{"id":70040,"date":"2016-02-22T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=70040"},"modified":"2016-02-21T16:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T16:50:28","slug":"this-week-in-history-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/02\/this-week-in-history-64\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-62806\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"TWH logo history\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Feb 22-28<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/izquotes.com\/quote\/89118\" >\u201c<em>The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves<\/em>.\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Victor Hugo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>A ferry carrying 100 passengers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinking_of_the_ML_Mostofa-3\" >capsizes<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Padma_River\" >Padma River<\/a>, killing 70 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viktor_Yanukovych\" >Viktor Yanukovych<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a> is impeached by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verkhovna_Rada\" >Verkhovna Rada<\/a> of Ukraine by a vote of 328\u20130, fulfilling a major goal of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euromaidan\" >Euromaidan<\/a> rebellion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Victor Yanukovych and His impeachment:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viktor_Yanukovych#Removal_from_presidency\" >Removal from presidency \u2013 Victor Yanukovych \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/23\/world\/europe\/ukraine.html\" >\u201c<em>Abandoned by his own guards and reviled across the Ukrainian capital but still determined to recover his shredded authority, President Viktor F. Yanukovych fled Kiev on Friday night to denounce what he called a violent coup, as his official residence, his vast, colonnaded office complex and other once impregnable centers of power fell without a fight to throngs of joyous citizens stunned by their triumph<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Archrival Is Freed as Ukraine Leader Flees, by Andrew Higgins and Andrew E. Kramer \u2013 Feb. 22, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/feb\/22\/ukraine-crisis-uncertainty-after-yanukovych-signs-deal-live-updates\" >Ukraine: Tymoshenko freed as president denounces &#8216;coup&#8217; &#8211; 22 February as it happened \u2013 Feb. 22, 2014 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_Buenos_Aires_rail_disaster\" >train crash<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\" >Buenos Aires<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentina<\/a>, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahraini_uprising_%282011%E2%80%93present%29\" >Bahraini uprising<\/a>: Tens of thousands of people <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/March_of_loyalty_to_martyrs\" >march in protest<\/a> against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>February 22, 2011 in the Bahraini Uprising:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/02\/22\/bahrain-protests-more-tha_n_826421.html\" >Bahrain Protests: More Than 100,000 March Through Capital As Helicopters Circle Overhead \u2013 02\/22\/2011 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/02\/23\/world\/middleeast\/23bahrain.html?_r=0\" >Protest in Bahrain Become a Test of Wills, by Michael Slackman and Nadim Audifeb \u2013 February 22, 2011 \u2013 New York Times &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/printout\/0,29239,2045328_2045333_2049406,00.html\" >Songs of the Revolution: A Bahrain Website Mixes Music and Activism, by Aryn Baker \u2013 Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 \u2013 TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MuammerGaddafiSpeech22February2011\" >Muammar Gaddafi Speech 22 February 2011, by Press TV \u2013 Archive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.larouchepac.com\/node\/17564\" >The Long Arm of British Colonialism in Bahrain \u2013 February 22, 2011 \u2013 LAROCHEPAC.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Bahraini Uprising of 2011:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahraini_uprising_of_2011#Background\" >Background \u2013 Bahraini Uprising of 2011 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-12482295\" >Arab Spring country by county \u2013 Bahrain \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/isreview.org\/issue\/82\/bahrain-and-arab-spring\" >Bahrain and Arab Spring \u2013 ISReview.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/01\/05\/144637499\/bahrain-the-revolution-that-wasnt\" >Bahrain: The Revolution That Wasn\u2019t, by Kelly McEvers \u2013 January 05, 2012 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/world.time.com\/2013\/08\/14\/away-from-egypt-bahrains-own-arab-spring-uprising-heats-up-again\/\" >Away from Egypt, Bahrain\u2019s Own Arab Spring Uprising Heats Up, by Charlie Nyathi \u2013 Aug. 14, 2013 \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/bahrain-uprising\/\" >Bahrain Uprising \u2013 Pertinent Articles \u2013 The Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/rannie-amiri\/2011\/12\/28\/the-bahrain-uprising-in-numbers\/\" >Bahrain Uprising in Numbers, by Rennie Amiri \u2013 Antiwar.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab Spring:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impact_of_the_Arab_Spring\" >Impact of the Arab Spring \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/guides.library.cornell.edu\/arab_spring\" >Arab Spring: A Research &amp; Study Guide \u2013 Cornell University Library \u2013 Cornell.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/humanrightsdemocracy\/a\/Definition-Of-The-Arab-Spring.htm\" >What is the Arab Spring? \u2013 Middle East Uprisings in 2011 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-spring.html\" >Arab Spring \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/humanrightsdemocracy\/a\/Definition-Of-The-Arab-Spring.htm\" >Definition of the Arab Spring \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/12\/17\/143897126\/the-arab-spring-a-year-of-revolution\" >The Arab Spring: A Year of Revolution \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Arab-Spring\" >Arab Spring \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/jan\/16\/leader-2-arab-spring-tunisia-egypt\" >The Arab Spring, made in Tunisia, broken in Egypt \u2013 January 16, 2014 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-30003865\" >Who are the winners and losers of the Arab Spring? \u2013 12 November 2014 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.almanar.com.lb\/english\/adetails.php?eid=45439&amp;cid=31&amp;fromval=1\" >The Arab Spring: The Root Causes? , by Hamze Abbas Jamoul \u2013 Almanar.com.lb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/2012\/12\/the-arab-spring-descends-into-islamist-winter-implications-for-us-policy\" >The Arab Spring Descends into Islamist Winter: Implications for US Policy, by James Philips \u2013 December 2012 \u2013 Heiratage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/interactive\/2011\/mar\/22\/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline\" >Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests \u2013 March 22, 2011 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thetower.org\/article\/the-real-big-winner-of-the-arab-spring\/\" >The Real Big Winner of the Arab Spring, by Gabriel Scheinmann \u2013 October 2013 \u2013 TheTower.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/01\/02\/144489844\/timeline-the-major-events-of-the-arab-spring\" >Timeline: The Major Events in the Arab Spring \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Arab_Spring\" >Timeline of the Arab Spring \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab Spring and the CIA:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/its-official-arab-spring-subversion-u-s-funded\/\" >It\u2019s Official: \u201cArab Spring\u201d Subversion US Funded \u2013 April 15, 2011 \u2013 Infowars.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tarpley.net\/2011\/06\/20\/cia-fake-arab-spring-becoming-summer-of-war\/\" >The CIA\u2019s Fake \u201cArab Spring\u201d Becoming A Long, Hot Summer Of War, by Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. \u2013 June 20, 2011 \u2013 TARPLEY.net<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aangirfan.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/arab-spring-conspiracy.html\" >THE ARAB SPRING CONSPIRACY \u2013 Sunday, December 25, 2011 \u2013 AANGIRFAN<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/dylan-evans\/the-arab-spring-and-the-cia_b_1246230.html\" >The Arab Spring and the CIA \u2013 One Year on, by Dylan Evans \u2013 01\/02\/2012 \u2013 The Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intelinet.org\/sg_site\/articles\/sg_cia_arab_spring.html\" >Did the CIA Miss the Arab Spring, by Servando Gonzalez \u2013 02\/16\/12<\/a>, or<\/em><\/strong><strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intellihub.com\/did-the-cia-miss-the-arab-spring\/\" >the same article on this site IntelliHub.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.finalcall.com\/artman\/publish\/Perspectives_1\/article_8656.shtml\" >The Hijacked Arab Spring, by Ali Baghdadi \u2013 March 16, 2012 \u2013 The Final Call \u2013 FinalCall.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aangirfan.blogspot.hr\/2012\/06\/witnesses-to-houla-cias-arab-spring.html\" >WITNESS TO HOULA, CIA\u2019S ARAB SPRING \u2013 Monday, June 04, 2012 \u2013 AANGIRFAN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/the-cia-mi6-mossad-brotherhood-trick-egypt-with-muslim-trojan-horse\/\" >The CIA-MI6-Mossad Brotherhood Trick Egypt With Muslim Trojan Horse, by Saman Mohammadi \u2013 Monday, June 25, 2012 \u2013 Infowars.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ThearabSpringTheCiaAndCensorship-TheI-revolutionSeriesOnCnn\" >The \u201cArab Spring\u201d, the CIA, and Censorship \u2013 The I-Revolution Series on CNN, and the Control of \u201cNews Media\u201d as Propaganda \u2013 Sept 10, 2012 \u2013 Archive.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/intelnews.org\/tag\/arab-spring\/\" >CIA warned Tunisian officials about murder of opposition politician \u2013 September 23, 2013 \u2013 IntelNews.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/readersupportednews.org\/pm-section\/135-135\/19691-cia-made-the-arab-spring\" >CIA Made the Arab Spring, by JC MacQueen \u2013 Thursday, 03 October 2013 \u2013 ReadersSupportedNews.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stuartjeannebramhall.com\/2014\/01\/18\/the-cia-role-in-the-arab-spring\/\" >The CIA Role in the Arab Spring \u2013 January 18, 2014 \u2013 THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/grondamorin.com\/2015\/11\/07\/arab-spring-and-the-cia\/\" >2011 ARAB SPRING AND THE CIA \u2013 November 7, 2015 \u2013 GrondaMorin.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\/politics\/Arab-Spring-CIA-Construct\" >Arab Spring = CIA Construct? \u2013 HubPages.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ET-yfE5dubc\" >In director and the CIA He plans to the Arab Spring since 2006: YouTube video (2min. 09 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C2P6HSRLZgQ\" >Noam Chomsky | Emerging World Order and the Arab Spring: YouTube video (1 h. 01 min. 05 sec.)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arab+Spring+and+the+CIA\" >Other Pertinent YouTube videos on the Arab Spring and the CIA<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/aug\/28\/arab-spring-intelligence-disaster-scheuer\" >\u201c<em>The Arab spring has \u201cdelighted al-Qaida\u201d and caused \u201can intelligence disaster\u201d for the US and Britain, the former head of the CIA unit in charge of pursuing Osama bin Laden has warned<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Arab Spring created \u2018intelligence disaster\u2019, warns former CIA boss \u2013 Sunday, 28 August 2011 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctc.usma.edu\/posts\/the-arab-spring-and-its-influence-on-al-qaida\" >The Arab Spring and its Influence on Al-Qa \u0340ida \u2013 May 22, 2012 \u2013 COBATING TERRORISM CENTER \u2013 USMA.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/unac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Security-Concerns-and-the-Arab-Uprisings.pdf\" >The Arab Spring and al-Qaeda\u2019s Peripheral Infiltration: A Tour d\u2019Horizon, by Michael Shkolnik \u2013 June 25, 2012 \u2013 pdf \u2013 UNAC.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terrorismanalysts.com\/pt\/index.php\/pot\/article\/view\/228\/html\" >Al-Qaeda\u2019s Response to the Arab Spring, by Donald Holbrook \u2013 RESPECTIVES ON TERRORISM \u2013 Vol.6, No. 6 \u2013 TerrorismAnalysts.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/full-comment\/thomas-joscelyn-al-qaeda-and-the-arab-spring\" >Thomas Joscelyn: Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring \u2013 January 11, 2013 \u2013 NationalPost.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2013\/08\/08\/the-gift\/\" >The Gift: How the Arab Spring turned out to be a win for al Qaeda. , by Marc Lynch \u2013 August 8, 2013 \u2013 ForeignPolicy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/counterjihadreport.com\/2014\/01\/07\/how-the-arab-spring-unleashed-al-qaeda\/\" >How the Arab Spring Unleased Al Qaeda \u2013 January 7, 2014 \u2013 CounterJihadReport.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/former-cia-official-cites-agencys-failure-to-see-al-qaedas-rebound\/2015\/05\/03\/d68e7292-f028-11e4-8abc-d6aa3bad79dd_story.html\" >Former CIA official cists agency\u2019s failure to see al-Qaeda\u2019s rebound \u2013 by Greg Miller \u2013 May 3, 2015 \u2013 The Washington Post \u2013 WashigtonPost.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wealthvest.com\/peter-bergen-on-al-qaeda\/\" >ARAB SPRING AND THE AL QAEDA: PETER BERGEN \u2013 Peter Bergen al Qaeda Interview Full Text \u2013 August 17, 2011 \u2013 WealthVest.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2015\/05\/cia-arab-spring-al-qaeda-150517075517498.html\" >\u2018Arab Spring was really a spring for al-Qaeda\u2019 \u2013 OPINION \u2013 17 May 2015 \u2013 Aljazera.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AL-Qaeda-Arab-Spring-Ideological-Assessment\/dp\/1500578436\" >Book: <em>Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring: An Ideological Assessment<\/em>, by Naval Postgraduate School \u2013 published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform \u2013 July 2014 \u2013 ISBN-10: 1500578436; ISBN-13: 978-1500578435<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arab+Spring+and+Al+Qaeda\" >Some Pertinent YouTube videos on the Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab Spring and Israel:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/16\/136860807\/a-west-bank-democracy-push-may-be-game-changer\" >What The Arab Spring Means For Israel and Palestine \u2013 June 16, 2011 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usip.org\/publications\/israel-and-the-arab-spring\" >Israel and the Arab Spring, by Lucy kurtzer-Ellenbogen \u2013 May 3, 2011 \u2013 United States Institute for Peace \u2013 ISIP.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2013.presidentconf.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Arab-Spring-Final.pdf\" >Israel in the Wake of the Arab Spring: Seizing Opportunities, Overcoming Challenges, by Elle Podeh and Nimrod Goren \u2013 May 2013 \u2013 pdf \u2013 2013.PresidentConf.org.il<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/view\/arab-spring-arab-storm-implications-for-israel\" >Arab Spring, Arab Storm: Implications for Israel, by Dan Schueftan and Michael Singh \u2013 October 24, 2011 \u2013 The Washington Institute \u2013 WashingtonInstute.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hydrablog.csusm.edu\/2011\/05\/israels-palestinian-arab-sprin.html\" >Israel\u2019s Palestine Arab Spring, by Kent Bolton \u2013 May 16, 2011 \u2013 Hydrablog.CSUSM.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/sites\/files\/chathamhouse\/public\/Meetings\/Meeting%20Transcripts\/121211freedland.pdf\" >Israel and the Arab Spring, by Jonathan Freedland and Daniel Levy; Chair by Yossi Mekelberg \u2013 12 December 2011 \u2013 pdf \u2013 ChatmanHouse.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pij.org\/details.php?id=1408\" >Is the Arab Spring Israel\u2019s Winter? , by Menachem Klein \u2013 Vol. 18, No. 1, 2012 \u2013 PALESTINE-ISRAEL JOURNAL \u2013 PIJ.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aish.com\/j\/fs\/The_Arab_Spring_and_the_Israeli_Summer.html\" >Arab Spring Israeli Summer, by Richard Rabkin \u2013 AISH.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Op-Ed-Contributors\/Israel-and-the-Arab-Spring\" >Israel and the Arab Spring \u2013 12\/19\/2012 \u2013 The Jerusalem Post \u2013 JPost.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/arab-spring-and-israeli-enemy\" >Arab Spring and the Israeli enemy \u2013 Saturday, 6 October 2012 \u2013 ArabNews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mitvim.org.il\/israel-and-the-arab-spring\" >Israel and the Arab Spring \u2013 The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies \u2013 MITVIM.org.il<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/honestreporting.com\/idns-092214-arab-spring-arrives-on-israels-doorstep\/\" >The Arab Spring Arrives Israel\u2019s Doorstep \u2013 September 22, 2014 \u2013 HonestReporting.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2013\/06\/20\/5-arab-spring-opportunities-for-israel.html\" >5 Arab Spring Opportunities for Israel \u2013 06.20.13 \u2013 The Daily Beast \u2013 TheDailyBeast.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/arab_spring_israeli_isolation\/\" >Arab Spring, Israeli Isolation, by Richard Yavad Heydarian \u2013 October 13, 2011 \u2013 Foreign Policy In Focus \u2013 FPIF.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelemb.org\/washington\/Speakers-Guide\/Arab-Israeli-Conflict-Arab-Spring\/Pages\/Arab-Israeli-Conflict-Arab-Spring.aspx\" >Arab-Israeli Conflict &amp; Arab Spring \u2013 The Embassy of Israel to the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/1.698071\" >Why the Arab Spring Failed: Choosing survival over chaos \u2013 Haaretz.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Middle-East\/Anti-Semitic-play-shown-on-Egyptian-TV-341571\" >Egyptian play suggests Mossad behind the Arab Spring \u2013 02\/16\/2014 \u2013 The Jerusalem Post \u2013 JPost.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/News.aspx\/177548\" >Egyptian Play Blames Mossad for Arab Spring, by Elad Benari \u2013 2\/17\/2014 \u2013 IsraelNationalNews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europe.newsweek.com\/real-arab-spring-happening-israel-321724?rm=eu\" >THE REAL ARAB SPRING IS HAPPENING IN ISRAEL, by Adam Lebor \u2013 4\/13\/2015 \u2013 Newsweek.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-has-been-Mossads-involvement-in-the-Arab-Spring\" >\u201c<em>Let me remind you that the main consequence if the Arab Spring from Israel\u2019s perspective has been the loss of its main ally in the region, Hosni Mubarrak. Another big result was the flow of Islamic extremists to Syria. Most of all, it\u2019s shifted the world\u2019s attention from the Irani nuclear situation, which is a big issue for Israel.<\/em> \u201d \u2013 What has been Mossad involvement in the Arab Spring, by Gil Eyal \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4085419,00.html\" >\u201c<em>Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan doubted the \u2018Arab Spring\u2019 Tuesday and said a Sunni government could succeed that of Syrian President Bashar Assad, which may inhibit Hezbollah<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Dagan doubts the Arab Spring, by Yaov Zitun \u2013 06.21.11 \u2013 YNetNews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>New Zealand&#8217;s second deadliest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Christchurch_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> strikes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christchurch\" >Christchurch<\/a>, killing 185 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong>At least six men stage Britain&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Securitas_depot_robbery\" >biggest robbery<\/a>, stealing \u00a353m (about $92.5 million or \u20ac78 million) from a Securitas depot in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonbridge\" >Tonbridge<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kent\" >Kent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" >Angolan<\/a> political and rebel leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonas_Savimbi\" >Jonas Savimbi<\/a> is killed in a military ambush.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Jonas Savimbi:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonas_Savimbi#Death\" >Death \u2013 Jonas Savimbi \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriamasterweb.com\/SavimbiKilled.html\" >Jonas Savimbi, Angloa Rebel Leader, is Dead \u2013 (Saturday, February 23, 2002) \u2013 Nigeria Master News Report \u2013 NigeriaMasterWeb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Jonas-Savimbi\" >Jonas Savimbi \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/1010682\" >Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, a despoiler of Angola, died on February 22nd, aged 67 \u2013 Jonas Savimbi \u2013 Feb 28<sup>th<\/sup> 2002 \u2013 The Economist \u2013 Economist.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Angola:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ao.html\" >Angola \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Angola\" >Angola \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Angola\" >Angola \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/angola.html\" >Angola \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/angola\/\" >Angola \u2013 All Africa \u2013 AllAfrica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/Angola_news\" >News from Angola \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13036732\" >Angola country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Angola:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Angola\" >Foreign relations of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/angola\/forrel.htm\" >Angola \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/angola\/ri169\" >Angola \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola%E2%80%93Portugal_relations\" >Angola-Portugal relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Angola-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/6619.htm\" >US Relations with Angola \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/repository.library.georgetown.edu\/handle\/10822\/552695\" >US foreign policy in Angola \u2013 The Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive \u2013 Georgetown.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/angola.org\/\" >Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Washington D C<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Angola and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/angola\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mission-angola.ch\/english\/\" >Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Angola:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Angola\" >History of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/angola\/\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad33\" >HISTORY OF ANGOLA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/angola\/history\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/angola-history.html\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/angola\/p\/AngolaHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Angola \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonial_history_of_Angola\" >Colonial history of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/angola\/history-politics\" >History &amp; Politics \u2013 Angola \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780821443040?auth=0\" >\u201c<strong>Intonations<\/strong> tells the story of how Angola\u2019s urban residents in the late colonial period (roughly 1945-74) used music to talk back to their colonial oppressors and, more importantly, to define what it meant to be Angolan and what they hoped to gain from independence. Author Marissa J. Moorman presents a social and cultural history of the relationship between Angolan culture and politics.\u201d <strong>Intonations<\/strong>, by Marissa J. Moorman, published by Ohio University Press, 2008 \u2013 JHU.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/africa\/angola\/aotimeln.htm\" >Angola Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/angola\/l\/Bl-Angola-Timeline.htm\" >Angola Timeline \u2014 Prehistory to Present Day \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13037271\" >Angola profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Angola:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Angola\" >Economy of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angola.org\/index.php?page=economy\" >Economy \u2013 Angola \u2013 Embassy of Angola in Washington D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/angola-economy.html\" >Angola \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/angola\/economy-industry\" >Angola \u2013 Economy \u2013 An oil-transformed economy \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/angola\" >Angola \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/angola\" >Angola \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/angola\" >Angola \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roslin,_Midlothian\" >Roslin<\/a>, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dolly_the_sheep\" >Dolly<\/a> has been successfully <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloning\" >cloned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cloned Sheep Dolly:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/february\/22\/newsid_4245000\/4245877.stm\" >22 February 1997: ON THIS DAY: Dolly sheep is cloned \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roslin.ed.ac.uk\/public-interest\/dolly-the-sheep\/a-life-of-dolly\/\" >DOLLY THE SHEEP \u2013 ROSALIN \u2013 Rosalin.ed.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animalresearch.info\/en\/medical-advances\/timeline\/cloning-dolly-the-sheep\/\" >Cloning Dolly the sheep \u2013 AnimalResearch.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/terms\/dolly_the_sheep.htm\" >Dolly the Sheep \u2013 Science Daily \u2013 ScienceDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Dolly-cloned-sheep\" >Dolly \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novaonline.nvcc.edu\/eli\/evans\/HIS135\/events\/dolly96\/Dolly_Module.html\" >Dolly and the Clone Wars \u2013 NVCC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/life\/genetic\/cloning3.htm\" >How Cloning Works \u2013 Dolly \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corona_%28satellite%29\" >Corona<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reconnaissance_satellite\" >reconnaissance satellite<\/a> program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aldrich_Ames\" >Aldrich Ames<\/a> and his wife are charged by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Justice\" >United States Department of Justice<\/a> with spying for the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong>Start of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People_Power_Revolution\" >People Power Revolution<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Philippines\u2019 People Power Revolution of 1986:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People_Power_Revolution#Background_and_history\" >Background \u2013 People Power Revolution \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seasite.niu.edu\/tagalog\/Tagalog_Default_files\/Philippine_Culture\/remembering_the_1986_people_power_revolution.htm\" >THE EDSA I: 1986 PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION (22-25 February 1986) \u2013 NIU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipilipinas.org\/index.php\/EDSA_Revolution_of_1986\" >EDSA Revolution of 1986 \u2013 WikiPilipinas.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fragmentsweb.org\/TXT2\/philiptx.html\" >PEOPLE POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES \u2013 FragmentsWeb.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/rfaruy8ujtce\/philippines-people-power-against-the-philippine-dictator-1986\/\" >Philippines: People Power against the Philippine Dictator- 1986, by Nicole Kay &amp; Daryl Holthoff \u2013 Prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.ph\/2014\/02\/25\/edsa-elsewhere-the-1986-people-power-revolution\/\" >EDSA, Elsewhere : The 1986 People Power Revolution \u2013 Gov.ph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-zHGBrCllD8\" >The Philippines &#8220;Edsa Revolution&#8221; February 22 1986 \u2013 YouTube video (6 min. 15 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P2vX1qpra1o\" >People-Power&#8211;The-1986-Philippines-EDSA-Revolution \u2013 YouTube video (9 min. 57 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X9Om0cPZ4YE\" >PEOPLE\u2019S POWER REVOLUTION \u2013 PHLIPPINES, 1986 \u2013 YouTube video (2 min. 47 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wagingnonviolence.org\/feature\/the-people-power-revolution-continues\/\" >The Philippines\u2019 People Power revolution wins new victory, by Ken Butigan \u2013 February 28, 2013 \u2013 Waging Nonviolence \u2013 WagingNonviolence.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/1986-philippine-people-power-revolution\/2009\/02\/26\/443680\/my-unforgettable-people-power-edsa-i\" >My unforgettable People Power-EDSA, I experienced, by Letters to the Editor \u2013 Phil Star GLOBAL \u2013 PhilStar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_People_Power_Revolution\" >Timeline of the People Power Revolution \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>Independence of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Lucia\" >Saint Lucia<\/a> from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence of Saint Lucia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary\/remarks\/2014\/02\/221863.htm\" >St Lucia\u2019s Independence Day \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9781617031182\" >Decolonization in St Lucia: Politics and Global Neoliberalism, 1945\u20132010 , by Tennyson S. D. Joseph &#8211; Publication Year: 2011 \u2013 Project Muse \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stlucia.org\/blog\/tag\/saint-lucia-independence\/\" >Saint Lucia Independence \u2013 StLucia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stluciastar.com\/inspired-by-independence\/\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Inspired by Independence, by Toni Nicholas \u2013 February 18, 2013 \u2013 St. Lucia Star &#8211; StLuciaStar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Saint Lucia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Saint_Lucia\" >History of Saint Lucia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allaboutstlucia.com\/history\/\" >History \u2013 Saint Lucia \u2013 All About Saint Lucia \u2013 AllAboutSaintLucia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/st-lucia\/lchis01.htm\" >History of Saint Lucia \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/suite.io\/lorri-brown\/fdj2ad\" >History of Saint Lucia, by Lorri Brown \u2013 Nov.6, 2007 \u2013 Suite.io<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/st-lucia\/history\" >History \u2013 St Lucia \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Saint Lucia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/saint_lucia\/index.html\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 COUNTRIES of the WORLD \u2013 Theodora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/st.shtml\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 FactBook.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Saint-Lucia\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/No-Sa\/Saint-Lucia.html\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Culture \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Saint%20Lucia\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 UN Data \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Saint Lucia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Saint_Lucia\" >Foreign relations of Saint Lucia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Lucia%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Saint Lucia-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/saint_lucia\/index_en.htm\" >EU relations with Saint-Lucia \u2013 EEAS.europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/st-lucia\/ri346\" >St Lucia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/saintluciaconsulateny.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lewis-Report1.pdf\" >Review of External Relations Policy of St. Lucia \u2013 SaintLuciaConsulatency.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Saint_Lucia\" >List of diplomatic missions of Saint Lucia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Saint_Lucia\" >List of diplomatic missions in Saint Lucia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Saint Lucia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Saint_Lucia\" >Economy of Saint Lucia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/st-lucia\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/en\/countries\/St.%20Lucia\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Country Summary \u2013 WORLD BANK GROUP FINANCIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/saintlucia\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/saint_lucia\/saint_lucia_economy.html\" >Saint Lucia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Overview \u2013 COUNTRIES of the WORLD \u2013 Theodora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldmapmaker.com\/countries\/saint-lucia\/economy\" >The Economy of Saint Lucia \u2013 WorldMapMaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/1slu.com\/economy-of-saint-lucia\/\" >Economy of Saint Lucia \u2013 One St. Lucia \u2013 1SLU.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Byck\" >Samuel Byck<\/a> tries and fails to assassinate US President Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" >Organization of the Islamic Conference<\/a> summit begins in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lahore\" >Lahore<\/a>, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangladesh\" >Bangladesh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Organization of the Islamic Conference (= Organization of the Islamic Cooperation):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/religion\/organization-islamic-conference\/p22563\" >The Organization of the Islamic Conference, by Toni Johnson \u2013 June 29, 2010 \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Member_states_of_the_Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" >Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oic-oci.org\/oicv2\/home\/?lan=en\" >Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference) \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oicun.org\/\" >Organisation of Islamic Cooperation \u2013 Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oic-un.org\/un\/home.asp\" >Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations Offices in Geneva &amp; Paris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icnl.org\/research\/monitor\/oic.html\" >NGO Law Monitor: Organization of Islamic Cooperation \u2013 The International Center for Not-for-Profit-Law &#8211; INCL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comcec.org\/TR_YE\/Yeni_Site_Dokumanlar\/Basic_Documents\/OIC_Charter.pdf\" >Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference \u2013 Comcec.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oic-oci.org\/oicv2\/page\/?p_id=52&amp;p_ref=26&amp;lan=en\" >History of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation \u2013 OIC-OCI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: Following President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nixon_visit_to_China_1972\" >visit<\/a> to the People&#8217;s Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/liaison\" >liaison<\/a> offices. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: Following President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nixon_visit_to_China_1972\" >visit<\/a> to the People&#8217;s Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/liaison\" >liaison<\/a> offices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>United States-China Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >China-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/loc\/lcib\/0307-8\/policy.html\" >Foreign Affairs in the Nixon Era \u2013 LOC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/special\/china_1950_us_china.htm\" >US-China Relations since 1949 \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/issues\/china-us-relations\" >CHRONOLOGY US-CHINA RELATIONS. 1784-2000 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN &#8211; US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/18902.htm\" >US Relations With China \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-by-era\/seventies\/essays\/united-states-and-china-during-cold-war\" >United States and China During the Cold War, by Warren I. Cohen \u2013 GilderLerhman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/2012\/10\/the-complicated-history-of-us-relations-with-china\" >The Complicated History of US Relations with China \u2013 October 11, 2012 \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2013-04-08\/mitter-china\/4615756\" >To Understand China\u2019s foreign policy, Look to World War II, by Rana Mitter \u2013 Posted 8 Apr 2013 \u2013 The Drum \u2013 ABC.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Official Irish Republican Army<\/a> detonates a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Car_bomb\" >car bomb<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aldershot\" >Aldershot<\/a> barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Official Republic Army:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.stanford.edu\/group\/mappingmilitants\/cgi-bin\/groups\/view\/317\" >Official Irish Republican Army \u2013 Web.stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.definitions.net\/definition\/official%20irish%20republican%20army\" >Definitions for official irish republican army \u2013 Definitions.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_Irish_Republican_Army#The_split_in_the_Republican_movement.2C_1969.E2.80.931970\" >The split of the Republican movement, 1969-1970 \u2013 Official Republican Army &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Aldershot Bombing of February 1972:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1972_Aldershot_bombing\" >Aldershot bombing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hansard.millbanksystems.com\/commons\/1972\/feb\/22\/officers-mess-aldershot-explosion\" >OFFICERS\u2019 MESS, ALDERSHOT (EXPLOSION) \u2013 Hansard.MillBankSystems.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cain.ulst.ac.uk\/othelem\/chron\/ch72.htm\" >A Chronology of Conflict \u2013 1972 \u2013 Ulst.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-hampshire-17124016\" >Aldershot Barracks: IRA bombing 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary marked \u2013 22 February 2012 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a> join to form the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Arab_Republic\" >United Arab Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Unite Arab Republic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Arab_Republic#Origins\" >Origins \u2013 United Arab Republic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/United-Arab-Republic\" >United Arab Republic (U.A.R) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/United_Arab_Republic.aspx\" >United Arab Republic \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/united-arab-republic.html\" >United Arab Republic \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2013\/02\/201321985412606377.html\" >Commemorating United Arab Republic \u2013 22 Feb 2013 \u2013 Aljazeera.om<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Di%E1%BB%87m\" >Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh Di\u1ec7m<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a> survives a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong\" >communist<\/a> shooting assassination attempt in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bu%C3%B4n_Ma_Thu%E1%BB%99t\" >Bu\u00f4n Ma Thu\u1ed9t<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Czechoslovak_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >Communist revolution<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Communist Revolution in Czechoslovakia of 1948:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Czechoslovak_coup_d\" %C3%A9tat#Background\">Background \u2013 1948 Czechoslovak coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Czechoslovakia_%281948%E2%80%9389%29\" >History of Czechoslovakia (1948-89) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/~lnp3\/mydocs\/state_and_revolution\/czechoslovakia.htm\" >How Czechoslovakia Became Communist \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwar.org\/articles\/40s\/czech_coup.asp\" >THE CZECHOSLOVAKAI COUP \u2013 The Cold War Museum \u2013 ColdWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.private-prague-guide.com\/article\/life-during-the-communist-era-in-czechoslovakia\/\" >Life during the communist era in Czechoslovakia, by Tracy A Burns \u2013 Private-Prague-Guide.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krivoi_Rog\" >Krivoi Rog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Krivoi Rog Offensive:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikopol%E2%80%93Krivoi_Rog_Offensive\" >Nikopol-Krivoi Rog offensive \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/judaica\/ejud_0002_0012_0_11629.html\" >KRIVOI ROG \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prlib.ru\/en-us\/History\/Pages\/Item.aspx?itemid=1005\" >Nikopol-Krivoi Rog offensive completed \u2013 29 February 1944 \u2013 PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY \u2013 PriLib.ru<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/reference\/archive\/stalin\/works\/1944\/02\/22.htm\" >Order of the Day \u2013 February 22, 1944 \u2013 J.V. Stalin \u2013 Marxists.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com\/Kryvyi+Rih\" >Krivoi Rog \u2013 TheFreeDictionary.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nijmegen\" >Nijmegen<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnhem\" >Arnhem<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enschede\" >Enschede<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deventer\" >Deventer<\/a>, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/socialeffectsofwar\/p\/whiterose.htm\" >White Rose<\/a> resistance, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sophie_Scholl\" >Sophie Scholl<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Scholl\" >Hans Scholl<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christoph_Probst\" >Christoph Probst<\/a> are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1943\/february_22_1943_102217.html\" >executed<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>White Rose:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zinnedproject.org\/2014\/02\/white-rose-members-executed\/\" >Feb 22, 1943: White Rose Members Executed \u2013 TEACHING A PEOPLE\u2019S HISTORY \u2013 ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT \u2013 ZinnEduProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Rose\" >\u201c<em>The <strong>White Rose<\/strong> (German: die Wei\u00dfe Rose) was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor. The group became known for an anonymous leaflet and graffiti campaign, lasting from June 1942 until February 1943, that called for active opposition to dictator Adolf Hitler&#8217;s regime<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 White Rose &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whiterosesociety.org\/WRS_pamphlets_home.html\" >In 1942, members of the student resistance organization &#8211; THE WHITE ROSE SOCIETY released these anti-Nazi leaflets. \u2013 The White Rose Society \u2013 TheWhiteRoseSociety.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/revolt\/whiterose.html\" >The White Rose \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Archive Research Team \u2013 HolocaustResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyisaweapon.com\/defcon1\/whiterose.html\" >The Six Pamphlets of the White Rose Society \u2013 HISTORY IS A WEAPON \u2013 HistoryIsAWeapon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10007188\" >WHITE ROSE \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia \u2013 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum &#8211; USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu\/content\/white-rose-resistance-hitlers-regime-1942-1943\" >White Rose Resistance to Hitler&#8217;s Regime, 1942-1943 \u2013 Global Nonviolent Action Database \u2013 Smarthmore.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/rose.html\" >Holocaust Resistance &#8211; The White Rose \u2013 A Lesson in Dissent, by Jacob G. Hornberger \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rkoJgPkFoDs\" >YouTube (9 min. 31 sec.) \u2013 White Rose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ab0I_iTZtHQ\" >YouTube (00 min. 31 sec.) \u2013 White Rose Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D Roosevelt<\/a> orders General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_MacArthur\" >Douglas MacArthur<\/a> out of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a> as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong>After Russian forces under Baron <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_von_Ungern-Sternberg\" >Roman von Ungern-Sternberg<\/a> drive the Chinese out, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogd_Khan\" >Bogd Khan<\/a> is reinstalled as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khan_%28title%29\" >emperor<\/a> of Mongolia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: Germany institutes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unrestricted_submarine_warfare\" >unrestricted submarine warfare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong>The sixteen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battleship\" >battleships<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_White_Fleet\" >Great White Fleet<\/a>, led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Connecticut_%28BB-18%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Connecticut<\/em><\/a>, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1899\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine_Revolutionary_Army\" >Filipino forces<\/a> led by General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Luna\" >Antonio Luna<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Caloocan\" >launch counterattacks for the first time<\/a> against the American forces during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War\" >Philippine\u2013American War<\/a>. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1848\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution_of_1848\" >French Revolution of 1848<\/a>, which would lead to the establishment of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Second_Republic\" >French Second Republic<\/a>, begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1847\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War\" >Mexican\u2013American War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Buena_Vista\" >Battle of Buena Vista<\/a> \u2013 5,000 American troops defeat 15,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\" >Mexicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1829\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Ypsilantis\" >Alexander Ypsilantis<\/a> crosses the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prut\" >Prut<\/a> river at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sculeni\" >Sculeni<\/a> into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danubian_Principalities\" >Danubian Principalities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Greek War of Independence:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/War-of-Greek-Independence\" >War of Greek Independence \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crwflags.com\/fotw\/flags\/gr_indep.html\" >Greece: War of Independence (1821-1829) \u2013 CRWFlags.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 Military.Wikia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.athensinfoguide.com\/history\/t8-3independence.htm\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 HISTORY OF ATHENS \u2013 ATHENS INFO GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1800s\/yr20\/fgreece1821.htm\" >GREEK WAR OF INDPENDENCE 1821-1832 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/ga\/cfuvgreekradio\/Independence.html\" >WAR OF INDEPENDENCE \u2013 Angelfire.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Greek__War__of__Independence\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 FunIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Constitution_of_1822\" >Greek Constitution of 1822 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/greece-history.html\" >Greece \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Modern History of Greece:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_modern_Greece\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/video.minpress.gr\/wwwminpress\/aboutgreece\/aboutgreece_history.pdf\" >HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE, by S. Petmezas \u2013 MinPress.gr \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/historymyth\/history\/general\/modern.htm\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 In2Greece.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mlahanas.de\/Greece\/History\/ModernHistory.html\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 MLAHANAS.de<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/greece-history.html\" >Greece \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1819\u00a0 <\/strong>By the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adams%E2%80%93On%C3%ADs_Treaty\" >Adams\u2013On\u00eds Treaty<\/a>, Spain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Florida\" >sells Florida<\/a> to the United States for five million US dollars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1797\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_Invasion_of_Britain\" >Last Invasion of Britain<\/a> begins near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fishguard\" >Fishguard<\/a>, Wales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1744\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession\" >War of the Austrian Succession<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Toulon_%281744%29\" >Battle of Toulon<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1632\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galileo_Galilei\" >Galileo<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems\" >Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems<\/a><\/em> is published.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems#Summary\" >Summary &#8211; <em>Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems \u2013 <\/em>Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.calstatela.edu\/faculty\/kaniol\/a360\/galileo_dialogue.htm\" >Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems \u2013 Ptolemaic &amp; Copernican \u2013 Galileo Galilei, 1632<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/galileo\/dialogue.html\" >Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, by Galileo Galilei \u2013 translated by Stillman Drake \u2013 annotated and condensed by Sciortino \u2013 edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archimedes.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de\/cgi-bin\/toc\/toc.cgi?step=thumb&amp;dir=galil_syste_065_en_1661\" >Thomas Salusbury&#8217;s 1661 English translation of the <em>Dialogue<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/23_February_2012_Iraq_attacks\" >series of attacks<\/a> across <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a> leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>February 23, 2012 Iraq Attacks:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/02\/201222352158459155.html\" >Dozens dead in wave of Iraq attacks \u2013 23 Feb 2012 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/around_30_killed_in_wave_of_iraq_attacks\/24493451.html\" >At Least 60 Killed in Wave of Iraq Attacks \u2013 February 23, 2012 \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFERL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diesel_oil\" >diesel oil<\/a> and other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrocarbons\" >hydrocarbons<\/a> into the river <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lambro\" >Lambro<\/a>, in northern Italy, sparking an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Environmental_disaster\" >environmental disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>The controversial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_law_on_colonialism\" >French law on colonialism<\/a> is passed, requiring teachers to teach the &#8220;positive values of colonialism&#8221;. After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006\" >2006<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>French Law on Colonialism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_law_on_colonialism#Article_4_on_the_.22positive_role_of_the_French_presence_abroad.22\" >Article 4 on the &#8220;positive role of the French presence abroad&#8221; \u2013 French law on colonialism \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2005\/apr\/15\/highereducation.artsandhumanities\" >French angry at law to teach glory of colonialism \u2013 April 15, 2005 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.thefullwiki.org\/French_law_on_colonialism\" >French law on colonialism: Map \u2013 Maps.FullWiki.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/0fy5m3\" >French law on colonialism \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/what-when-how.com\/western-colonialism\/law-colonial-systems-of-french-empire\/\" >LAW, COLONIAL SYSTEMS OF, FRENCH EMPIRE \u2013 What-When-How.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sscnet.ucla.edu\/polisci\/wgape\/papers\/17_Lee.pdf\" >Comparing British and French Colonial Legacies, by Alexander Lee \u2013 UCLA.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/colonialism\/\" >Colonialism \u2013 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avalanche\" >avalanche<\/a> destroys the Austrian village of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galt%C3%BCr\" >Galt\u00fcr<\/a>, killing 31.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurds\" >Kurdish<\/a> rebel leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abdullah_%C3%96calan\" >Abdullah \u00d6calan<\/a> is charged with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treason\" >treason<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ankara\" >Ankara<\/a>, Turkey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunthorn_Kongsompong\" >Sunthorn Kongsompong<\/a> leads a bloodless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a>, deposing Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chatichai_Choonhavan\" >Chatichai Choonhavan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Thai Bloodless Coup in February 1991:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-02-24\/news\/mn-2784_1_thai-military\" >Thai Military Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup \u2013 February 24, 1991 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/thailand\/coup-1991.htm\" >February 1991 Coup \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-02-25\/news\/mn-1472_1_military-junta\" >Thai Coup Leaders Plan Elections in Six Months : Takeover: The military junta also says it wants to amend the constitution. The whereabouts of the deposed prime minister are unknown. , by Charles P. Wallace \u2013 25 February 1991 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1991\/02\/24\/world\/coup-in-thailand-follows-old-pattern.html\" >Coup in Thailand Follows Old Pattern, by Steven Erlanger \u2013 February 24, 1991 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 YNTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/068z_4j\" >The coup d&#8217;etat in Thailand, 23 February, 1991 \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War\" >Gulf War<\/a>: Ground troops cross the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" >Saudi Arabian<\/a> border and enter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a>, thus beginning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War#Ground_campaign\" >ground phase<\/a> of the war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Gulf War Timelines:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" >Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/teach\/gulfguide\/gwtimeline.html\" >TIMELINE \u2013 Gulf War \u2013PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/gulf\/cron\/\" >Chronology \u2013 Persian Gulf War \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warchronicle.com\/iraq\/news\/timeline_two_wars.htm\" >Gulf War to Iraq War: 2 August 1990-19 March 2003 \u2013 WarChronical.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supernova_1987a\" >Supernova 1987a<\/a> is seen in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Large_Magellanic_Cloud\" >Large Magellanic Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Supernova 1987a:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SN_1987A#Discovery\" >Discovery &#8211; SN 1987 A \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/supernova-1987a-closest-brightest-supernova-star-death\" >This data in science: Closest supernova since 1604, by Deborah Byrd \u2013 Feb 23, 2015 \u2013 EarthSky.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aavso.org\/vsots_sn1987a\" >Supernova 1987A \u2013 AAVSO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/Astro\/sn87a.html\" >Supernova 1987A \u2013 GSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/messier.seds.org\/xtra\/ngc\/lmc_sn1987A.html\" >Supernova 1987A \u2013 SEDS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2013-04-supernova-remnant-1987a-reveal-secrets.html\" >Supernova remnant 1987A continues to reveal its secrets \u2013 April 2, 2013 \u2013 Phys.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/clarkplanetarium.org\/neutrinos-and-supernova-1987a\/\" >Neutrinos and Supernova 1987A \u2013 DarkPlanetarium.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chandra.harvard.edu\/photo\/2000\/sn1987a\/\" >Supernova 1987A: Impact! Chandra Images a Young Supernova Blast Wave \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/heritage.stsci.edu\/1999\/04\/sn1987anino.html\" >All about SN 1987A, by Dr. Nino Panagia \u2013 STSCI.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency\" >United States Environmental Protection Agency<\/a> announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polychlorinated_dibenzodioxins\" >dioxin<\/a>-contaminated community of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Times_Beach,_Missouri\" >Times Beach, Missouri<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Dioxin:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dioxin\/learn-about-dioxin\" >Learn about Dioxin \u2013 EPA.gov<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cfpub.epa.gov\/ncea\/cfm\/nceaQfind.cfm?keyword=Dioxin\" >Environmental Assessment \u2013 Dioxin \u2013 EPA.gov<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs225\/en\/\" >Dioxins and their effects on human health \u2013 WHO.int<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dioxinfacts.org\/index.html\" >Dioxin in depth \u2013 DioxinFacts.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/question220.htm\" >What is dioxin? \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenfacts.org\/en\/dioxins\/\" >Dioxins \u2013 GreenFacts.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dioxins_and_dioxin-like_compounds\" >Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Times Beach and Dioxin:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greens.org\/s-r\/078\/07-09.html\" >The Times Beach Story \u2013 Greens.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cumulis.epa.gov\/supercpad\/cursites\/dsp_ssppSiteData1.cfm?id=0701237\" >Site Information on TIMES BEACH \u2013 EPA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/metro\/a-look-back-times-beach-disappeared-after-flood\/article_06941751-5727-589a-8a72-79ad13cd15f5.html\" >A Look Back \u2013 Times Beach disappeared after 1982 flood \u2013 December 05, 2010 \u2013 STLToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanghostsmedia.com\/2014\/08\/times-beach-missouri-abandoned-city-demolished-dioxin\/\" >Times Beach, Missouri: Abandoned City Demolished due to Dioxin Exposure \u2013 21 August 2014 &#8211; UrbanGhostsMedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sciencewire.in\/studentgallery\/times-beach-missouri-1982\/\" >Times Beach, Missouri, 1982 by Allaudin \u2013 ScienceWire.in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legendsofamerica.com\/mo-timesbeach.html\" >Ill Fated Times Beach \u2013 MISSOURI LEGENDS \u2013 LEGENDES OF AMERICA \u2013 LegendsOfAmerica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2010\/12\/28\/132368362\/a-chemical-conundrum-how-dangerous-is-dioxin\" >A Chemical Conundrum: How Dangerous Dioxin? , by Jon Hamilton \u2013 December 28, 2010 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong>In Spain, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Tejero\" >Antonio Tejero<\/a> attempts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/23-F\" >a coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a> by capturing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congress_of_Deputies_%28Spain%29\" >Spanish Congress of Deputies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>\u201c23-F\u201d:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/february\/23\/newsid_2518000\/2518825.stm\" >23 February 1981: ON THIS DAY: Rebel army seizes control in Spain \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/23-F#Background\" >Background \u2013 23F \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cvce.eu\/en\/obj\/attempted_coup_d_etat_in_spain_by_colonel_tejero_madrid_23_february_1981-en-c05d2030-71a9-4859-9895-7c260a52b9fe.html\" >Attempted coup d\u2019\u00e9tat in Spain by Colonel Tejero (Madrid, 23 February 1981) \u2013 CVECE.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2012\/02\/king-f14.html\" >Spain\u2019s King Juan Carlos supported 1981 coup attempt, by Vicky Short \u2013 14 February 2014 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wais.stanford.edu\/Spain\/spain_kingjuancarlosandfailed1981coup72103.html\" >SPAIN: King Juan Carlos and the failed 1981 coup \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran_hostage_crisis\" >Iran hostage crisis<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran\" >Supreme Leader<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayatollah\" >Ayatollah<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruhollah_Khomeini\" >Ruhollah Khomeini<\/a> states that Iran&#8217;s parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Timeline of the Iran Hostage Crisis:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iran-hostagecrisis1979.weebly.com\/timeline.html\" >\u201c<em>November 17, 1979 \u2013 Khomeini orders the release of female and African-American hostages. <\/em><strong><em>They are released November 19 and 20<\/em><\/strong><em>, bringing the total number of US hostages to 53<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Timeline \u2013 IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS \u2013 Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Iran Hostage Crisis:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/iran-hostage-crisis\" >IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1979\/11\/4\/iran-hostage-crisis-begins-iranian-militants-seize-the-us-embassy-in-tehran\" >NOV 4, 1979 \u2013 Hostage Crisis Begins \u2013 Iranian Militants Seize the US Embassy in Teheran \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2007\/11\/iranians-storm-us-embassy-nov-4-1979-006622\" >Iranians storm US embassy Nov 4, 1979, by Andrew Glass \u2013 11\/04\/07 \u2013 Politico.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/114417\/US_Embassy_in_Iran_Seized__4_November_1979\/\" >US Embassy in Iran Seized November 4, 1979 \u2013 Army.Mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/diplopundit.net\/2013\/11\/04\/november-4-1979-iranian-mob-attacks-us-embassy-tehran-hostages-compensated-50day\/\" >November 4, 1979: Iranian Mob Attacks US Embassy Teheran; Hostages Compensated $50\/Day, by Domani Srepo \u2013 November 4, 2013 \u2013 Diplopundit.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov\/documents\/hostages.phtml\" >The Hostage Crisis in Iran \u2013 JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY &amp; MUSEUM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/contemporary-history\/november-4-1979-iran-hostage-crisis\/\" >November 4, 1979: The Iran Hostage Crisis, by Ray Takeyh \u2013 posted November 4, 2011 \u2013 TheHistoryReader.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/iran-hostage-crisis\" >Iran Hostage Crisis timeline \u2013 HistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/skepticism.org\/timeline\/november-history\/10228-us-embassy-tehran-taken-over-iranian-militants.html\" >Date: 4 November 1979 \u2013 US Embassy in Teheran is Taken Over by Iranian Militants \u2013 Skepticism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/middle-east\/iran\/130927\/us-iran-relations-timeline-7-major-events-the-iranian-\" >US-Iran relations timeline: 7 major events since the Iranian Revolution, by Alexander Besant \u2013 Sep 28, 2013 \u2013 GlobalPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Symbionese_Liberation_Army\" >Symbionese Liberation Army<\/a> demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patty_Hearst\" >Patty Hearst<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1967\/february_23_1967_132705.html\" >US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Vietnam War in 1967:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-history\" >VIETNA WAR HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1967_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1967 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_allied_military_operations_of_the_Vietnam_War_%281967%29\" >List of allied military operations in the Vietnam War (1967) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facesfromthewall.com\/1967nov.html\" >VIETNAM WAR: NOVEMBER 1967 \u2013 FACES FROM THE WALL \u2013 FacesFromTheWall.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/timeline\/index2.html\" >Vietnam War \u2013 Battle Field: Timeline 1967 \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ba%27ath_Party\" >Ba&#8217;ath Party<\/a> member <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salah_Jadid\" >Salah Jadid<\/a> leads an intra-party military <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup\" >coup<\/a> that replaces the previous government of General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amin_al-Hafiz\" >Amin al-Hafiz<\/a>, also a Baathist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Syria\u2019s Military Coup of February 1966:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1966_Syrian_coup_d\" %C3%A9tat\">1966 Syrian coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/syria\/17.htm\" >The Baath Redirections of 1966 and 1970 \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F1\" >F1<\/a> champion <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Manuel_Fangio\" >Juan Manuel Fangio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><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 style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Erichards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>First meeting of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization<\/a> (SEATO).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Southeast Asia Treaty Organization:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization#Origins_and_structure\" >Origins and structure \u2013 Southeast Asia Treaty Organization \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1953-1960\/seato\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Southeast-Asia-Treaty-Organization\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/southeast-asia-treaty-organization.html\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historysome.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/south-east-asia-treaty-organization.html\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) \u2013 The Contemporary History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization.aspx\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indonesianhistory.info\/map\/seato.html?zoomview=1\" >Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) \u2013 Digital Atlas of Indonesian History \u2013 IndonesianHistory.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The first mass inoculation of children against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poliomyelitis\" >polio<\/a> with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonas_Salk\" >Salk<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaccine\" >vaccine<\/a> begins in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh\" >Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Organization_for_Standardization\" >International Organization for Standardization<\/a> (ISO) is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>International Organization for Standardization (ISO):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Organization_for_Standardization#History\" >History \u2013 International Organization for Standardization \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iso.org\/iso\/home.html\" >We&#8217;re ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. We develop and publish International Standards. \u2013 ISO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/global.ihs.com\/standards.cfm?publisher=ISO&amp;rid=Z06&amp;MID=~ISO\" >ISO \u2013 International Organization for Standardization \u2013 HIS.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The German town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pforzheim\" >Pforzheim<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Pforzheim_in_World_War_II\" >annihilated<\/a> in a raid by 379 British bombers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pozna%C5%84\" >Pozna\u0144<\/a>. The city is liberated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet<\/a> and Polish forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The capital of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manila\" >Manila<\/a>, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/11th_Airborne_Division_%28United_States%29\" >11th Airborne Division<\/a>, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filipino_people\" >Filipino<\/a> guerrillas, free the captives of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Ba%C3%B1os,_Laguna\" >Los Ba\u00f1os<\/a> internment camp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: During the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima\" >Battle of Iwo Jima<\/a>, a group of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine\" >United States Marines<\/a> and a US Navy Corpsman, reach the top of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Suribachi\" >Mount Suribachi<\/a> on the island and are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima\" >photographed raising the American flag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> begins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Lentil_%28Caucasus%29\" >forced deportation<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chechens\" >Chechen<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ingush_people\" >Ingush people<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Caucasus\" >North Caucasus<\/a> to Central Asia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Soviet Union\u2019s Population Transfer:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Population_transfer_in_the_Soviet_Union\" >Population Transfer in the Soviet Union &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.massviolence.org\/The-Soviet-massive-deportations-A-chronology\" >The Soviet Massive Deportations \u2013 A Chronology, by Aur\u00e9lie Campana \u2013 Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence \u2013 MassViolence.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Lentil_%28Caucasus%29#Background\" >Background \u2013 Operation Lentil \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/ungushetia_commemorates_victims_of_1944_deportation\/24494012.html\" >North Caucasus \u2013 Ingushetia Commemorates Victims Of 1944 Deportation \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.languagesoftheworld.info\/russia-ukraine-and-the-caucasus\/stalins-ethnic-deportations-gerrymandered-ethnic-map.html\" >Stalin\u2019s Ethnic Deportations\u2014and the Gerrymandered Ethnic Map, by Asya Pereltsvaig \u2013 Oct. 8, 2014 \u2013 LaguagesOfTheWorld.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestown.org\/single\/?tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=3467\" >Remembering the 1944 Deportation: Chechnya&#8217;s Holocaust, by Mairbek Vatchagaev &#8211; Publication: <em>North Caucasus Analysis<\/em> Volume: 8 Issue: 8 December 31, 1969 \u2013 JamesTown.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Resistance\" >Greek Resistance<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Panhellenic_Organization_of_Youth\" >United Panhellenic Organization of Youth<\/a> is founded is Greece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Greek Resistance in World War II:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/greek_resistance_against_nazis_war_ii_1941__1944\" >Greek Resistance against Nazis war II 1941-1944 \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.questia.com\/library\/journal\/1G1-55208531\/greek-resistance-1941-45-organization-achievements\" >Greek Resistance 1941-45: Organization, Achievements and Contributions to Allied War Efforts against the Axis Powers, by Chimbos, Peter D. \u2013 <em>International Journal of Comparative Sociology<\/em> \u2013 Questa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Resistance#Table_of_main_resistance_groups\" >Table of main resistance groups \u2013 Greek Resistance \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/greeceathensaegeaninfo.com\/h-history\/resistance-civil-war.htm\" >The WWII Resistance and Greek Civil War \u2013 GreeceAthensAegeanInfo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Resistance#Prelude_to_Civil_War:_the_first_conflicts\" >Prelude to Civil War: the first conflicts \u2013 Greek Resistance \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/8968408\/Of_Truth_and_Freedom_Reflections_on_the_Greek_Resistance_During_World_War_II\" >Of Truth and Freedom: Reflections on the Greek Resistance During World War II \u2013 uploaded by P. Manoussakis \u2013 Downloadable \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/libcom.org\/forums\/history\/the-greek-resistance-in-world-war-ii-patriotism-or-internationalism\" >The Greek Resistance in World War II: Patriotism or internationalism? \u2013 Libcom.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/what-when-how.com\/women-and-war\/greece-resistance-during-world-war-ii-women-and\/\" >Greece, Resistance during World War II, Women and \u2013 What-When-How.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/shedding-light-on-the-role-of-greeces-jews-in-the-wwii-resistance.html\" >Shedding light on the role of Greece\u2019s Jews in the WWII Resistance \u2013 WarHistoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/csus-dspace.calstate.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/10211.9\/871\/Kreatsoulas%20-%20FINAL%20THESIS%20PROJECT%20FOR%20SUBMISSION.pdf?sequence=2\" >RESISTANCE AND RELIEF, GREECE IN WORLD WAR II AND THE GREEK WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION, by Despina M. Kreatsoulas \u2013 2008 \u2013 CalState.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/intellit.muskingum.edu\/othercountries_folder\/greece_folder\/greecewwii.html\" >OTHER COUNTRIES \u2013 Greece \u2013 World War II \u2013 Muskingum.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>A fire breaks out at St. Joseph&#8217;s Orphanage, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/County_Cavan\" >County Cavan<\/a>, Ireland, killing 36 people (35 of whom are children).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Japan\" >Japanese<\/a> submarines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombardment_of_Ellwood\" >fire artillery shells<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" >California<\/a> coastline near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Barbara,_California\" >Santa Barbara<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plutonium\" >Plutonium<\/a> is chemically identified by Dr. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenn_T._Seaborg\" >Glenn T. Seaborg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Discovery of Plutonium:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plutonium#Production_during_the_Manhattan_Project\" >\u201c<em>Plutonium (specifically, plutonium-238) was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940, and chemically identified on February 23, 1941, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl by deuteron bombardment of uranium in the 60-inch (150\u00a0cm) cyclotron at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Discovery \u2013 Plutonium &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osti.gov\/opennet\/manhattan-project-history\/Events\/1942-1944_pu\/1942-1944_plutonium.htm\" >THE PLUTONIUM PATH TO THE BOMB \u2013 The Manhattan Project \u2013 OSTI.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radioactivity.eu.com\/site\/pages\/Plutonium_239.htm\" >Plutonium 239: an artificial fissile nucleus, highly sought-after and feared \u2013 Plutonium 239 \u2013 Radioactivity.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Library\/Plutonium\/\" >Plutonium Manufacture and Fabrication \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/History\/mp\/chronology.shtml\" >The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb: Manhattan Project Chronology \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanford_Site\" >Hanford Site &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.3rd1000.com\/elements\/Plutonium.htm\" >Plutonium \u2013 Symbol: Pu &#8211; Atomic Number: 94 \u2013 3<sup>rd<\/sup>com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.about.com\/library\/timelines\/bltimelinemanhat.htm\" >American History Timeline \u2013 The Manhattan Project \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1934\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leopold_III_of_Belgium\" >Leopold III<\/a> becomes King of Belgium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong>German <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theoretical_physics\" >theoretical physicist<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Werner_Heisenberg\" >Werner Heisenberg<\/a> writes a letter to fellow physicist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolfgang_Pauli\" >Wolfgang Pauli<\/a>, in which he describes his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uncertainty_principle\" >uncertainty principle<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Uncertainty Principle:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2013\/nov\/10\/what-is-heisenbergs-uncertainty-principle\" >What is Heisenberg\u2019s Uncertainty Principle? \u2013 November 10, 2013 \u2013 The Guardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/physics.about.com\/od\/quantumphysics\/f\/UncertaintyPrinciple.htm\" >What is Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/qt-uncertainty\/\" >The Uncertainty Principle \u2013 Sanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uncertainty_principle#Robertson.E2.80.93Schr.C3.B6dinger_uncertainty_relations\" >Robertson\u2013Schr\u00f6dinger uncertainty relations \u2013 Uncertainty Principle \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/innovation\/science-questions\/quantum-suicide2.htm\" >How Quantum Suicide Works \u2013 Heisenberg and #39;s Uncertainty Principle &#8211; HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calvin_Coolidge\" >Calvin Coolidge<\/a> signs a bill by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >Congress<\/a> establishing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Radio_Commission\" >Federal Radio Commission<\/a> (later replaced by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Communications_Commission\" >Federal Communications Commission<\/a>) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>Last monarch of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz\" >Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz<\/a> commits suicide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>First demonstrations in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Petersburg\" >Saint Petersburg<\/a>, Russia. The beginning of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_Revolution\" >February Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>February Revolution of 1917 in Saint Petersburg:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coursehero.com\/file\/prt8ds\/February-Revolution-of-1917-St-Petersburg-capital-Feb-23-housewives-came-out-to\/\" >February Revolution of 1917 \u2013 Saint Petersburg \u2013 CourseHero.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.local-life.com\/st-petersburg\/articles\/1917-russian-revolution\" >\u201c<em>On 23rd February 1917 the International Women&#8217;s Day Festival in St. Petersburg turned into a city-wide demonstration, as exasperated women workers left factories to protest against food shortages. Men soon joined them, and<\/em> \u2026\u201d \u2013 The February Revolution 1917 \u2013 1917 Russian Revolution \u2013 Local-Life.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chacha.com\/question\/why-did-riots-break-out-in-st.-petersburg-in-february-1917\" >Why did riots break out in St. Petersburg in February 1917? \u2013 Chacha.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Russian Revolution of 1917 and Its Timelines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Revolution#Chronologies\" >Chronologies of events leading to the Revolution of 1917 \u2013 Chronologies &#8211; Russian Revolution &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/russiaandukraine\/a\/rrevstimeline6.htm\" >Timeline of the Russian Revolutions: 1917 \u2013 Part 1, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonkent.com\/history\/timelines\/russian_revolution_timeline_1917.htm\" >Timeline of the Russian Revolution of 1917 \u2013 EmersonKent.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/russia1917\/\" >The deepening of the Russian Revolution: 1917 \u2013 MIT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/russian-revolution-the-february-revolution-1917.html\" >The February Revolution of 1917 \u2013 Russian Revolution \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/february-revolution-begins\" >MAR 18, 1917: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: February Revolution begins \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Russian-Revolution-of-1917\" >Russian Revolution of 1917 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AEA_Silver_Dart\" >AEA Silver Dart<\/a> makes the first powered flight in Canada and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>Chicago attorney <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_P._Harris\" >Paul Harris<\/a> and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotary_Club\" >Rotary Club<\/a>, the world&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Service_club\" >service club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rotary Club and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotary.org\/myrotary\/en\/learning-reference\/about-rotary\/history-rotary-international\" >\u201c<em>Paul P. Harris, an attorney, wanted to create a professional group with the same friendly spirit he felt in the small towns of his youth. On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr\u2019s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting. They decided to call the new club \u201cRotary\u201d after the practice of rotating meeting locations<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 HISTORY OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL \u2013 Rotary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotarygbi.org\/about-us\/history\/\" >\u201c<em>The first Rotary club was founded in 1905 when four friends met in Chicago to discuss how they could work together to help the wider community. Rotary has since grown internationally to more than 1.2 million members across 200 countries<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 RotaryGBI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotary_International#History\" >History \u2013 Rotary Club \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/money.howstuffworks.com\/economics\/volunteer\/organizations\/rotary-club1.htm\" >History of the Rotary Club \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotarycc.com\/about-us\/club-history\/\" >Club History \u2013 Rotary Club \u2013 RotaryCC.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1903\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a> leases <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base\" >Guant\u00e1namo Bay<\/a> to the United States &#8220;in perpetuity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base#History\" >History \u2013 Guantanamo Naval Base \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/croatiamaps\/a\/Guantanamo-Bay.htm\" >Guantanamo Bay \u2013 About Education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1858364,00.html\" >A Brief History of Gitmo, by Alyssa Fetini \u2013 Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newsecurityaction.org\/pages\/get_facts\/history-of-guantanamo\" >History of Guantanamo \u2013 Get the Facts \u2013 NewSecurityAction.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/now\/shows\/220\/guantanamo-bay-history.html\" >Guantanamo Bay\u2019s Peculiar History \u2013 Week of 5.19.09 \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national\/archive\/2013\/09\/how-guantanamo-bay-became-the-place-the-us-keeps-detainees\/279308\/\" >How Guantanamo Became the Place the US Keeps Detainees \u2013 SEP 4, 2013 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/guantanamo-bay-history-1.775534\" >Guantanamo Bay history \u2013 posted Jan 22, 2009 \u2013 CBC News \u2013 CBC.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/history\/funfacts\/guantan.htm\" >Notes on Guant\u00e1namo Bay \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3672066\/guantanamo-bay-history\/\" >Why the United States Controls Guantanamo Bay: President Obama promised to close the prison there on Jan. 22, 2009, by Lily Rothman \u2013 Jan. 22, 2015 \u2013 History \u2013 TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.navy.mil\/sites\/gtmo\/Pages\/USNH-GTMO-History.aspx\" >History of US Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay 1741 to Present \u2013 Navy.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/politics-blog\/2014\/12\/18\/look-back-why-guantanamo-naval-base-is-us-outpost-in-cuba\/20584959\/\" >LOOK BACK: Why Guantanamo is US outpost in Cuba? , by James R. Carroll \u2013 December 18, 2014 \u2013 Courier-Journal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/origins.osu.edu\/review\/guantanamo-beginners\" >Review: Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America\u2019s Cuban Outpost \u2013 (August Review, 2010) \u2013 by Stephen Irving Max Schwab (University Press of Kansas, 2009): Review by Jeffrey Vernon \u2013 Guantanamo For Beginners \u2013 ORIGINS: Current Events in Historical Perspective \u2013 Origins.OSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/article\/11000\" >How Did Guantanamo Become a Prison? , by Jane Franklin \u2013 4-11-05 \u2013 HistoryNewsNetwork.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2014\/06\/04\/us\/gitmo-detainees-history\/index.html\" >Guantanamo Bay: What happens when detainees held for years get out? , by Greg Botelho and Faith Karimi \u2013 CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Human Rights at Guant\u00e1namo:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Guantanamo-Bay-detention-camp\" >Guant\u00e1namo Bay detention camp \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/guantanamo_10_report.pdf\" >USA GUANT\u00c1NO: A DECADE OF DAMAGE TO HUMAN RIGHTS \u2013 \u2013 pdf \u2013 Amnesty International USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.debate.org\/opinions\/does-guantanamo-bay-violate-human-rights\" >Does Guantanamo Bay violates human rights? \u2013 Debate.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalization.wikispaces.com\/Human+Rights+in+Guantanamo+Bay\" >Human Rights in Guantanamo Bay \u2013 Globalization.wikispaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/our-work\/issues\/security-and-human-rights\/guantanamo\" >Guantanamo, Bagram and Illegal US Detentions \u2013 Amnesty International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/4002826\/Human_Rights_Prisoners_Rights_in_Guantanamo_detention_Bay\" >Human Rights\/Prisoners\u2019 Rights in Guantanamo detention Bay \u2013 academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanrightsfirst.org\/topics\/guantanamo\" >We\u2019ve been at the forefront of the effort to close the prison at Guantanamo. \u2013 Human Rights First<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/01\/guantanamo-prisoner-diary-were-gonna-teach-you-about-great-american-sex\/\" >Guantanamo Prisoner Diary: \u2018We\u2019re Gonna Teach You about Great American Sex\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CIA-torture-report-full-text.pdf\" >CIA torture report full text<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/01\/close-guantanamo-then-give-it-back-to-cuba\/\" >Close Guantanamo \u2013 Then Give It Back to Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=gitmo+guantanamo\" >Article related to Guantanamo Prison and\/or Human Rights in Guantanamo \u2013 TMS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War\" >Second Boer War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boer\" >Boers<\/a> and British troops fight in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Battle_of_Hart%27s_Hill&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" >Battle of Hart&#8217;s Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Hart\u2019s Hill:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>\u201c<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Tugela_Heights\" >Major-General Fitzroy Hart&#8217;s 5th (Irish) Brigade attacked the next high ground to the northeast, Hart&#8217;s Hill on 23 February. Not waiting for all his battalions to arrive, Hart sent his troops up piecemeal and they were repulsed with almost 500 casualties. Two battalions of reinforcements arrived in time to prevent a rout.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Tugela Heights &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wheretostay.co.za\/topic\/3382\" >\u201c<em>On 23 February with the Boer stronghold on Hart&#8217;s Hill as their objective, the Irish Brigade, which consisted of the Dublins, Inniskillings and Connaughts regiments, began to advance along the railway line until Harts&#8217; Hill became visible. On arrival the brigade positioned themselves the along river bank for cover<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; Battle of Tugela Heights \u2013 WhereToStay.co.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angloboerwar.com\/books\/77-romer-the-2nd-royal-dublin-fusiliers\/1590-romer-harts-and-pieters-hills-the-relief-of-ladysmith\" >\u201c<em>Late on February 22nd, orders were issued for the brigade[5] to be ready to move at an early hour next morning. Breakfasts were eaten before 4 a.m., and the battalion fell in at about 4.15 on February 23rd<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Books: Romer: Hart&#8217;s and Pieter&#8217;s Hills &#8211; the Relief of Ladysmith \u2013 AngloBoerWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Second Boer War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/second-boer-war.htm\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/South-African-War\" >South African War (Second Boer War) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/war\/south-african-boer-war\/introduction\" >South African \u2018Boer War\u2019 \u2013 Page South African War 1899-1902 \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angloboerwar.com\/boer-war\" >Boer War 1899-1902 \u2013 AngloBoerWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/second-boer-war\/\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Boer_War.aspx\" >\u201c<em>The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two \u201cBoer Republics\u201d from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. The Boers lost the war, but resistance gained them concessions even in defeat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Boer War \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Second Boer War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-net.com\/Start\/Boer_War\/boer_war.html\" >BOER WAR \u2013 History-Net.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/43208438\/impact-of-second-boer-war-flash-cards\/\" >Impact of Second Boer War \u2013 Quizlet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kieranmcmullen.com\/2012\/10\/07\/weapons-of-the-second-boer-war\/\" >Weapons of the Second Boer War \u2013 KieranMcMullen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wars.findthedata.com\/l\/186\/Second-Boer-War\" >Second Boer War \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/european\/1871-1914\/section6.rhtml\" >Conflict in Africa: The Boer War (1895-1902) \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/Q\/What_were_the_causes_of_the_second_boer_war\" >What were the causes of the second boer war? \u2013 Answers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/a-list-of-all-second-boer-war-battles\/reference\" >List of the Second Boer War Battles \u2013 Ranker.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.asoundstrategy.com\/sitemaster\/userUploads\/site259\/chistoryofsecondboerwar.pdf\" >SECOND BOER WAR \u2013 pdf &#8211; ASoundStrategy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/victorians\/boer_wars_01.shtml\" >The Boer War \u2013 History &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historymole.com\/cgi-bin\/main\/results.pl?theme=10000310\" >The Boer War (1900-1902) \u2013 Timeline \u2013 HistoryMole.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1898\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89mile_Zola\" >\u00c9mile Zola<\/a> is imprisoned in France after writing &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J%27accuse\" >J&#8217;accuse<\/a>&#8220;, a letter accusing the French government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antisemitism\" >antisemitism<\/a> and wrongfully imprisoning <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_%28OF-2%29\" >Captain<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Dreyfus\" >Alfred Dreyfus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1896\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tootsie_Roll\" >Tootsie Roll<\/a> is invented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Tootsie Roll:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tootsie_Roll#History\" >History \u2013 Tootsie Roll &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tootsie_Roll_Industries\" >Tootsie Roll Industries &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tootsie.com\/\" >Tootsie Roll Industries \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tootsierollind\" >YouTube videos in Tootsie Roll \u2013 YouTube.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1887\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Riviera\" >French Riviera<\/a> is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1886\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Martin_Hall\" >Charles Martin Hall<\/a> produced the first samples of man-made <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aluminum\" >aluminum<\/a>, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Brainerd_Hall\" >Julia Brainerd Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>First Man-Made Aluminum Production:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.famousdaily.com\/history\/charles-martin-hall-man-made-aluminum.html\" >\u201c<em>On this day, February 23rd, in 1886, Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum.\u00a0 Prior to his success, Hall had spent several years failing to produce the metal.\u00a0 With the help of his sister, Hall discovered that he could produce aluminum by passing an electric current through alumina dissolved in cryolite<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Charles Martin Hall: Man Made Aluminum, by Christopher-Mahoney \u2013 FamousDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/carl-leonard.com\/2014\/02\/charles-hall-produced-the-first-sample-of-man-made-aluminum-today-in-1886-in-a-woodshed-attached-to-his-family-home-in-oberlin-ohio-hall-went-on-to-found-a-company-known-today-as-alcoa-now-we-know\/\" >Charles Hall produced the first sample of man-made aluminum today in 1886 in a woodshed attached to his family home in Oberlin, Ohio. \u2013 Carl-Leonard.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/3527147?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents\" >Aluminum Furniture, 1886-1986, by Clive Edwards \u2013 JSTOR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aluminiumleader.com\/production\/aluminum_production\/\" >HOW ALUMINIUM IS PRODUCED \u2013 AluminiumLeader.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/education.jlab.org\/itselemental\/ele013.html\" >The Element Aluminum \u2013 Jefferson Lab \u2013 Jlab.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sino-French_War\" >Sino-French War<\/a>: French Army gains an important victory in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng_%C4%90%C4%83ng\" >Battle of \u0110\u1ed3ng \u0110\u0103ng<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonkin\" >Tonkin<\/a> region of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sino-French War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Sino-French-War\" >Sino-French War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sino-French_War#The_Sino-French_War.2C_August_1884_to_April_1885\" >The Sino-French War, August 1884 to April 1885 \u2013 Sino-French War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85024293.html\" >Sino-French War, 1884-1885 \u2013 LOC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/franco-chinese.htm\" >Franco-Chinese War, 1884-1885 \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1800s\/yr80\/fsinofrench1884.htm\" >SINO-FRENCH WAR 1884-1885 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/formosaguy.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/sino-french-war-1883-1885.html\" >The Sino-French War \u2013 Jeff\u2019s Taiwan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Tientsin_%281885%29\" >Treaty of Tientsin (1885) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of \u0110\u1ed3ng \u0110\u0103ng:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng_%C4%90%C4%83ng#Background\" >Background &#8211; Battle of \u0110\u1ed3ng \u0110\u0103ng &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/04_0jyh\" >Battle of \u0110\u1ed3ng \u0110\u0103ng \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/Battle_of_%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng_%C4%90%C4%83ng\" >About: Battle of \u0110\u1ed3ng \u0110\u0103ng \u2013 DBPedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>The official independence of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_Free_State\" >Orange Free State<\/a> is declared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Orange Free State (1854-1902):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_Free_State#History\" >History \u2013 Orange Free State \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Orange-Free-State\" >Orange Free State \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/dated-event\/orange-free-state-promulgates-its-constitution\" >Orange Free State promulgates its constitution \u2013 Monday, 10 April 1854 \u2013 SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angloboerwar.com\/books\/127-williams-causes-of-the-war\/2718-williams-chapter-vi-constitution-of-the-orange-free-state\" >Williams: Chapter VI \u2013 Constitution of the Orange Free State \u2013 Books \u2013 AngloBoerWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/samilitaryhistory.org\/vol014go.html\" >The Military Provisions of the Constitution of The Orange Free State Republic, by Neville Gomm \u2013 Military History Journal, Vol.1, No.4 \u2013 June 1969 \u2013 SAMilitaryHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chr.up.ac.za\/chr_old\/centre_publications\/constitlaw\/pdf\/2-Historical%20Background.pdf\" >Constitutionalism in South Africa \u2013 Historical Background &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flagspot.net\/flags\/za-o.html\" >Orange Free State (South Africa) \u2013 FlagSpot.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dcstamps.com\/?p=3296\" >Orange Free State (1854-1902) \u2013 DCStamps.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archontology.org\/nations\/south_africa\/orange_free_state\/01_polity.php\" >Orange Free State: Polity Style: 1854-1902 \u2013 Archontology.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AfaCZjXXQxA\" >National Anthem of the Orange Free State (1954-1902) \u2013 &#8220;Vrystaatse Volkslied&#8221; \u2013 YouTube video (1 min. 35 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/free-state.html\" >\u201c<em>After conflicts with the Boers and failure to establish an orderly administration, Britain, by the Bloemfontein Convention (1854), granted the territory independence as the Orange Free State. With the increased tension following the raid into the Transvaal (1895\u201396), led by L. S. Jameson, the Free State was drawn into the conflict between Britons and Boers that resulted in the South African War (1899\u20131902). The British again annexed the Free State, as the Orange River Colony, in 1900. In 1907 the colony was granted self-government, and in 1910 it became a founding province of the Union (now Republic) of South Africa<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Free State \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historymole.com\/cgi-bin\/main\/results.pl?theme=10000310\" >The Boer War (1900-1902) \u2013 Timeline \u2013 HistoryMole.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Britain\u2019s Invasion of the Orange Free State of 1900:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_Free_State#History\" >History \u2013 Orange Free State \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Orange-Free-State\" >Orange Free State \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dcstamps.com\/?p=3322\" >Orange Free State, British Occupation (1900-1902) \u2013 DCStamps.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1847\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War\" >Mexican\u2013American War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Buena_Vista\" >Battle of Buena Vista<\/a> \u2013 In Mexico, American troops under future president General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zachary_Taylor\" >Zachary Taylor<\/a> defeat Mexican General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna\" >Antonio L\u00f3pez de Santa Anna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1836\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_Revolution\" >Texas Revolution<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Alamo\" >Battle of the Alamo<\/a> begins in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Antonio,_Texas\" >San Antonio, Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1820\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cato_Street_Conspiracy\" >Cato Street Conspiracy<\/a>: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1554\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mapuche\" >Mapuche<\/a> forces, under the leadership of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lautaro\" >Lautaro<\/a>, score a victory over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\" >Spanish<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Marihue%C3%B1u\" >Battle of Marihue\u00f1u<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1455\u00a0 <\/strong>Traditional date for the publication of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gutenberg_Bible\" >Gutenberg Bible<\/a>, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_culture\" >Western<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Book\" >book<\/a> printed with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Movable_type\" >movable type<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>Final Launch of Space Shuttle <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Discovery\" >Discovery<\/a><\/em> (OV-103).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" >Fidel Castro<\/a> retires as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Cuba\" >President of Cuba<\/a> after nearly fifty years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Fidel Castro Retires:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-cuba-castro-idUSN1941945720080219\" >Cuba&#8217;s Fidel Castro steps down after half a century \u2013 Tue Feb 19, 2008 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/americas\/7252109.stm\" >Castro steps down as Cuban leader \u2013 Tuesday, 19 February 2008 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/laurendelsack.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/28\/fidel-castro-announces-retirement-february-2008\/\" >Fidel Castro Announces Retirement \u2013 (February 2008) \u2013 February 28, 2008 \u2013 The Consulting Astrologer \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro#Retirement:_2008.E2.80.93present\" >Retirement: 2008-present \u2013 Fidel Castro &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Fidel Castro:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/fidel-castro\" >FILDEL CASTRO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/castro\/timeline\/\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.school-for-champions.com\/speeches\/castro_un_1960.htm#.VfameZeufX4\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly: \u201cThe Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy\u201d \u2013 Part 1 of 4, by Ron Kurtus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/COLDcastroF.htm\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/biography\/var\/fidelcastro.html\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political Leader \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/mep\/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn-fidcas\" >\u201c<em>President of Cuba, communist revolutionary, and implacable foe of US foreign policy, Fidel Castro began his life on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba<\/em>.\u201d Fidel Castro \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/fidel-castro-9241487\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/fidel-castro-14.php\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 TheFamousPeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Fidel-Castro\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political leader of Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_life_of_Fidel_Castro\" >Early life of Fidel Castro \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/historyofthecaribbean\/p\/08fidelcastro.htm\" >Biography of Fidel Castro \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cuba.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19583447\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/americas\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >Foreign relations of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cuba\/ri327\" >Cuba \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CUBA \u2013 WORLD PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bwcentral.org\/2015\/03\/the-council-of-foreign-relations-and-cuba\/\" >THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATOINS OF CUBA \u2013 BWCentral.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19576144\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Cuba\" >Culture of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubaheritage.com\/\" >CUBAN CULTURE, by CubaHeritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubaheritage.org\/default.asp?lID=1\" >Cuba Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cuba\" >Economy of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cuba\/economy.htm\" >Cuba\u2019s Economy \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-economy.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/cuba.htm\" >The Economic History and Economy of Cuba \u2013 Department of Economics \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/cuba\/indicators\" >Cuba | Economic Indications \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong>Japan launches its fourth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spy_satellite\" >spy satellite<\/a>, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_Philippines\" >Philippine President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloria_Macapagal-Arroyo\" >Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo<\/a> declares <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proclamation_1017\" >Proclamation 1017<\/a> placing the country in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_state_of_emergency_in_the_Philippines\" >state of emergency<\/a> in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayatollah\" >Ayatollah<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruhollah_Khomeini\" >Ruhollah Khomeini<\/a> offers a US$3 million <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy\" >bounty for the death<\/a> of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Satanic_Verses\" >The Satanic Verses<\/a><\/em> author <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salman_Rushdie\" >Salman Rushdie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The Satanic Verses:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ia800308.us.archive.org\/10\/items\/TheSatanicVerses\/Salman_Rushdie-Satanic_Verses.pdf\" >The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie \u2013 Archive.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy\" >The Satanic Verses controversy \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Salman Rushdie:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salman_Rushdie#The_Satanic_Verses_and_the_fatw.C4.81\" >The Satanic Verses and the fatwa \u2013 Salman Rushdie \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/salman-rushdie-39245\" >Salman Rushdie (1947- ) \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/rhpg\/features\/salmanrushdie\/about.html\" >About Salman \u2013 RandomHouse.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/salman-rushdie\" >Salman Rushdie \u2013 Relevant Articles \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotten.com\/library\/religion\/fatwas\/\" >\u201c<em>On February 14, 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeni declared a fatwa on Rushdie&#8217;s ass. What you may not have known was that there was a cash bounty offered for his assassination, in excess of $5 million at one point<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 SALMAN RUSHDIE \u2013 Rotten.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/speakeasy\/2015\/01\/07\/salman-rushdie-i-stand-with-charlie-hebdo-as-we-all-must\/\" >\u201c<em>Salman Rushdie, whose book \u201cThe Satanic Verses\u201d prompted Iran\u2019s Ayatollah to issue a fatwa on him in 1989, responded to Wednesday\u2019s shooting attack at the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. His statement:\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Salman Rushdie: \u2018I Stand With Charlie Hebdo, as We All Must\u2019 \u2013 January 7, 2015 \u2013 WSJ.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/salman-rushdie\/\" >Salman Rushdie \u2013 Relevant Articles \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/09\/18\/161172489\/becoming-anton-or-how-rushdie-survived-a-fatwa\" >AUTHOR INTERVIEWS: Becoming &#8216;Anton,&#8217; Or, How Rushdie Survived A Fatwa \u2013 published September 18, 2012 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/topic\/salman_rushdie\/\" >Salman Rushdie \u2013 Salon.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/magazines\/panache\/Salman-Rushdie-awarded-Mailer-Prize-for-lifetime-achievement\/articleshow\/50144143.cms\" >Salman Rushdie awarded Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement \u2013 Dec 11, 2015 \u2013 The Economic Times \u2013 IndiaTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/authors\/s\/salman_rushdie.html\" >Salman Rushdie Quotes \u2013 BrainyQuote.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Khomeini\u2019s Order to Kill Rushdie:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/religionsectarianism\/qt\/me081002.htm\" >Ayatollah Khomeini\u2019s 1989 Fatwa on Salman Rushdie Over \u201cThe Satanic Verses\u201d, by Pierre Tristam \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/99\/04\/18\/specials\/rushdie-khomeini.html\" >Khomeini Urges Muslims to Kill Author of Novel, by Sheila Rule \u2013 February 15, 1989 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1989\/02\/20\/world\/khomeini-spurns-rushdie-regrets-and-reiterates-threat-of-death.html\" >Khomeini Spurns Rushdie Regrets And Reiterates Threat of Death \u2013 AP \u2013 February 20, 1989 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rjgeib.com\/thoughts\/burning\/sr-death.html\" >Ayatollah Khomeini: \u201cI inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the Satanic Verses book which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death.\u201d \u2013 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini <em>FATWA issued February, 1989 against Salman Rushdie<\/em> \u2013 RJGaib.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>A special commission of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >US Congress<\/a> releases a report that condemns the practice of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_American_internment\" >Japanese internment<\/a> during World War II.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Japanese Internment during World War II:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/02\/25\/us\/wartime-internment-of-japanese-was-grave-injustice-panel-says.html\" >WARTIME INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE WAS \u2018GRAVE INJUSTICE,\u2019 PANEL SAYS \u2013 February 24, 1983 &#8211; The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/02\/26\/us\/report-on-internment-is-top-news-in-japan.html\" >REPORT ON INTERNMENTIS TOP NEWS IN JAPAN \u2013 February 26, 1983 \u2013 February 26, 1983 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/alic\/reference\/military\/japanese-internment.html\" >Japanese Relocation and Internment During World War II \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/researchguides.library.tufts.edu\/c.php?g=248894&amp;p=1657724\" >Japanese American Internment: Primary Sources \u2013 Research Guides @ Tufts \u2013 Tufts.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fallriverschools.org\/japanese_internment_docs.doc.pdf\" >Four Primary Source Documents: Japanese Interment \u2013 FallRiverSchools.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/teachers\/classroommaterials\/primarysourcesets\/internment\/pdf\/teacher_guide.pdf\" >JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT \u2013 LOC.gov \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2011\/08\/world-war-ii-internment-of-japanese-americans\/100132\/\" >World War II: Internment of Japanese Americans, by Allan Taylor \u2013 Aug 21, 2011 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-by-era\/world-war-ii\/essays\/from-citizen-enemy-tragedy-japanese-internment\" >From Citizen to Enemy: The Tragedy of Japanese Internment, by Julie Des Jardins \u2013 GliderLehrman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.oregonlive.com\/myoregon\/2016\/01\/was_japanese_internment_of_ame.html\" >Was Japanese internment of American civilians during World War II simply racism? \u2013 OregonLive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nr\/twhp\/wwwlps\/lessons\/89manzanar\/89manzanar.htm\" >The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear was Stronger than Justice \u2013 National Park Service \u2013 NPS.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/internment1.html\" >Japanese Relocation Centers \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ718726.pdf\" >TREATMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERIC AN INTERNMENT DURING WORLD WAR II IN U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOKS, by Masato Ogawa \u2013 ed.gov &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.utah.edu\/collections\/photo-exhibits\/japanese-American-Internment.php\" >Japanese Internment Camps During World War II \u2013 Utah.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/robledo.fromthefog.com\/upstanders\/japanese-americans-in-american-internment-camps-during-world-war-ii\/\" >Japanese-Americans in American Internment Camps During World War II \u2013 GET UP, STAND UP \u2013 FromTheFog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mrsleeshistoryplace.com\/ushistory\/Unit%204.War\/Japanese%20Internment.Document%20E.pdf\" >\u201c<em>In 1980, Congress established the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilian to investigate the detention program and the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066. The Commission released its report Personal Justice Denied: The Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, on February 24, 1983. The passage below is an excerpt from this report<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Document E: Personal Justice Denied \u2013 Why Japanese Americans interned during World War II? &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/comminfo.rutgers.edu\/~aspoerri\/Teaching\/MPResources\/StudentWork\/borin\/gov\" t_bib.htm\">Biography of Government Documents on Japanese Internment \u2013 1941-2001 \u2013 Jill M. Borin \u2013 Rutgers.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.about.com\/cs\/worldwarii\/a\/internment.htm\" >Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar During World War II \u2013 Life at Manzanar Captured by Ansel Adams \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Executive Order 9066 and the Internment of Japanese Americans:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/roosevelt-signs-executive-order-9066\" >FEB 19, 1942: This Day in History \u2013 Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/global-pages\/larger-image.html?i=\/historical-docs\/doc-content\/images\/japanese-relocation-order-l.jpg&amp;c=\/historical-docs\/doc-content\/images\/japanese-relocation-order.caption.html\" >Executive Order 9066 of February 19, 1942 \u2013 Archives.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=false&amp;doc=74&amp;page=transcript\" >Transcript of Executive Order9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese (1942) \u2013 OurDocuments.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Executive-Order-9066\" >Executive Order 9066 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans\" >Internment of Japanese Americans \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/loc.gov\/teachers\/classroommaterials\/connections\/manzanar\/history2.html\" >\u201cSuffering Under a Great Injustice\u201d: Ansel Adam\u2019s Photographs of Japanese American Internment at Manzanar \u2013 LOC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/teachers\/classroommaterials\/lessons\/fear\/\" >Japanese American Internment: Fear Itself \u2013 LOC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/alic\/reference\/military\/japanese-internment.html\" >Japanese Relocation and Internment during World War II \u2013 NARA resources \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>President Gerald Ford\u2019s Proclamation 4417:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov\/library\/speeches\/760111p.htm\" >President Gerald R. Ford\u2019s Proclamation 4417, Confirming the Termination of the Executive Order Authorizing Japanese-American Internment During World War II \u2013 February 19, 1976 \u2013 FordLibraryMuseum.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/ws\/?pid=787\" >Proclamation 4417 \u2013 President Gerald R. Ford \u2013 UCSB.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong>An earthquake registering 6.7 (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surface_wave_magnitude\" >surface wave magnitude<\/a>) hits <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a>. This intensity IX (<em>Violent<\/em>) shock killed 16 people and destroyed buildings in several towns west of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_of_Cuba#1976_Constitution\" >national Constitution<\/a> is proclaimed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba National Constitution:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_of_Cuba#1976_Constitution\" >1976 Constitution \u2013 Constitution of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.walterlippmann.com\/cubanconstitution.html\" >The text of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba [of 1976] was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba, Special Edition No.3 of January 31, 2003<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constitutionnet.org\/files\/Cuba%20Constitution.pdf\" >The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, 1976 (as Amended to 2002) \u2013 ConstitutionNet.org \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pdba.georgetown.edu\/Constitutions\/Cuba\/cuba.html\" >Rep\u00fablica de Cuba \/ Republic of Cuba \u2013 Constituciounes Constitutions \u2013 Political Database of Americas \u2013 PDBA.Georgetown.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_India_Forward_Bloc\" >All India Forward Bloc<\/a> holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tet_Offensive\" >Tet Offensive<\/a> is halted; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a> recaptures <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hu%C3%A9\" >Hu\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1968:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1968_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1968 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnamgear.com\/war1968.aspx\" >Vietnam War Timeline: 1968 \u2013 VietnamGear.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The Jungle War 1965-1968 \u2013 The History Place presents The Vietnam War \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.authentichistory.com\/1961-1974\/4-vietnam\/1-overview\/4-1964-1968\/\" >Vietnam War Overview Part 4: 1964-1968 \u2013 AuthenticHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Tet Offensive:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tet_Offensive#Background\" >Background &#8211; Tet Offensive &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/tet-offensive\" >TET OFFENSIVE \u2013 History.com<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-history\/videos\/tet-offensive\" >VIETNAM WAR HISTORY VIDEOS \u2013 Tet Offensive (5 min.) \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1862.html\" >Tet Offensive \u2013 United States History \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1961-1968\/tet\" >US Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of the State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/55c.asp\" >The Tet Offensive \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marxist.com\/tet-offensive-part-one.htm\" >The Tet Offensive: the turning point of the Vietnam War, by Alan Woods \u2013 Wednesday, 30 January 2008 \u2013 Marxist.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/vietnamwar\/a\/VietnamTet.htm\" >Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/VNtet.htm\" >Tet Offensive \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Tet-Offensive\" >Tet Offensive \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Tet_offensive.aspx\" >Tet offensive \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vwam.com\/vets\/tet\/tet.html\" >Tet Offensive \u2013 History of Vietnam \u2013 VWAM.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/tet-offensive.html\" >Tet offensive \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teachinghistory.org\/history-content\/beyond-the-textbook\/24184\" >Tet Offensive \u2013 TeachingHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timelines of the Tet Offensive:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yamahamotorcycle.co\/read\/timeline-of-the-tet-offensive-of-the-vietnam-war\" >Timeline of The Tet Offensive Of The Vietnam War \u2013 YamahaMotorCycle.co<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1960s\/qt\/tetoffensive.htm\" >Timeline of the Tet Offensive, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About education &#8211; About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\" >VIETNAM WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&amp;psid=3470\" >Chronology of Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events \u2013 Digital History \u2013 DigitalHistory.UH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/timelinesofvietnamwar\/p\/Facts-on-the-Vietnam-War.htm\" >Facts on Vietnam | A Quick Guide to the Viet Nam War \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1954_1968.html\" >The Vietnam War 1954-1968 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1968_1975.html\" >The Vietnam War 1968-75 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/vietnamwar.htm\" >About the Vietnam War (1960-1975) \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 The Jungle War 1965 \u2013 1968 \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atvaudio.com\/ata_vietnamwar.php\" >The VIETNAM WAR: US Involvement &amp; Escalation \u2013 ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO Inc. \u2013 RESEARCH REPORT \u2013 PART ONE \u2013 April 23, 1961 \u2013 May 27, 1968 \u2013 ATVAudio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/anderson.htm\" >The Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War, by David L Anderson \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/55.asp\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaders_of_the_Vietnam_War\" >Leaders of the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1888.html\" >America\u2019s Vietnam War in Indochina \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1964-68v07\/sources\" >Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume VII, Vietnam, September 1968-January 1969 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allempires.com\/article\/index.php?q=britain_tet_offensive\" >Britain and the Tet Offensive 1967-1968: A \u2018Turning Point\u2019 in British Foreign Policy? \u2013 All Empires \u2013 AllEmpires.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/american\/vietnamwar\/section8.rhtml\" >THE VIETNAM WAR (1945-1975) \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see \u201c<\/em><strong>1989 <\/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><em>\u201d, mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see \u201c<\/em><strong>1989 <\/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><em>\u201d, mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong>Colonel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Per%C3%B3n\" >Juan Per\u00f3n<\/a>, founder of the political movement that became known as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peronism\" >Peronism<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentine_general_election,_1946\" >elected<\/a> to his first term as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Presidents_of_Argentina\" >President of Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egyptian<\/a> Premier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ahmad_Mahir_Pasha\" >Ahmad Mahir Pasha<\/a> is killed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_Egypt\" >Parliament<\/a> after reading a decree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merrill%27s_Marauders\" >Merrill&#8217;s Marauders<\/a>: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>An order-in-council passed under the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defence_of_Canada_Regulations\" >Defence of Canada Regulations<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Measures_Act\" >War Measures Act<\/a> gives the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Government_of_Canada\" >Canadian federal government<\/a> the power to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_Canadian_internment\" >intern all &#8220;persons of Japanese racial origin&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Los_Angeles\" >Battle of Los Angeles<\/a>: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Party\" >Nazi Party<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_Declaration_of_Independence\" >Estonian Declaration of Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Independence of Estonia and the Independence War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/estonia.eu\/about-estonia\/history\/independence-day.html\" >February 24: Independence Day \u2013 Estonia \u2013 Estonia.eu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estonica.org\/en\/Declaration_of_Independence\/\" >Declaration of Independence \u2013 ESTONICA: Encyclopedia of Estonia &#8211; Estonica.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_War_of_Independence\" >Estonian War of Independence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estonica.org\/en\/History\/1914-1920_The_First_World_War_and_Estonian_independence\/Estonian_War_of_Independence\/\" >Estonian War of Independence \u2013 Estonia.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-press.com\/estonianwarofindependence1918-1920.aspx\" >Estonian War of Independence 1918-1920 \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 Merriam-Press.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/2.htm\" >Interwar Independence, 1918-1940 \u2013 Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_Declaration_of_Independence\" >Historical context \u2013 Estonian Declaration of Independence &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Estonia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Estonia\" >History of Estonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estonica.org\/en\/History\/\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 Encyclopedia about Estonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/estonia\/history\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/estonia-history.html\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Estonia\" >History of Estonia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagopianos.com\/estoniahistory.htm\" >Hi3story of Estonia \u2013 ChicagoPianos.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/1.htm\" >History of Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad01\" >HISTORY OF ESTONIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Estonia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Estonia\" >Estonia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/\" >Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/estonia.html\" >Estonia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/estonia\" >Estonia \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/estonia.htm\" >Estonia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitestonia.com\/en\/\" >Visit Estonia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/countries\/member-countries\/estonia\/index_en.htm\" >Estonia \u2013 European Union \u2013 Europe.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Estonia and the European Union:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_European_Union_membership_referendum,_2003\" >Estonian European Union membership referendum, 2003 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/economy_finance\/euro\/countries\/estonia_en.htm\" >Estonia and the Euro \u2013 European Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/european_union\/index.html\" >European Union \u2013 World Fact Book \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Estonia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/valitsus.ee\/en\" >Republic of Estonia \u2013 Government<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Estonia\" >Foreign relations of Estonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/21.htm\" >Foreign Relations \u2013 Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/europe\/et-forrel.htm\" >Estonia \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/estonia\/ri276\" >Estonia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photius.com\/countries\/estonia\/government\/estonia_government_foreign_relations.html\" >Estonia Foreign Relations \u2013 Photius.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Estonia\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF ESTONIA \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/keyword\/estonia-foreign-relations-russia\" >Articles on Foreign Relations with Russia \u2013 The Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Historical Background of the Baltic States and the Soviet Union:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baltic_states\" >Baltic States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/fjk\/www\/editor\/essays\/baltics.html\" >History of the Baltic states \u2013 MIT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Occupation_of_the_Baltic_states\" >Occupation of the Baltic States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/russiasperiphery.blogs.wm.edu\/baltic-states\/\" >Russia\u2019s Periphery \u2013 Baltic States: Dealing with the Past in the Baltic States, by Frederick Corney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wikibin.org\/articles\/baltic-states-and-the-soviet-union.html\" >Baltic States and the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikibin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/fall-of-soviet-union\" >THE FALL OF SOVIET UNION \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/balticstates.wikia.com\/wiki\/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >Dissolution of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/russia\/baltic_independence.php\" >Baltic Independence from the Soviet Union, by James Graham \u2013 OnThisDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Russia Reviews the 1991 Decision to Recognize the Independence of the Baltic States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/uatoday.tv\/politics\/russia-to-review-1991-decision-to-recognise-independence-of-baltic-states-447681.html\" >\u201c<em>Russia is examining the legality of the decision to recognise the independence of the Baltic republics in 1991 by the State Council of the USSR \u2013 according to Russia\u2019s state news service Interfax<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Russia to review 1991 decision to recognise independence of Baltic states \u2013 June 30, 2015 \u2013 UAToday.tv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/russia-review-independence-recognition-baltic-states-report-1991235\" >Russia To Review Independence Recognition Of Baltic States: Report, by Aditya Tejas \u2013 July 1, 2015 \u2013 International Business Times \u2013 IBTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/russia-reviews-baltic-states-independence-2015-6\" >Russia is reviewing the \u2018legality\u2019 of Baltic states\u2019 independence, by Barbara Tasch \u2013 BusinessInsider.com.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russians_in_the_Baltic_states\" >Russians in the Baltic states \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/article\/525643.html\" >How Russia Sees Baltic Sovereignty, by Agnia Grigas \u2013 July 14, 2015 \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The US ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimmermann_Telegram\" >Zimmermann Telegram<\/a>, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Mexico\" >New Mexico<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" >Texas<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arizona\" >Arizona<\/a> to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Zimmermann Telegram:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/president-wilson-learns-of-zimmermann-telegram\" >\u201c<em>On February 24, 1917, British authorities gave Walter Hines Page, the U.S. ambassador to Britain, a copy of the Zimmermann Telegram, a coded message from Zimmermann to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to Mexico<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 FEB 26, 1917: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: President Wilson learns Zimmermann Telegram. \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/zimmermann-telegram-published-in-united-states\" >\u201c<em>US President Woodrow Wilson learned of the telegram\u2019s contents on February 26; the next day he proposed to Congress that the U.S. should start arming its ships against possible German attacks. He also authorized the State Department to make public the Zimmermann Telegram. On March 1, the news broke. Germany had already aroused Wilson\u2019s ire\u2014and that of the American public\u2014with its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare and its continued attacks against American ships<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 MAR 1, 1917: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Zimmermann Telegram published in the United States. \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/cs\/americainww1\/p\/przimmermantele.htm\" >The Zimmermann Telegram, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/worldwari\/p\/zimmermann.htm\" >World War I: Zimmermann Telegram \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/education\/lessons\/zimmermann\/\" >Teaching With Documents: The Zimmermann Telegram \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES &#8211; Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor-General_of_Korea\" >Governor-General of Korea<\/a> establishes a clinic called <em>Jahyewon<\/em> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sorokdo\" >Sorokdo<\/a> to segregate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hansen%27s_disease\" >Hansen&#8217;s disease<\/a> patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Hansen\u2019s Disease (Leprosy):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leprosy#Treatment\" >Treatment \u2013 Leprosy &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/topics\/leprosy\/understanding\/pages\/whatis.aspx\" >What is Leprosy? \u2013 NIH \u2013 NIH.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/diseases\/communicable\/leprosy\/fact_sheet.htm\" >Leprosy (Hansen\u2019s Disease) \u2013 Department of Health \u2013 New York State \u2013 NY.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/hansensdisease\/diagnosis\/index.html\" >Hansen\u2019s Disease Cardinal Signs and Symptoms \u2013 Health Resources and Services Administration \u2013 HRSA \u2013 HRSA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/leprosy\/article.htm\" >Articles relation to Leprosy (Hansen\u2019s Disease) \u2013 MedicineNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3505422\/\" >Psychosocial aspects of Hansen\u2019s disease, by Gurvinder Pal Singh \u2013 Indian Dermatology Online Journal \u2013 2012 Sep-Dec \u2013 NIH.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revolution\" >Revolution<\/a> breaks out in Baire, a town near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_de_Cuba\" >Santiago de Cuba<\/a>, beginning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_War_of_Independence\" >Cuban War of Independence<\/a>, that ends with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War\" >Spanish\u2013American War<\/a> in 1898.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Independence War of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_War_of_Independence#Background\" >Background \u2013 Cuban War of Independence &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Cuban-Independence-Movement\" >Cuban Independence Movement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historyofcuba.com\/history\/scaw\/scaw1.htm\" >Before The War \u2013 The War for Cuban Independence, by Jerry A. Sierra \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/en\/the-fight-for-independence\/independence-war-1895-1898.html\" >Independence War (1895-1898) \u2013 History of Cuban Nation \u2013 CubaHistory.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/crucible\/tl3.html\" >1895 Cuban War for Independence \u2013 TIMELINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishwars.net\/19th-century-war-of-cuban-independence.html\" >War for Cuban Independence \u2013 The Spanish War History \u2013 SpanishWars.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/cuba-1895.htm\" >Cuba \u2013 Second War for Independence \u2013 1805-1902 \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.com\/u-s-history\/textbooks\/boundless-u-s-history-textbook\/race-empire-and-culture-in-the-gilded-age-1870-1900-21\/war-empire-and-an-emerging-american-world-power-164\/the-cuban-war-of-independence-904-3371\/\" >The Cuban War of Independence \u2013 Boundless.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hicuba.com\/eng\/history-1.htm\" >\u201c<em>February 24, 1895 begin the Independence War with the Scream of Baire, a small village to some 80 kms from Santiago de Cuba, the second city in importance in the country, and the war will extend until August of 1898 when finally with the Treaty of Paris the island reaches its independence that won&#8217;t become effective up to May 20, 1902<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 History of Cuba \u2013 Part Two \u2013 HiCuba.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historyofcuba.com\/history\/scaw\/spawar.htm\" >\u201c<em>After careful planning by <\/em>Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed<em> and a series of events that seemed to conspire against the Cuban rebels, the <\/em>war of independence<em> began on February 1895. This was the 3rd effort by the Cubans to free themselves from centuries of Spanish domination, reuniting many of the loved heroes of the <\/em>Ten Year War<em>: <\/em>Antonio Maceo<em>, <\/em>Maximo G\u00f3mez<em>, <\/em>Flor Crombet<em>, <\/em>Calixto Garcia<em> and others. The <\/em>war for Cuban independence<em> featured some of the most moving and dramatic moments in Cuban history<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 THE THIRD AND FINAL WAR FOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, by Jerry A. Sierra \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/timelineindex.com\/content\/view\/3832\" >Cuban War of Independence \u2013 TimelineIndex.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wars.findthedata.com\/l\/33\/Cuban-War-of-Independence\" >Cuban War of Independence \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19576144\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Cuba\" >Culture of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubaheritage.com\/\" >CUBAN CULTURE, by CubaHeritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubaheritage.org\/default.asp?lID=1\" >Cuba Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cuba.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19583447\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/americas\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cuba\" >Economy of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cuba\/economy.htm\" >Cuba\u2019s Economy \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-economy.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/cuba.htm\" >The Economic History and Economy of Cuba \u2013 Department of Economics \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/cuba\/indicators\" >Cuba | Economic Indications \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1881\u00a0 <\/strong>China and Russia sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Saint_Petersburg_%281881%29\" >Sino-Russian Ili Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1848\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_French_monarchs\" >King<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis-Philippe_of_France\" >Louis-Philippe of France<\/a> abdicates the throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1831\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Dancing_Rabbit_Creek\" >Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek<\/a>, the first removal treaty in accordance with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Removal_Act\" >Indian Removal Act<\/a>, is proclaimed. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Choctaw\" >Choctaws<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi\" >Mississippi<\/a> cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1826\u00a0 <\/strong>The signing of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Yandabo\" >Treaty of Yandabo<\/a> marks the end of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Anglo-Burmese_War\" >First Anglo-Burmese War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1822\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swaminarayan_temple\" >Swaminarayan temple<\/a> in the world, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir,_Ahmedabad\" >Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad<\/a>, is inaugurated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong>Final stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plan_of_Iguala\" >Plan of Iguala<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1739\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Karnal\" >Battle of Karnal<\/a>: The army of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Iran#Before_the_First_World_War\" >Iranian<\/a> ruler <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nader_Shah\" >Nader Shah<\/a> defeats the forces of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mughal_Empire\" >Mughal<\/a> emperor of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_India#The_Mughal_era\" >India<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Shah\" >Muhammad Shah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1711\u00a0 <\/strong>The London premi\u00e8re of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rinaldo_%28opera%29\" >Rinaldo<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Frideric_Handel\" >George Frideric Handel<\/a>, the first Italian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opera\" >opera<\/a> written for the London stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1607\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%27Orfeo\" >L&#8217;Orfeo<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudio_Monteverdi\" >Claudio Monteverdi<\/a>, one of the first works recognized as an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opera\" >opera<\/a>, receives its premi\u00e8re performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>With the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papal_bull\" >papal bull<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter_gravissimas\" >Inter gravissimas<\/a><\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Gregory_XIII\" >Pope Gregory XIII<\/a> announces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1538\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Nagyv%C3%A1rad\" >Treaty of Nagyv\u00e1rad<\/a> between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\" >Ferdinand I<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Z%C3%A1polya\" >John Z\u00e1polya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1525\u00a0 <\/strong>Spanish-Imperial army defeat French army at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Pavia\" >Battle of Pavia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>Members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Border_Guards_Bangladesh\" >Bangladesh Rifles<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangladesh_Rifles_revolt\" >mutiny<\/a> at their headquarters in Pilkhana, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dhaka\" >Dhaka<\/a>, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including more than 50 army officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yi_Han-yong\" >Yi Han-yong<\/a>, a North Korean defector, was murdered by unidentified assailants in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bundang\" >Bundang<\/a>, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosque_of_Abraham_massacre\" >Mosque of Abraham massacre<\/a>: In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs\" >Cave of the Patriarchs<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bank\" >West Bank<\/a> city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebron\" >Hebron<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baruch_Goldstein\" >Baruch Goldstein<\/a> opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestinian_people\" >Palestinian<\/a> worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_massacre\" >Khojaly massacre<\/a>: About 613 civilians are killed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenian<\/a> armed forces during the conflict in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh\" >Nagorno-Karabakh<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Khojaly Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre#Background\" >Background \u2013 Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/Khojaly-Massacre\" >The Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Azerbaijan America Alliance.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/letters\/05-Mar-2014\/khojaly-massacre\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 March 05, 2014 \u2013 DailyTimes.com.pk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karabakh.co.uk\/khojaly-massacre.html\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 KARABAKH: THROUGH HISTORY AND FACTS \u2013 Karabakh.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/europe-s-east\/opinion\/khojaly-a-forgotten-massacre\/\" >Khojaly, a forgotten massacre \u2013 Feb 27, 2012 \u2013 Euractiv.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ban6uHSXC9E\" >YouTube video (21 min. 09 sec.): Khojay Massacre \u2013 An Interview with a Survivor<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/154464114\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Video (21 min. 03 sec.), from Jeff Handel \u2013 Vimemo.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/2013-khojaly-awareness-campaign\" >Khojaly Massacre: Public Awareness Campaign for 21<sup>st<\/sup> Anniversary \u2013 AzerbaijanAmericaAlliance.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/justice-for-khojaly-campaign\/khojaly-massacre-azerbaijans-fight-for-justice-continues\/10152106946628963\" >Khojaly Massacre: Azerbaijan\u2019s Fight for Justice Continues \u2013 April 30, 2014 \u2013 Facebook.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.az\/en\/news\/garabakh-conflict\/khojaly-massacre.page\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 15 February 2016 \u2013 CBC.az<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khojalygenocide.org\/\" >KHOJALY \u2013 A HUMAN TRAGEDY AGAINST AZERBAIJAN &#8211; KhojalyGenocide.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/azeriturkcanadianassociation\/khojaly-massacre\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Azeri Turk Canadian Association<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Memorial_of_The_Khojaly_Massacre\" >Memorial of The Khojaly Massacre, by Midpen Media Center \u2013 Archive.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre_Memorial_%28Berlin%29\" >Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Berlin) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nagorno-Karabakh War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Nagorno-Karabakh War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/nagorno-karabakh\" >Key Issues \u2013 NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT \u2013 AzerbaijanAmericaAlliance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/nagorno-karabakh.htm\" >Nagorno-Karabakh \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2015\/03\/tensions-reignite-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-150303121751335.html\" >Tensions reignite in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by Anna Nigmatulina \u2013 09 Mar 2015 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s-zEumnEXW4\" >Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (brief history) \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 11 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_Pact\" >Warsaw Pact<\/a> is declared disbanded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War\" >Gulf War<\/a>: An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraqi<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scud_missile\" >scud missile<\/a> hits an American military barracks in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dhahran\" >Dhahran<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" >Saudi Arabia<\/a> killing 28 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Reserve\" >U.S. Army Reservists<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania\" >Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People_Power_Revolution\" >People Power Revolution<\/a>: President of the Philippines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_Marcos\" >Ferdinand Marcos<\/a> flees the nation after 20 years of rule; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corazon_Aquino\" >Corazon Aquino<\/a> becomes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>&#8216; first woman president.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>The government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suriname\" >Suriname<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Surinamese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >overthrown by a military coup<\/a> led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%C3%A9si_Bouterse\" >D\u00e9si Bouterse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Suriname Coup of 1980 (Sergeants&#8217; Coup<\/em><\/strong><strong> or <\/strong><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong><em>De Sergeantencoup<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> in Dutch<\/em><\/strong><strong>)<em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1900s\/yr80\/fsuriname1980.htm\" >\u201c<em>On Feb. 25, 1980, after the government&#8217;s refusal to sanction trade union activity within the armed forces, a group of non-commissioned army officers seized control of the government. The coup was welcomed by most of the population<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 MILITARY COUP IN SURINAME 1980 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/2011\/archives\/03\/03\/any-dutch-ties-to-suriname-coup-to-remain-secret-until-2060\/\" >Any Dutch ties to Suriname coup to remain secret until 2060 \u2013 StabroekNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Surinamese_coup_d\" %C3%A9tat#Developments\">Developments &#8211; 1980 Surinamese coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Bhagwandas\" >Paul Bhagwandas &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Suriname:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Suriname\" >History of Suriname \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/suriname-history.html\" >Suriname \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Americas\/Suriname-HISTORY.html\" >Suriname \u2013 History \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crommelin.org\/history\/Geography\/Suriname\/SurinamHistory.htm\" >Surinam \u2013 History \u2013 Crommelin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/samerica\/suriname\/srtimeln.htm\" >Suriname \u2013 Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/the-guianas\/suriname\/history\" >History \u2013 Suriname \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countriesquest.com\/south_america\/suriname\/history.htm\" >Suriname, History \u2013 CountriesQuest.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldrover.com\/history\/suriname_history.html\" >Suriname History \u2013 WorldRover.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Suriname.html\" >Suriname \u2013 The Virtual Jewish World \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Suriname:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ns.html\" >SURINAME \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/suriname.html\" >Suriname \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countryreports.org\/country\/Suriname.htm\" >Suriname \u2013 Facts and Culture \u2013 CountryReports.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19997673\" >Suriname country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Suriname:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Suriname\" >Foreign relations of Suriname \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/1893.htm\" >US Relations With Suriname \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Suriname:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Suriname\" >Economy of Suriname \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/suriname-economy-government.html\" >Suriname \u2013 Economy and Government \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country.eiu.com\/Suriname\" >Suriname \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/suriname\/gdp\" >Suriname \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The first unit of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station\" >Pickering Nuclear Generating Station<\/a>, the first commercial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_power\" >nuclear power<\/a> station in Canada, goes online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: One hundred thirty-five unarmed citizens of H\u00e0 My village in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_Nam_Province\" >Qu\u1ea3ng Nam Province<\/a> are killed and buried <em>en masse<\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Korea_Marine_Corps\" >South Korean troops<\/a> in what would come to be known as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%A0_My_massacre\" >H\u00e0 My massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>US Air Force launches a satellite employing a US Air Force Atlas\/Agena combination from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vandenberg_AFB_Space_Launch_Complex_4\" >Point Arguello<\/a> (LC-2-3) in California and from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Kennedy\" >Cape Kennedy<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korean<\/a> Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Il-sung\" >Kim Il-sung<\/a> calls for the removal of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feudalism\" >feudalistic<\/a> land ownership aimed at turning all <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cooperative\" >cooperative<\/a> farms into state-run ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong>In his speech <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Cult_of_Personality_and_Its_Consequences\" >On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences<\/a><\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikita_Khrushchev\" >Nikita Khrushchev<\/a>, leader of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> denounces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cult_of_personality\" >cult of personality<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Stalin\" >Joseph Stalin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\" >Gamal Abdel Nasser<\/a> is made premier of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_Czechoslovakia\" >Communist Party<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Czechoslovak_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >takes control<\/a> of government in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a> and the period of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovak_Republic_%281945%E2%80%9348%29\" >Third Republic<\/a> ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The State of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prussia\" >Prussia<\/a> ceases to exist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\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\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a> declares war on Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Ranger_%28CV-4%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Ranger<\/em><\/a> is launched. It is the first US Navy ship to be built solely as an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" >aircraft carrier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" >Adolf Hitler<\/a> obtains German citizenship by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naturalization\" >naturalization<\/a>, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichspr%C3%A4sident\" >Reichspr\u00e4sident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Jenkins_Laboratories\" >Charles Jenkins Laboratories<\/a> of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadcast_license\" >broadcast license<\/a> for television from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Radio_Commission\" >Federal Radio Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tbilisi\" >Tbilisi<\/a>, capital of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia\" >Democratic Republic of Georgia<\/a>, is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_invasion_of_Georgia\" >occupied<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic\" >Bolshevist Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Democratic Republic of Georgia and Its First Constitution of 1921:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia#Background\" >Background \u2013 Democratic Republic of Georgia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fed-soc.org\/publications\/detail\/a-retrospective-on-the-1921-constitution-of-the-democratic-republic-of-georgia\" >A Restrospective on the 1921 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, by George Papusashvili \u2013 May 09, 2012 \u2013 Fed-Soc.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dcstamps.com\/?p=3160\" >Republic of Georgia, pre-USSR (1918-1921) \u2013 DCStamps.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Soviet Invasion of Georgia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia#Battle_for_Tbilisi\" >\u201c<em>On 25 February, the triumphant Red Army entered Tbilisi. Bolshevik soldiers engaged in widespread looting<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Tbilisi \u2013 Red Army invasion of Georgia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1921\/2\/15\/soviet-invasion-of-georgia\" >\u201c<em>The Soviet forces took the Georgian capital Tbilisi (then known as Tiflis to most non-Georgian speakers) after heavy fighting and declared the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on February 25, 1921. The rest of the country was overrun within three weeks, but<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Feb 21 to Mar 17, 1921 \u2013 Soviet Invasion of Georgia \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/soviethistory.msu.edu\/1921-2\/transcaucasia\/transcaucasia-texts\/lenin-authorizes-the-invasion-of-georgia\/\" >LENIN AUTHORIZES INVASION OF GEORGIA: Vladimir Lenin, Copy Top Secret 14\/11-1921. February 14, 1921 \u2013 SEVENTEEN MOMENTS IN SOVIET HISTORY \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Occupation_Day_%28Georgia%29\" >\u201c<em>On February 25, 1921 the Red Army entered the capital Tbilisi and installed a communist government, led by Georgian Bolshevik Filipp Makharadze<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Soviet Occupation Day (Georgia) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H7erGhm7f9g\" >YouTube video (5 min. 16 sec.): Soviet Russian Invasion in Democratic Republic of Georgia. 1921<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B1gkxuRrGqQ\" >YouTube video (5 min. 46 sec.): Soviet occupation of Georgia 1921<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/historyofgeorgia\/home\/georgiaunderthesovietunion\" >Georgia under the Soviet Union (1921-1990) \u2013 History of Georgia \u2013 Google.com\/site<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Georgia-Russian\/Soviet Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1921\/2\/15\/soviet-invasion-of-georgia\" >Feb 15 1921 to Mar 17 1921 \u2013 Soviet Invasion of Georgia \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/10153400\/Soviet-Georgian_War_and_Sovietization_of_Georgia_February-March1921\" >Soviet-Georgian War and Sovietization of Georgia, February-March 1921, by Andrew Anderson \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/soviet_invasion_of_georgia\" >The Soviet-Georgian War (1921): Every Day \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia\" >Red Army invasion of Georgia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H7erGhm7f9g\" >Soviet Russian Invasion in Democratic Republic of Georgia 1921 \u2013 YouTube video (5 min. 16 sec.)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/speakingstones.jumpstart.ge\/en?event=soviet-occupation-1921-1991\" >FIRST DAYS OF OCCUPIED GEORGIA \u2013 1912 \u2013 JumpStart.ge<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Georgian_War\" >Russo-Georgian War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8o1Xtx5-dMM\" >Russia-Georgia: History of Relations \u2013 YouTube video (7 min. 25 sec.)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gPnBS5RDq30\" >Georgia vs Russia, history of relations \u2013 YouTube video (4 min. 24 sec.)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Georgia-Russian relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasianet.org\/taxonomy\/term\/4224\" >Georgia-Russia Relations \u2013 Georgia\u2019s Alleged Russian-Truck Invasion, by Giorgi Lomsadze \u2013 EURASIANET.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/georgia\/intro-fp-ru.htm\" >Georgia-Russia Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/journal-neo.org\/2014\/08\/05\/georgia-russia-relations-smoke-and-mirrors-of-eu-georgia-russian-trade\/\" >Georgia-Russia-Relation: Smoke and Mirrors of EU-Georgia Russian Trade, by Seth Ferris \u2013 05.08.2014 \u2013 New Eastern Outlook \u2013 Journal-NEO.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/the-georgia-russia-conflict-lost-territory-found-nation\" >Georgia-Russia conflict: lost territory, found nation, by Donald Rayfield \u2013 18 August 2008 \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2014\/03\/russia-now-flexing-muscles-toward-georgia\/\" >RUSSIA NOW FLEXING MUSCLES TOWARD GEORGIA, by F. Michael Maloof \u2013 03\/18\/2014 \u2013 WND.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/politics\/lavrov-georgia-russia-relations\/\" >Russia \u201copen\u201d to contact with Georgian people \u2013 FM \u2013 31 December 2010 \u2013 RT.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Georgia (country):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Georgia_%28country%29\" >History of Georgia (country) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/georgia-country-asia-history.html\" >Georgia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/georgia\/history\" >Georgia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ggdavid.tripod.com\/georgia\/history.htm\" >History of Georgia \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/georgia.gov\/popular-topic\/learning-about-georgias-facts-history\" >Learning about Georgia\u2019s Facts and History \u2013 Georgia.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archaeolink.com\/country_of_georgia_history.htm\" >Country of Georgia History \u2013 Archaeolink.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/georgia.htm\" >Georgia \u2013 Sak\u2019art\u2019velo \u2013 Background \u2013 NationalOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/georgia.html\" >Georgia \u2013 History \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Ge-It\/Georgia.html\" >Georgia \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Georgia\/Cultural-life#toc214120\" >Origins of the Georgian nation \u2013 Georgia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17301647\" >Georgia country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.wow.com\/search?s_pt=source7&amp;s_it=aolsem&amp;s_chn=32&amp;q=history+of+georgia+country\" >History of Georgia \u2013 Wow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Georgia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/gg.html\" >GEORGIA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Georgia\" >Georgia \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Georgia\" >Georgia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/georgia.html\" >Georgia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17301647\" >Georgia country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Georgia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Georgia\" >Foreign relations of Georgia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/5253.htm\" >US Relations with Georgia \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/georgia\/ri280\" >Georgia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.tr\/relations-between-turkey-and-georgia.en.mfa\" >Relations between Turkey and Georgia \u2013 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Georgia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Georgia_%28country%29\" >Economy of Georgia (country) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/georgia\/overview\" >Georgia \u2013 Overview \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/georgia\" >Georgia \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/georgia\/economy\" >Georgia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Asian Development Bank \u2013 ADB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/georgia\" >Georgia \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/economy.ge\/en\/home\" >Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/us\/georgia-state-united-states-economy.html\" >Georgia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Democracy and Georgia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democracy_Index\" >Democracy Index \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/RuleOfLaw\/Pages\/Democracy.aspx\" >Rule of Law \u2013 Democracy and Human Rights \u2013 UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/countries\/ENACARegion\/Pages\/GEIndex.aspx\" >the Human Rights of Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanrights.ge\/admin\/editor\/uploads\/pdf\/Annual%20Report%20HRIDC%202008.pdf\" >George: Flickering Beacon of Democracy \u2013 Human Rights in Georgia in 2007, by Human Rights Centre (HRIDC) \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The Germans capture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Douaumont\" >Fort Douaumont<\/a> during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Verdun\" >Battle of Verdun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie-Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg\" >Marie-Ad\u00e9la\u00efde<\/a>, the eldest of six daughters of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guillaume_IV,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg\" >Guillaume IV<\/a>, becomes the first reigning <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg\" >Grand Duchess<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxembourg\" >Luxembourg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1901\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._P._Morgan\" >J P Morgan<\/a> incorporates the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Steel\" >United States Steel Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1875\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangxu_Emperor\" >Guangxu Emperor<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty\" >Qing dynasty<\/a> China begins his reign, under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Dowager_Cixi\" >Empress Dowager Cixi<\/a>&#8216;s regency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1870\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiram_Rhodes_Revels\" >Hiram Rhodes Revels<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29\" >Republican<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi\" >Mississippi<\/a>, is sworn into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a>, becoming the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_American\" >African American<\/a> ever to sit in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >U.S. Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong>Miners in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calaveras_County,_California\" >Calaveras County, California<\/a>, discover what is now called the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calaveras_Skull\" >Calaveras Skull<\/a> &#8211; human remains that supposedly indicated that man, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mastodon\" >mastodons<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elephant\" >elephants<\/a> had co-existed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1856\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congress_of_Paris_%281856%29\" >Peace conference<\/a> opens in Paris after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crimean_War\" >Crimean War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1848\u00a0 <\/strong>Provisional government in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution_of_1848\" >revolutionary<\/a> France, by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Blanc\" >Louis Blanc<\/a>&#8216;s motion, guarantees workers&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1843\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_George_Paulet\" >Lord George Paulet<\/a> occupies the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Hawaii\" >Kingdom of Hawaii<\/a> in the name of Great Britain in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paulet_Affair_%281843%29\" >Paulet Affair (1843)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1831<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Olszynka_Grochowska\" >Battle of Olszynka Grochowska<\/a>, part of Polish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/November_Uprising\" >November Uprising<\/a> against Russian Empire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Olszynka Grochowska:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Olszynka_Grochowska#Battle\" >Battle &#8211; Battle of Olszynka Grochowska &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theminiaturespage.com\/boards\/msg.mv?id=296667\" >TMP \u2013 \u201cBattle of Olszynka Grochowska\u201d \u2013 Topic \u2013 TheMiniaturesPage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/an-historical-re-enactment-of-the-battle-of-olszynka-news-photo\/465661994\" >Historical Reinactment Of Battle Of Olszynka Grochowska \u2013 GettyImages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>November Uprising:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/polcon.tripod.com\/november.html\" >NOVEMBER UPRISING \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/November_Uprising#The_Uprising\" >The Uprising \u2013 November Uprising &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/russianrulershistory.com\/poland-and-the-november-uprising-against-russia\/\" >Poland and the November Uprising, by Mark Schauss \u2013 RussianRulersHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/November-Insurrection\" >November Insurrection \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/15114271\/Revolution_in_Perspective_the_Polish_November_Uprising_of_1830-1831\" >Revolution in Perspective: the Polish November Uprising of 1830-1831 \u2013 added by Milosz Cybowski \u2013 Downloadable &#8211; Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_National_Government_%28November_Uprising%29\" >Polish National Government of 1831 (November Uprising) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab01\" >HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/poland\/history\" >Poland \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/\" >Poland \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/poland.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 The Virtual Jewish World \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/%7Epolwgw\/history.html\" >Timeline of Polish History \u2013 Roots Web \u2013 Ancestry.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/classroom\/maps\/task4.html\" >Historical Maps of Poland \u2013 Buffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-17754512\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Poland and Russia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281945%E2%80%9389%29\" >History of Poland (1945-1989) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territories_of_Poland_annexed_by_the_Soviet_Union\" >Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Poland-Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eurodialogue.org\/History-of-Russian-Polish-Relations\" >HISTORY OF RUSSIAN-POLISH RELATIONS \u2013 Euro-Dialogue.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Warsaw#1918-1939\" >\u201c<em>The first years of independence were very difficult: war havoc, hyperinflation and the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920. In the course of this war, the Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city, and the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated. Poland stopped on itself the full brunt of the Red Army and defeated an idea of the \u2018export of the revolution.\u2019<\/em>\u201d \u2013 History of Warsaw \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/od-russia\/andrei-kolesnikov\/russia-poland-history-too-terrible\" >Russia-Poland: a history too terrible \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3215371\/POLISH-RUSSIAN_RELATIONS_HISTORY_GEOGRAPHY_AND_GEOPOLITICS\" >POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS, uploaded by Fatih \u00d6zbay \u2013 Academia.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/49.htm\" >POLAND \u2013 THE ECONOMY UNDER COMMUNISM \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-vs-russia-in-a-war-of-words-rents-and-history\/a-18241767\" >Poland vs. Russia in a war of words, rent and history \u2013 DW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/russian_polish_wars.htm\" >Russo-Polish Wars: Wars and Conflicts Between Russia and Poland \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/openrussia\/russia-poland-and-the-history-wars\" >Russia, Poland and the history wars \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/pl.html\" >POLAND \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Poland\" >Poland \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Poland\" >Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/polandmaps\/a\/polandgeography.htm\" >Geography of Poland \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17753718\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msz.gov.pl\/en\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Poland\" >Foreign relations of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/88.htm\" >Poland \u2013 FOREIGN RELATOINS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/poland\/p30812\" >Poland \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Poland-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2875.htm\" >US Relations with Poland \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Poland\" >Economy of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/poland-economy.html\" >Poland \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Ypsilantis\" >Alexander Ypsilantis<\/a> issues a proclamation at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ia%C8%99i\" >Ia\u0219i<\/a>, announcing that he had &#8220;the support of a great power&#8221; (i.e. Russia).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Greek War of Independence:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/War-of-Greek-Independence\" >War of Greek Independence \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crwflags.com\/fotw\/flags\/gr_indep.html\" >Greece: War of Independence (1821-1829) \u2013 CRWFlags.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 Military.Wikia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.athensinfoguide.com\/history\/t8-3independence.htm\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 HISTORY OF ATHENS \u2013 ATHENS INFO GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1800s\/yr20\/fgreece1821.htm\" >GREEK WAR OF INDPENDENCE 1821-1832 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/ga\/cfuvgreekradio\/Independence.html\" >WAR OF INDEPENDENCE \u2013 Angelfire.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Greek__War__of__Independence\" >Greek War of Independence \u2013 FunIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Constitution_of_1822\" >Greek Constitution of 1822 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/greece-history.html\" >Greece \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Modern History of Greece:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_modern_Greece\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/video.minpress.gr\/wwwminpress\/aboutgreece\/aboutgreece_history.pdf\" >HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE, by S. Petmezas \u2013 MinPress.gr \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/historymyth\/history\/general\/modern.htm\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 In2Greece.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mlahanas.de\/Greece\/History\/ModernHistory.html\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 MLAHANAS.de<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/greece-history.html\" >Greece \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1797\u00a0 <\/strong>Colonel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Tate_%28soldier%29\" >William Tate<\/a> and his force of 1000\u20131500 soldiers surrender after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Fishguard\" >Last invasion of Britain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2015\/february_26_2015_400745.html\" >The US Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)\u2019s Decision on Net Neutrality:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/net-neutrality-a-reality-fcc-votes-to-bring-internet-under-utility-style-rules\/#!\" >Net neutrality a reality: FCC votes to bring Internet under utility-style rules, by Marguerite Reardon \u2013 February 26, 2015 \u2013 CNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_States#Ruling\" >Ruling \u2013 Net neutrality in the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2014\/february_26_2014_400034.html\" >NASA announces that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 715 planets in other solar systems, bringing the instrument&#8217;s new-planet tally to 961; four of the latest discoveries are thought to have an orbit favorable to habitation, but the distance of these planets makes exploration impossible with current technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kepler Mission Program of NASA:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/kepler\/\" >Kepler Mission &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/discovery.nasa.gov\/kepler.cfml\" >Kepler \u2013 Discovery Program &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/17383-kepler-planet-hunting-nasa-telescope-infographic.html\" >NASA&#8217;s Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Explained (Infographic) \u2013 Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/25913-nasa-kepler-telescope-new-mission.html\" >NASA&#8217;s Exoplanet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope Gets New Mission \u2013 Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/exoplanets_worlds_beyond_our_solar_system\" >Weird Alien Worlds Beyond Our Solar System(full documentary)HD \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2013\/february_26_2013_399298.html\" >Scientists in Illinois, announce they&#8217;ve developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Stretchable Batteries for Flexible Electronics:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/video-this-stretchable-battery-could-power-the-next-generation-of-wearable-gadgets-28369595\/\" >Video: This Stretchable Battery Could Power the Next Generation of Wearable Gadgets \u2013 SmithsonianMag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/a-lithium-ion-battery-that-can-stretch-and-be-recharged-wirelessly\/\" >A Lithium-Ion Battery That Can Stretch and Be Recharged Wirelessly \u2013 February 27, 2013 \u2013 SciTechDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/read\/18812\/chapter\/4\" >Assessing the Potential of Flexible Electronics \u2013 NAP.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Philharmonic\" >New York Philharmonic<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_New_York_Philharmonic_visit_to_North_Korea\" >performs<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pyongyang\" >Pyongyang, North Korea<\/a>. The first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>The United Kingdom&#8217;s oldest investment banking institute, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barings_Bank\" >Barings Bank<\/a>, collapses after securities broker <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nick_Leeson\" >Nick Leeson<\/a> loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_International_Monetary_Exchange\" >Singapore International Monetary Exchange<\/a> using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Futures_contract\" >futures contracts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Center_bombing\" >World Trade Center bombing<\/a>: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Tower\" >North Tower<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Center_%281973%E2%80%932001%29\" >World Trade Center<\/a> explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh_War\" >Nagorno-Karabakh War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre\" >Khojaly Massacre<\/a>: Armenian armed forces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre\" >open fire on<\/a> Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Khojaly Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre#Background\" >Background \u2013 Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/Khojaly-Massacre\" >The Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Azerbaijan America Alliance.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/letters\/05-Mar-2014\/khojaly-massacre\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 March 05, 2014 \u2013 DailyTimes.com.pk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karabakh.co.uk\/khojaly-massacre.html\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 KARABAKH: THROUGH HISTORY AND FACTS \u2013 Karabakh.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/europe-s-east\/opinion\/khojaly-a-forgotten-massacre\/\" >Khojaly, a forgotten massacre \u2013 Feb 27, 2012 \u2013 Euractiv.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ban6uHSXC9E\" >YouTube video (21 min. 09 sec.): Khojay Massacre \u2013 An Interview with a Survivor<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/154464114\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Video (21 min. 03 sec.), from Jeff Handel \u2013 Vimemo.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/2013-khojaly-awareness-campaign\" >Khojaly Massacre: Public Awareness Campaign for 21<sup>st<\/sup> Anniversary \u2013 AzerbaijanAmericaAlliance.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/justice-for-khojaly-campaign\/khojaly-massacre-azerbaijans-fight-for-justice-continues\/10152106946628963\" >Khojaly Massacre: Azerbaijan\u2019s Fight for Justice Continues \u2013 April 30, 2014 \u2013 Facebook.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.az\/en\/news\/garabakh-conflict\/khojaly-massacre.page\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 15 February 2016 \u2013 CBC.az<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khojalygenocide.org\/\" >KHOJALY \u2013 A HUMAN TRAGEDY AGAINST AZERBAIJAN &#8211; KhojalyGenocide.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/azeriturkcanadianassociation\/khojaly-massacre\" >Khojaly Massacre \u2013 Azeri Turk Canadian Association<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Memorial_of_The_Khojaly_Massacre\" >Memorial of The Khojaly Massacre, by Midpen Media Center \u2013 Archive.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khojaly_Massacre_Memorial_%28Berlin%29\" >Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Berlin) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nagorno-Karabakh War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Nagorno-Karabakh War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/nagorno-karabakh\" >Key Issues \u2013 NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT \u2013 AzerbaijanAmericaAlliance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/nagorno-karabakh.htm\" >Nagorno-Karabakh \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2015\/03\/tensions-reignite-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-150303121751335.html\" >Tensions reignite in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by Anna Nigmatulina \u2013 09 Mar 2015 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s-zEumnEXW4\" >Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (brief history) \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 11 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Al_Busayyah\" >Al Busayyah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Gulf War Timelines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefinertimes.com\/War-in-The-Middle-East\/gulf-war-overview-a-timeline.html\" >Gulf War Overview &amp; Timeline, by Peter Fitzgerald \u2013 The Finer Times \u2013 TheFinerTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/gulf-war\" >Gulf War timeline \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gulfwar1991.blogspot.hr\/2010\/11\/persian-gulf-war-timeline.html\" >Persian Gulf War Timeline \u2013 PERSIAN GULF WAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" >Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/gulf\/cron\/\" >Chronology \u2013 Gulf War \u2013 FRONTLINE &#8211; PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/teach\/gulfguide\/gwtimeline.html\" >TIMELINE \u2013 Gulf War \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warchronicle.com\/iraq\/news\/timeline_two_wars.htm\" >Gulf War to Iraq War: 2 August 1990-19 March 2003 \u2013 WarChronicle.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/persian_gulf_war_timeline\/246\/\" >Persian Gulf War Timeline \u2013 SoftSchools.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/861164.stm\" >Timeline: War in the Gulf &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1990\/february_26_1990_163306.html\" >USSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair\" >Iran\u2013Contra affair<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tower_Commission\" >Tower Commission<\/a> rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Iran-Contra Affair:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.com\/u-s-history\/textbooks\/boundless-u-s-history-textbook\/the-conservative-turn-of-america-1968-1989-30\/the-reagan-administration-228\/the-iran-contra-scandal-1297-9771\/\" >The Iran-Contra Scandal \u2013 Boundless.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alvaradohistory.com\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/4IranContraAffair.362201823.pdf\" >The Iran-Contra Affair, by Jon Carroll and Ronald Reagan \u2013 AlvaradoHistory.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/offdocs\/walsh\/chap_31.htm\" >Chapter 31 Edwin Meese III: November 1986 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/repository.upenn.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1213&amp;context=curej\" >Evidence and Analysis: The Iran-Contra Affair As seen through American, Middle Eastern, and Soviet news sources, by Devin Chavira \u2013 1-1-2004 \u2013 UPenn.edu \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780700620364\" >Iran-Contra: Reagan\u2019s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, by Malcolm Byrne \u2013 2014 \u2013 JHU.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Egypt and Israel establish full <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel_relations\" >diplomatic relations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Egypt-Israel Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/resources\/fact-sheets\/2018-egyptian-israeli-relations-1948-2011\" >Egyptian-Israeli relations 1948 \u2013 2011 \u2013 Middle East Monitor \u2013 MiddleEastMonitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/topic\/israel-egypt-relations\/\" >TOPIC: ISRALE-EGYPT RELATIONS \u2013 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL \u2013 TimesOfIsrael.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel_relations\" >Egypt-Israel relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Egypt#.C2.A0Israel\" >Israel \u2013 Foreign relations of Egypt &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Israel#Egypt\" >Egypt \u2013 Foreign relations of Israel &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Peace\/egyptisrael.html\" >Israel-Egypt Relations \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Ambassadors_of_Egypt_to_Israel\" >List of Egyptian ambassadors to Israel &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Israeli_ambassadors_to_Egypt\" >List of Israeli ambassadors to Egypt &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/05f5n_f\" >Egypt-Israel relations \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel_Peace_Treaty\" >Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.eg\/Lists\/Treaties%20DB\/Attachments\/645\/Peace%20Treaty_en.pdf\" >Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (Egyptian Website) &#8211; pdf<\/a> <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> the same text on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.il\/mfa\/foreignpolicy\/peace\/guide\/pages\/israel-egypt%20peace%20treaty.aspx\" >Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations\" >UN Secretary General<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U_Thant\" >U Thant<\/a> signs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a> proclamation of the vernal equinox as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth_Day\" >Earth Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Earth Day:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/earth-day\" >EARTH DAY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/environment.about.com\/od\/environmentalevents\/a\/twoearthdays.htm\" >Earth Day History: The History of Earth Day, by Larry West \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthday.org\/about\/the-history-of-earth-day\/\" >THE HISTORY OF EARTH DAY \u2013 Earthday.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_S56Q0dAP8w\" >YouTube video (4 min. 03 sec.) I JUST WANNA CELEBRATE \u2013Rare Earth 1971<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1987 <\/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,\u201d <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ROK_Capital_Division\" >ROK Capital Division<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korean_Army\" >South Korean Army<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%ACnh_An_massacre\" >massacres<\/a> 380 unarmed civilians in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>B\u00ecnh An \/ T\u00e2y Vinh Massacre<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%ACnh_An\/T%C3%A2y_Vinh_massacre\" >B\u00ecnh An \/ T\u00e2y Vinh massacre (Korean: \ud0c0\uc774\ube48 \uc591\ubbfc \ud559\uc0b4 \uc0ac\uac74) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >South Korea in the Korean War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_Vietnam\" >List of massacres in Vietnam &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_program\" >Apollo program<\/a>: Launch of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AS-201\" >AS-201<\/a>, the first flight of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_IB\" >Saturn IB<\/a> rocket<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vincent_Massey\" >Vincent Massey<\/a> is sworn in as the first Canadian-born <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor_General_of_Canada\" >Governor General of Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghost_rockets\" >ghost rockets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1936<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_26_Incident\" >February 26 Incident<\/a>, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup\" >coup<\/a> against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Government\" >government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Watson-Watt\" >Robert Watson-Watt<\/a> carries out a demonstration near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daventry\" >Daventry<\/a> which leads directly to the development of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radar\" >radar<\/a> in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Development of Radar in the UK:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_radar#United_Kingdom\" >United Kingdom &#8211; History of radar \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radarworld.org\/england.html\" >Radar Development in England \u2013 RadarWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/science\/radar-development-radar.html\" >Development of Radar \u2013 Radar \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nrl.navy.mil\/accomplishments\/systems\/radar\/\" >Development of the Radar Principle \u2013 Navy.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ob-ultrasound.net\/radar.html\" >\u201c<em>In 1935 Watson-Watt wrote a paper entitled &#8220;The Detection of Aircraft by Radio Methods&#8221;. This was presented to Henry Tizard, the chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Survey of Air Defence. Tizard was impressed with the idea and on 26th February 1935, Watson-Watt demonstrated his ideas at Daventry<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Ob-Ultrasound.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.org\/publications\/apsnews\/200604\/history.cfm\" >\u201c<em>In February 1935 Watson-Watt demonstrated to an Air Ministry committee the first practical radio system for detecting aircraft. The Air Ministry was impressed, and in April Watson-Watt received a patent for the system and funding for further development. Soon Watson-Watt was using pulsed radio waves to detect airplanes up to 80 miles away<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 April, 1935: British Patent for Radar System for Air Defense Granted to Robert Watson-Watt \u2013 APS NEWS \u2013 APS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radar\" >Radar &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" >Adolf Hitler<\/a> orders the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe<\/a> to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Versailles\" >Treaty of Versailles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Treaty of Versailles:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10007428\" >WORLD WAR I: TREATIES AND REPARATIONS \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia \u2013 USHMMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Versailles\" >Treaty of Versailles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/versailles_menu.asp\" >Text of the Versailles Treaty June 28, 1919 \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Luftwaffe:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/hitler-organizes-luftwaffe\" >FEB 26, 1935: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Hitler organizes Luftwaffe \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe#Preparing_for_war:_1933.E2.80.9339\" >Preparing for war: 1933-39 \u2013 Luftwaffe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2.dk\/\" >The Luftwaffe, 1933-45 \u2013 WW2.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feldgrau.com\/luft.html\" >Luftwaffe \u2013 The Airforce 1933-1945, by Jason Pipes \u2013 Feldgrau.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/German-Air-Force\" >German Air Force (Luftwaffe) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/topics\/luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe \u2013 HISTORY &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calvin_Coolidge\" >Calvin Coolidge<\/a> signs an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_Order\" >Executive Order<\/a> establishing the 96,000 acre <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Teton_National_Park\" >Grand Teton National Park<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wyoming\" >Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woodrow_Wilson\" >Woodrow Wilson<\/a> signs an act of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >US Congress<\/a> establishing most of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Canyon\" >Grand Canyon<\/a> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_National_Park\" >United States National Park<\/a> &#8211; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Canyon_National_Park\" >Grand Canyon National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Original_Dixieland_Jass_Band\" >Original Dixieland Jass Band<\/a> records the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jazz\" >jazz<\/a> record, for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Talking_Machine_Company\" >Victor Talking Machine Company<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMHS_Britannic\" >HMHS\u00a0<em>Britannic<\/em><\/a>, sister to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RMS_Titanic\" >RMS\u00a0<em>Titanic<\/em><\/a>, is launched at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harland_and_Wolff\" >Harland and Wolff<\/a> shipyard in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belfast\" >Belfast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinemacolor\" >Kinemacolor<\/a>, the first successful color <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" >motion picture<\/a> process, is first shown to the general public at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_Theatre,_London\" >Palace Theatre<\/a> in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1876<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Japan\" >Japan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Empire\" >Korea<\/a> sign a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1876\" >treaty<\/a> granting Japanese citizens <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extraterritoriality\" >extraterritoriality<\/a> rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea&#8217;s status as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tributary_state\" >tributary state<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty\" >Qing dynasty<\/a> China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1876#Background\" >Background \u2013 Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Treaty-of-Kanghwa\" >Treaty of Kanghwa \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/main_pop\/kpct\/kp_koreajapan.htm\" >Korea: The West and Japan (1860s-1919) \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/internationalschoolhistory.weebly.com\/opening-of-korea-1876.html\" >OPENING OF KOREA \u2013 IB HISTORY &#8211; Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1815<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon\" >Napoleon Bonaparte<\/a> escapes from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elba\" >Elba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1616\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galileo_affair#Inquisition_and_first_judgement.2C_1616\" >Galileo Galilei is formally banned<\/a> by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heliocentrism\" >the view that the earth orbits the sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems#Summary\" >Summary &#8211; <em>Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems \u2013 <\/em>Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.calstatela.edu\/faculty\/kaniol\/a360\/galileo_dialogue.htm\" >Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems \u2013 Ptolemaic &amp; Copernican \u2013 Galileo Galilei, 1632<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/galileo\/dialogue.html\" >Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, by Galileo Galilei \u2013 translated by Stillman Drake \u2013 annotated and condensed by Sciortino \u2013 edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archimedes.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de\/cgi-bin\/toc\/toc.cgi?step=thumb&amp;dir=galil_syste_065_en_1661\" >Thomas Salusbury&#8217;s 1661 English translation of the <em>Dialogue<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Catholic Church and Galileo:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galileo_affair\" >Galileo affair &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicleague.org\/galileo-and-the-catholic-church-2\/\" >GALILEO AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH \u2013 September Issue 2000 \u2013 CatholicLeague.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.com\/tracts\/the-galileo-controversy\" >The Galileo Controversy \u2013 Catholic Answers \u2013 Catholic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/cathen\/06342b.htm\" >Galileo Galilei \u2013 NewAdvent.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christiananswers.net\/q-eden\/galileo.html\" >What were Galileo Galilei&#8217;s conflicts with the Roman Catholic Church? \u2013 ChristianNews.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.novan.com\/galileo.htm\" >Galileo vs the Catholic Church \u2013 Novan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/national\/horizon\/sept98\/galileo.htm\" >Galileo vs. the Pope, by Hal Hellman \u2013 Wednesday, September 9, 1998 \u2013 WashingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/ISSUES\/churchgalileo.htm\" >The Catholic Church and Galileo \u2013 Father Bernard O\u2019Connor \u2013 EWTN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicbridge.com\/catholic\/galileo.php\" >Science vs. The Church: The Galileo Controversy \u2013 CatholicBridge.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/people\/galileo-conflict-with-church.html\" >Galileo \u2013 Conflict with the Church \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Catholic Church\/Christianity\/\/Religion and Science:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sacred-texts.com\/aor\/einstein\/einsci.htm\" >Religion and Science \u2013 Albert Einstein \u2013 Sacred-Texts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/religion-science\/\" >Religion and Science \u2013 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rogereolson\/2013\/11\/christianity-and-science-how-they-relate-to-each-other-in-modern-theology\/?repeat=w3tc\" >Christianity and Science: How They Relate to Each Other in Modern Theology, by Roger E. Olson \u2013 November 9, 2013 \u2013 Roger E. Olson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_Church_and_science\" >Catholic Church and science \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studentpulse.com\/articles\/533\/copernicus-galileo-and-the-church-science-in-a-religious-world\" >Copernicus, Galileo, and the Church: Science in a Religious World, by Nicholas P. Leveillee \u2013 2011, Vol. 3 No. 05 \u2013 StudentPulse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/biologos.org\/common-questions\/christianity-and-science\/science-and-religion\/\" >Are science and Christianity at war? \u2013 Blogos.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/media.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk\/ToF\/downloads\/pdf\/TedDavis_A_Short_History_of_Christianity_and_Science.pdf\" >Christianity and Science in Historical Perspective \u2013 CAM.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2014\/march-web-only\/when-science-comes-to-church.html\" >When Science Comes to Church \u2013 March 2014 \u2013 ChristianToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/03\/12\/science-catholic-church-galileo_n_2859063.html\" >Science &amp; The Catholic Church: A Tumultuous History From Galileo To Stem Cells, by Tanya Lewis \u2013 03\/11\/2013 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bede.org.uk\/sciencehistory.htm\" >Christianity and the Rise of Science \u2013 Bede.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/victor-stenger\/christianity-and-modern-science_b_5182177.html\" >Christianity and Modern Science, by Victor Stenger \u2013 04\/21\/2014 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarifyingchristianity.com\/science.shtml\" >Science and the Bible \u2013 ClarifyingChristianity.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/explorable.com\/religion-vs-science\" >Religion vs Science \u2013 EXPLORABLE.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asa3.org\/ASA\/topics\/history\/index.html\" >Historical Studies of Science and Christianity \u2013 The American Scientific Affiliation \u2013 ASA3.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equip.org\/category\/christianity-and-science\/\" >CHIRISTIANITY AND SCIENCE ARCHIVE \u2013 Equip.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2014\/february_27_2014_400036.html\" >GE is focusing on development of wind power in Japan, seeing an opportunity for the nation to expand its renewable energy portfolio after Fukushima; GE has designed a wind turbine capable of weathering the country&#8217;s distinct weather challenges<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2013\/february_27_2013_399300.html\" >At Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his farewell address<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2012\/february_27_2012_398554.html\" >Wikileaks begins releasing 5 million emails from Stratfor, a private intelligence company<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Chile_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> measuring 8.8 on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moment_magnitude_scale\" >moment magnitude scale<\/a> strikes central parts of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chile<\/a> leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Chinese_Correction\" >The Chinese Correction<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange\" >Shanghai Stock Exchange<\/a> falls 9%, the largest drop in ten years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The initial version of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Jay_Report\" >John Jay Report<\/a>, with details about the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_sexual_abuse_scandal_in_the_United_States\" >Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States<\/a>, is released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>A bombing of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superferry_14\" >Superferry<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abu_Sayyaf\" >Abu Sayyaf<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>&#8216; worst terrorist attack kills 116.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godhra_train_burning\" >Godhra train burning<\/a>: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayodhya\" >Ayodhya<\/a>, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryanair_Flight_296\" >Ryanair Flight 296<\/a> catches fire at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Stansted_Airport\" >London Stansted Airport<\/a>. Subsequent investigations criticize <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryanair\" >Ryanair<\/a>&#8216;s handling of the evacuation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zakho\" >Zakho<\/a>: A terrorist explosion in a market in the city of Zakho leaves about 100 dead and 150 wounded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War\" >Gulf War<\/a>: US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_H._W._Bush\" >George H. W. Bush<\/a> announces that &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait\" >Kuwait<\/a> is liberated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Gulf War Timelines:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" >Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/teach\/gulfguide\/gwtimeline.html\" >TIMELINE \u2013 Gulf War \u2013PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/gulf\/cron\/\" >Chronology \u2013 Persian Gulf War \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warchronicle.com\/iraq\/news\/timeline_two_wars.htm\" >Gulf War to Iraq War: 2 August 1990-19 March 2003 \u2013 WarChronical.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Liberation of Kuwait:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/february\/26\/newsid_4716000\/4716868.stm\" >26 February 1991 \u2013 ON THIS DAY: Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonkent.com\/speeches\/the_liberation_of_kuwait.htm\" >The Liberation of Kuwait &#8211; ANNOUNCING THE BEGINNING OF THE GULF WAR &#8211; GEORGE BUSH 1991 \u2013 EmersonKent.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberation_of_Kuwait_campaign\" >Liberation of Kuwait campaign \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=858lvXand1U\" >NBC News \u2013 Liberation of Kuwait, Feb 1991 \u2013 YouTube (2 min. 42 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?17089-1\/liberation-kuwait-city\" >Liberation of Kuwait City \u2013 C-SPAN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usma.edu\/history\/SiteAssets\/SitePages\/First%20Gulf%20War\/GulfWarFirst03.pdf\" >Kuwait City \u2013Site Assets Map \u2013 USMA.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/in-history-kuwait-liberated\/\" >In History: Kuwait Liberated \u2013 February 24, 2006 \u2013 CBSNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/theguardian\/2014\/feb\/28\/kuwait-iraq-united-states-george-bush\" >From the archive, 28 February 1991: The liberation of Kuwait \u2013 Feb 28, 2014 &#8211; TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magnumphotos.com\/Catalogue\/Bruno-Barbey\/1991\/KUWAIT-Gulf-War-NN139528.html\" >Photographs &#8211; Bruno Barbey \u2013 KWAIT. Gulf War \u2013 MagnamPhotos.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\" >Venezuela<\/a> is rocked by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caracazo\" >Caracazo<\/a> riots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumgait_pogrom\" >Sumgait pogrom<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenians\" >Armenian<\/a> community of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumgait\" >Sumgait<\/a> in Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent massacre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a> allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/frances-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >France performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moruroa#French_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Muruora Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Muruora:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mururoa\" >Muruora \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/mururoa.htm\" >Muruora \u2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/MURUROA.htm\" >Case Identifier: MURUORA \u2013 Case Name: French Nuclear Tests in South Pacific \u2013 ICE Case Studies, by Tish Falco \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>France\u2019s Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceOrigin.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Origin of the Force de Frappe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/FR-ntests0.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, France: Introduction, by Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceArsenalDev.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Development of the Nuclear Arsenal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/nuke.htm\" >France \u2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 GlobalSecurity.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:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20140214-map-shows-huge-radiation-spread-french-saharan-nuclear-tests\/\" >Declassified files expose lies of French nuclear tests \u2013 France24.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=325785&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >History of French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific \u2013 Part I<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=327255&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >Part II<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?no=339393&amp;rel_no=1\" >Part III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jul\/03\/french-nuclear-tests-polynesia-declassified\" >French nuclear tests \u2018showered vast area of Polynesia with radioactivity \u2013 3 July 2013 \u2013 The Guardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_France\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of France \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Some Pertinent YouTube Videos:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fFf0ZSpTR6U&amp;index=2&amp;list=PLYk2KDpzKVbVHTuoTS5keP6OzrGXtGvJV\" >(0:54 sec.): French Nuclear Test in Reggane \/ Algeria \u2013 View on Google Satellite \/ edited by Hakim Tabi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ExXXinuFc0\" >(2 min. 21 sec.) L\u2019abominable crime nucl\u00e9aire fran\u00e7ais de Reggane en Alg\u00e9rie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZZ0udF-zokM\" >(2 min. 48 sec.)\u00a0: Essais nucl\u00e9aires fran\u00e7ais en Alg\u00e9rie\u00a0: Graves r\u00e9percussions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=82QYuYgkygA\" >(10 min. 38 sec.): La Bombe Nucl\u00e9aire: Images d\u00e9classifi\u00e9es Full HD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qeJbnMmtmT8\" >(1 h. 33 min. 23 sec.)\u00a0: Algerie\u00a0: Nucl\u00e9aire Alg\u00e9rien, nouvelles r\u00e9velations explosives\u00a0!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Pertinent Reports:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.assemblee-nationale.fr\/rap-oecst\/essais_nucleaires\/i3571.asp\" >RAPPORT SUR LES INCIDENCES ENVIRONNEMENTALES ET SANITAIRES DES ESSAIS NUCLEAIRES EFFECTUES PAR LA FRANCE ENTRE 1960 ET 1996 ET ELEMENTS DE COMPARAISON AVEC LES ESSAIS DES AUTRES PUISSANCES NUCLEAIRES \u2013 Par M. Christian BATAILLE, D\u00e9put\u00e9 Et M. Henri REVOL, S\u00e9nateur \u2013 OFFICE PARLEMENTAIRE D\u2019\u00c9VALUATION DES CHOIX SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNOLOGIQUES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.senat.fr\/rap\/o97-179\/o97-1799.html\" >Chapitre II \u2013 LES PREMIERS ESSAIS FRAN\u00c7AIS AU SAHARA\u00a0: 1960-1966 \u2013 Bienvenue au S\u00e9nat \u2013 Senat.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/frances-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >France performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moruroa#French_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Muruora Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1982 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/frances-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >France performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moruroa#French_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Muruora Island<\/a><em>\u201d, mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>The formerly Spanish territory of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Sahara\" >Western Sahara<\/a>, under the auspices of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polisario_Front\" >Polisario Front<\/a> declares independence as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic\" >Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Indian_Movement\" >American Indian Movement<\/a> (AIM) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wounded_Knee_incident\" >occupies<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wounded_Knee,_South_Dakota\" >Wounded Knee, South Dakota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>Doctors in the first Dutch <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abortion_clinic\" >abortion clinic<\/a> (the Mildredhuis in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnhem\" >Arnhem<\/a>) start to perform <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abortus_provocatus\" >aborti provocati<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/frances-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >France performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Eker\" >In Eker<\/a> (a.k.a. In Ekker), Algeria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Test Site at In Eker:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/in_ecker.htm\" >In Eker \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsunited.com\/algeria-nuclear-testing-in-in-ecker-news\/19995639\/\" >ALGERIA: NUCLEAR TESTING IN IN-ECKER RESION \u2013 NEEDED FOR CLEANING UP SITES CONTAMINATED BY RADIOACITVITY \u2013 NEWS UNITED<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201511301480.html\" >Algeria: Nuclear Testing in in-Ecker Region \u2013 Need for Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated By Radioactivity \u2013 AllAfrica.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthisland.org\/yggdrasil\/algeria.pdf\" >The Aftermath of French Nuclear Testing in Algeria \u2013 EarthIsland.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/une\/quand-les-appeles-du-contingent-servaient-de-cobayes-16-02-2010-817293.php#xtref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctbto.org%2Fspecials%2Ftesting-times%2F13-february-1960-the-first-french-nuclear-test%2F\" >France\u2019s confidential military report on the safety of the nuclear tests \u2013 Un rapport confidentiel r\u00e9v\u00e8le comment l&#8217;arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise a utilis\u00e9 ses soldats lors des premiers essais atomiques dans le Sahara au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960 \u2013 Leparisien.fr<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>France\u2019s Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceOrigin.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Origin of the Force de Frappe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/FR-ntests0.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, France: Introduction, by Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceArsenalDev.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Development of the Nuclear Arsenal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/nuke.htm\" >France \u2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 GlobalSecurity.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:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20140214-map-shows-huge-radiation-spread-french-saharan-nuclear-tests\/\" >Declassified files expose lies of French nuclear tests \u2013 France24.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=325785&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >History of French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific \u2013 Part I<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=327255&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >Part II<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?no=339393&amp;rel_no=1\" >Part III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jul\/03\/french-nuclear-tests-polynesia-declassified\" >French nuclear tests \u2018showered vast area of Polynesia with radioactivity \u2013 3 July 2013 \u2013 The Guardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_France\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of France \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa\" >Leaning Tower of Pisa<\/a> from toppling over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" >Dominican Republic<\/a> receives its first democratically elected president, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Bosch\" >Juan Bosch<\/a>, since the end of the dictatorship led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\" >Rafael Trujillo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>Two dissident <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Air_Force\" >Vietnam Air Force<\/a> pilots <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing\" >bomb the Independence Palace<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saigon\" >Saigon<\/a> in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Di%E1%BB%87m\" >Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh Di\u1ec7m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>The first congress of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Trade_Union_Organisation\" >Spanish Trade Union Organisation<\/a> is inaugurated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><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 style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Erichards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union_regional_elections,_1955\" >Soviet Union regional elections, 1955<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosenstrasse_protest\" >Rosenstrasse protest<\/a> starts in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: During the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea\" >Battle of the Java Sea<\/a>, an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American-British-Dutch-Australian_Command\" >Allied<\/a> strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Java_Sea\" >Java Sea<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_East_Indies\" >Dutch East Indies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Kamen\" >Martin Kamen<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Ruben\" >Sam Ruben<\/a> discover <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbon-14\" >carbon-14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichstag_fire\" >Reichstag fire<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weimar_Republic\" >Germany<\/a>&#8216;s parliament building in Berlin, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichstag_%28building%29\" >Reichstag<\/a>, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility. The Nazis used the fire to solidify their power and eliminate the communists as political rivals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong>A challenge to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" >Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution<\/a>, allowing women the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Right_to_vote\" >right to vote<\/a>, is rebuffed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >Supreme Court of the United States<\/a> in <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leser_v._Garnett\" >Leser v. Garnett<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Working_Union_of_Socialist_Parties\" >International Working Union of Socialist Parties<\/a> is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna\" >Vienna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1902\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War\" >Second Boer War<\/a>: Australian soldiers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breaker_Morant\" >Harry &#8216;Breaker&#8217; Morant<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Handcock\" >Peter Handcock<\/a> are executed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pretoria\" >Pretoria<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Court_martial_of_Breaker_Morant\" >war crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labour_Party_%28UK%29\" >British Labour Party<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War\" >Second Boer War<\/a>: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boer\" >Boer<\/a> General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piet_Cronj%C3%A9\" >Piet Cronj\u00e9<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Paardeberg\" >Battle of Paardeberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Battle of Paardeberg:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/battleswars1900s\/p\/paardeberg.htm\" >Second Boer War; Battle of Paardeberg \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/battle-of-paardeberg\/\" >Battle of Paardeberg \u2013 TheCanadianEncyclopedia.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/battles_paardeberg.html\" >Battle of Paardeberg, 18-27 February 1900 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishbattles.com\/great-boer-war\/paardenburg.htm\" >The Battle of Paardeberg \u2013 BritishBattles.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/cwm\/exhibitions\/boer\/battlepaardeberg_e.shtml\" >Canada &amp; The South African War, 1899-1902: Battles \u2013 Paardeberg 18-27 February 1900 \u2013 CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM \u2013 WarMuseum.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Second Boer War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/second-boer-war.htm\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/South-African-War\" >South African War (Second Boer War) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/war\/south-african-boer-war\/introduction\" >South African \u2018Boer War\u2019 \u2013 Page South African War 1899-1902 \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angloboerwar.com\/boer-war\" >Boer War 1899-1902 \u2013 AngloBoerWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/second-boer-war\/\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Boer_War.aspx\" >\u201c<em>The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two \u201cBoer Republics\u201d from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. The Boers lost the war, but resistance gained them concessions even in defeat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Boer War \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Second Boer War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-net.com\/Start\/Boer_War\/boer_war.html\" >BOER WAR \u2013 History-Net.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/43208438\/impact-of-second-boer-war-flash-cards\/\" >Impact of Second Boer War \u2013 Quizlet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kieranmcmullen.com\/2012\/10\/07\/weapons-of-the-second-boer-war\/\" >Weapons of the Second Boer War \u2013 KieranMcMullen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wars.findthedata.com\/l\/186\/Second-Boer-War\" >Second Boer War \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/Q\/What_were_the_causes_of_the_second_boer_war\" >What were the causes of the second boer war? \u2013 Answers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/a-list-of-all-second-boer-war-battles\/reference\" >List of the Second Boer War Battles \u2013 Ranker.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1881\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Boer_War\" >First Boer War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Majuba_Hill\" >Battle of Majuba Hill<\/a> takes place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>First Boer War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Boer_War#Background\" >Background &#8211; First Boer War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/article\/first-anglo-boer-war\" >The First Anglo-Boer War \u2013 SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/first-boer-war\/\" >First Boer War \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Majuba Hill:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishbattles.com\/first-boer-war\/majuba-hill.htm\" >Battle of Majuba Hill \u2013 BritishBatlles.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alibris.com\/The-Battle-of-Majuba-Hill-the-first-Boer-War-Oliver-Ransford\/book\/592132\" >The Battel of Majuba Hill; the first Boer War \u2013 Alibris.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.net\/za\/en\/articles\/entry\/article-southafrica.net-majuba-hill\" >Majuba Hill \u2013 SouthAfrica.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1861\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Empire\" >Russian<\/a> troops fire on a crowd in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw\" >Warsaw<\/a> protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab01\" >HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/poland\/history\" >Poland \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/\" >Poland \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/poland.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 The Virtual Jewish World \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/%7Epolwgw\/history.html\" >Timeline of Polish History \u2013 Roots Web \u2013 Ancestry.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/classroom\/maps\/task4.html\" >Historical Maps of Poland \u2013 Buffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-17754512\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Poland and Russia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281945%E2%80%9389%29\" >History of Poland (1945-1989) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territories_of_Poland_annexed_by_the_Soviet_Union\" >Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Poland-Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eurodialogue.org\/History-of-Russian-Polish-Relations\" >HISTORY OF RUSSIAN-POLISH RELATIONS \u2013 Euro-Dialogue.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Warsaw#1918-1939\" >\u201c<em>The first years of independence were very difficult: war havoc, hyperinflation and the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920. In the course of this war, the Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city, and the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated. Poland stopped on itself the full brunt of the Red Army and defeated an idea of the \u2018export of the revolution.\u2019<\/em>\u201d \u2013 History of Warsaw \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/od-russia\/andrei-kolesnikov\/russia-poland-history-too-terrible\" >Russia-Poland: a history too terrible \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3215371\/POLISH-RUSSIAN_RELATIONS_HISTORY_GEOGRAPHY_AND_GEOPOLITICS\" >POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS, uploaded by Fatih \u00d6zbay \u2013 Academia.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/49.htm\" >POLAND \u2013 THE ECONOMY UNDER COMMUNISM \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-vs-russia-in-a-war-of-words-rents-and-history\/a-18241767\" >Poland vs. Russia in a war of words, rent and history \u2013 DW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/russian_polish_wars.htm\" >Russo-Polish Wars: Wars and Conflicts Between Russia and Poland \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/openrussia\/russia-poland-and-the-history-wars\" >Russia, Poland and the history wars \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/pl.html\" >POLAND \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Poland\" >Poland \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Poland\" >Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/polandmaps\/a\/polandgeography.htm\" >Geography of Poland \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17753718\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msz.gov.pl\/en\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Poland\" >Foreign relations of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/88.htm\" >Poland \u2013 FOREIGN RELATOINS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/poland\/p30812\" >Poland \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Poland-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2875.htm\" >US Relations with Poland \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Poland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Poland\" >Economy of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/poland-economy.html\" >Poland \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1860\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abraham_Lincoln\" >Abraham Lincoln<\/a> makes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cooper_Union_speech\" >speech<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cooper_Union\" >Cooper Union<\/a> in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1844\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" >Dominican Republic<\/a> gains independence from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dominican Republic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/dr.html\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/dominican-republic.html\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Dominican-Republic\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com\/Dominican+Republic\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 TheFreeDictionary.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Constitution of the Dominican Republic:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_of_the_Dominican_Republic#cite_note-cs-2\" >\u201c<em>The 1966 Constitution incorporated a long list of basic rights, and it provided for a strengthened legislature; however, it also gave extensive powers to the executive, including emergency powers. In this way, the country sought to bridge the gap between its democratic and its authoritarian constitutions, by compromising their differences<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Constitution of the Dominican Republic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of the Dominican Republic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic\" >History of the Dominican Republic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hispaniola.com\/dominican_republic\/info\/history.php\" >History of the Dominican Republic \u2013 Hispaniola.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visiting-the-dominican-republic.com\/dominican_republic_history.html\" >Dominican Republic History \u2013 Visiting-The-Dominican-Repubic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dominicanrepublic.com\/history-dominican-republic\/\" >History of Dominican Republic \u2013 DominicanRepublic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/dominican-republic\/history\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/dominican.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donquijote.org\/culture\/dominican-republic\/history\/\" >History of the Dominican Republic \u2013 DonQuijote.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/namerica\/caribb\/dominicanrepublic\/dotimeln.htm\" >Dominican Republic History Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of the Dominican Republic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/dominican-republic-economy.html\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/dominicanrepublic\/overview\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/dominicanrepublic\" >Dominican Republic \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1829\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Tarqui\" >Battle of Tarqui<\/a> is fought.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEBRUARY 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Benedict_XVI\" >Pope Benedict XVI<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI\" >resigns<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2013\/february_11_2013_399267.html\" >Citing frail health, Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation effective February 28, 2013; he is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Pope Benedict XVI:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Benedict_XVI\" >Pope Benedict XVI \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/pope-benedict-xvi-15045109\" >Pope Benedict XVI \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/pope-benedict-xvi\" >Pope Benedict XVI \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/about\/leadership\/holy-see\/benedict-xvi\/\" >THE LEGACY OF POPE BENEDICT XVI \u2013 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS \u2013 USCCB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en.html\" >Pope Benedict XVI \u2013 Vatican.va<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicity.com\/commentary\/hudson\/00222.html\" >Saint Malachi Predicts the Election of Benedict XVI, by Deal Hudson \u2013 CatholiCity.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2013\/02\/28\/pope-benedict-final-day\/1953089\/\" >Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican, resignation now official \u2013 February 28, 2013 \u2013 USAToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kbia.org\/post\/what-resignation-pope-benedict-xvi-means-catholic-church\" >What the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI means for the Catholic Church, by Rehman Tungekar &amp; David Reed \u2013 FEB 14, 2013 \u2013 KBIA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/politics-pope-behind-troubled-resignation-benedict-xvi-1077812\" >Politics and The Pope: Behind the Troubled Resignation Of Benedict XVI, by Jacey Fortin \u2013 02\/12\/13 \u2013 International Business Times \u2013 IBTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crisismagazine.com\/2013\/pope-benedicts-resignation-in-historical-context\" >Pope Benedict\u2019s Resignation in Historical Context, by Donald S. Prudlo \u2013 FEBRUARY 11, 2013 \u2013 CrisisMaganine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Announcement of Pope Benedict XVI:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/02\/11\/text-of-pope-announcement_n_2660811.html\" >Pope Benedict Resignation Announcement \u2013 FULL TEXT \u2013 02\/11\/2013 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_271es-StQ\" >YouTube video (4 min. 55 sec.): Pope Benedict announces his resignation (see description)<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_iqZGZIaViI\" >YouTube video (2 min. 39 sec.) \u2013 Pope Benedict XVI\u2019s resignation speech in full (Latin)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Any Real Reason of the Resignation of Pope XVI? :<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI\" >Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-25121121\" >Why Pope Benedict resign? , by Mark Dowd \u2013 28 November 2013 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/21\/pope-benedict-mystical-experience-resignation_n_3790359.html\" >Pope Benedict\u2019s \u2018Mystical Experience\u2019 Prompted Resignation, Said \u2018God Told Me To\u2019 \u2013 8\/21\/2013 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crisismagazine.com\/2013\/the-reason-benedict-resigned\" >The Reason Benedict Resigned, by William Edmund Fahey \u2013 February 11, 2013 \u2013 CrisisMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/godfatherpolitics.com\/the-real-reason-pope-benedict-resigned\/\" >The Real Reason Pope Benedict Resigned, by Gary DeMar \u2013 March 4, 2013 \u2013 GodFatherPolitics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/otn.cfm?id=966\" >The real story behind the Pope\u2019s resignation, by Phil Lawler \u2013 Feb 15, 2013 \u2013 CatholicCulture.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/02\/26\/pope-benedict-rejects-rumors-resigned-simply-absurd\/\" >Benedict rejects rumors on why he resigned as \u201csimply absurd\u201d, by David Gibson Follow \u2013 Religion News Service \u2013 ReligionNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2015\/02\/Pope-Benedict-XVI-resignation-forced-conspiracy-theory\/385462\/\" >The Pope Benedict Conspiracy Theories \u2013 FEB 13, 2015 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Al_Hillah_bombing\" >suicide bombing<\/a> at a police recruiting center in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Hillah\" >Al Hillah<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a> kills 127.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>Over one million <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" >Taiwanese<\/a> participating in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/228_Hand-in-Hand_Rally\" >228 Hand-in-Hand Rally<\/a> form a 500-kilometre (310\u00a0mi) long human chain to commemorate the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_28_Incident\" >February 28 Incident<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1947\" >1947<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>During the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_Gujarat_riots\" >religious violence in Gujarat<\/a>, the 97 people killed in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naroda_Patiya_massacre\" >Naroda Patiya massacre<\/a> and 69 in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulbarg_Society_massacre\" >Gulbarg Society massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_War\" >Kosovo War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia_and_Montenegro\" >Serbian<\/a> police begin the offensive against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_Liberation_Army\" >Kosovo Liberation Army<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo\" >Kosovo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kosovo Liberation Army (KLM):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_Liberation_Army#Foreign_support\" >Foreign support \u2013 Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/explainer\/1999\/04\/who_is_the_kosovo_liberation_army.html\" >Who Is the Kosovo Liberation Army? \u2013 Slate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2001\/kosovo\/undword.htm\" >UNDER ORDERS: War Crimes in Kosovo. executive summary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kosovoliberationarmy.com\/\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 KosovoLiberationArmy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Kosovo-Liberation-Army\" >Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kosovo.net\/kla2.html\" >\u201cKOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY\u201d: Freedom fighters or&#8230; \u2013 Kosovo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kosovo.net\/kla8.html\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 UCK, by Tim Judah \u2013 Journal of International Affairs \u2013 September-November 2000 &#8211; \u201cKOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY\u201d: Freedom fighters or&#8230; \u2013 Kosovo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.primalunleashed.com\/intel\/KLA.htm\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 Primal \u2013 PrimalUnleashed.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780252092138\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 The Inside Story of Insurgency, by Henry H. Herritt \u2013 publication year 2008 \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 PROJECT MUSE \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/kla.htm\" >Kosovo Liberation Army [KLA] <em>or<\/em> Ushtria Clirimtare E Kosoves [UCK] \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/balkaninfo.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/29\/the-kosovo-liberation-army-does-clinton-policy-support-group-with-terror-drug-ties\/\" >The Kosovo Liberation Army: Does Clinton Policy Support Group with Terror, Drug\u00a0Ties? \u2013 posted on August 29, 2009 \u2013 Balkanblog \u2013 WordPerss.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/politics\/kosovo-organ-trafficking-army\/\" >\u201c<em>The shocking revelations follow a two-year investigation into a criminal underworld that traveled up the chain of command to the very door of Kosovo\u2019s US-backed Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and former political leader of the KLA<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Kosovo Liberation Army accused of organ trafficking \u2013 15 Dec, 2010 \u2013 RT.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/k\/kosovo_liberation_army\/index.html\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 Relevant Articles \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRqQEam-yYB5oD6Om6W4LBQ\" >Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 Pertinent Videos \u2013 YouTube.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kosovo Conflict:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_War\" >Kosovo War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/docs\/appeals\/98\/179808.pdf\" >ALBANIA: REFUGEE INFLUX FROM KOSOVO \u2013 December 16, 1998 \u2013 IFRC.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/robert-bideleux\/kosovos-conflict\" >Kosovo\u2019s Conflict \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Kosovo-conflict\" >Kosovo conflict \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/war_koso.htm\" >Religious aspects of the Yugoslavia \u2013 Kosovo conflict \u2013 ReligiousTolerance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ulPsNrMMZ3E\" >YouTube video (10 min. 16 sec.): 1999 \u2013 a documentary about Kosovo War ethnic cleansing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_the_Kosovo_War\" >List of massacres in the Kosovo war \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/5165042.stm\" >Flashback to Kosovo\u2019s war \u2013 Monday 10 July 2006 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/kosovo\/etc\/cron.html\" >A Kosovo Chronology \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>The United States, NATO and the Kosovo Conflict:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.needham.k12.ma.us\/nhs\/cur\/Baker_00\/03-04\/baker%20-%20p1%20-%20yao\/us-kosovo.html\" >A Historic Intervention: Kosovo Conflict \u2013 MA.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/congressional-testimony\/us-role-kosovo\" >The US Role in Kosovo, by Doug Bandow \u2013 March 10, 1999 \u2013 CATO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/kosovo\/history.htm\" >NATO\u2019s role in relation to the conflict in Kosovo \u2013 NATO.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/acad\/fellow\/97-99\/brovkin.pdf\" >Discourse on NATO in Russia During the Kosovo War, by Vladimir Brovkin \u2013 NATO.int \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/the-kosovo-war-between-two-eras-2\" >Kosovo war: between two eras, by Martin Shaw \u2013 1 April 2009 \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/easternapproaches\/2013\/09\/balkans-and-syria\" >What did America learn from the 1999 Kosovo war? \u2013 Sep 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2013 \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia\" >NATO\u2019s bombing of Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-u-s-nato-military-intervention-in-kosovo\/1666\" >US-NATO Military Intervention in Kosovo \u2013 19 December 2005 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/monograph_reports\/MR1365.html\" >NATO\u2019s Air War for Kosovo: A Strategic and Operational Assessment, by Benjamin S Lambeth \u2013 Rand.org \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/ALLPOLITICS\/stories\/1999\/05\/13\/clinton.kosovo\/transcript.html\" >Transcript: Clinton justifies US involvement in Kosovo \u2013 May 13, 1999 \u2013 CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/en\/regions\/europe\/balkans\/kosovo\/061-war-in-the-balkans-consequences-of-the-kosovo-conflict-and-future-options-for-kosovo-and-the-region.aspx\" >War in The Balkans: Consequences of the Kosovo Conflict and Future Options for Kosovo and the Region \u2013 19 April 1999 \u2013 CrisisGroup.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EEhgwdJldeU\" >YouTube video (4 min. 51 sec.): Noam Chomsky About Serbia, Kosovo, Yugoslavia and NATO War 1<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourepeat.com\/watch\/?v=EEhgwdJldeU#%21\" >the same video on this site: YouRepeat.com<\/a>. The transcription of this video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chomsky.info\/20060425\/\" >On the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia: Noam Chomsky interviewed by Danilo Mandi\u0107 \u2013 RTS Online, April 25, 2006 \u2013 Chomsky.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Kosovo:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Kosovo\" >History of Kosovo \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/kosovo\/history\" >Kosovo \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kosovo.net\/hist.html\" >History of Kosovo and Metohija \u2013 Kosovo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/kosovo-history.html\" >Kosovo \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-18331273\" >Kosovo profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.when.com\/vertical?q=history%20of%20kosovo&amp;type=content&amp;s_pt=source2&amp;s_it=content&amp;s_chn=16\" >Pertinent Web Links on History of Kosovo \u2013 When.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>First flight of RQ-4 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Hawk\" >Global Hawk<\/a>, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle\" >unmanned aerial vehicle<\/a> certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GRB_970228\" >GRB 970228<\/a>, a highly luminous flash of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamma_ray\" >gamma rays<\/a>, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamma-ray_burst\" >gamma-ray bursts<\/a> occur well beyond the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milky_Way\" >Milky Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>GRB 970228:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GRB_970228#Observations\" >Observations \u2013 GRB 970228 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu\/iauc\/06500\/06584.html\" >GRB 970228 \u2013 IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1086\/312203\/meta;jsessionid=2D95A53C26F8CB27BDFCFBEA2671D358.ip-10-40-2-115\" >GRB 970228 Revisited: Evidence for a Supernova in the Light Curve and Late Spectral Energy Distribution of the Afterglow, by Daniel E. Reichart \u2013 published 28 July 1999 \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 IOP.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/260491358_GRB_970228\" >GRB 970228 \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/2852274\/GRB_970228_within_the_EMBH_model\" >GRB 970228 within the EMBH model \u2013 uploaded by Federico Fraschetti \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/05m6xb\" >GRB 970228 \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Milky Way:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Gamma-Ray%20Bursts%20in%20the%20Milky%20Way:\">History \u2013 Gamma-ray burst \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.uchicago.edu\/940106\/gamma.shtml\" >Evidence shows gamma ray bursts originate in Milky Way \u2013 The University of Chicago Chronical \u2013 Jan.6, 1994, Vol. 13, No.9 \u2013 UChicago.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/space\/1113010268\/supernova-unleashes-monster-gamma-ray-burst-112113\/\" >Powerful Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected Close To Milky Way \u2013 November 21, 2013 \u2013 RedOrbit.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/GLAST\/science\/milky_way_galaxy.html\" >Milky Way Galax \u2013 NASA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Hollywood_shootout\" >North Hollywood shootout<\/a> takes place, resulting in the injury of 19 people and the deaths of both perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Ardabil_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> in northern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iran<\/a> is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>Former Australian Liberal party leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Hewson\" >John Hewson<\/a> resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_federal_election,_1993\" >Australian federal election, 1993<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco_and_Firearms\" >Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms<\/a> agents <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waco_siege\" >raid<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Branch_Davidian\" >Branch Davidian<\/a> church in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waco,_Texas\" >Waco, Texas<\/a> with a warrant to arrest the group&#8217;s leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Koresh\" >David Koresh<\/a>. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waco_siege\" >51-day standoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War\" >Gulf War<\/a> ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Gulf War Ends:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/millercenter.org\/president\/speeches\/speech-5530\" >Address on the End of the Gulf War (February 27, 1991), by George H. Bush \u2013 MillerCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/speeches\/bush-announces-end-to-gulf-war\" >Bush Announces End to Gulf War \u2013 SPEECHES &amp; AUDIO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eram.k12.ny.us\/education\/components\/docmgr\/default.php?sectiondetailid=38198&amp;\" >How Gulf War Ended \u2013 Eram.K12.NY.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/persian-gulf-war\" >PERSIAN GULF WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Gulf War Timelines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefinertimes.com\/War-in-The-Middle-East\/gulf-war-overview-a-timeline.html\" >Gulf War Overview &amp; Timeline, by Peter Fitzgerald \u2013 The Finer Times \u2013 TheFinerTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/gulf-war\" >Gulf War timeline \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gulfwar1991.blogspot.hr\/2010\/11\/persian-gulf-war-timeline.html\" >Persian Gulf War Timeline \u2013 PERSIAN GULF WAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" >Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/gulf\/cron\/\" >Chronology \u2013 Gulf War \u2013 FRONTLINE &#8211; PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/teach\/gulfguide\/gwtimeline.html\" >TIMELINE \u2013 Gulf War \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warchronicle.com\/iraq\/news\/timeline_two_wars.htm\" >Gulf War to Iraq War: 2 August 1990-19 March 2003 \u2013 WarChronicle.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/persian_gulf_war_timeline\/246\/\" >Persian Gulf War Timeline \u2013 SoftSchools.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/861164.stm\" >Timeline: War in the Gulf &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Case Studies: The Gulf War and the Iraq War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.law.harvard.edu\/faculty\/hjackson\/WarBudgeting_39.pdf\" >War Budgeting Strategies \u2013 Case Studies of The Gulf War and The Iraq War, by Brian Callanan and David Weiler \u2013 Submitted May 2008 \u2013 Harvard.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olof_Palme\" >Olof Palme<\/a>, prime minister of Sweden, is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme\" >assassinated<\/a> in Stockholm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army<\/a> carries out a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1985_Newry_mortar_attack\" >mortar attack<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Ulster_Constabulary\" >Royal Ulster Constabulary<\/a> police station at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newry\" >Newry<\/a>, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goodbye,_Farewell_and_Amen\" >final episode<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M*A*S*H_%28TV_series%29\" >M*A*S*H<\/a> airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \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:\/\/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:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andalusia\" >Andalusia<\/a> approves its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain\" >statute of autonomy<\/a> through a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Referendum\" >referendum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1980 <\/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>as mentioned above<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sino-American_relations\" >Sino-American relations<\/a>: The United States and People&#8217;s Republic of China sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Communiqu%C3%A9\" >Shanghai Communiqu\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Shanghai Communiqu\u00e9:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/shanghai-communique-issued\" >FEB 27, 1972: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: \u201cShanghai Communique\u201d issued \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/china\/peopleevents\/pande08.html\" >Shanghai Communiqu\u00e9 Issued (Feb 27, 1972) \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the Shanghai Communiqu\u00e9 \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/taiwandocuments.org\/communique01.htm\" >\u201cJoint Communique of the United States of America and the People&#8217;s Republic of China\u201d, February 28, 1972 \u2013 TaiwanDocuments.org<\/a>, the same text on this website: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinomania.com\/CHINANEWS\/shanghai_communique_30th_anniversary.htm\" >com<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> this site: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1969-76v17\/d203\" >OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>United States-China Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >China-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/loc\/lcib\/0307-8\/policy.html\" >Foreign Affairs in the Nixon Era \u2013 LOC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/special\/china_1950_us_china.htm\" >US-China Relations since 1949 \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/issues\/china-us-relations\" >CHRONOLOGY US-CHINA RELATIONS. 1784-2000 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN &#8211; US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/18902.htm\" >US Relations With China \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-by-era\/seventies\/essays\/united-states-and-china-during-cold-war\" >United States and China During the Cold War, by Warren I. Cohen \u2013 GilderLerhman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/2012\/10\/the-complicated-history-of-us-relations-with-china\" >The Complicated History of US Relations with China \u2013 October 11, 2012 \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2013-04-08\/mitter-china\/4615756\" >To Understand China\u2019s foreign policy, Look to World War II, by Rana Mitter \u2013 Posted 8 Apr 2013 \u2013 The Drum \u2013 ABC.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Discoverer_1\" >Discoverer 1<\/a><\/em>, an American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spy_satellite\" >spy satellite<\/a> that is the first object intended to achieve a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polar_orbit\" >polar orbit<\/a>, is launched. It failed to achieve orbit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Color_television\" >color television<\/a> sets using the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NTSC\" >NTSC<\/a> standard are offered for sale to the general public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_testing\" >Nuclear testing<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_Bravo\" >Castle Bravo<\/a>, a 15-<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TNT_equivalent\" >megaton<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrogen_bomb\" >hydrogen bomb<\/a>, is detonated on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bikini_Atoll\" >Bikini Atoll<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" >Pacific Ocean<\/a>, resulting in the worst <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radioactive_contamination\" >radioactive contamination<\/a> ever caused by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\" >United States<\/a>. Also visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wagingpeace.org\/march-this-month-in-nuclear-threat-history\/\" >THIS MONTH OF NUCLEAR THREAT HISTORY \u2013 NUCLER AGE PEACE FOUNDATION<\/a>. [<em>Note that many historical records on this event may indicate that the date was \u201cMarch 1\u201d, 1954. However, some websites and documents indicate that the date of this event of the nuclear testing was \u201cFebruary 28\u201d, 1954. This is because of time difference between the local time in Bikini Atoll and that in many of Western countries, especially that in the American Continent. For the convenience of the reader of this article, the same event is also mentioned in the section of March 1, 1954.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Watson\" >James Watson<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Crick\" >Francis Crick<\/a> announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DNA\" >DNA<\/a>; the formal announcement takes place on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_25\" >April 25<\/a> following publication in April&#8217;s <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nature_%28journal%29\" >Nature<\/a><\/em> (pub. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_2\" >April 2<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Chemical Structure of DNA:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/aso\/databank\/entries\/do53dn.html\" >Watson and Crick describe structure of DNA &#8211; 1953 \u2013 PEOPLE AND DISCOVERIES \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genome.gov\/25520255\" >1953: DNA Double Helix \u2013 National Human Genome Research Institute \u2013 Genome.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DNA#Biological_functions\" >Biological functions \u2013 DNA &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chemheritage.org\/discover\/online-resources\/chemistry-in-history\/themes\/biomolecules\/dna\/watson-crick-wilkins-franklin.aspx\" >Chemistry in History &#8211; Chemical Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/april\/25\/newsid_2932000\/2932793.stm\" >25 April 1953: ON THIS DAY: Scientists describe secrets of life &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold_Coast_%28British_colony%29\" >Gold Coast<\/a>, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Accra_Riots\" >major riots in Accra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_28_Incident\" >February 28 Incident<\/a>: In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" >Taiwan<\/a>, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>February 28 Incident in Taiwan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_28_Incident#Background\" >Background \u2013 February 28 Incident \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtholyoke.edu\/~traye20a\/classweb\/worldpolitics\/228_incident.html\" >The February 28,1947 Incident \u2013 MtHolyoke.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/events\/2007\/02\/22taiwan\" >Taiwan&#8217;s 228 Incident: The Political Implications of February 28, 1947 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uta.edu\/accounting\/faculty\/tsay\/feb28hd.htm\" >The February 28 Holocaust \u2013 UTA.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.stanford.edu\/group\/sjeaa\/journal81\/China2.pdf\" >THE FEBRUARY 28 INCIDENT \u2013 Standford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/chu\/pf\/p-c022500.html\" >Taiwan Independence and the 2-28 Incident, by Bevin Chu \u2013 February 28, 1947 \u2013 The Strait Scoop \u2013 AntiWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>The heavy cruiser <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Houston_%28CA-30%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Houston<\/em><\/a> is sunk in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Sunda_Strait\" >Battle of Sunda Strait<\/a> with 693 crew members killed, along with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMAS_Perth_%28D29%29\" >HMAS\u00a0<em>Perth<\/em><\/a> which lost 375 men.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DuPont\" >DuPont<\/a> scientist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallace_Carothers\" >Wallace Carothers<\/a> invents <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nylon\" >nylon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Invention of Nylon:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/aso\/databank\/entries\/dt35ny.html\" >Nylon is invented \u2013 1935 \u2013 PEOPLE AND DISCOVERIES \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nylon#Overview\" >Overview \u2013 Nylon &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallace_Carothers#Nylon\" >Nylon \u2013 Wallace Carothers &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edubilla.com\/invention\/nylon\/\" >Nylon \u2013 Invented by Wallace Carothers \u2013 Ebubilla.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/glamourdaze.com\/2009\/09\/1930s-fashion-invention-of-nylon.html\" >1930s Fashion \u2013 The invention of Nylon Stockings! \u2013 GlamourDaze.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/whatischemistry\/landmarks\/carotherspolymers.html\" >Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon \u2013 ACS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mytights.com\/ie\/hosieryadvice-nylon-history\" >HISTORY OF NYLON \u2013 MyTights.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gleichschaltung\" >Gleichschaltung<\/a><\/em>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichstag_Fire_Decree\" >Reichstag Fire Decree<\/a> is passed in Germany a day after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichstag_fire\" >Reichstag fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1925_Charlevoix%E2%80%93Kamouraska_earthquake\" >Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake<\/a> strikes northeastern North America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong>The United Kingdom ends its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protectorate\" >protectorate<\/a> over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a> through a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unilateral_Declaration_of_Egyptian_Independence\" >Unilateral Declaration of Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>British Protectorate:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protectorate\" >Protectorate \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Protectorate-English-government\" >Protectorate \u2013 British government \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/protectorate-english-history.html\" >Protectorate (in English history) \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatpassport.com\/countries\/British-Protectorates\" >British Protectorates \u2013 WhatPassport.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Modern History of Egypt:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_modern_Egypt\" >History of modern Egypt \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/egyptmod.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODERN EGYPT \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sharm-club.com\/history3.htm\" >Modern history of Egypt \u2013 Sharm-Club.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.egypt.travel\/product\/index\/modern-egypt\" >Egypt Today &#8211; Modern Egypt \u2013 Egypt.travel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.laits.utexas.edu\/cairo\/history\/modern\/modern.html\" >20<sup>th<\/sup> Century CAIRO \u2013 1882-Present \u2013 UTexas.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fact-index.com\/h\/hi\/history_of_modern_egypt.html\" >History of Modern Egypt \u2013 Fact-Index.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ancientandmodernegypt.weebly.com\/\" >Ancient &amp; Modern Egypt \u2013 AncietAndModernEgypt.Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_Republic_of_Northern_Epirus\" >Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus<\/a> is proclaimed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gjirokast%C3%ABr\" >Gjirokast\u00ebr<\/a>, by the Greeks living in southern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" >Albania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_Republic_of_Northern_Epirus#Background\" >Background \u2013 Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/autonomous_republic_of_northern_epirus\" >Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7hWKc99MSn4\" >History of Autonomous Republic o Northern Epirus 1914 \u2013 YouTube (9 min. 05 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Albania:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Albania\" >History of Albania \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Albania\" >History of Albania \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/motherearthtravel.com\/albania\/history-9.htm\" >History of Albania \u2013 MotherEarthTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/People\/History_of_Albania\" >History of Albania \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17681099\" >Albania profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/history_of_albania\" >Illyrian people \u2013 History of Albania \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/albanianhistory.net\/\" >Texts and Documents of Albanian History \u2013 AlbanianHistory.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War\" >Second Boer War<\/a>: The 118-day &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Ladysmith\" >Siege of Ladysmith<\/a>&#8221; is lifted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Siege of Ladysmith:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ladysmith\" >Battle of Ladysmith \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Ladysmith#Background\" >Background \u2013 Siege of Ladysmith \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/battles_ladysmith.html\" >Siege of Ladysmith, 2 November 1899- 27 February 1900 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Second Boer War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/second-boer-war.htm\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/South-African-War\" >South African War (Second Boer War) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/war\/south-african-boer-war\/introduction\" >South African \u2018Boer War\u2019 \u2013 Page South African War 1899-1902 \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angloboerwar.com\/boer-war\" >Boer War 1899-1902 \u2013 AngloBoerWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/second-boer-war\/\" >Second Boer War \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Boer_War.aspx\" >\u201c<em>The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two \u201cBoer Republics\u201d from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. The Boers lost the war, but resistance gained them concessions even in defeat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Boer War \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Boer_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Second Boer War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-net.com\/Start\/Boer_War\/boer_war.html\" >BOER WAR \u2013 History-Net.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/43208438\/impact-of-second-boer-war-flash-cards\/\" >Impact of Second Boer War \u2013 Quizlet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kieranmcmullen.com\/2012\/10\/07\/weapons-of-the-second-boer-war\/\" >Weapons of the Second Boer War \u2013 KieranMcMullen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wars.findthedata.com\/l\/186\/Second-Boer-War\" >Second Boer War \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/european\/1871-1914\/section6.rhtml\" >Conflict in Africa: The Boer War (1895-1902) \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/Q\/What_were_the_causes_of_the_second_boer_war\" >What were the causes of the second boer war? \u2013 Answers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/a-list-of-all-second-boer-war-battles\/reference\" >List of the Second Boer War Battles \u2013 Ranker.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.asoundstrategy.com\/sitemaster\/userUploads\/site259\/chistoryofsecondboerwar.pdf\" >SECOND BOER WAR \u2013 pdf \u2013 ASoundStrategy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/victorians\/boer_wars_01.shtml\" >The Boer War \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historymole.com\/cgi-bin\/main\/results.pl?theme=10000310\" >The Boer War (1900-1902) \u2013 Timeline \u2013 HistoryMole.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1897\u00a0 <\/strong>Queen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ranavalona_III\" >Ranavalona III<\/a>, the last monarch of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madagascar\" >Madagascar<\/a>, is deposed by a French military force.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Company\" >American Telephone and Telegraph Company<\/a> is incorporated in New York as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1874\u00a0 <\/strong>One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perjury\" >perjury<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tichborne_case\" >attempting to assume the identity<\/a> of the heir to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tichborne_baronets\" >Tichborne baronetcy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1870\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgarian_Exarchate\" >Bulgarian Exarchate<\/a> is established by decree of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultan_Abd-ul-Aziz_of_the_Ottoman_Empire\" >Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1867\u00a0 <\/strong>Seventy years of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_See%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Holy See\u2013United States relations<\/a> are ended by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >Congressional<\/a> ban on federal funding of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diplomacy\" >diplomatic<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diplomatic_rank#Multilateral_diplomacy\" >envoys<\/a> to the Vatican and are not restored until <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/January_10\" >January 10<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1984\" >1984<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">_______________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Satoshi Ashikaga, having worked as researcher, development program\/project officer, legal protection\/humanitarian assistance officer, human rights monitor-negotiator, managing-editor, and more, prefers a peaceful and prudent life, especially that in communion with nature.\u00a0 His previous work experiences, including those in war zones and war-torn zones, remind him of the invaluableness of peace.\u00a0 His interest and\/or expertise includes international affairs, international law, jurisprudence, economic and business affairs, project\/operations or organizational management, geography, history, the environmental\/ecological issues, science and technology, visual\/audio documentation of nature and culture, and more. Being a member of the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/\" ><em>TRANSCEND Network for Peace, Development and Environment<\/em><\/a><em>, he is currently compiling <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/category\/history\/\" >This Week in History<\/a> <em>on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/\" >TMS<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>(<em>Sources and references:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/february_22\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/february_22<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to_february_28; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/events\/february\/22\" >http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/events\/february\/22<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to february\/28; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/february_22.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/february_22.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to February_28.html; and other pertinent web sites and\/or documents, mentioned above.<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The views expressed in the cited or quoted websites and\/or documents in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the author of this article. These websites and\/or documents are cited or quoted for academic or educational purposes. Neither the author of this article nor the Transcend Media Service (TMS) is responsible for the contents, information, or whatsoever contained in these websites and\/or documents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>One of the primary purposes of this article is to provide the readers with opportunities to think about \u201cpeace\u201d, including positive peace and negative peace as well as external\/outer peace and internal\/inner peace, and more, directly or indirectly, from various angles and\/or in the broadest sense, through historical events. It is because this article is prepared specifically for the TMS whose main objective is to address \u201c<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 22-28  QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cThe supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}