\/05\/23\/obama-global-war-on-terror-is-over\" >Obama: \u2018Global War on Terror\u2019 Is Over, by Paul D. Shinkman \u2013 May 23, 2013 \u2013 US News &#8211; USNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Op-Ed-Contributors\/The-war-on-terrorism-and-the-Cold-War-321956\" >\u2018The war on terrorism\u2019 and the Cold War \u2013 08\/03\/2013 \u2013 The Jerusalem Post \u2013 Jpost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2014\/06\/10\/we-are-losing-the-war-on-terror\/\" >Are We Losing War on Terror, by David Rothkopf \u2013 June 10, 2014 \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/mood_of_america\/war_on_terror_update\" >War on Terror Update \u2013 Thursday, September 10, 2015 \u2013 RAMUSSEN REPORTS \u2013 RamussenReports.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/topics\/war_on_terror\" >WAR ON TERROR \u2013 Democracy Now \u2013 DemocracyNow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Shepard\" >Matthew Shepard<\/a>, a gay student at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Wyoming\" >University of Wyoming<\/a>, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laramie,_Wyoming\" >Laramie, Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatian_War_of_Independence\" >War in Croatia<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Banski_dvori\" >Bombing of Banski dvori<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zagreb\" >Zagreb<\/a> kills one civilian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inupiat_people\" >Inupiaq<\/a> hunter discovers three <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gray_whale\" >gray whales<\/a> trapped under the ice in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barrow,_Alaska\" >Barrow, Alaska<\/a>, US; the situation becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Breakthrough\" >a multinational effort to free the whales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>Sikh nationalists declares the independence of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khalistan\" >Khalistan<\/a> from India; it is not internationally recognized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mameyes\" >Mameyes<\/a> landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS_Achille_Lauro\" >Achille Lauro<\/a><\/em> is hijacked by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestine_Liberation_Front\" >Palestine Liberation Front<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The adoption of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Soviet_Constitution\" >Fourth Soviet Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hua_Guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mao_Zedong\" >Mao Zedong<\/a>&#8216;s successor as chairman of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_China\" >Communist Party of China<\/a>, following the latter&#8217;s death barely a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oman\" >Oman<\/a> joins the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Oman:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mu.html\" >Oman \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Oman\" >Oman \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/oman.html\" >Oman \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/persian-gulf-states\/45.htm\" >Oman \u2013 Persian Gulf States \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Oman\" >Oman \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14654150\" >Oman \u2013 Country profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Oman:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Oman\" >Foreign relations of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/persian-gulf-states\/67.htm\" >Oman \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 Persian Gulf States \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/35834.htm\" >US Relations with Oman \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Oman\" >FOREIGN RELATINS OF OMAN \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/research_briefs\/RB2501\/index1.html\" >Oman: A Unique Foreign Policy \u2013 Rand.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/oman\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/%28httpPermanentMissions_en%29\/900CFEE4864462E7C1256F4100452025\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Oman:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Oman\" >History of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad54\" >HISTORY OF OMAN \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/oman\/history\" >Oman \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/omansultanate.com\/history.htm\" >SULTANATE of OMAN \u2013 OmanSultanate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.omaninfo.com\/oman\/history.asp\" >The history of Oman \u2013 OmanInfo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14654492\" >Oman profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Oman:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Oman\" >Economy of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/omansultanate.com\/economy.htm\" >Oman Sultanate Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.meepas.com\/Omanemergingeconomy.htm\" >Oman \u2013 The Arab World\u2019s Emerging Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/en\/countries\/Oman\" >Country Summary: Oman \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/oman\" >Oman \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy\" >John F Kennedy<\/a> signs the ratification of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Partial_Test_Ban_Treaty\" >Partial Test Ban Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nigeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ni.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/\" >Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/nigeria.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaworld.com\/\" >Nigeria \u2013 NigeriaWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/topics\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Nigeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Nigeria\" >Foreign relations of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/80.htm\" >Foreign Relations of Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/nigeria\/p30819\" >Nigeria \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2836.htm\" >US Relations with Nigeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nigeria and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria_and_the_United_Nations\" >Nigeria and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nigeriaunmission.org\/\" >PERMANENT MISSION OF NIGERIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigerian-mission.ch\/\" >Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ng.undp.org\/\" >United Nations Development Programme &#8211; Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/nigeria\/\" >United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/disastersandconflicts\/CountryOperations\/Nigeria\/tabid\/54124\/Default.aspx\" >United Nations Environmental Programme \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/unesco\/worldwide\/africa\/nigeria\/\" >UNESCO: Building peace in the minds of men and women &#8211; Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Nigeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-history.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad41\" >HISTORY OF NIGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/history.html\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/3.htm\" >History \u2013 Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glpinc.org\/Classroom%20Activities\/Nigeria%20Articles\/Nigeria-history%20since%201960.htm\" >History of Nigeria since 1960 \u2013 GLPINC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaembassyusa.org\/index.php?page=nigeria-past-present-and-future\" >NIGERIA \u2013 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE \u2013 NigeriaEmbassyUSA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history\" >Timeline of Nigerian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13951696\" >Nigeria profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/nigeria\/history\" >Nigeria \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Nigeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Nigeria\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/52.htm\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-economy.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/economy.html\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/nigeria\/nigeria-economic-outlook\/\" >Nigeria Economic Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >USSR<\/a> probe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luna_3\" >Luna 3<\/a> transmits the first ever photographs of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Far_side_of_the_Moon\" >far side of the Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Pakistan\" >President of Pakistan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iskander_Mirza\" >Iskander Mirza<\/a>, with the support of General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayub_Khan_%28Field_Marshal%29\" >Ayub Khan<\/a> and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martial_law\" >martial law<\/a>, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother_Teresa\" >Mother Teresa<\/a> build an order called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missionary_of_Charity\" >Missionary of Charity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The communist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Germany\" >German Democratic Republic<\/a> (East Germany) is formed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>History of German Democratic Republic (East Germany):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/east-germany-created\" >OCT 7, 1949: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: East Germany created \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_East_Germany\" >History of East Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germanplaces.com\/about-germany\/history-germany\/history-east-and-west.html\" >History of East Germany and West Germany \u2013 History of Germany \u2013 GermanPlaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/understandinggermany.de\/history\/differences-between-east-west-germany\/\" >Differences between East and West Germany \u2013 March 30, 2014 \u2013 Judith Meyer \u2013 Understanding Germany \u2013 UnderstandingGermany.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2014-09-30\/understand-life-east-germany-all-you-need-board-game\" >To understand life in East Germany, all you need is this board game \u2013 September 30, 2014 \u2013 PRI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWeastGermany.htm\" >East Germany \u2013 Spartacus Educational \u2013 Spartucus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eastgermany.info\/TimeLine.htm\" >Timeline of East Germany History \u2013 EastGermany.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/germany\" >A Guide to the United States\u2019 History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Germany \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17301646\" >Germany profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: During an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp#Birkenau_revolt\" >uprising<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp\" >Birkenau concentration camp<\/a>, Jewish prisoners burn down the crematoria.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/aurevolt.html\" >The Revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 (October 7, 1944) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/revolt\/sonderevolt.html\" >Sonderkommando Revolt \u2013 Auschwitz \u2013 Birkenau \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Archive Research Tema &#8211; HolocaustResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/learn\/timeline-of-events\/1942-1945\/auschwitz-revolt\" >Time of Events \u2013 Prisoner Revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005407\" >JEWISH UPRISING AT GHETTOS AND CAMPS, 1941-1944 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW&#8217;s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 5,<\/strong> <strong>1943 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW&#8217;s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>\u201d, <em>as previously mentioned.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note that some websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5\" >October 5 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a> indicates that the date of the massacre was October 5, 1943, while other websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >History.com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Mansell.com<\/a> indicate the date, October 7, 1943.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This Week in History (TWH) here assumes that the exact date of the massacre was October 7, 1943, because of the following description: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island#War_crimes\" >\u201cOn 5 October 1943, American naval aircraft from Yorktown raided Wake. Two days later, fearing an imminent invasion, the Japanese Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara ordered the execution of the 98 captured American civilian workers who had initially been kept to perform forced labor. The 98 were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded and executed with a machine gun.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Wake Island &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Massacre in Wake Island:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >OCT 7 1943: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Japanese execute nearly 100 American prisoners on Wake Island. \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >\u201c<em>After a successful American air raid on October 5, 1943, Sakaibara ordered the execution of all of the 98 captured Americans who remained on the island. They were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded, and machine-gunned. One prisoner escaped, carving the message &#8220;<strong>98 US PW 5-10-43<\/strong>&#8221; on a large coral rock near where the victims had been hastily buried in a mass grave. This unknown American was soon recaptured and beheaded<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Wake Island &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldtel.net\/ddxa\/massacre.html\" >Massacre in Wake Island \u2013 GoldTel.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bonitagilbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/WAKE-98.pdf\" >WAKE 98 \u2013 AMERICAN CIVIL POWS EXCUETED WAKE ISLAND, OCTOBER 1943 \u2013 BonitaGlibert.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Wake Island Massacre \u2013 Mansell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seniorforums.com\/showthread.php\/11953-98-Rock-of-Wake-Island\" >98 Rock of Wake Island \u2013 SeniorForums.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanpowsofjapan.blogspot.hr\/2011\/10\/wake-island-massacre-anniversary.html\" >Wake Island Massacre Anniversary \u2013 American POWs of Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island\" >Battle of Wake Island &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwrecks.com\/provinces\/wake_island.html\" >Wake Island \u2013 PacificWrecks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldtel.net\/ddxa\/history.html\" >Chronology of significant Wake Island dates and events \u2013 WAKE ISLAND HISTORY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The Laws of War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/lawwar.asp\" >The Laws of War \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prisoner_of_war\" >Prisoner of war &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geneva_Convention_%281929%29\" >\u201c<em>The Geneva Convention (1929)<\/em><em> was signed at Geneva, July 27, 1929. Its official name is the <\/em><em>Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929<\/em><em>. It entered into force 19 June 1931.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Geneva Convention of 1929 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/society\/prisoner-war-the-1929-geneva-convention.html\" >Prisoner of war \u2013 The 1929 Geneva Convention \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/Jackfert-War_Crimes_Tribunal.pdf\" >MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PRISONERS OF WAR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY: ATROCITIES-SEVERE MISTREATMENT-SLAVE LABOR \u2013 WORLD WAR II \u2013 DOCUMENTARY \u2013 Mansell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/research\/library\/online-reading-room\/title-list-alphabetically\/u\/us-prisoners-war-civilian-american-citizens-captured.html\" >US Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II \u2013 Naval History and Heritage Command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_war_crimes\" >Japanese war crimes \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The October <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 as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> forces attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a> units along the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><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\/McCollum_memo\" >McCollum memo<\/a> proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France\" >Air France<\/a> is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patriarch_Photios_II_of_Constantinople\" >Photios II<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople\" >Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM\" >KLM<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_carrier\" >flag carrier<\/a> of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong>Germany and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austria-Hungary\" >Austria-Hungary<\/a> sign the &#8220;Twofold Covenant&#8221; and create the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dual_Alliance_%281879%29\" >Dual Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1870\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franco-Prussian_War\" >Franco-Prussian War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Paris_%281870%E2%80%9371%29\" >Siege of Paris<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A9on_Gambetta\" >L\u00e9on Gambetta<\/a> flees Paris in a hot-air balloon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\" >American Civil War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahia_incident\" >Bahia incident<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Wachusett_%281861%29\" >USS <em>Wachusett<\/em><\/a> illegally captures the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CSS_Florida_%28cruiser%29\" >CSS\u00a0<em>Florida<\/em><\/a> Confederate raider while in port in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salvador,_Bahia\" >Bahia<\/a>, Brazil in violation of Brazilian neutrality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1828\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morea_expedition\" >Morea expedition<\/a>: The city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patras\" >Patras<\/a>, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force in the Peloponnese under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Joseph_Maison\" >General Maison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1800\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_corsairs\" >French corsair<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Surcouf\" >Robert Surcouf<\/a>, commander of the 18-gun ship <em>La Confiance<\/em>, captures the British 38-gun <em>Kent<\/em> inspiring the traditional French song <em>Le Trente-et-un du mois d&#8217;ao\u00fbt<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1763\u00a0 <\/strong>King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >George III of the United Kingdom<\/a> issues the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763\" >Royal Proclamation of 1763<\/a>, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alleghenies\" >Alleghenies<\/a> to white settlements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Kashmir_earthquake\" >2005 Kashmir earthquake<\/a>: Thousands of people are killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in parts of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a>, India and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush\" >George W. Bush<\/a> announces the establishment of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security\" >Office of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>A twin engine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cessna\" >Cessna<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_Airlines_System\" >Scandinavian Airlines System<\/a> (SAS) jetliner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linate_Airport_disaster\" >collide in heavy fog during takeoff<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milan\" >Milan<\/a>, Italy, killing 118 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia\" >Croatia<\/a> votes to sever constitutional relations with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia<\/a>, rendering the country fully independent.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Croatian Independence Referendum of 1991:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >Croatian independence referendum, 1991 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/monstersuniversity.ga\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >Croatian independence referendum, 1991 \u2013 MosterUniversity.ga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >CROATIAN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM, 1991 \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence_of_Croatia\" >Independence of Croatia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Independence Movement, Croatian Nationalism, and Ethnic Cleansing against Local Ethnic Minorities 1991-1995:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/de-construct.net\/e-zine\/?p=4869\" >\u201cIn the exclusive interview, Franjo Tu\u0111man\u2019s Internal Affairs Minister Josip Boljkovac admitted Croat leadership carried out planned attacks on Croatia Serbs in 1991, in order to start a war. \u2018Tu\u0111man wanted the war at any cost, following the concept according to which Serbs must disappear from Croatia,\u2019 Boljkovac said.\u201d &#8211; Tudjman\u2019s Police Minister Admits Croatia Started the War by Attacking Serbs [in Croatia] \u2013 De-construct.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-07-21\/news\/mn-422_1_croatian-police\" >\u201c<em>Authorities in Zagreb replaced Glina&#8217;s Serbian police chief after Croatia declared its independence on June 25 [1991]. Since then, there has been no peace in this town of 8,000, which is 90% Serbian\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-07-21\/news\/mn-422_1_croatian-police\" >\u201c<em>Authorities in Zagreb replaced Glina&#8217;s Serbian police chief after Croatia declared its independence on June 25 [1991]. Since then, there has been no peace in this town of 8,000, which is 90% Serbian\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/commission\/country52\/36-yug.htm\" >\u201c<em>Operation \u2018Storm\u2019 was launched on 4 August 1995. The offensive lasted for four days, and according to reports human rights abuses and violations of fundamental freedoms of civilians were committed by the Croatian Army. It was also reported that Serb men were separated from the elderly, women and children and taken away by Croatian officials for interrogation; the whereabouts of many of them remain unknown. It was further reported that soldiers systematically looted and burned houses in localities they captured<\/em>\u2026.\u201d [para. 40] &#8211; QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT QUESTION OF ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES &#8211; Special process on missing persons in the territory of the former Yugoslavia \u2013 UN Commission on Hunan Rights \u2013 E\/CN.4\/1996\/36 \u2013 March 1996<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1996\/Croatia.htm\" >\u201c<em>One year ago, on August 4, 1995, the Croatian Army launched \u2018Operation Storm,\u2019 an offensive to retake the Krajina region, which had been controlled by separatist ethnic Serbs since early 1991<\/em>\u2026\u201d &#8211; IMPUNITY FOR ABUSES COMMITTED DURING &#8220;OPERATION STORM&#8221; AND THE DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF REFUGEES TO RETURN TO THE KRAJINA \u2013 August 1996 &#8211; Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.danielpearl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/042299_Separate_Peace.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Serbs are \u2018free to come,\u2019 says Croatia&#8217;s assistant foreign minister, Josip Paro. But while proclaiming that policy, Croatia encouraged ethnic Croatians to occupy Serb homes and stalled thousands of Serbs trying to get Croatian citizenship or reclaim their property. Now, it is helping Serbs unload their homes at a steep discount, and is building houses for ethnic Croat refugees in formerly Serb villages. \u2018It&#8217;s a slow, bureaucratic ethnic cleansing,\u2019 charges Ivan Zvonimir Cicak, a Croatian opposition figure and human rights activist<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Separate Peace: Why Ethnic Cleansing Once Underway, Is So Difficult to Reverse, by Daniel Pearl \u2013 KNIN, Croatia \u2013 Updated April 22, 1999 12:53 a.m. EST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/1999\/04\/croa-a15.html\" >The US and ethnic cleansing \u2013the case of Croatia, by David North \u2013 15 April 1999 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Croatia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Croatia\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Croatia\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/croatia\/history\" >Croatia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/etfss.html\" >CROATIA \u2013 An Overview of its History, Culture and Science \u2013 CroatianHistory.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.find-croatia.com\/history-croatia\/\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Find-Croatia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_State_of_Croatia\" >Independent State of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Usta%C5%A1e#Modern_usage_of_term_.22Usta.C5.A1a.22\" >Usta\u0161e &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usna.edu\/Users\/history\/tucker\/hh367\/OgnyanovaArticle.pdf\" >Nationalism and the Nationalism Policy in the Independence State of Croatia (1941-1945), by Irina Ognyanova \u2013 2000 \u2013 IWM Junior Fellow Conferences, Vol. VI\/5 &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/croatia\" >A Guide to the United States\u2019 History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by country, 1776-2008: Croatia \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Croatian_history\" >Timeline of Croatian history &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/inavukic.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/timeline-croatia-1900-2011.pdf\" >Timeline: Croatia \u2013 A Chronology of key events \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/europe\/croatia\/hrtimeln.htm\" >Croatia Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/country_profiles\/1097156.stm\" >Croatia timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Croatia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/hr.html\" >Croatia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17212572\" >Croatia country profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/croatia.html\" >Croatia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/data-and-analysis\/statistics\/corruption\/Croatia_corruption_report_web_version.pdf\" >Corruption in Croatia: BRIBERY AS EXPERIENCED BY THE POPULATION \u2013 The Institute of Economics of Zagreb; Co-financed by the European Commission &#8211; UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME, Vienna \u2013 2011 &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Croatia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Croatia\" >Foreign relations of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mvep.hr\/en\/\" >REPUBLIC OF CROATIA \u2013 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Croatia\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CROATIA \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Croatia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Croatia\" >Economy of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/croatia\/overview\" >Croatia \u2013 An Overview &#8211; THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict\" >Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict<\/a>: In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem\" >Jerusalem<\/a>, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dome_of_the_Rock\" >Dome of the Rock<\/a> mosque on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_Mount\" >Temple Mount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Israeli-Palestine Conflict of 1990:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict\" >Israeli-Palestine conflict \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/publication\/CGME_transcript.html\" >CRISIS GUIDE: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINE CONFLICT \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merip.org\/primer-palestine-israel-arab-israeli-conflict-new\" >Primer on Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict \u2013 Middle East Research and Information Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bookzz.org\/book\/713313\/832d85\" >The Israeli-Palestine Conflict: A Documentary Record, 1967-1990, by Yuhuda Lukacs<\/a> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bookzz.org\/\" >The world\u2019s largest e-book library &#8211; BookZZ.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwarstudies.com\/2012\/12\/10\/palestine-israel-timeline-1977-1990\/\" >PALESTINE-ISRAEL TIMELINE: 1977 \u2013 1990, by Lisa Reynolds Wolfe, December 10, 2012 \u2013 Cold War \u2013 ColdWarStudies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wrmea.org\/1990-march\/1990-march-table-of-contents.html\" >March 1990 Table of Contents \u2013 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs \u2013 WRMEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/world\/countries\/israel-palestine-conflict\/timeline.html\" >Timeline: Israeli-Palestine Conflict 1948-2000 \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/time90s.html\" >Timeline of Jewish History: Modern Israel &amp; the Diaspora \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong>Poland bans <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solidarity_%28Polish_trade_union%29\" >Solidarity<\/a> and all <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trade_union\" >trade unions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/learning.blogs.nytimes.com\/on-this-day\/october-8\/?_r=0\" >\u201c<em>On Oct. 8, 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 On This Day October 8 \u2013 The Learning Network \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/learning\/general\/onthisday\/big\/1008.html#article\" >\u201c<em>WARSAW, Oct. 8 &#8212; The Polish Parliament overwhelmingly approved a law today that bans Solidarity, the independent trade union that once captured the imagination and allegiance of nearly 10 million Poles<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 WARSAW OUTLAWS SOLIDARITY UNION \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Solidarity:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Solidarity\" >Solidarity \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Solidarity_%28Polish_trade_union%29\" >Solidarity (Polish trade union) \u2013 TechnologyIllustratedTradeMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.local-life.com\/gdansk\/articles\/solidarity\" >The Story of the Solidarity Movement \u2013 Local-Life.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fact-index.com\/s\/so\/solidarity.html\" >Solidarity \u2013 Fact-Index.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_demonstrations_in_Poland\" >1982 demonstrations in Poland &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu\/content\/solidarno-solidarity-brings-down-communist-government-poland-1988-89\" >Solidarno\u015b\u0107 (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89 \u2013 Time period: 21 April 1988 \u2013 4 June 1989 \u2013 Global Nonviolence Action Database \u2013 SWARTHMORE.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Solidarity:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Solidarity\" >History of Solidarity \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lt.vt.edu\/jrc554\/2013\/11\/11\/solidarity-in-poland-1980\/\" >\u201c<em>The Solidarity movement in Poland began in 1970 at the shipyards in Gdansk in response to a sharp increase in food prices<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; Solidarity in Poland in 1980 \u2013 VT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/culturalinstitute\/exhibit\/the-solidarity-and-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain\/wRdWMAgi?hl=en\" > 30, 1980 &#8211; THE SOLIDARITY AND THE FALL OF THE IRON CURTAIN \u2013 Google.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/13\/opinion\/the-rise-and-fall-of-solidarity.html\" >The Rise and Fall of Solidarity, by Mark Kramer \u2013 Dec.12, 2011 \u2013 The Opinion Pages \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Poland during World War II and the Cold War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%9345%29\" >History of Poland (1939-1945) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281945%E2%80%9389%29\" >History of Poland (1945-1989) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shsu.edu\/~his_ncp\/PolandPW.html\" >Post-War Poland \u2013 [Excerpted from <em>Poland: A Country Study<\/em>, Glenn E. Curtis, ed. (Washington, D. C.: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1992).] \u2013 SHSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/16.htm\" >THE POLISH PEOPLE\u2019S REPUBLIC \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/worldatwar.net\/timeline\/poland\/18-52.html\" >From the Rebirth to the Establishment of the People\u2019s Republic: Poland 1918-1952, by Richard Doody \u2013 The World at War \u2013 WorldAtWar.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/country\/poland\" >Poland, by C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/polandpoland.com\/germans_expelled_after_war.html\" >Germans Expelled from Poland after the Second World War \u2013 PolandPoland.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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<\/a> nuclear test.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_National_Bank\" >Franklin National Bank<\/a> collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_military_junta_of_1967%E2%80%9374\" >Greek military junta of 1967\u201374<\/a>: Junta strongman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Papadopoulos\" >George Papadopoulos<\/a> appoints <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spyros_Markezinis\" >Spyros Markezinis<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Greece\" >Prime Minister of Greece<\/a> with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>: Gabi Amir&#8217;s armored <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brigade\" >brigade<\/a> attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a>, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/#8-10\" >October 8, 1973 \u2013 Yom Kippur War Day by Day \u2013 ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>See also<\/em>, \u201c<strong>OCOTBR 6, 1973 <\/strong>Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>\u201d, <strong><em>and<\/em><\/strong> \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-yom-kippur-war-brings-united-states-and-ussr-to-brink-of-conflict\" >OCT 06, 1973: ON THIS DAY: The Yom Kippur War brings the United States and USSR to brink of conflict \u2013 History.com<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Yom Kippur War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/yom-kippur-war\" >YOM KIPPUR WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1973toc.html\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Israel\u2019s War &amp; Operations \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/73_War.html\" >The Yom Kippur War: Background &amp; Overview (October 1973) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/myths3\/MF1973.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 MYTHS &amp; FACTS \u2013 A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980\/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973\/the-yom-kippur-war-of-1973\/\" >\u201c<em>The Yom Kippur War of 1973, the most recent \u2018full\u2019 war in Middle East history, is so-called because it began on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the Jewish calendar. The Yom Kippur War is also known as the October War. At the time of Yom Kippur, Israel was led by Golda Meir and Egypt by Anwar Sadat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Yom Kippur War of 1973 \u2013 The History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yom-kippur-1973.info\/afterwar\/usadocumentseng.htm\" >The October War and US Policy \u2013 Yom-Kippur-1973.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/AboutIsrael\/History\/Pages\/The%20Yom%20Kippur%20War%20-%20October%201973.aspx\" >Yom Kippur War (October 1973) \u2013 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4285092,00.html\" >Declassified documents reveal failure of Yom Kippur War \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foia.cia.gov\/collection\/president-nixon-and-role-intelligence-1973-arab-israeli-war\" >\u201c<em>This collection highlights the causes and consequences of US Intelligence Community\u2019s (IC) failure to foresee the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the October War or the Yom Kippur War. A coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 6, the day of Yom Kippur<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; \u00a0 <strong>President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War<\/strong> \u2013 Library &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelforever.org\/history\/yom_kippur_war\/\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 The Israel Forever Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewis.armscontrolwonk.com\/archive\/6909\/israel-nuclear-weapons-and-the-1973-yom-kippur-war\" >Israel, Nuclear Weapons and the 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 Arms Control Wonk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/MiddleEast\/YomKippurWar.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 1973 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_course.php\" >What was the <em>course<\/em> [<em>sic<\/em>] of the 1973 Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php\" >What was the result of the Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1973-74-war-the-yom-kippur-war.html\" >Arab-Israel Wars \u2013 The 1973-74 War (The Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/middleeast\/a\/U-S-Foreign-Policy-In-The-Yom-Kippur-War-1973.htm\" >US Foreign Policy in the Yom Kippur War, 1973 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Yom-Kippur-War\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Middle East [1973] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/\" >1973 Yom Kippur War: Day by Day \u2013 Israel Defense Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/israel\/record\/yomkippur.html\" >The 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3621090,00.html\" >The Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/1998\/09\/20\/life-religion\/features\/timeline-of-yom-kippur-war\" >Timeline of Yom Kippur War \u2013 JTA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jweekly.com\/article\/full\/9169\/a-timeline-of-the-events-of-the-yom-kippur-war\/\" >A timeline of the events of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Jweekly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/Israel_espionage_timeline_Yom_Kippur_War.htm\" >Timeline: Israeli Intelligence, Espionage and Covert Operations \u2013 From 1968 to the Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastweb.org\/octoberwarmapegypt.htm\" >1973 October War (Yom Kippur War) &#8211; Egyptian Front \u2013 Mid East Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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>\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><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>Vietnam War: In Paris, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communism\" >Communist<\/a> delegation rejects US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>&#8216;s October 7 peace proposal as &#8220;a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Sealords\" >Operation Sealords<\/a>: United States and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnamese<\/a> forces launch a new operation in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mekong_Delta\" >Mekong Delta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>Guerrilla leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Che_Guevara\" >Che Guevara<\/a> and his men are captured in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" >Bolivia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1965\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>\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><strong>1961\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>\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><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" >Algeria<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Algeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 The World Factbook &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/algeria\/\" >Algeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14118852\" >Algeria country profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Algeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Algeria\" >Foreign relations of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/algeria\/ri354\" >Algeria \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/8005.htm\" >US Relations with Algeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/algeria\/forrel.htm\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arso.org\/Algerian_Foreign_Policy.doc\" >Some elements about the Algerian Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctc.usma.edu\/posts\/algerian-foreign-policy-in-the-context-of-the-arab-spring\" >ALGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARAB SPRING, by Anouar Boukhars \u2013 January 14, 2013 \u2013 USMA.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country-facts.com\/en\/country\/africa\/35-algeria\/69-algeria-foreign-relations-a-military.pdf\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations &amp; Military \u2013 Country-Facts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Algeria and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/algeria\/\" >Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/algeria_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Algeria in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Algeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Algeria\" >History of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-history.html\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/history\/\" >A Synopsis of Algeria\u2019s History \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/algeria\/history\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Algeria-history.htm\" >History of Algeria \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac92\" >HISTORY OF ALGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_War\" >Algerian War (of Independence) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_Civil_War\" >Algerian Civil War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/A-Bo\/Algeria.html\" >Culture of Algeria \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Algeria\" >Culture of Algeria &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/algeria\/l\/Bl-Algeria-Timeline-1.htm\" >Algeria Timeline \u2013 Part I: Prehistory to Colonization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Algeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Algeria\" >Economy of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-economy.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/economy\/\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/algeria\/overview\" >Algeria \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spiegel_scandal\" >Spiegel scandal<\/a>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Der_Spiegel\" >Der Spiegel<\/a><\/em> publishes the article <em>&#8220;Bedingt abwehrbereit&#8221;<\/em> (<em>&#8220;Conditionally prepared for defense&#8221;<\/em>) about a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a> manoeuvre called &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallex_62\" >Fallex 62<\/a>&#8220;, which uncovered the sorry state of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bundeswehr\" >Bundeswehr<\/a> (Germany&#8217;s army) facing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist\" >communist<\/a> threat from the east at the time. The magazine is soon accused of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treason\" >treason<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archivescanada.accesstomemory.org\/exercise-fallex-62\" >Exercise Fallex 62 \u2013 ArchivesCanada.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spies_for_Peace\" >\u201c<em>The pamphlet described emergency planning exercises in which RSG-6 had been activated, including a NATO exercise in September 1962, FALLEX-62<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Spies for Peace &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ignorancedenied.com\/threads\/4262-Recently-Declassified-UK-Cold-War-Secrets\" >Recently Declassified Cold War Secret<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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>\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><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Crucifix_Hill\" >Battle of Crucifix Hill<\/a> occurs just outside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aachen\" >Aachen<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bobbie_E._Brown\" >Capt. Bobbie Brown<\/a> receives a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" >Medal of Honor<\/a> for his heroics in this battle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: In their invasion of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>, Germany reaches the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_of_Azov\" >Sea of Azov<\/a> with the capture of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariupol\" >Mariupol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Germany annexes Western Poland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1939\/10\/8\/germany-directly-annexes-western-poland-and-the-former-free-city-of-danzig\" >Oct 8 1939 \u2013 Germany Directly Annexes Western Poland and the Former Free City of Dazing \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_areas_annexed_by_Nazi_Germany\" >Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005070\" >INVASION OF POLAND, FALL 1939 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blendspace.com\/lessons\/y4IffpQX92RHcg\/1939-german-invasion-of-poland\" >1939 German Invasion of Poland \u2013 BlendSpace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com\/poland.htm\" >The Nazi Occupation of Poland \u2013 EyeWitnessToHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uNOqSSP1o94\" >YouTube video (20 min. 09 sec.): The Nazi Invasion of Poland in 1939 \u2013 Captured WWII German films_Full Length Historical Documentary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Air_Force\" >Indian Air Force<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Szigeti\" >Joseph Szigeti<\/a> gives the first performance of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfredo_Casella\" >Alfredo Casella<\/a>&#8216;s Violin Concerto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forest_of_Argonne\" >Argonne Forest<\/a> in France, United States Corporal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alvin_C._York\" >Alvin C. York<\/a> kills 28 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Empire\" >German<\/a> soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" >Medal of Honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Balkan_War\" >First Balkan War<\/a> begins: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montenegro\" >Montenegro<\/a> declares war against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eulmi_incident\" >Eulmi incident<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Myeongseong\" >Queen Min of Joseon<\/a>, the last <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress\" >empress<\/a> of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gyeongbok_Palace\" >Gyeongbok Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Pacific\" >War of the Pacific<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_Navy\" >Chilean Navy<\/a> defeats the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_Navy\" >Peruvian Navy<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Angamos\" >Battle of Angamos<\/a>, Peruvian Admiral <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miguel_Grau_Seminario\" >Miguel Grau<\/a> is killed in the encounter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1856\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Opium_War\" >Second Opium War<\/a> between several western powers and China begins with the <em>Arrow Incident<\/em> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pearl_River_%28China%29\" >Pearl River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong>The government of general <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn\" >Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn<\/a> establishes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_Navy\" >Peruvian Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1813\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Ried\" >Treaty of Ried<\/a> is signed between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bavaria\" >Bavaria<\/a> and Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1806\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleonic_Wars\" >Napoleonic Wars<\/a>: Forces of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a> lay siege to the port of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulogne\" >Boulogne<\/a> in France by using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congreve_rocket\" >Congreve rockets<\/a>, invented by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sir_William_Congreve,_2nd_Baronet\" >Sir William Congreve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1645 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeanne_Mance\" >Jeanne Mance<\/a> opened the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%B4tel-Dieu_de_Montr%C3%A9al\" >H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, the first lay hospital in North America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1600\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Marino\" >San Marino<\/a> adopts its written constitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a> this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Post_Day\" >WORLD POST DAY<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>Members of the Pakistani <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban\" >Taliban<\/a> make a failed attempt to assassinate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malala_Yousafzai\" >Malala Yousafzai<\/a> on her way home from school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korea<\/a> allegedly tests <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test\" >its first nuclear device<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>Second mailing of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthrax\" >anthrax<\/a> letters from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trenton,_New_Jersey\" >Trenton, New Jersey<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001_anthrax_attacks\" >2001 anthrax attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>A 13 kilogram (est.) fragment of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peekskill_meteorite\" >Peekskill meteorite<\/a> lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peekskill,_New_York\" >Peekskill, New York<\/a>, destroying the family&#8217;s 1980 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chevrolet_Malibu\" >Chevrolet Malibu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador<\/a> becomes a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berne_Convention\" >Berne Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong>An official news agency in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> reports the landing of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unidentified_flying_object\" >UFO<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voronezh\" >Voronezh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\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>\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><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rangoon_bombing\" >Rangoon bombing<\/a>: Attempted assassination of South Korean President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chun_Doo-hwan\" >Chun Doo-hwan<\/a> during an official visit to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yangon\" >Rangoon<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burma\" >Burma<\/a>. Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers, and injures 17 others. Four Burmese officials also die in the blast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong>Abolition of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_punishment\" >capital punishment<\/a> in France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> shakes hands with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalai_Lama\" >Dalai Lama<\/a> during a private audience in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vatican_City\" >Vatican City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><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 Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khmer_Republic\" >Khmer Republic<\/a> is proclaimed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\" >Cambodia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also, \u201c<\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/08\/this-week-in-history-35\/\" >AUGUST 6, 2014 Two former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, have been convicted of war crimes during the period of Cambodian genocide in the 1970s; a UN-supported war crimes tribunal sentenced the two men to life in prison; both men are in their 80s.<\/a><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Khmer Rouge:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/khmer-republic-proclaimed-in-cambodia\" >OCT 9, 1970 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Khmer Republic proclaimed in Cambodia \u2013 History.com<\/a>, <strong><em>and also see this:<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/cambodia-falls-to-the-khmer-rouge\" >APR 17, 1975 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Khmer-Rouge\" >Khmer Rouge \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Khmer_Rouge.aspx\" >Khmer Rouge \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/khmer-rouge.html\" >Khmer Rouge \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodian_genocide\" >Cambodian genocide &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mass_killings_under_Communist_regimes\" >Mass Killings under Communist regimes &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/history\/cambodian-history\/khmer-rouge-history\/\" >Khmer Rouge History \u2013 Cambodia Tribunal Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,1879785,00.html\" >A Brief History of the Khmer Rouge, by Dan Fletcher \u2013 Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 \u2013 TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldhistory\/genocide\/pol-pot.htm\" >Pol Pot in Cambodia 1975 \u2013 1979 \u2013 2,000,000 Deaths \u2013 Genocide in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century \u2013 The History Place<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khmer_Rouge_rule_of_Cambodia\" >Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-13006828\" >Cambodia profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia<\/em><\/strong><em> (<strong>ECCC<\/strong><strong>) or a.k.a. Khmer Rouge Tribunal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eccc.gov.kh\/en\" >Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khmer_Rouge_Tribunal\" >Khmer Rouge Tribunal &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/international-justice\/international-criminal-tribunals-and-special-courts\/special-tribunal-for-cambodia.html\" >Special Tribunal for Cambodia \u2013 Global Policy Forum \u2013 GlobalPolicy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trial-ch.org\/en\/resources\/tribunals\/hybrid-tribunals\/criminal-court-for-cambodia.html\" >Criminal Court for Cambodia &#8211; TRIAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ses.library.usyd.edu.au\/bitstream\/2123\/4042\/1\/LSAANZ%20Lambourne%20Cambodia%20conf%20paper%20final.pdf\" >\u2018The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Justice for Genocide in Cambodia?\u2019 ,by Dr Wendy Lamborne \u2013 Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies \u2013 University of Sydney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/\" >Cambodia Tribunal Monitor \u2013 CambodiaTribunal.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adhoc-cambodia.org\/?p=498\" >International Criminal Court and Cambodia? \u2013 ADHOC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/2006\/07\/12\/trial-and-error-cambodia-s-war-crimes-tribunal\/\" >Trial and Error: Cambodia\u2019s War Crimes Tribunal, by Josh Kurlantzick \u2013 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For some more pertinent information on international criminal justice and pertinent international and\/or hybrid judicial institutions, see<\/em> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/06\/this-week-in-history-30\/\" ><strong>JULY 1<\/strong>, <strong>2002<\/strong>\u00a0 The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. (= The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court comes into force.)<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Law and Procedure of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia<\/em><\/strong><em> (<strong>ECCC<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Independent-Counsellor.pdf\" >Agreement to Establish an Independent Counsellor<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Law-Establishment-Extraordinary-Chambers.pdf\" >Law on the Establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Agreement-Between-UN-RGC.pdf\" >Agreement Between the UN and the Royal Government of Cambodia Concerning the Prosecution Under Cambodian Law of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Instrument-of-Ratification-of-Agreement.pdf\" >Instrument of Ratification of the Agreement between the UN and the Royal Government of Cambodia<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Law-Approving-Agreement.pdf\" >Law Approving the Agreement between the UN and the Royal Government of Cambodia<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Internal-Rules.pdf\" >Internal rules (concerning the organization and procedure of the Extraordinary Chambers), effective 5 September 2008<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Code-Conduct.pdf\" >Code of Staff Conduct<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Code-of-Judicial-Ethics.pdf\" >Code of Judicial Ethics (Amended 5 Sept. 2008)<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/history_ECCCLaw-Procedure_Personnel-Handbook.pdf\" >Personnel Handbook<\/a>(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Cambodia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cb.html\" >Cambodia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cambodia\" >Cambodia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cambodia.html\" >Cambodia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/cambodia\/\" >Cambodia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Cambodia\" >Portal: Cambodia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Cambodia\" >Demographics of Cambodia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geography_of_Cambodia\" >Geography of Cambodia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Cambodia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfaic.gov.kh\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cambodia\" >Foreign relations of Cambodia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cambodia\/ri224\" >Cambodia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cambodia\/forrel.htm\" >Cambodia \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Cambodia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cambodia\" >History of Cambodia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/cambodia\/3.htm\" >Cambodia \u2013 Historical Setting \u2013 CountryStudfies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/cambodia\/history\" >Cambodia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cambodia-history.html\" >Cambodia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambodiatribunal.org\/history\/cambodian-history\/\" >Cambodian History \u2013 Cambodia Tribunal Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Cambodia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cambodia\" >Economy of Cambodia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/cambodia\" >Cambodia \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cambodia-economy.html\" >Cambodia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/cambodia\/economy\" >Cambodia: Economy \u2013 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/cambodia\/overview\" >Cambodia \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/cambodia\" >Cambodia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>In Chicago, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_National_Guard\" >United States National Guard<\/a> is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Eight\" >Chicago Eight<\/a>&#8221; that began on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_24\" >September 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernesto_%22Che%22_Guevara\" >Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Guevara<\/a> is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" >Bolivia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>Vietnam War: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Di%C3%AAn_Ni%C3%AAn_-_Ph%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc_B%C3%ACnh_massacre\" >Di\u00ean Ni\u00ean &#8211; Ph\u01b0\u1edbc B\u00ecnh massacre<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.war-no-more.co.uk\/war-today\/wars-impacts\/atrocities.php#dien%20nien\" >Di\u00ean Ni\u00ean &#8211; Ph\u01b0\u1edbc B\u00ecnh massacre \u2013 WAR NO MORE \u2013 War-No-More.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/research.omicsgroup.org\/index.php\/List_of_massacres_in_Vietnam\" >List of massacres in Vietnam \u2013 OMICS International \u2013 OmicsGroup.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genocide_Convention\" >Genocide Convention \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <strong><em>Convention on the Prevention and the Punishment on the Crime of Genocide of 1948:<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/CrimeOfGenocide.aspx\" >the website of United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/preventgenocide.org\/law\/convention\/text.htm\" >the website of Prevent Genocide International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_parties_to_the_Genocide_Convention\" >List of parties to the Genocide Convention &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Binh_Tai_Massacre\" >Binh Tai Massacre<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digplanet.com\/wiki\/Binh_Tai_Massacre\" >Binh Tai Massacre \u2013 DigPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landslide\" >landslide<\/a> behind the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vajont_Dam\" >Vajont Dam<\/a> causes a giant wave of water to overtop it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda\" >Uganda<\/a> becomes an independent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_realm\" >Commonwealth realm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Uganda:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ug.html\" >Uganda \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/uganda.html\" >Uganda \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Uganda\" >Uganda \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14107906\" >Uganda country profile \u2013 Overview &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Uganda:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mofa.go.ug\/\" >REPUBLIC OF UGANDA \u2013 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFIARS \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Uganda\" >Foreign relations of Uganda \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gardeningillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Foreign_relations_of_Uganda\" >Foreign relations of Uganda \u2013 GardeningIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/uganda\/65.htm\" >Uganda \u2013 FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Uganda:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Uganda\" >History of Uganda &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad22\" >HISTORY OF UGANDA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/our-member-countries\/uganda\/history\" >Uganda: History \u2013 TheCommonWealth.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/uganda\/history-politics\" >History &amp; Politics \u2013 Uganda \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/To-Z\/Uganda.html\" >Culture of Uganda \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14112446\" >Uganda profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Uganda:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/uganda-economy.html\" >Economy of Uganda \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/uganda-economy.html\" >Uganda \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/uganda\/37.htm\" >The Economy of Uganda \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/uganda\" >Uganda \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/uganda\" >Uganda \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/uganda\/economy-industry\" >Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Uganda \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goyang_Geumjeong_Cave_massacre\" >Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre<\/a> started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_South_Korea\" >List of massacres in South Korea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hani.co.kr\/arti\/english_edition\/e_national\/403731.html\" >Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre memorial service \u2013 The Hankyoreh \u2013 hani.co.kr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gardeningillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Korean_War_crimes\" >Korean War crimes \u2013 GardeningIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/histclo.com\/essay\/war\/kor\/camp\/inch\/kwci-bs2.html\" >The Korean War \u2013 Liberation of Seoul (September 1950)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gonzalocamacho.com\/2015\/07\/05\/korean-war-1950-1953\/\" >Korean War 1950-1953 \u2013 Gonzalo Camacho<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>The last day of the October <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actions_along_the_Matanikau\" >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> forces withdraw back across the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a> after destroying most of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a>&#8216;s 4th Infantry Regiment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Statute_of_Westminster_1931\" >Statute of Westminster 1931<\/a> formalises Australian autonomy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>A coup in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama\" >Panama<\/a> declares <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ricardo_Adolfo_de_la_Guardia_Arango\" >Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango<\/a> the new president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1940\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\/Battle_of_Britain\" >Battle of Britain<\/a>: During a night-time air raid by the German <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral\" >St. Paul&#8217;s Cathedral<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/City_of_London\" >City of London<\/a>, England is hit by a bomb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoover_Dam\" >Hoover Dam<\/a>) begin to generate electricity from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colorado_River_%28U.S.%29\" >Colorado River<\/a> and transmit it 266 miles to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles\" >Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1934\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regicide\" >Regicide<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marseille\" >Marseille<\/a>: The assassination of King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_I_of_Yugoslavia\" >Alexander I of Yugoslavia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Barthou\" >Louis Barthou<\/a>, Foreign Minister of France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Antwerp_%281914%29\" >Siege of Antwerp<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antwerp\" >Antwerp<\/a>, Belgium falls to German troops.<\/p>\n<p><em>The determination of the exact date of the Siege of Antwerp is different according to some relevant websites, as shown below. It depends on the interpretation on which phase or situation in the battle at Antwerp should be considered as the date of the Siege.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.1914-1918.net\/bat5.htm\" >The Defense of Antwerp: 4-10 October 1914 \u2013 The Long, Long Trail \u2013 1914-1918.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com\/siege-of-antwerp-centenary\/\" >\u201c<em>The 28th September 2014 marked the centenary of the Siege of Antwerp<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Siege of Antwerp centenary \u2013 IllustratedFirstWorldWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/h100.tv\/timeline\/world-war-1\/1914\/09\/28\" >SEPTEMBER 28: Siege of Antwerp \u2013 H100.tv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatwar.co.uk\/battles\/yser\/antwerp-siege.htm\" >\u201c<em>On the evening of 9 October the Germans found some of the inner ring of forts abandoned and decided to cease the bombardment. General von Beseler sent a summons to the Military Governor to surrender the city. At the same time the civil authorities of Antwerp went to the general to ask him to cease the bombardment. With the threat of the Germans starting up the bombardment onto the city, the civil representatives signed the capitulation of the fortress<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Siege of Antwerp \u2013 German Bombardment of the Forts of the City \u2013 27-Sep-1914 \u2013 07-Oct-1914 &#8211; GreaterWar.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/antwerp-under-siege\" >\u201c<em>Though the British soldiers who did reach Antwerp were greeted with jubilant cries of \u201cVive les Anglais!\u201d they were unable to withstand the German onslaught, which began with a fierce bombardment on the evening of October 7<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 OCT 07, 1914: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Antwerp under siege \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Antwerp_%281914%29\" >\u201c<em>On 9 October, the remaining garrison surrendered, the Germans occupied the city and some British and Belgian troops escaped to the Netherlands to the north and were interned for the duration of the war. Belgian troops from Antwerp withdrew to the Yser river, close to the French border and dug in, to begin the defence of the last unoccupied part of Belgium and fought the Battle of the Yser against the German 4th Army in October and November 1914<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Siege of Antwerp (1914) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuchang_Uprising#Revolutionary_groups_and_a_bombing_incident\" >accidental bomb explosion<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hankou_District\" >Hankou<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuhan\" >Wuhan<\/a>, China leads to the ultimate fall of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_Empire\" >Qing Empire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cook_Islands\" >Cook Islands<\/a> become a territory of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crimean_War\" >Crimean War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Sevastopol_%281854%E2%80%9355%29\" >siege of Sebastopol<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Crimean War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/british-history\/crimean-war\" >CRIMEAN WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Crimean-War\" >Crimean War 1953-1856 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_crimean.html\" >Crimean War 1853-1856 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/victorians\/crimea_01.shtml\" >The Crimean War \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.preceden.com\/timelines\/33371-cause-of-the-crimean-war\" >The Cause of the Crimean War \u2013 Preceden.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa47\" >THE HISTORY OF THE CRIMEAN WAR \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hereandnow.wbur.org\/2014\/03\/13\/history-crimean-war\" >How The Crimean War Still Echoes Today \u2013 March 13, 2014 &#8211; Here&amp;Now \u2013 WBUR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Sevastopol:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sevastopol.org\/hist3e.htm\" >Sevastopol History: Crimean War 1853-1856 (1<sup>st<\/sup> Sevastopol defense) \u2013 Sevastopol.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swaen.com\/Crimean-War-Sevastopol.php\" >The Crimean War \u2013 The Siege of Sevastopol \u2013 Swaen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishbattles.com\/crimean-war\/sevastopol.htm\" >The Siege of Sevastopol \u2013 BritishBattles.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Timeline of Crimean War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.russianwarrior.com\/STMMain.htm?1854_crimeanhist.htm&amp;1\" >Timeline of Crimean War (1853-1856) \u2013 RussianWarrior.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/timesearch\/default.asp?conid=static_timeline&amp;timelineid=315&amp;page=1&amp;keywords=Crimean+War+timeline\" >Crimean War Timeline \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1824\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery\" >Slavery<\/a> is abolished in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costa_Rica\" >Costa Rica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Costa Rica:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/north-america\/costa-rica.html\" >Costa Rica \u2013 The World Factbook &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Costa-Rica\" >Costa Rica \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/costa-rica.html\" >Costa Rica \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/costa-rica.html\" >Costa Rica \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Costa Rica<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Costa_Rica\" >Foreign relations of Costa Rica &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismillustrated.com\/q\/Foreign_relations_of_Costa_Rica\" >Foreign Relations of Costa Rica \u2013 TourismIllustrated.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rree.go.cr\/\" >Ministry of External Relations of Costa Rica \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Costa Rica:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Costa_Rica\" >History of Costa Rica &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centralamerica.com\/cr\/info\/history.htm\" >A Brief History of Costa Rica \u2013 CentralAmerica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/costa-rica\/history\" >Costa Rica \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/costa-rica\/history.htm\" >Costa Rica \u2013 History &amp; Culture \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Slavery of Costa Rica:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtholyoke.edu\/acad\/latam\/SLAVERY-ABOLITION.html\" >SLAVERY AND ABOLITION &#8211; A Journal of Comparative Studies Vol. 5: No. 1 (May 1984) &#8211; Black into White in Nineteenth Century Spanish America: Afro-American Assimilation in Argentina and Costa Rica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaregistry.org\/historic_events\/view\/costa-rica-abolishes-slavery\" >COSTA RICA ABOLISHES SLAVERY \u2013 African American Registry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Costa_Rican\" >\u201c<em>Slave trade was common in all the countries conquered by Spain, and in Costa Rica the first blacks seem to have come from specific sources in Africa- Equatorial and Western regions<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Afro-Costa Rican \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/diadelaetnia.homestead.com\/blacktico.htm\" >\u201c<em>Some analysts have suggested that this tendency to free slaves was due in part to the desire of the owners to free themselves of the economic burden that slaves had become in a poor country such as Costa Rica<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Black People \u2013 Tours in Costa Rica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prlog.org\/10118608-the-africans-in-costa-rica-slavery-to-prosperity.html\" >The Africans in Costa Rica: Slavery to Prosperity \u2013 PRLOG.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Costa Rica:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Costa_Rica\" >Economy of Costa Rica \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/costarica\" >Costa Rica \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/costarica\" >Costa Rica \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/\" >Costa Rica \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1820\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guayaquil\" >Guayaquil<\/a> declares independence from Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Guayaquil:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guayaquil#History\" >\u201c<em>On October 9, 1820, almost without bloodshed, a group of civilians, supported by soldiers from the &#8220;Granaderos de Reserva&#8221;, a battalion quartered in Guayaquil, overwhelmed the resistance of the Royalist guards and arrested the Spanish authorities<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Guayaquil &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Guayaquil\" >\u201c<strong><em>Guayaquil,<\/em><\/strong><em>in full Santiago de Guayaquil,\u00a0 largest city and chief port of Ecuador<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/guayaquil.html\" >Guayaquil \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/ecuador\/pacific-coast-and-lowlands\/guayaquil\" >Guayaquil \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisisecuador.com\/contents\/coast\/guayaquil.html\" >Guayaquil \u2013 Ecuador \u2013 ThisIsEcuador.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Guayaquil:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/ecuador\/pacific-coast-and-lowlands\/guayaquil\/history\" >Guayaquil \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oocities.org\/napavalley\/1155\/g_history.html\" >History of Guayaquil \u2013 OOCities.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realmagick.com\/guayaquil-history\/\" >Guayaquil History \u2013 RealMagick.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuadorian_War_of_Independence\" >Ecuadorian War of Independence &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ec.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/ecuador.html?pageno=5\" >\u201c<em>On August 16, 2012, Ecuador announced that it was granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange had been seeking refuge at the country&#8217;s Embassy in London while waiting for the decision. The decision further strained relations between Ecuador and Britain<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange \u2013 Ecuador \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ecuador\" >History of Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuadorexplorer.com\/html\/history.html\" >History of Ecuador \u2013 EcuadorExplore.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuaworld.com\/ecuador-information-center\/brief-history-ecuador\/\" >A Brief History of Ecuador \u2013 ECUAWORLD.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/ecuador\/history.htm\" >ECUADOR: History and Culture \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuador.com\/history\/\" >Ecuador\u2019s History From Ancient Incas to Modern Times \u2013 Ecuador.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Ecuador\" >Economy of Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/economies\/Americas\/Ecuador-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 Overview of economy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Mental_Health_Day\" >WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>Cable channel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hub_%28TV_channel%29\" >The Hub<\/a> made its debut in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands_Antilles\" >Netherlands Antilles<\/a> are dissolved as a country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a> sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Orakzai_bombing\" >2008 Orakzai bombing<\/a> kills 110 and injures 200 more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lignes_A%C3%A9riennes_Congolaises\" >Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_727\" >Boeing 727<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_Lignes_A%C3%A9riennes_Congolaises_crash\" >shot down<\/a> by rebels in Kindu, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" >Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>, killing 41 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong>An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richter_scale\" >Richter scale<\/a> strikes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Salvador\" >San Salvador<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Salvador\" >El Salvador<\/a>, killing an estimated 1,500 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" >United States Navy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat\" >F-14<\/a> fighter jets intercept an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egyptian<\/a> plane carrying the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Hijacking\" >hijackers<\/a> of the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS_Achille_Lauro\" >Achille Lauro<\/a><\/em> cruise ship, and force it to land at a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a> base in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigonella\" >Sigonella<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sicily\" >Sicily<\/a> where they are arrested.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FMLN\" >FMLN<\/a> was founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Salvador\" >El Salvador<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>A magnitude 7.3 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_El_Asnam_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> occurs in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" >Algerian<\/a> town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chlef\" >El Asnam<\/a>. Around 3,500 die and 300,000 are left homeless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papua_New_Guinea\" >Papua New Guinea<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montreal\" >Montreal<\/a>, a national crisis hits Canada when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quebec\" >Quebec<\/a> Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Laporte\" >Pierre Laporte<\/a> becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FLQ\" >FLQ<\/a> terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji\" >Fiji<\/a> becomes independent.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiji.gov.fj\/\" >Fijian Government \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/fj.html\" >Fiji \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK &#8211; CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean\" >Fiji \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/fiji.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919067\" >Fiji country profile &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Fiji\" >Foreign relations of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fijitimes.com\/story.aspx?id=302062\" >Foreign Policy, by Nasik Swami \u2013 Wednesday, April 15, 2015 \u2013 The Fiji Times Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/World-Leaders-2003\/Fiji-FOREIGN-POLICY.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Foreign Policy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/1834.htm\" >US Relations with Fiji \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Fiji\" >History of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-history.html\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijihighcommission.org.uk\/about_1.html\" >About Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Fiji High Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji History \u2013 Destination 360<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijiguide.com\/page\/history-1\" >Fiji Guide \u2013 History \u2013 FijiGujide.co<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goway.com\/travel-information\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\/\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 GoWay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919688\" >Fiji country profile \u2013 timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Fiji:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Fiji\" >Economy of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-economy.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.go-fiji.com\/economy.html\" >Fiji Economy \u2013 Go-Fiji.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/fiji\/economy\" >Fiji: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/countries\/Fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Country Summary \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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<ul>\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><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outer_Space_Treaty\" >Outer Space Treaty<\/a>, signed on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/January_27\" >January 27<\/a> by more than sixty nations, comes into force.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unoosa.org\/oosa\/en\/ourwork\/spacelaw\/treaties\/introouterspacetreaty.html\" >Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/1967treaty.html\" >Outer Space Treaty of 1967 \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Treaties\/Treaty4.shtml\" >Outer Space Treaty of 1967 \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Outer-Space-Treaty\" >Outer Space Treaty \u2013 1967 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/disarmament.un.org\/treaties\/t\/outer_space\" >Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestials Bodies \u2013 United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/documents\/outerspace\" >Outer Space Treaty \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The opening ceremony of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1964_Summer_Olympics\" >1964 Summer Olympics<\/a> in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>France cedes control of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bizerte\" >Bizerte<\/a> naval base to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunisia\" >Tunisia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1961\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><em>For some more relevant information, see<\/em><strong> \u201c1968 <\/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><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><em>For some more relevant information, see<\/em><strong> \u201c1968 <\/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><strong>1958\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>\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><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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1958 <\/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><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windscale_fire\" >Windscale fire<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cumbria\" >Cumbria<\/a>, UK is the world&#8217;s first major nuclear accident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwight_D._Eisenhower\" >Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/a> apologizes to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finance_minister\" >finance minister<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghana\" >Ghana<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Komla_Agbeli_Gbedemah\" >Komla Agbeli Gbedemah<\/a>, after he is refused service in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dover,_Delaware\" >Dover, Delaware<\/a> restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_Between_the_United_States_and_the_Republic_of_Korea\" >Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea<\/a> is concluded in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Communist_Party\" >Chinese Communist Party<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuomintang\" >Kuomintang<\/a> signed a principle agreement in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing\" >Chongqing<\/a> about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_Tenth_Agreement\" >Double Tenth Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >Holocaust<\/a>: Eight hundred the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romani_people\" >Romani People<\/a> (a.k.a. Gypsy) children are murdered at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp\" >Auschwitz concentration camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Eight Hundred Romani Children Gassed to Death at Auschwitz:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/eight-hundred-children-are-gassed-to-death-at-auschwitz\" >OCT 10, 1944: ON THIS DAY: Eight hundred Gypsy children, including more than a hundred boys between 9 and 14 years old are gassed to death at Auschwitz \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Romani (Roma) People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/Roma\" >Roma \u2013 New World Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newint.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/28\/roma-minority-prejudice\/\" >Who are the Roma people? \u2013 October 28, 2013 \u2013 New Internationalist \u2013 NewInt.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2012\/04\/30\/who-are-the-roma-people-\/\" >Who are the Romani people? \u2013 April 30, 2012 \u2013 European News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/40652-facts-about-roma-romani-gypsies.html\" >5 Intriguing Facts About the Roma, by Marc Lallanilla \u2013 October 23, 2013 \u2013 LiveScience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crystalinks.com\/romapeople.html\" >Romani \u2013 Gypsies \u2013 Crystalinks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/25294-origin-romani-people.html\" >Origin of the Romani People Pinned Down, by Stephanie Rappas \u2013 December 6, 2012 \u2013 LiveScience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Romani_people\" >History of the Romani people \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/subjects\/r\/romani_people\/index.html\" >Romani People \u2013 Chronology of News Coverage \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Genocide of the Romani People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005219\" >GENOCIDE OF EUROPEAN ROMA (Gypsies), 1935-1945 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/holocaust\/people\/VictRoma.htm\" >Sinti and Roma \u2013 A TEACHER\u2019S GUIDE TO THE HOLOCAUST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2august.eu\/the-roma-genocide\/\" >The Roma Genocide \u2013 2August.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/preventgenocide.org\/edu\/pastgenocides\/nazi\/parajmos\/resources\/\" >Nazi Occupied Europe 1941\u20131945: Genocide of Roma-Sinti (<em>Parajmos<\/em>) \u2013 PreventGenocide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/histories\/victims\/romaSinti\/gypsies3.html\" >Gypsies: A Persecuted Race \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/histories\/victims\/romaSinti\/gypsies3.html\" >Roma and the Holocaust of World War II: Victims, Then and Now, by Juila Hajdu \u2013 UCSB.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaust-trc.org\/sinti-and-roma\/\" >Sinti and Roma \u2013 HOLOCAUST TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.preventgenocide.org\/edu\/pastgenocides\/nazi\/parajmos\/resources.htm\" >Resources on the <em>Parajmos, the <\/em>Genocide of Roma-Sinti ()Nazi Occupied Europe 1941-1945, DRAFT unorganized \u2013 Prevent Genocide International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iearn.org\/hgp\/aeti\/aeti-1997\/roma-in-holocaust.html\" >Roma (Gypsies) and the Holocaust, by Mary Pottanat and Nadia Khan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/combatgenocide.org\/?page_id=81\" >ROMANI GENOCIDE \u2013 CombatGenocide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncas.rutgers.edu\/center-study-genocide-conflict-resolution-and-human-rights\/romani-porajmos\" >Romani Porajmos \u2013 Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historywiz.com\/roma.htm\" >The Roma Holocaust \u2013 HistoryWiz.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victims_of_the_Holocaust\" >Holocaust victims \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/romove.radio.cz\/en\/article\/20320\" >The \u2018Devouring\u2019: A Look at the Romani Holocaust \u2013 Roma in the Czech Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/histories\/victims\/romaSinti\/jewishResponses.html\" >Jewish Responses to the Porrajmos (The Romani Holocaust) \u2013 Jewish Responses \u2013 Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/roma.idebate.org\/news-articles\/remember-nazi-genocide-resist-new-fascists\" >\u201c<em>Roma will gather in London on 2 August to draw attention to the Nazi genocide against the Romani people, their heroic uprising at Auschwitz concentration camp and the need to resist\u00a0right-wing policies and violence that\u00a0are threatening their communities across Europe today<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; \u00a0REMEMBER NAZI GENOCIDE AND RESIST\u00a0NEW FASCISTS\u00a0By Grattan Puxon\u00a029\/06\/2014 \u2013 Roma Buzz Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.world-war-2-diaries.com\/holocaust-facts.html\" >26 Holocaust Facts \u2013 THE WORLD WAR 2 DIARIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaust-education.dk\/holocaust\/sigojnerne.asp\" >The Gypsies during the Holocaust \u2013 Holocaust-Education.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/the-forgotten-voices-the-roma-and-sinti-peoples-of-the-holocaust\/\" >The Forgotten Voices: The Roma and the Sinti Peoples of the Holocaust \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/the-forgotten-faces\/\" >The Forgotten Faces: The People \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/forgotten-history\/\" >Forgotten History \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/life-before-the-holocaust\/\" >Life Before The Holocaust \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/299-2\/\" >Why were they targeted? \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/their-story-revealed\/\" >Their Story Revealed \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genocide.leadr.msu.edu\/aftermath-a-road-to-recovery-and-remembrance\/\" >Aftermath: A Road to Recovery and Remembrance \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/holocaustremembrance\/docs\/pdf\/chapter1.pdf\" >Remembering Nazi Persecution of Roma and Sinti \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iipdigital.usembassy.gov\/st\/english\/texttrans\/2011\/07\/20110728110635su0.1407391.html#axzz3mqO5xCIO\" >Ambassador Kelly on Commemoration of Roma Genocide \u2013 28 July 2011 \u2013 USEmbassy.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csce.gov\/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContentRecords.ViewDetail&amp;ContentRecord_id=488&amp;Region_id=0&amp;Issue_id=0&amp;ContentType=G&amp;ContentRecordType=G\" >HELSINKI COMMISSION WELCOMES UNVEILING OF BERLIN MEMORIAL FOR ROMANI GONOCIDE VICTIMS \u2013 November 21, 2012 &#8211; CSCE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_Tenth_Incident\" >Double Tenth Incident<\/a> in Japanese-controlled <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" >Singapore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Double Tenth Incident:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eresources.nlb.gov.sg\/infopedia\/articles\/SIP_111_2005-01-06.html\" >Double Tenth incident \u2013 Singapore Infopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animalsillustrated.com\/q\/Double_Tenth_Incident\" >Double Tenth Incident \u2013 AnimalIllustrated.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eresources.nlb.gov.sg\/history\/events\/3224d8f8-5c80-47a9-b144-a63dafe692b8\" >\u201c<em>The Double Tenth incident, which took place on 10 October 1943, refers to the arrest and torture of civilian residents in Singapore and civilian internees by Japanese military police which lasted until 2 April 1944<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 DOUBLE TENTH INCIDENT TAKES PLACE: 10<sup>th<\/sup> Oct 1943 \u2013 History SG \u2013 NLB.gov.sg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Double_Tenth_Incident\" >DOUBLE TENTH INCIDENT \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wdlhysec2d23.blogspot.hr\/2013\/02\/double-tenth-incident-10-oct-1943.html\" >Double Tenth Incident (10 Oct 1943) \u2013 My life under the Second World War in Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ijkm.nl\/Double_Tenth_Incident\" >\u201c<em>This article is about the incident in Singapore. For the revolt against the Japanese occupation of British Borneo, see Jesselton Revolt. The &#8220;<strong>Double Tenth incident<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>Double Tenth massacre<\/strong>&#8221; occurred on 10 October 1943, during the Second World War Japanese occupation of Singapore<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Double Tenth Incident \u2013 IJKM.nl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mindef.gov.sg\/imindef\/about_us\/history\/overview\/world_war2\/v03n10_history.html\" >\u201c<em>On 10 October 1943, the Japanese kempeitai, or secret police, arrested more than 130 locals in Singapore. This was carried out after seven Japanese ships were sunk in Keppel Harbour. The Japanese soldiers suspected that the sabotage was an inside job<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 1943 Double Tenth Massacre \u2013 MINDEF.gov.sg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Massacres in Singapore, and Some Pertinent Atrocities:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_Singapore\" >List of Massacres in Singapore \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore\" >Japanese occupation of Singapore &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_war_crimes\" >Japanese war crimes \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/205208817\" >JAPANESE WAR CRIMES TRIAL IN SINGAPORE \u2013 IWM.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Hayashi-Hirofumi\/3187\/article.html\" >The Battle of Singapore, the Massacre of Chinese and Understanding of the Issue in Postwar Japan, by Hirofumi Hayashi \u2013 The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hellfire-pass.commemoration.gov.au\/after-the-war\/war-crimes-trials.php\" >\u201c<em>Even before World War II ended Allied authorities began collecting evidence of war crimes committed by the Japanese in the countries they occupied. This culminated in a series of trials held throughout the Pacific between 1945 and 1951 which mirrored war crimes trials in Europe<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 War Crimes Trial \u2013 After the War<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wcsc.berkeley.edu\/world-war-ii-document-archive\/pacific-theater-document-archive\/\" >Pacific Theater \u2013 War Crimes Studies Center \u2013 Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2014\/05\/06\/10-japanese-atrocities-from-world-war-ii\/\" >10 Japanese Atrocities from World War II \u2013 May 6, 2014 \u2013 LISTVERSE.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/SOD.CHAP3.HTM\" >Statistics of Japanese Democide: Estimates, Calculations, And Sources, by R.J. Rummel \u2013 STATISTICS OF DEMOCIDE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>International Military Tribunal in the Far East (a.k.a. Tokyo Military Tribunal):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Military_Tribunal_for_the_Far_East#External_links\" >International Military Tribunal for the Far East &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/~tam\/HIST194%20War%20Crimes\/documents\/Nuremberg\/Charter%20of%20the%20International%20Military%20Tribunal%20Far%20East.htm\" >Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East \u2013.edu<\/a>; <strong><em>the same charter at<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jus.uio.no\/english\/services\/library\/treaties\/04\/4-06\/military-tribunal-far-east.xml\" >no<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em> at<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/droitcultures.revues.org\/2183\" >Droit et Cultures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/law\/help\/us-treaties\/bevans\/m-ust000004-0020.pdf\" >INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST \u2013 Special proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers at Tokyo, January 19, 1946; charter dated January 19, 1946; amended dated April 26, 1946 \u2013 Tribunal established January 19, 1946 \u2013 Treaties and Other International Macalester Acts Series 1589<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/search.archives.un.org\/unwcc-transcripts-of-proceedings-and-documents-of-international-military-tribunal-for-far-east-tokyo-trials-transcript-page-nos-932-1620\" >Folder UNWCC \u2013 Transcripts of Proceedings and Documents of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Tokyo Trials): Transcript page Nos. 932 \u2013 1620 \u2013 17674 \u2013 United Nations Archives and Records Management Section<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/werle.rewi.hu-berlin.de\/tokio.pdf\" >INTERNATIOAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST \u2013 Judgment of 4 November 1948<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-war-criminals-hanged-in-tokyo\" >DEC 23, 1948: ON THIS DAY: Japanese war criminals hanged in Tokyo \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sdh-fact.com\/CL02_1\/66_S4.pdf\" >TOKYO TRIALS: THE UNHEARD DEFENSE, written and edited by KOBORI Keiichiro, Ph.D. \u2013 1995 \u2013 SDH-Fact.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.erudit.org\/revue\/TTR\/2009\/v22\/n1\/044782ar.html\" >Interpretation at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal: An Overview and Tojo\u2019s Cross-Examination, by Tomie Watanabe \u2013 \u00c9rudit &#8211; Volume\u00a022,\u00a0num\u00e9ro\u00a01, 1er semestre 2009,\u00a0p.\u00a057-91 \u2013 Erudit.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> establishes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diplomatic_relations\" >diplomatic relations<\/a> with Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a> cedes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/airminded.org\/archives\/sudeten-crisis\/\" >The Sudeten crisis, 1938 \u2013 AirMinded.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/resistance-movements\/czechoslovakia-resistance\/\" >Czechoslovakia resistance \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/userpages.umbc.edu\/~nmiller\/POLI388\/SUMMARIES\/STUART.htm\" >\u201c<em>The Munich Crisis was one of the many waypoints along the road to World War II. This Crisis began when Nazi Germany demanded the annexation of the Sudetenland, the Czech territory bordering Germany<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Executive Summary: The Munich Crisis \u2013 UMBC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dr-charles-g-cogan\/crimea-sudetenland_b_4892893.html\" >The Current Crisis: It Takes Me Back to the Sudetenland, 1938, by Dr. Charles G. Cogan \u2013 posted 03\/04\/2014; updated 05\/04\/2014 \u2013 The World Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/sudetenland\" >Sudetenland Timeline \u2013 Sep 30 1938 \u2013 Munich Agreement \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong>A coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panagis_Tsaldaris\" >Panagis Tsaldaris<\/a> and establishes a regency under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgios_Kondylis\" >Georgios Kondylis<\/a>, effectively ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Hellenic_Republic\" >Second Hellenic Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiang_Kai-shek\" >Chiang Kai-shek<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_Republic_of_China\" >Chairman of the Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carinthian_plebiscite,_1920\" >Carinthian plebiscite<\/a> determines that the larger part of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duchy_of_Carinthia\" >Duchy of Carinthia<\/a> should remain part of Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1913\u00a0 <\/strong>United States President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woodrow_Wilson\" >Woodrow Wilson<\/a> triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_Canal\" >Panama Canal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuchang_Uprising\" >Wuchang Uprising<\/a> leads to the demise of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty\" >Qing dynasty<\/a>, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China_%281912%E2%80%9349%29\" >Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tau_Epsilon_Phi\" >Tau Epsilon Phi<\/a>: Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity is founded on the campus of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_University\" >Columbia University<\/a> in New York City, New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1897\u00a0 <\/strong>German chemist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Felix_Hoffmann\" >Felix Hoffmann<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_aspirin\" >discovers<\/a> an improved way of synthesizing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aspirin\" >acetylsalicylic acid<\/a> (aspirin).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1871\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Chicago_Fire\" >Great Chicago Fire<\/a>: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1868\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_C%C3%A9spedes\" >Carlos C\u00e9spedes<\/a> issues the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grito_de_Yara\" >Grito de Yara<\/a> from his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation\" >plantation<\/a>, La Demajagua, proclaiming <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a>&#8216;s independence<\/p>\n<p><strong>1846\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triton_%28moon%29\" >Triton<\/a>, the largest moon of the planet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neptune\" >Neptune<\/a>, is discovered by English astronomer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Lassell\" >William Lassell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Day_of_the_Girl_Child\" >INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myyrmanni_bombing\" >bomb attack<\/a> in a shopping mall in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vantaa\" >Vantaa<\/a>, Finland kills seven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" >NASA<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-92\" >STS-92<\/a>, the 100th <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle\" >Space Shuttle<\/a> mission, using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Discovery\" >Space Shuttle Discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>Start of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Pawan\" >Operation Pawan<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force\" >Indian Peace Keeping Force<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\" >Sri Lanka<\/a> that killed thousands of ethnic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamil_people\" >Tamil<\/a> civilians and hundreds of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamil_Tigers\" >Tamil Tigers<\/a> &amp; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Army\" >Indian Army<\/a> soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Operation Pawan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force\" >Indian Peacekeeping Force \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/3\/operation_pawan_1987.htm\" >Operation Pawan 1987 \u2013 IndiaNetzone.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_military_operations_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War\" >List of military operations in the Sri Lankan Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Operation_Pawan\" >OPERATION PAWAN \u2013 WorldLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Operation_Pawan\" >Operation Pawan \u2013 FunIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiandefencereview.com\/news\/helicopter-operations-in-sri-lanka\/\" >\u201c<em>When the Jaffna Operations commenced, the total helicopter assets available there were four Mi-8s. On the night of October 11\/12, 1987, a night SHBO was planned in conjunction with a multi-pronged advance by other ground units, the objective being the capture of LTTE strongholds near Jaffna University<\/em>. \u201c \u2013 Helicopter Operation in Sri Lanka, by Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary \u2013 Vol.27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 31 Oct, 2012 \u2013 Indian Defense Review \u2013 IndianDefenseReview.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: U.S. President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Reagan\" >Ronald Reagan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USSR\" >Soviet<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikhail_Gorbachev\" >Mikhail Gorbachev<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Summit\" >meet<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reykjav%C3%ADk\" >Reykjav\u00edk<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iceland\" >Iceland<\/a>, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missile\" >missile<\/a> arsenals in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>Aboard the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger\" >Space Shuttle <em>Challenger<\/em><\/a>, astronaut <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kathryn_D._Sullivan\" >Kathryn D. Sullivan<\/a> becomes the first American woman to perform a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_walk\" >space walk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington\" >George Washington<\/a>&#8216;s appointment, posthumously, to the grade of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_of_the_Armies\" >General of the Armies<\/a> by congressional joint resolution <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Public_Law_94-479\" >Public Law 94-479<\/a> is approved by President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_R._Ford\" >Gerald R. Ford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Kitty_Hawk_riot\" >A race riot<\/a> occurs on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" >United States Navy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" >aircraft carrier<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Kitty_Hawk_%28CV-63%29\" ><em>Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/a> off the coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnam<\/a> during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Linebacker\" >Operation Linebacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_program\" >Apollo program<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_7\" >Apollo 7<\/a>,<\/em> the first successful manned Apollo mission, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astronaut\" >astronauts<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wally_Schirra\" >Wally Schirra<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donn_F._Eisele\" >Donn F. Eisele<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walter_Cunningham\" >Walter Cunningham<\/a> aboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Vatican_Council\" >Second Vatican Council<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_XXIII\" >Pope John XXIII<\/a> convenes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecumenical_council\" >ecumenical council<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Church\" >Roman Catholic Church<\/a> in 92 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vatican Council II:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/society\/vatican-council-second.html\" >Vatican Council, Second \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frben.com\/documents\/Vatican_Council_II_Overview_-_Handout.pdf\" >Vatican Council II \u2013 Overview, by Rev. Benjamin P. Bradshaw \u2013 pdf \u2013 FRBEN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/10\/10\/162573716\/why-is-vatican-ii-so-important\" >Why Is Vatican II So Important? ,by Jordan G. Teicher \u2013 October 10, 2012 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doomsdayprophecies.info\/vatican-ii\/\" >Second Vatican Council, Heresies, Documents, Summary, and Fact \u2013 Vatican Council II \u2013 DoomsDayProficies.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Vatican Council II Documents:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.searchlightvs.com\/SCF\/vatican_II\/Vat_summary.pdf\" >Vatican II \u2013 Summary and Reflection of Vatican II Documents \u2013 pdf \u2013 Serchlightsvs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/culture\/library\/view.cfm?recnum=10034\" >A Summary and Guide to the Documents of the Second Vatican Counci &#8211; CatholicCulture.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/COUNCILS\/V2ALL.HTM\" >SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL \u2013 The 16 Documents \u2013 EWTN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html\" >DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH <strong><em>LUMEN GENTIUM<\/em><\/strong> SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 \u2013 Vatican.va<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html\" >DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON DIVINE REVELATION <strong><em>DEI VERBUM<\/em><\/strong> SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965 \u2013 Vatican.va<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Nuclear weapons testing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/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=\"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\/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:\/\/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:\/\/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<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<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pioneer_program\" >Pioneer program<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches the lunar probe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pioneer_1\" >Pioneer 1<\/a> (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Race\" >Space Race<\/a>: MIT scientists calculate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_1\" >Sputnik 1<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_%28rocket%29\" >booster rocket&#8217;s<\/a> orbit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Indochina_War\" >First Indochina War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Minh\" >Viet Minh<\/a> take control of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Vietnam\" >North Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television\" >Television<\/a>: CBS&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Field-sequential_color_system\" >mechanical color system<\/a> is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Communications_Commission\" >Federal Communications Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuvan_People%27s_Republic\" >Tuvan People&#8217;s Republic<\/a> or formerly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tannu_Tuva\" >Tannu Tuva<\/a> is annexed by the USSR<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\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\/Battle_of_Cape_Esperance\" >Battle of Cape Esperance<\/a> \u2013 On the northwest coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalcanal\" >Guadalcanal<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" >United States Navy<\/a> ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>Beginning of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Liberation_War_of_Macedonia\" >National Liberation War of Macedonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>National Liberation War of Macedonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/National_Liberation_War_of_Macedonia&amp;action=edit\" >NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR OF MACEDONIA \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II_in_Yugoslav_Macedonia\" >World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People\" s_Liberation_Army_of_Macedonia\">People\u2019s Liberation Army of Macedonia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SNOF#SNOF\" >National Liberation Front (Macedonia) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/makedonija.name\/history\/macedonia-and-second-world-war\" >Macedonia \u2013 during the Second world war (1941-1945)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofmacedonia.org\/IndependentMacedonia\/MacedonianState.html\" >The Establishment of the Macedonian State In the Second World War Council for Research into South-Eastern Europe of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts Skopje, Macedonia, 1993 \u2013 History of Macedonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of (the former Yugoslav part of the Republic of) Macedonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofmacedonia.org\/\" >History of Macedonia \u2013 HistoryOfMacedonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia\" >History of the Republic of Macedonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/macedonia.com\/english\/history\/\" >HISTORY OF MACEDONIA \u2013 Macedonia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac49\" >HISTORY OF MACEDONIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macedonia.oh.us\/about-the-community\/macedonia-history\/\" >MACEDONIA HISTORY \u2013 Macedonia.oh.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientmacedonia.com\/\" >ANCIENT MACEDONIA \u2013 AncientMacedonia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-of-macedonia.com\/\" >History of Macedonia \u2013 History-Of-Macedonia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/macedonia_rep.htm\" >Republic of Macedonia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/makedonija.name\/history\" >MACEDONIA HISTORY \u2013 Makedonija.name<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/macedonia-region-europe-history.html\" >Macedonia \u2013 History \u2013 Infopleasec.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/europe\/macedonia\/mktimeln.htm\" >Macedonia \u2013 Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freewebs.com\/macedonianempire\/timelineofmacedonia.htm\" >Timeline of Macedonia \u2013 FreeWebs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ancient.eu\/timeline\/Macedonia\/\" >MACEDONIA TIMELINE \u2013 ANCIETN HISTORY \u2013 Ancient.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17553072\" >Macedonia profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1918_San_Ferm%C3%ADn_earthquake\" >San Ferm\u00edn earthquake<\/a> hits western <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerto_Rico\" >Puerto Rico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Balkan_War\" >First Balkan War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hellenic_Army\" >Greek Army<\/a> liberates the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kozani\" >Kozani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1899\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War\" >Second Boer War<\/a> begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boers\" >Boers<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_African_Republic\" >Transvaal<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_Free_State\" >Orange Free State<\/a> erupts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1865\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Bogle\" >Paul Bogle<\/a> led hundreds of black men and women in a march in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jamaica\" >Jamaica<\/a>, starting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morant_Bay_rebellion\" >Morant Bay rebellion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Campina_Grande\" >Campina Grande<\/a>, Brazil, is established as a city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1833\u00a0 <\/strong>A big demonstration at the gates of the legislature of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\" >Buenos Aires<\/a> forces the ousting of governor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Balcarce\" >Juan Ram\u00f3n Balcarce<\/a> and his replacement with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Viamonte\" >Juan Jos\u00e9 Viamonte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1811\u00a0 <\/strong>Inventor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Stevens_%28inventor%29\" >John Stevens<\/a>&#8216; boat, the <em>Juliana<\/em>, begins operation as the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steam\" >steam<\/a>-powered <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferry\" >ferry<\/a> (service between New York City, New York, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoboken,_New_Jersey\" >Hoboken, New Jersey<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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><strong>(<em>Sources and references:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5<\/a> to _October11; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/day\/october\/5\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/day\/october\/5<\/a> to october\/11; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/october_5.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/october_5.html<\/a> to _october_11.html; and other pertinent websites and\/or documents, mentioned above.<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><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><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>Oct 5-11 QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cFollow your passion. The rest will attend to itself. If I can do it, anybody can do it. It&#8217;s possible. And it&#8217;s your turn. So go for it. It&#8217;s never too late to become what you always wanted to be in the first place.\u201d \u2013 J. 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