{"id":70443,"date":"2016-03-07T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=70443"},"modified":"2016-03-07T02:38:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T02:38:12","slug":"this-week-in-history-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/03\/this-week-in-history-66\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><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=\"500\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Mar 7-13<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.searchquotes.com\/quotation\/Our_thoughts_create_our_reality_-_where_we_put_our_focus_is_the_direction_we_tend_to_go.\/133762\/\" >\u201cOur thoughts create our reality \u2013 where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 Peter McWilliams<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0MARCH 07<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Winter_Paralympics_opening_ceremony\" >opening ceremony<\/a> for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Winter_Paralympics\" >2014 Winter Paralympics<\/a> take place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sochi\" >Sochi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\" >Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kepler_%28spacecraft%29\" >Kepler<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_observatory\" >space observatory<\/a>, designed to discover <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terrestrial_planet\" >Earth-like planets<\/a> orbiting other stars, is launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Real Irish Republican Army<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Massereene_Barracks_shooting\" >kills<\/a> two British soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland\" >Northern Ireland<\/a> since the end of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Troubles\" >The Troubles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Irish_Republican_Army#Origins\" >Origins \u2013 Real Irish Republican Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/weapons_rira.html\" >Real IRA \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/a\/Real_IRA.htm\" >Real IRA \u2013 A Guide to the Real IRA (Real Irish Republican Army) \u2013 About education \u2013 about.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/nira.htm\" >Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, New Irish Republican Army (NIRA) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Real-Irish-Republican-Army\" >Real Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trackingterrorism.org\/group\/real-irish-republican-army-rira\" >Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) \u2013 TERRORISM RESEARCH &amp; ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM (TRAC) \u2013 TrackingTerrorism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/2012\/jul\/26\/ira-northern-ireland-dissident-republican-groups\" >Republican dissidents join forces to form a new IRA \u2013 Thursday, 26 July 2012 \u2013 TheGuaridian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/northern_ireland\/7931694.stm\" >Who are the Real IRA? \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/r\/real_ira\/index.html\" >Real IRA \u2013 Chronology of Coverage \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sk.sagepub.com\/reference\/terrorism\/n358.xml\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 edited by Harvey W. Kushner \u2013 S.K.SagePub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritus-temporis.com\/real-irish-republican-army\/\" >Real Irish Republican Army \u2013 Spiritus-Temporis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paperlessarchives.com\/ira.html\" >Irish Republican Army FBI Files \u2013 PaperlessArchives.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.start.umd.edu\/baad\/database\/real-irish-republican-army-rira-2000\" >Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) \u2013 START.UMD.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Real_Irish_Republican_Army_actions\" >Timeline of the Real Irish Republican Army actions &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >British House of Commons<\/a> votes to make the upper chamber, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Lords\" >House of Lords<\/a>, 100% elected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong>The terrorist organization <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lashkar-e-Taiba\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba<\/a> coordinates a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Varanasi_bombings\" >series of bombings<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varanasi\" >Varanasi<\/a>, India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>A Series of Bombings in Varanasi:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2006\/03\/vara-m11.html\" >\u201c<em>At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in two separate bomb blasts on March 7 in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (UP)<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; India: Police and Hindu supremacists engage in provocations following Varanasi bombings, by Kranti Kumara \u2013 11 March 2006 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Lashkar-e-Taiba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lashkar-e-Taiba#History\" >History &#8211; Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/pakistan\/lashkar-e-taiba-army-pure-aka-lashkar-e-tayyiba-lashkar-e-toiba-lashkar--taiba\/p17882\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure) (aka Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar e-Toiba; Lashkar-i-Taiba) \u2013 Jayshree Bajoria \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/terrorism\/symbols\/lashkaretaiba.html\" >Terrorism &#8211; Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/l\/lashkaretaiba\/index.html\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2013 Chronology of Coverage \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.stanford.edu\/group\/mappingmilitants\/cgi-bin\/groups\/view\/79\" >MAPPING MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS &#8211; Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.satp.org\/satporgtp\/countries\/india\/states\/jandk\/terrorist_outfits\/lashkar_e_toiba.htm\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2018Army of the Pure\u2019 \u2013 Incidents and Statements involving Le T \u2013 SATP.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/almanac.afpc.org\/lashkar-e-taiba\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba \u2013 The American Foreign Policy Council\u2019s WORLD ALMANAC OF ISLAMISM \u2013 AFPC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/lashkar-e-taiba.htm\" >Lashkar-e-Taiba News \u2013 ABCNews.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.india.com\/topic\/Lashkar-E-Taiba\/\" >Lashkar E Taiba News \u2013 India.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Lashkar-e-Taiba\" >Lashkar e Taiba News \u2013 The Times of India \u2013 IndiaTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iran<\/a> and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salman_Rushdie\" >Salman Rushdie<\/a> and his controversial novel, <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Satanic_Verses\" >The Satanic Verses<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Break-Up of the Diplomatic Relations between Iran and UK:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/skepticism.org\/timeline\/march-history\/3837-salman-rushdie-controversy-causes-iran-to-break-diplomatic-relations-with-britain.html\" >Salman Rushdie Controversy Causes Iran to Break Diplomatic Relations with Britain \u2013 7 March 1989 \u2013 Skepticism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1989\/03\/08\/world\/iran-breaks-off-relations-with-britian.html\" >Iran Breaks Off Relations With UK \u2013 March 8, 1989 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/feb\/20\/uk-iran-direct-diplomatic-relations\" >UK and Iran agree to re-establish direct diplomatic relations \u2013 20 Feb 2014 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1989-03-08\/news\/mn-265_1_iran-britain-relations\" >Angry at Novel, Iran Cuts Ties With Britain \u2013 March 08, 1989 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1989-03-08\/news\/mn-265_1_iran-britain-relations\" >UK-Iran relations: 12 moments in a troubled history \u2013 Sunday, 23, August 2015 &#8211; TheGuaridan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thisdaythen.blogspot.hr\/2012\/03\/7th-march-1989-uk-and-iran-break.html\" >7<sup>th<\/sup> March 1989 \u2013 The UK and Iran break diplomatic relations over \u201cThe Satanic Verses\u201d \u2013 This Day Then<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations\" >Iran-United Kingdom relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diplomats_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Iran\" >List of the diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>The Satanic Verses:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Salman Rushdie:<\/em><\/strong><\/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\/\" >\u201cOn February 14, 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeni declared a fatwa on Rushdie\u2019s 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.\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\/\" >\u201cSalman 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\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 \u2018Anton,\u2019 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;\"><strong><em>Khomeini\u2019s Order to Kill Rushdie:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Lieyu_Massacre\" >Lieyu Massacre<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces\" >Taiwanese military<\/a> massacre of 19 unarmed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnamese<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Refugee\" >refugees<\/a> at Donggang, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lieyu,_Kinmen\" >Lieyu, Kinmen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Lieyu Massacre of 1987:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Lieyu_massacre#Background\" >Background \u2013 Lieyu Massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lieyu,_Kinmen\" >Lieyu, Kinmen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_Taiwan\" >List of massacres in Taiwan &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnamese Refugees:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americanforeignrelations.com\/O-W\/The-Vietnam-War-and-Its-Impact-Refugees-and-boat-people.html\" >The Vietnam War and Its Impact \u2013 Refugees and \u201cboat people\u201d \u2013 AmericanForeignRelations.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boostdam.net\/stories\/VietnameseRefugees.html\" >Vietnamese Refugees \u2013 Bootsdam.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnamese_boat_people\" >Vietnamese boat people &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1987\/06\/07\/world\/pirate-attacks-on-vietnam-refugees-fall-sharply.html\" >Pirate Attacks on Vietnam Refugees Fall Sharply, by Seth Mydans \u2013 June 7, 1987 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1987\/08\/03\/us\/despite-gains-many-vietnamese-refugees-are-refusing-to-let-war-end.html\" >Despite Gains, Many Vietnamese Refugees Are Refusing to Let War End, by Katherine Bishop \u2013 August 3, 1987 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/1987\/0925\/oviet.html\" >Vietnamese refugees found a safer route \u2013 and are using it \u2013 by Murray Hietbert \u2013 September 25, 1987 \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor \u2013 CSMonitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster\" >Challenger Disaster<\/a>: Divers from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Preserver_%28ARS-8%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Preserver<\/em><\/a> locate the crew cabin of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-51-L\" >Challenger<\/a> on the ocean floor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The song &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/We_Are_the_World\" >We Are the World<\/a>&#8221; receives its international release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>We Are the World:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/We_Are_the_World#Background_and_writing\" >Background and writing \u2013 We Are the World \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/we-are-the-world-usa-for-africa-1985-lyrics-hall-oates.html\" >We Are the World \u2013 Lyrics \u2013 Aid to Africa \u2013 MetroLyrics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D9ZKyYFyiFA\" >YouTube (7 min. 10 sec.): Live aid \u2013 1985 USA For Africa \u2013 We Are The World<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman\" >Sheikh Mujibur Rahman<\/a> delivers his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7th_March_Speech_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman\" >historic speech<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suhrawardy_Udyan\" >Suhrawardy Udyan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\u2019s Speech of March 7, 1971:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7th_March_Speech_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman#Summary_of_the_speech\" >Summary of the speech &#8211; 7<sup>th<\/sup> March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J9vUulq4tZI\" >YouTube video (14 min. 50 sec.): 7<sup>th<\/sup> March, 1971 Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman HD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs 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>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: The United States and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam\" >South Vietnamese military<\/a> begin <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Truong_Cong_Dinh\" >Operation Truong Cong Dinh<\/a> to root out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong\" >Viet Cong<\/a> forces from the area surrounding <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%E1%BB%B9_Tho\" >M\u1ef9 Tho<\/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.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >Jungle War 1965-1968 \u2013 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 1964-1968 \u2013 AuthenticHistory.com<\/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<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Trung Cong Dinh:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Truong_Cong_Dinh#Background\" >Background &#8211; Operation Trung Cong Dinh &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vhpa.org\/KIA\/panel\/battle\/68030700.HTM\" >Joint Operation Trung Cong Dinh information \u2013 VHPA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/library.usask.ca\/vietnam\/index.php?state=browse&amp;descriptor=OPERATION+TRUONG+CONG+DINH\" >Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War &#8211; Operation Trung Cong Dinh \u2013 USASK.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Viet Cong:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong#History\" >History \u2013 Viet Cong \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Viet-Cong\" >Viet Cong (VC) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/glossarytz\/g\/VietCongGlos.htm\" >The Viet Cong \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/guerrilla\/index.html\" >The Guerilla Tactics: An Overview \u2013 The Vietcong \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnampix.com\/popvc.htm\" >People\u2019s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)\/Viet Cong (VC) \u2013 VietnamPix.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<\/em> \u201c<strong>1975 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches\" >Bloody Sunday<\/a>: a group of 600 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281954%E2%80%9368%29\" >civil rights<\/a> marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma,_Alabama\" >Selma, Alabama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Bloody Sunday of March 7, 1965:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches#.22Bloody_Sunday.22_events\" >\u201cBloody Sunday\u201d events \u2013 Selma to Montgomery march \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/learning.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/07\/march-7-1965-civil-rights-marchers-attacked-in-selma\/comment-page-1\/?_r=0\" >March 7, 1965 | Civil Rights Marchers Attacked in Selma \u2013 The Learning Network \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/march-7-1965-bloody-sunday-selma-alabama\/\" >March 7, 1965: \u2018Bloody Sunday\u2019 in Selma, Alabama \u2013 March 7, 2015 \u2013 The Nation, by Richard Kreitner and The Almanac \u2013 TheNation.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States \u2013 Overview:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/civil-rights-movement\" >CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/American-civil-rights-movement\" >American civil rights movement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.about.com\/od\/civilrights\/\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Civil_Rights_Movement.aspx\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/ks3\/history\/20th_century\/civil_rights_movement_america\/revision\/2\/\" >Civil rights movement in America \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-now\/2006-06\/civil-rights-movement\" >The Civil Rights Movement \u2013 History Now (Summer 2006) \u2013 GliderLehrman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiaencyclopedia.org\/articles\/history-archaeology\/civil-rights-movement\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Civil Rights &amp; Modern Georgia, Since 1945 \u2013 New Georgia Encyclopedia \u2013 GeorgiaEncylopedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/black-culture\/explore\/civil-rights-movement\/\" >Civil Rights Movement (1954-1984) \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/recent\/civil_rights_america_03.shtml\" >Recent History \u2013 Better Day Coming: Civil Rights Movement in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century America, Professor Adam Fairclough \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/chronology.html\" >Civil Rights Chronology \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/civilrightstimeline1.html\" >Civil Rights Timeline \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sitinmovement.org\/\" >International Civil Rights Center &amp; Museum \u2013 SitiMovement.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Civil Rights Movements of Various Ethnic Minorities in the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libguides.mnhs.org\/civilrights\" >African-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER \u2013 Libguides.MNHS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281954%E2%80%9368%29\" >Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/native.html\" >Native Americans \u2013 Civil Rights 101 \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.albany.edu\/jmmh\/vol3\/chicano\/chicano.html\" >Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. \u2013 Albany.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/racerelations.about.com\/od\/historyofracerelations\/a\/RevisitingtheYellowPowerMovement.htm\" >Asian-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\" >Korean War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Ripper\" >Operation Ripper<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a> troops led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_officer\" >General<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Ridgway\" >Matthew Ridgway<\/a> begin an assault against Chinese forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Ripper:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwaronline.com\/arms\/OperationRipper.htm\" >Operation Ripper \u2013 KoreanWarOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwar.org\/html\/korean_war_maps_results.html?id=27\" >MAP 26 &#8211; Operation RIPPER &#8211; 6-31 March 1951 \u2013 KorenWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/korea\/ebb\/ch17.htm\" >Chapter XVII Operation RIPPER \u2013 History.Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gunnygenes.koreanwar-educator.org\/korea\/1951\/ripper.htm\" >Operation Ripper \u2013 KoreanWar-Educator.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/military\/korea\/timeline_1951.html\" >Korean War 1951 Timeline &#8211; In Commemoration of the Korean War \u201cFreedom Is Not Free\u201d \u2013 NJ.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Korean War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/korean-war\" >KOREAN WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.org\/whistlestop\/study_collections\/koreanwar\/index.php\" >Korean War and Its Origins \u2013 Documents \u2013 TrumanLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/alic\/reference\/military\/korean-war.html\" >Military Resources: Korean War \u2013 NARA Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/korean-war-2\" >Korean War, 1951-1953 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/battleswars1900s\/tp\/The-Korean-War.htm\" >The Korean War: An Overview, by Kennedy Hickman \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Korean-War\" >Korean War \u2013 1950-1953 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/korean-war.html\" >Korean War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Korean_War.aspx\" >Korean War \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/bomb\/peopleevents\/pandeAMEX58.html\" >People &amp; Events \u2013 The Korean War \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/52e.asp\" >The Korean War \u2013 US History.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-world.org\/korean_war.htm\" >KOREAN WAR, edited by R A Guisepi \u2013 History-World.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/worldwars\/coldwar\/korea_hickey_01.shtml\" >The Korean War: An Overview \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/korean-war\/videos\" >KOREAN WAR VIDEOS \u2013 KOREAN WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historycentral.com\/korea\/index.html\" >\u201c<em>The Korean War is the forgotten war of the 20th century. Maybe it was because it took place so soon after the end of of Wolrd War II, or maybe because it ended in a stalment and to this day that stalemate has not been resolved. For whatever reason it was a war that no great movie(other then the TV show Mash) were done about it, there was never much discussion about it. But for the 5,720,000 US troops who served, of which 36,995 died and another 103,235 were wounded it was every bit a war<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 HistoryCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/history\/korean-war.htm\" >Korean War News \u2013 ABC.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Korean War Timelines:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/american\/koreanwar\/timeline.html\" >THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953) \u2013 Timeline \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwar60.com\/timeline-korean-war-events\" >Timeline of the Korean War Events \u2013 KoreanWar60.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/korean-war\/timeline.html\" >THE KOREAN WAR TIMELINE \u2013 Shmoop.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/korean_war_timeline\/36\/\" >Korean War \u2013Timeline Description \u2013 SoftSchool.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/korean_war_timeline.htm\" >Korean War \u2013 Timeline \u2013 The History Guy \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/totallyhistory.com\/us-history\/korean-war\/\" >Korean War \u2013 Pre-Korean War Timeline and the Korean War Timeline \u2013 TotallyHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwaronline.com\/arms\/TimeLine.htm\" >KOREAN WAR TIMELINE \u2013 KoreanWarOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> issues a statement denying that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klaus_Fuchs\" >Klaus Fuchs<\/a> served as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet<\/a> spy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: American troops seize the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludendorff_Bridge\" >Ludendorff Bridge<\/a> over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhine\" >Rhine<\/a> river at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remagen\" >Remagen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1936<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Prelude to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: In violation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Locarno_Pact\" >Locarno Pact<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Versailles\" >Treaty of Versailles<\/a>, Germany <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remilitarization_of_the_Rhineland\" >reoccupies the Rhineland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Reoccupation of the Rhineland by Germany in 1936:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/hitler-reoccupies-the-rhineland\" >MAR 07 1036: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remilitarization_of_the_Rhineland\" >Remilitarization of the Rhineland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/education\/resources\/german-occupation\/\" >German occupation of the Rhineland \u2013 NationalArchives.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/higher\/history\/roadwar\/rhine\/revision\/1\/\" >The Importance of the Rhineland \u2013 Rhineland Invasion, March 1936 \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/documents\/education\/rhineland.pdf\" >The German Occupation of the Rhineland \u2013 What should Britain do about it? \u2013 NationalArchives.gov.uk &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/germany\/1929-01-01\/rhineland-occupation\" >The Rhineland Occupation, by Wilhelm Max \u2013 January 1929 \u2013 Foreign Affairs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Locarno Pact:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Locarno_Treaties#Background\" >Background \u2013 Locarno Treaties &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Pact-of-Locarno\" >Pact of Locarno \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/locarno-pact.html\" >Locarno Pact \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/locarno_001.asp\" >Locarno Pact (=<strong><em>Treaty of Mutual Guarantee between Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy<\/em><\/strong>; October 16, 1925) \u2013 Yale Law School \u2013 Yale.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/clairehistory12.weebly.com\/locarno-and-kellogg-briand-pacts.html\" >LOCARNO AND THE KELLOGG BRIAND PACTS \u2013 The Locarno pact, 1925 \u2013 Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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;\"><em><strong>Some Evolution of the \u201cCrimes of Aggression\u201d a.k.a. the \u201cCrimes against Peace\u201d (1): Articles 227 and 231 of the Treaty of Versailles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_aggression\" >War of aggression \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_of_aggression\" >Crimes of aggression \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimesofwar.org\/a-z-guide\/aggression\/\" >AGGRESSION \u2013 CRIMES OF WAR \u2013 CrimesOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/net.lib.byu.edu\/%7Erdh7\/wwi\/versa\/versa6.html\" >Article 227 of the Treaty of Versailles \u2013 BYU.edu<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/imt\/partvii.asp\" >Article 227 of the same treaty on this website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Article_231_of_the_Treaty_of_Versailles\" >Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/imt\/partviii.asp\" >Article 231 of the same treaty on this website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Some Evolution of the \u201cCrimes of Aggression\u201d a.k.a. the \u201cCrimes against Peace\u201d (2): Kellogg and Briand Pact of 1928:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/kbpact.asp#art1\" >Articles I and II of the Kellogg and Briand Pact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/kbpact.asp\" >Full Text of the Kellogg and Briand Pact \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/kbmenu.asp\" >Pertinent Documents on the Kellogg and Briand Pact \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Some Evolution of the \u201cCrimes of Aggression\u201d a.k.a. the \u201cCrimes against Peace\u201d (3): Charters of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Tribunals:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/imt\/imtconst.asp#art6\" ><em>Crimes against Peace<\/em> and Other Pertinent Crimes: Article 6 of the Charter of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jus.uio.no\/english\/services\/library\/treaties\/04\/4-06\/military-tribunal-far-east.xml\" ><em>Crimes against Peace<\/em> and Other Pertinent Crimes: Article 5 of the Charter of the Military Tribunal for the Far East<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/%7Etam\/HIST194%20War%20Crimes\/documents\/Nuremberg\/Charter%20of%20the%20International%20Military%20Tribunal%20Far%20East.htm\" >the same article on this website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_against_peace\" >Crime against peace \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimesagainstpeace.org\/crimes-against-peace-article\/\" >Crimes Against Peace, by Allen Ferguson, JD, MFA \u2013 CRIMES AGAINST PEACE \u2013 CrimesAgainstPeace.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Some Evolution of the \u201cCrimes of Aggression\u201d a.k.a. the \u201cCrimes against Peace\u201d (4): UN Charter and the UNGA Resolution 3314 (XXIX)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter7.shtml\" >CHARTER VII: ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACT OF AGGRESSION \u2013 THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un-documents.net\/a29r3314.htm\" >UN Documents \u2013 A\/RES\/29\/3314 3314 (XXIX) Definition of Aggression<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/crimeofaggression.info\/documents\/6\/General_Assembly_%20Resolution_%203314.pdf\" >Definition of \u201cAggression\u201d \u2013 UN General Assembly 3314 (XXIX) \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/instree\/GAres3314.html\" >the same resolution on this site \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/da\/da.html\" >Definition of Aggression \u2013 General Assembly resolution 3314, by Elizabeth Wilmshurst \u2013 AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_3314\" >United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Some Evolution of the \u201cCrimes of Aggression\u201d a.k.a. the \u201cCrimes against Peace\u201d (5): Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_of_aggression#Article_8_bis\" >Crimes of Aggression: <strong>Article 8<\/strong> <strong>bis<\/strong> of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_of_aggression#Article_15_bis\" >Crimes of Aggression: <strong>Article 15 bis<\/strong> of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_of_aggression#Article_15_ter\" >Crimes of Aggression: <strong>Article 15 ter<\/strong> of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icc-cpi.int\/NR\/rdonlyres\/ADD16852-AEE9-4757-ABE7-9CDC7CF02886\/283503\/RomeStatutEng1.pdf\" >Full Text of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <em><strong>or <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/icc\/statute\/romefra.htm\" >the same statute on this website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-90-6704-927-6_1\" >Historical Background of the Criminalization of Aggression, by Sergey Sayapin \u2013 11 January 2014<\/a>, <em><strong>and\/or <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-90-6704-927-6\" >Crimes of Aggression in International Criminal Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internationaljusticeproject.com\/on-the-crime-of-aggression-and-the-icc-in-a-quasi-westphalian-system\/\" >ON THE CRIMES OF AGGRESSION AND THE ICC IN A QUASI-WESTPHALIAN SYSTEM, by \u2013 August 22, 2014 \u2013 International Justice Project \u2013 InternationalJusticeProject.com<\/a>r<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_William_of_Wied\" >Prince William of Wied<\/a> arrives in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" >Albania<\/a> to begin his reign as King.<\/p>\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>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roald_Amundsen\" >Roald Amundsen<\/a> announces that his expedition had reached the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Pole\" >South Pole<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/December_14\" >December 14<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1911\" >1911<\/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>: In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Tweebosch\" >Battle of Tweebosch<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boer\" >Boer<\/a> commando led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koos_de_la_Rey\" >Koos de la Rey<\/a> inflicts the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Tweebosch:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Tweebosch#Background\" >Background &#8211; Battle of Tweebosch \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyanswers.co.uk\/history-of-war\/day-boers-defeat-british-battle-tweebosch\/\" >On This Day \u2013 Boers Defeat the British at Battle of Tweebosch \u2013 History War \u2013 HistoryAnswers.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/dated-event\/anglo-boer-war-2-gen-de-la-rey-defeats-and-captures-gen-methuen-battle-tweebosch-or-de-k\" >Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. De la Rey defeats and captures Gen. Methuen in the Battle of Tweebosch (or De Klipdrift) in Western Tran \u2013 Friday, 7 March 1902 &#8211; This Day in History \u2013 SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/04y942x\" >Battle of Tweebosch \u2013 Freebase.com<\/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>1900\u00a0 <\/strong>The German liner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Kaiser_Wilhelm_der_Grosse\" >SS\u00a0<em>Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse<\/em><\/a> becomes the first ship to send <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wireless_telegraphy\" >wireless<\/a> signals to shore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1876\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Graham_Bell\" >Alexander Graham Bell<\/a> is granted a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patent\" >patent<\/a> for an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invention\" >invention<\/a> he calls the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telephone\" >telephone<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1862\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\" >American Civil War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_%28American_Civil_War%29\" >Union<\/a> forces defeat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confederate_States_of_America\" >Confederate<\/a> troops at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge\" >Pea Ridge<\/a> in northwestern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arkansas\" >Arkansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1850\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >Senator<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Webster\" >Daniel Webster<\/a> gives his &#8220;Seventh of March&#8221; speech endorsing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compromise_of_1850\" >Compromise of 1850<\/a> in order to prevent a possible <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_war\" >civil war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1827\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrigley_abduction\" >Shrigley abduction<\/a>: Ellen Turner is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kidnapping\" >abducted<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield\" >Edward Gibbon Wakefield<\/a>, a future <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politician\" >politician<\/a> in colonial New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1827\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Brazil\" >Brazilian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Marine_Corps\" >marines<\/a> unsuccessfully attack the temporary naval base of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carmen_de_Patagones\" >Carmen de Patagones<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1814\u00a0 <\/strong>Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Craonne\" >Battle of Craonne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1799\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon_I_of_France\" >Napoleon Bonaparte<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Jaffa\" >captures<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaffa\" >Jaffa<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestine_%28region%29\" >Palestine<\/a> and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" >Albanian<\/a> captives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1573\u00a0 <\/strong>A peace treaty is signed between the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Venice\" >Republic of Venice<\/a>, ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman%E2%80%93Venetian_War_%281570%E2%80%9373%29\" >Ottoman\u2013Venetian War (1570\u201373)<\/a> and leaving <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyprus\" >Cyprus<\/a> in Ottoman hands.<\/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>MARCH 08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/\" >International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> (IWD):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/womensday\/\" >International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Women\" s_Day\">International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trainingcentre.unwomen.org\/course\/description.php?id=2\" >UN Women Training Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See \u201c<strong><em>1917 <\/em><\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Women\" s_Day\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Petersburg\" >St. Petersburg<\/a> mark the beginning of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_Revolution\" >February Revolution<\/a> (so named because it was February on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_calendar\" >Julian calendar<\/a>)<\/em>\u201d, mentioned below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370\" >Malaysia Airlines Flight 370<\/a> disappears en route from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuala_Lumpur\" >Kuala Lumpur<\/a> to Beijing. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia with the loss of all 239 people aboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Malaysia Airlines Flight 370:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370#Disappearance\" >Disappearance \u2013 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370_unofficial_disappearance_theories\" >Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/27\/world\/asia\/malaysia-airlines-mh370.html\" >Relative of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Victims Denounce Government\u2019s Move, by Richard C. Paddock \u2013 FEB. 26, 2016 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370\/\" >Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 \u2013 CBSNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2014\/03\/16\/world\/asia\/malaysia-airlines-plane\/index.html\" >Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search grows as pilots face increased scrutiny &#8211; by Steve Almasy, Chelsea J. Carter and Jim Clancy \u2013 March 18, 2014 &#8211; CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370\/\" >Malaysia Airline Flight 370 \u2013 Pertinent Articles &#8211; HuffigtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.askthepilot.com\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370\/\" >THE MYSTERIES OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 370 \u2013 AskThePilot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/gma\/debris-studied-possible-missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-132550650--abc-news-topstories.html\" >Amid MH370 Search, American Found Debris Along Mozambique Beach, by Jeffrey Cook \u2013 March 3, 2016 \u2013 Yahoo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>A new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Law_of_Administration_for_the_State_of_Iraq_for_the_Transitional_Period\" >constitution<\/a> is signed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraqi_Governing_Council\" >Governing Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Iraq Constitution of 2004:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/10\/12\/AR2005101201450.html\" >Iraq Constitution of 2004 \u2013 The Washington Post \u2013 October 12, 2005 &#8211; WashingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1985_Beirut_car_bombing\" >supposed failed assassination attempt<\/a> on Islamic cleric <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sayyed_Mohammad_Hussein_Fadlallah\" >Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beirut\" >Beirut<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lebanon\" >Lebanon<\/a>, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1985_Beirut_car_bombing\" >supposed failed assassination attempt<\/a> on Islamic cleric <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sayyed_Mohammad_Hussein_Fadlallah\" >Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beirut\" >Beirut<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lebanon\" >Lebanon<\/a>, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>While addressing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Evangelicals\" >a convention of Evangelicals<\/a>, US <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Reagan\" >Ronald Reagan<\/a> labels the Soviet Union an &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evil_empire\" >evil empire<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>President Reagan\u2019s Evil Empire Speech:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evil_empire\" >Evil empire &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalcenter.org\/ReaganEvilEmpire1983.html\" >Evil Empire Speech, by Ronald Reagan \u2013 March 8, 1983 \u2013 NationalCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/millercenter.org\/president\/speeches\/speech-3409\" >Evil Empire Speech \u2013 Transcript \u2013 MillerCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see <\/em>\u201c<strong>1991 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philips\" >Philips<\/a> demonstrates the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_disc\" >compact disc<\/a> publicly for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of the Compact Disc:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.research.philips.com\/technologies\/projects\/cd\/\" >History of the CD \u2013 The beginning &#8211; The Philips Research \u2013 Research.Philips.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_disc#History\" >History &#8211; Compact disc \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/6950933.stm\" >How the CD was developed \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.discmakers.co.uk\/history-of-the-compact-disc\" >History of the Compact Disc, by Garry LeCount \u2013 DiscMakers.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5315685\/1979-rumor-leaked-docs-of-compact-disc-audio-format-using-lasers\" >1979 Rumor: Leaked Docs of the \u201cCompact Disc\u201d Audio Format Using LASERS, by Brian Lam \u2013 GIZMOD.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmodo.com.au\/2012\/08\/the-history-of-the-compact-disc\/\" >The History of the Compact Disc \u2013 GIZMOD \u2013 Gizmod.com.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport\" >Charles de Gaulle Airport<\/a> opens in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Charles de Gaulle Airport:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport#History\" >History &#8211; Charles de Gaulle Airport\u00a0 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/paris-cdg.worldairportguides.com\/history.php\" >Paris-Charles de Gaulle CDG Airport History and Facts \u2013 Paris-CDG.WorldAirportGudies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/paris-cdg.airports-guides.com\/cdg_history.html\" >Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) &#8211; History, Facts and Overview \u2013 Paris-CDG-Aiports-Gudies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A%C3%A9roport_de_Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle\" >L&#8217;a\u00e9roport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle &#8211; Wikip\u00e9dia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aeroportsdeparis.fr\/groupe\/groupe-et-strategie\/essentiel\/plateformes\/paris-charles-de-gaulle\" >Paris-Charles de Gaulle \u2013 AeroportsdeParis.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airfrance.fr\/FR\/fr\/common\/guidevoyageur\/reseau\/CDG-informations-aeroport.htm\" >A\u00e9roport international de Paris-Charles de Gaulle \u2013 AirFrance.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\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>1991 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fight_of_the_Century\" >Fight of the Century<\/a> between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Frazier\" >Joe Frazier<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali\" >Muhammad Ali<\/a> commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unanimous_decision\" >unanimous decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cPZfT8NjQt8\" >Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali, March 8, 1971 [Full Fight] \u2013 YouTube vides (56 min. 38 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/classic\/s\/silver_ali_frazier.html\" >\u201c<em>It was advertised simply as &#8220;THE FIGHT.&#8221; No other words were necessary. The stupendous Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier showdown of March 8, 1971 was perhaps the most anticipated event in all of sports history<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Where Were You on March 8, 1971<\/strong>, by Michael Silver \u2013 ESPN Classic \u2013 ESPN.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>A bomb planted by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army<\/a> militants destroys <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson%27s_Pillar\" >Nelson&#8217;s Pillar<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dublin\" >Dublin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Destruction of Nelson\u2019s Pillar:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politics.ie\/forum\/history\/183602-day-irish-history-1966-nelsons-pillar-dublin-blown-up.html\" >This day in Irish History 1966: Nelson&#8217;s Pillar in Dublin is blown up \u2013 Politics.ie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/nelsons-pillar-blown-up-1966-1349361-Mar2014\/#slide-slideshow1\" >Photos: On this day in 1966 Nelson\u2019s Pillar in O\u2019Connell Street was blown up \u2013 TheJournal.ie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nelson\u2019s Pillar in Dublin:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.olddublintown.com\/nelson-pillar.html\" >Nelson Pillar Dublin 1808-1966 \u2013 OldDublinTown.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyireland.com\/20th-century-contemporary-history\/nelsons-pillar\/\" >Nelson\u2019s Pillar \u2013 HistoryIreland.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson\" s_Pillar#Description\">Description \u2013 Nelson\u2019s Pillar \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irelandposters.com\/oldphotos\/nelson.html\" >Nelson\u2019s Pillar : Dublin city history \u2013 IrelandPosters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Irish Republican Army (IRA)\/Provisional Republican Army (PIRA):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/separatist-terrorism\/provisional-irish-republican-army-ira-aka-pira-provos-oglaigh-na-heireann-uk-separatists\/p9240\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) (aka, PIRA, \u201cthe provos,\u201d \u00d3glaigh na h\u00c9ireann) (UK separatists) \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations, by Kathryn Gregory \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA), Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) the Provos Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army \u2013 Military.Wikia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/hi\/english\/static\/in_depth\/northern_ireland\/2001\/provisional_ira\/\" >Provisional IRA: War, ceasefire, endgame? \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/provisional%20irish%20republican%20army\" >PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/irish-republican-army\/\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/irish-republican-army.html\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) \u2013 the Provos \u2013 Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emich.edu\/cerns\/downloads\/papers\/PoliceStaff\/Unsorted\/Irish%20Republican%20Army.pdf\" >Terrorism \u2013 Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten \u2013 Eastern Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>IRA\u2019s Terrorism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_London#Irish_republican_attacks_during_.22the_Troubles.22\" >Irish republican attacks during the \u201cTroubles\u201d \u2013 List of terrorist incidents in London \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreportnews.com\/europe-archived\/terrorism-and-the-ira-methodologies-and-context\" >Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context \u2013 WorldReportNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_%281990%E2%80%9399%29\" >Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/2005\/jul\/07\/terrorism.july73\" >London past terror attacks \u2013 Thursday, 7 July 2005 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/terrorism-in-the-uk\/11071080\/IRA-terror-suspects-to-lose-immunity-from-prosecution.html\" >IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution \u2013 2 Sep 2014 \u2013 TheTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/forum.prisonplanet.com\/index.php?topic=178608.35;wap2\" >New 7\/7 London Bombings Documentary \u2013 PrisonPlanet.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.stedwards.edu\/craigc-culf331111fa2014\/group-europe\/the-gunpowder-plot\/\" >IRA Terrorism \u2013 Global Issues on Terrorism \u2013 Fall 2014 \u2013 Stedwards.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism09.wikispaces.com\/Irish+Republican+Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terrorismanalysts.com\/pt\/index.php\/pot\/article\/view\/96\/html\" >The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt \u2013 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM \u2013 TerrorismAnalysists.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trackingterrorism.org\/group\/irish-republican-army-ira\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 TERRORISM RESEARCH &amp; ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM \u2013 TrackingTerrorism.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Great_Britain\" >List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freerepublic.com\/focus\/f-news\/1982170\/posts\" >Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) \u2013 3\/7\/2008 \u2013 FreeRepublic.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of the IRA:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/irishistory.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/08\/history-of-irish-republican-army-irish.html\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Irish History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/history\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army-history-essay.php\" >History of the Irish Republican Army History Essay \u2013 UKEssays.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/timelines\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Video \u2013 TimeToast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rsfnational.wordpress.com\/\" >National Website of Republican Sinn F\u00e9in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.org\/documents.html\" >OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES \u2013 SINN F\u00c9IN \u2013 SinnFein.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/ira\/\" >THE IRA &amp; SINN FEIN \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/sinn-fein.html\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leader_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Leaders of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/sinn-fein\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 News Archive \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/s\/sinn_fein\/index.html\" >Sinn Feinn \u2013 News Archive \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/sinn-fein.htm?mediatype=Text\" >Sinn Fein News \u2013 ABC.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.philly.com\/keyword\/sinn-fein\" >Articles on Sinn Fein \u2013 Philly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/history\" >History \u2013 Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.corksf.20m.com\/about.html\" >A Brief History of Sinn Fein \u2013 Corks Sinn Fein<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sinn F\u00e9in, IRA and the Catholic Church:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/07\/10\/the-catholic-church-vs-the-ira-hunger-strikers-of-1923\/\" >The Catholic Church vs. the IRA Hunger Strikes of 1923, by Lily Murphy \u2013 July 10, 2015 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/5755982\/The_Catholic_Church_and_Revolution_in_Ireland\" >The Catholic Church and the Revolution in Ireland \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2005\/mar\/14\/world\/fg-irish14\" >In Catholic Church Belfast, IRA Becomes Public Enemy \u2013 March 14, 2005 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2010\/09\/08\/sinn-fein-chief-says-met-catholic-priest-involved-bombing-didnt-discuss.html\" >Sinn Fein chief says he met Catholic priest involved in 1972 bombing, didn\u2019t discuss it \u2013 September 8, 2010 \u2013 FoxNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.spectator.co.uk\/article\/2nd-march-1918\/11\/the-roman-catholic-church-in-ireland-and-sinn-fein\" >THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND AND SINN FEIN \u2013 THE SPECTATOR ARCHIVE \u2013 Spectator.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/opinion\/letters\/questions-for-catholic-church-over-sinn-fein-29546185.html\" >Questions for Catholic Church over Sinn Fein \u2013 03\/09\/2013 \u2013 Belfast Telegraph \u2013 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6cf9miux4cI\" >Gross hypocrisy from DUP\/Sinn Fein and Catholic Church over brutal murder. \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 17 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>3,500 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marines\" >United States Marines<\/a> are the first land combat forces committed during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1965:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1965_in_the_Vietnam_War#March\" >March \u2013 1965 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/u-s-marines-land-at-da-nang\" >MAR 8 1965: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: US Marines land at Da Nang \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marines.mil\/Portals\/59\/Publications\/U.S.%20Marines%20in%20Vietnam_The%20Landing%20and%20the%20Buildup%201965%20%20PCN%2019000307600_1.pdf\" >US MARINES IN VIETNAM \u2013 THE LANDING AND BUILDUP \u2013 1965 \u2013 Marines.mil \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vietnam-americanwar.wikispaces.com\/E.+March+8th%2C+1965\" > March 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 1965 \u2013 Vietnam-AmericanWar.Wikispaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Vietnam-War\/images-videos\/In-March-1965-US-Marines-landed-at-Da-Nang-South\/72064\" >Vietnam War: US Marines land at Da Nang \u2013 Vietnam War \u2013 Britannica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Q3k9Sg9aS4\" >YouTube video (13 min. 38 sec.): \u201cThe Battle\u201d 1965 USMC 14 min<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ba%27ath_Party\" >Ba&#8217;ath Party<\/a> comes to power in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1963_Syrian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >a coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a> by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Ba\u2019ath Party in Syria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rlp.hds.harvard.edu\/faq\/baath-party-syria\" >The Ba\u2019ath Party in Syria \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flagspot.net\/flags\/sy%7Dbaath.html\" >Ba\u2019ath Party (Syria) \u2013 Flagspot.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.stedwards.edu\/chrisdm-culf333106sp2015-alarsso\/2015\/04\/21\/the-baath-party-in-syria\/\" >The Ba\u2019ath Party in Syria \u2013 April 21, 2015 \u2013 St. Edwards University \u2013 StEdwards.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ba\u2019ath Party:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ba\" >History \u2013 Ba\u2019ath Party Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/baath-party.html\" >Ba\u2019ath party \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chronicle.fanack.com\/iraq\/history-past-to-present\/the-baath-party-seizes-power\/\" >\u201c<em>On 8 February 1963 Qasim\u2019s government was overthrown in a military coup by Baathist and other officers aligned with Arab nationalism. Qasim himself was summarily executed. Arif, who had earlier been expelled from the government, now became president<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Baath Party seizes power \u2013 Chronicle. Fanack.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hartford-hwp.com\/archives\/51\/217.html\" >\u201c<em>At the time the Ba\u2019ath party was a small nationalist movement with only 850 members. But the CIA decided to use it because of its close relations with the army. One of its members tried to assassinate Kassim as early as 1959. Saddam, then 22, was wounded in the leg, later fleeing the country\u2026.In 1963, Saddam Hussein worked with the CIA to carry out the coup by the Baath party, which eventually brought him to power in Iraq<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Regime Change: How the CIA put Saddam\u2019s Party in Power \u2013 Richard Sanders \u2013 Hartford-HWP.com<\/a>, <strong><em>and\/or <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casi.org.uk\/discuss\/2000\/msg01267.html\" >How the CIA put the Baath in power \u2013 CASI.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/2886733.stm\" >The Iraqi Baath party, by Tarik Kafala \u2013 Tuesday, 25 March 2003 \u2013 BBC<\/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<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see <\/em>\u201c<strong>1991 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghana\" >Ghana<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Ghana and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/unscr.com\/en\/resolutions\/124\" >Resolution 124: Admission of New Members to the UN: Ghana<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/ghana\/content\/permanent-mission-ghana-united-nations\" >Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations (New York)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamission.ch\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Nations Offices and Other International Organizations in Geneva and Vienna<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Ghana:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/ghana.html\" >Ghana \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Ghana\" >Ghana \u2013 UN Data \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Ghana\" >Ghana \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/ghana.html\" >Ghana \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/ghanamaps\/a\/ghanageography.htm\" >Geography of Ghana \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Ghana:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Ghana\" >Foreign relations of Ghana \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2860.htm\" >US Relations With Ghana \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.modernghana.com\/GhanaHome\/ghana\/government.asp?menu_id2=0&amp;s=d\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 Guiding Principles and Objectives \u2013 MODERN GHANA \u2013 ModernGhana.com<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/ghana\/107.htm\" >the same article on this website of Ghana \u2013 FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/ghana\/ri187\" >Ghana \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Ghana:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ghana\" >History of Ghana \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/history\/\" >History of Ghana \u2013 GhanaWeb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad43\" >HISTORY OF GHANA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/ghana\/p\/GhanaHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Ghana \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/civ\/7a.asp\" >Kingdom of Ghana \u2013 Ancient Civilizations \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crawfurd.dk\/africa\/ghana_timeline.htm\" >THE GHANA TIMELINE \u2013 THE GOAD COAST \u2013 Crwarfurd.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Ghana:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Ghana\" >Economy of Ghana \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/ghana\" >Ghana \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/\" >Ghana \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/ghana\" >Ghana \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/ghana-country-africa-economy.html\" >Ghana \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/ghana\/gdp-growth-annual\" >Ghana GDP Annual Growth Rate \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >atmospheric 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=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovatmtest.html\" >Soviet Atmospheric Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"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>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a> re-opens the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a> after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Crisis\" >Suez Crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Suez Canal Reopens:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/egypt-opens-the-suez-canal\" >MAR 08 1957: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Egypt opens the Suez Canal \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Suez Crisis (1956-1957):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Crisis\" >Suez Crisis \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/suez-crisis\" >SUEZ CRISIS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1953-1960\/suez\" >The Suez Crisis, 1956 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-education.psu.edu\/egee120\/book\/export\/html\/258\" >The Suez Crisis \u2013 Reading Assignment \u2013 PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novaonline.nvcc.edu\/eli\/evans\/his135\/Events\/Suez56.htm\" >1956: SUEZ CANAL CRISIS \u2013 NVCC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bodley.ox.ac.uk\/dept\/scwmss\/projects\/suez\/suez.html\" >The Suez Crisis \u2013 Bodleian Library \u2013 Bodley.ox.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reformation.org\/1956-suez-canal-crisis.html\" >The 1956 Suez Canal Crisis!! \u2013 The 1956 Suez Canal Crisis was the beginning of the decline and fall of the Papal British Empire!! \u2013 Reformation.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Great_Britain_and_the_Suez_Canal\" >THE GREAT BRITAN AND THE SUEZ CANAL by W Rathbone, MP \u2013 WikiSource.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/5195582.stm\" >Suez Crisis: Key players \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/modern\/suez_01.shtml\" >The Suez Crisis, by Laurie Milner \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hansard.millbanksystems.com\/commons\/1957\/jan\/30\/suez-canal-clearance\" >Suez Canal (Clearance) \u2013 MillBankSystems.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/egypt-opens-the-suez-canal\" >MAR 08, 1957: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Egypt opens the Suez Canal \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/5199392.stm\" >Suez: End of empire, by Paul Reynolds \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>President of France <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vincent_Auriol\" >Vincent Auriol<\/a> and ex-emperor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%E1%BA%A3o_%C4%90%E1%BA%A1i\" >B\u1ea3o \u0110\u1ea1i<\/a> sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89lys%C3%A9e_Accords\" >\u00c9lys\u00e9e Accords<\/a>, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_of_Vietnam\" >State of Vietnam<\/a> to oppose <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Minh\" >Viet Minh<\/a>-led <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Vietnam\" >Democratic Republic of Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Vietnam:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Vietnam\" >History of Vietnam \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/vietnam\/p\/Vietnam-Facts-And-History.htm\" >Vietnam | Facts and History \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/vietnam-history.html\" >Vietnam \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietventures.com\/Vietnam\/history_vietnam.asp\" >Brief history of Vietnam \u2013 VietVentures.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/vietnam\/history\" >History \u2013 Vietnam \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/viethist.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF VIETNAM \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asia.isp.msu.edu\/wbwoa\/southeast_asia\/vietnam\/history.htm\" >Vietnam \u2013 History \u2013 WINDOWS ON ASIA \u2013 MSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terragalleria.com\/vietnam\/info\/timeline.html\" >Timeline of Vietnam History \u2013 Terragalleria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Vietnamese_history\" >Timeline of the Vietnamese history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/timelines\/vietnam_timeline.htm\" >Vietnamese History: A Chronological Outline \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-16568035\" >Vietnam profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam-France Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations\" >France-Vietnam relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/vietnam\/french-colonialism-in-vietnam\/\" >French colonialism in Vietnam \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haivenu-vietnam.com\/vietnam-history-colonialism.htm\" >French Colonialism \u2013 Haivenu-Vietnam.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/teachers\/lesson_plans\/pdfs\/unit12_1.pdf\" >Chapter 1: The French in Indochina \u2013 UH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gia-vuc.com\/frenchindochina.htm\" >French Indochina \u2013 GIA-VUC.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/sami-abouzahr\/tangled-web-america-france-and-indochina-1947-50\" >The Tangled Web: America, France and Indochina 1947-50, by Sami Abouzahr \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Indochina\" >French Indochina \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toursinvietnam.com\/vietnam-travel-guide\/French-colonial-era-and-Vietnam-War.html\" >French colonial era and Vietnam War \u2013 ToursInVietnam.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iiipublishing.com\/politics\/asian_war\/vietnam\/vietnam_2.html\" >Vietnam and the West until 1954, by William Meyers \u2013 IIIPublishing.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideserve.com\/denim\/vietnam-a-french-colony-no-more\" >Vietnam \u2013 a French Colony No More \u2013 SlideServe.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence of Vietnam (September 2, 1954):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proclamation_of_Independence_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Vietnam\" >Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/ps\/vietnam\/independence.pdf\" >PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM \u2013 Columbia.edu \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnamese_Declaration_of_Independence\" >Vietnamese Declaration of Independence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/besser.tsoa.nyu.edu\/howard\/Personal\/Trips\/Vietnam99\/Photo-essays\/hcl-true.htm\" >Vietnamese Independence \u2013 NYU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historymatters.gmu.edu\/d\/5139\" >Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam \u2013 HISTORY MATTERS &#8211; GMU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/holidays\/vietnam\/independence-day\" >Independence Day in Vietnam \u2013 TimeAndDate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mildred_Gillars\" >Mildred Gillars<\/a> (&#8220;Axis Sally&#8221;) is condemned to prison for treason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>Thirteen thousand troops of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China_Army\" >Republic of China Army<\/a> arrive in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" >Taiwan<\/a> after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_28_Incident\" >February 28 Incident<\/a> and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan_independence_movement\" >Taiwan independence movement<\/a>.<\/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.uta.edu\/accounting\/faculty\/tsay\/feb28hd.htm\" >The February 28 Holocaust \u2013 UTA.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.taiwandc.org\/228-intr.htm\" >\u201c28 February 1947\u201d \u2013 TaiwanDC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Taiwan Independence Movement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan_independence_movement#History_of_the_movement\" >History of the movement \u2013 Taiwan independence movement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usc.edu\/dept\/TSA\/ti-books.html\" >Research Material on Taiwan Independence Movement \u2013 USC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.decal.org\/file\/320\" >Intellectual Discourses in the Taiwan Independence Movement, by Xiaokun Song \u2013 Decal.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/asia\/2006-03-01\/taiwans-fading-independence-movement\" >Taiwan\u2019s Fading Independence Movement, by Robert S. Ross \u2013 March\/April 2006 \u2013 Foreign Affairs &#8211; ForeignAffairs.com<\/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>: Dutch forces surrender to Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Java\" >Java<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dutch Forces\u2019 Surrender in Java:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/dutch-surrender-on-java\" >MAR 8 1942: ON THIS DAY: Dutch surrender on Java \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Dutch_Empire\/Japanese_Invasion\" >Dutch Empire\/Japanese Invasion &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=23\" >Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java: 4 Feb 1942 &#8211; 31 Mar 1942 \u2013 Contributor: C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2-weapons.com\/War-Diary\/1942\/03\/March-09-15.htm\" >MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1942: East Indies: (MAIN EVENT) CAPITULATION OF DUTCH AND ALLIED FORCES ON JAVA. Japanese take 60,000 prisoners including General ter Poorten. \u2013 WW2-Weapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies\" >Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.histclo.com\/essay\/war\/ww2\/cou\/indo\/w2i-intern.html\" >World War II: Indonesia (Dutch East Indies): Japanese Internment of Dutch Civilians (1942-45) \u2013 HistClo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2australia.gov.au\/japadvance\/index.html\" >Japanese Advance: December 1941 &#8211; March 1942 \u2013 Australia\u2019s War 1939-1945 \u2013 WW2Australia.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z_pYZjZAyYo\" >The Japanese Invasion of Indonesia, 1942- Tempo Doeloe \u2013 YouTube video (4 min. 19 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FScJKiU1jk4\" >The Battle of Java 1942 \u2013 YouTube video (30 min. 42 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/end-of-empires-south-east-asia.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/military+action+in+the+Dutch+East+Indies+during+World+War+II.pdf\" >Military action in the Dutch East Indies during World War II \u2013 End of Empires in South East Asia \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/radioru.tripod.com\/1942.htm\" >Chronology of the Pacific Theater in World War II in 1942 \u2013 Radioru.Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/MacArthur%20Reports\/MacArthur%20V1\/ch01.htm\" >CHAPTER 1: JAPANESE OFFENSIVE IN THE PACIFIC \u2013 History.Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army in the Occupied Indonesia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/apjjf.org\/2016\/01\/4-Baird.html\" >War Crimes in Japan-Occupied Indonesia: Unraveling the Persecution of Achmad Mochtar, by J. Kevin Baird \u2013 The Asia-Pacific Journal Japan Focus \u2013 January 1, 2016 \u2013 Volume 14, Issue 1, No.4 \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 APJJF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9781612346458?auth=0\" >War Crimes in Japan-Occupied Indonesia, by J. Kevin Baird and Sangkot Marzuki \u2013 publication Year: 2015 \u2013 published by University of Nebraska \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masaomi_Yasuoka#Biography\" >\u201c<em>In 1942, Yasuoka agreed to accept the post of military-governor of Surabaya in Japanese-occupied Java, Netherlands East Indies. He held the post until the surrender of Japan in August 1945, whereupon he was arrested by Dutch authorities and tried before a military tribunal for war crimes. He was condemned to death and hanged on 12 April 1948<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Biography \u2013 Masaomi Yasuoka &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (1): Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2014\/05\/06\/10-japanese-atrocities-from-world-war-ii\/\" >10 Japanese Atrocities from World War II, by Marc V. \u2013 May 6, 2014 \u2013 ListVerse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skycitygallery.com\/japan\/japan2.html\" >Asian Holocaust : WMD Opium, Sex Slaves, Nanjing Massacre, Pillage, Slavery, WMD Unit 731, 100, 516 \u2013 SkyCityGallery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warandgenocideinchlit.weebly.com\/japan-in-world-war-ii.html\" >Before and During World War II in the Pacific Theater \u2013 Japan \u2013 <strong>Timeline of Events<\/strong> \u2013 WarAndGenocideInChLit.Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_war_crimes\" >Japanese war crimes &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enkivillage.com\/japanese-war-crimes.html\" >Japanese War Crimes \u2013 EnkiVillage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/search?f%5b0%5d=eventString%3AJapanese%20Atrocities%2C%20War%20Crimes&amp;query=\" >Japanese Atrocities &#8211; Search Our Collections \u2013 IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS \u2013 IWM.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2pacific.com\/atrocity.html\" >WW2: Little Known Facts: Acts of Terrorism and Atrocity by Japanese \u2013 WW2Pacific.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/iwg\/japanese-war-crimes\/introductory-essays.pdf\" >RESEARCHING JAPANES WAR CRIMES \u2013 Archives.gov &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2today.com\/24th-october-1943-japanese-execute-australian-commando-leonard-siffleet\" >Photo \u2013 Japanese execute Australian commando Leonard Siffleet \u2013 WW2Today.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/english\/features\/136576.htm\" >Japanese Wartime Aggressors &#8216;Savage and Cruel&#8217; \u2013 Why and How, by Jin Xide \u2013 China.org.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/histclo.com\/essay\/war\/ww2\/pow\/pow-jap.html\" >Japanese Treatment of World War II Prisoners of War (POWs) \u2013 HistClo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boards.straightdope.com\/sdmb\/showthread.php?t=590220\" >Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War II? \u2013 StraighDope.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwar.org.au\/JapWarCrimes\/Cross-section_JapWarCrimes.html\" >A SMALL CROSS SECTION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMES \u2013 PacificWar.org.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2015\/11\/16\/10-horrific-atrocities-committed-by-japans-secret-police-in-world-war-ii\/\" >10 Horrific Atrocities Committed by Japan\u2019s Secret Police In World War II, by David Tormsen \u2013 November 16, 2015 \u2013 Listverse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/research\/infosheets\/pow\/japanese\/\" >Australian prisoners of war: Second World War \u2013 Prisoners of the Japanese \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AWM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/encyclopedia\/pow\/general_info\/\" >General information about the Australian prisoners of the Japanese \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AWM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/iwg\/reports\/japanese-interim-report-march-2002-1.html\" >Implementation of the Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act and the Japanese War Crimes Provisions of the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act \u2013 An Interim Report to Congress \u2013 NATINAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hellfire-pass.commemoration.gov.au\/the-enemy\/index.php\" >\u201c&#8230; <em>we had no training whatever in the handling of prisoners. Instead, everyday we had beaten into us the military spirit, the glories of the Japanese Army, the necessity for absolute obedience, and the code of military conduct. Everyday we were beaten a few times, and after two months training we were sent to Southeast Asia<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Overview \u2013 The Enemy \u2013 THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY &amp; HELLFIRE PASS \u2013 Hellfire-Pass.Commemoration.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (2): Medical Experiments on POWs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimesofwar.org\/a-z-guide\/medical-experiments-on-pows\/\" >MEDIAL EXPERIMENTS ON POWS \u2013 CRIMES OF WAR &#8211; CrimesOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zzwave.com\/cmfweb\/wiihist\/germwar\/uspow.htm\" >Japan admits dissecting WWII POWs, by Thomas Easton \u2013 ZZWave.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vcn.bc.ca\/alpha\/speech\/Harris.htm\" >JAPANESE MEDICAL ATROCITIES IN WORLD WAR II: UNIT 731 WAS NOT AN ISOLATED ABERRATION &#8211; A PAPER READ AT THE INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS &#8211; FORUM ON WAR CRIMES &amp; REDRESS &#8211; TOKYO, JAPAN, DECEMBER 11, 1999 \u2013 BY SHELDON H. HARRIS, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE \u2013 VCN.bc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lagcc.cuny.edu\/maus\/files\/Ethics-ch-16.pdf\" >Chapter 16: JAPANESE BIOMEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION DURING THE WORLD-WAR-II ERA, by Sheldon H. Harris \u2013 CUNY.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/targetedindividualseurope.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/17\/unit-731-japanese-human-medical-experiments-during-the-ww2\/\" >\u201c<em>They just killed people without an apparent reason to see how they will react when being killed<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Unit 731, Japanese Human Medial Experiments during the WW2 \u2013 This is a transcript of a History Channel documentary of the Japanese Unit 731 \u2013 Sheldon H. Harris \u2013 April 17, 2011 \u2013 TARGETED INDIVIDUALS EUROPE \u2013 TargetedIndividualsEurope.WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unit_731\" >Unit 731 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warships1discussionboards.yuku.com\/topic\/29013\/Japanese-Medical-Experiments-WW2\" >Japanese Medical Experiments WW2 \u2013 YUKU.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2pacific.com\/unit731.html\" >World War II in the Pacific \u2013 Japanese Unit 731 \u2013 Biological Warfare Unit \u2013 WW2Pacific.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (3): Genocides:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/SOD.CHAP3.HTM\" >Chapter 3: Statistics of Japanese Democide: Estimates, Calculations And Sources \u2013 by R.J. Rummel \u2013 Hawaii.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanking_Massacre\" >Nanking Massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-nanjing-genocide-the-war-crimes-of-imperial-japan\/5421211\" >The Nanjing Genocide. China and the War Crimes of Imperial Japan, by Chandra Muzaffar \u2013 December 22, 2014 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/question\/index;_ylt=A0LEVzDYlNlWavAAHWlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyYjB0dXR0BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM1BHZ0aWQDQTAxOThfMQRzZWMDc3I-?qid=20100202125737AA9bIfA&amp;p=genocide%20by%20japanese\" >Why did Japan commit genocide in China? \u2013 Yahoo Answers \u2013 Yahoo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changi_Prison#First_Prison_and_POW_Camp\" >First Prison and POW Camp \u2013 Changi Prison &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/habitatnews.nus.edu.sg\/heritage\/changi\/war\/hackblackburn.html\" >CHANGI HISTORIC AREA 1942-2002 \u2013 HabitatNews.NUS.edu.sg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/prisoners-of-war-in-ww2\/changi-pow-camp\/\" >Changi POW camp \u2013 The History Learning Site &#8211; HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/japanese-concentration-camps.html\/2\" >The Hell from Changi \u2013 The Japanese Concentration Camps \u2013 HistoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/GENOCIDE.HTM\" >DEMOCIDE VERSUS GENOCIDE: WHICH IS WHAT? \u2013 by R.J. Rummel \u2013 Hawaii.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/docs\/DOC-950302\" >Japanese Teen, \u201cLet\u2019s Genocide All of Koreans\u201d \u2013 posted April 2, 2013 \u2013 iReport.CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (4): Sex Slaves:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CTl66az1nzU\" >Japan\u2019s war time atrocities: Japanese Army\u2019s Sex Slaves \u2013 YouTube video (27 min. 02)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Japanese_Military\" s_%22Comfort_Women%22_System\">Japanese Military\u2019s \u201cComfort Women\u201d System \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/15\/opinion\/comfort-women-and-japans-war-on-truth.html?_r=0\" >The Comfort Women and Japan\u2019s War Truth, by Mindy Kotler \u2013 NOV.14, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwar.org.au\/JapWarCrimes\/TenWarCrimes\/Sex-Slaves.html\" >SEX SLAVES OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY \u2013 PacificWar.org.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2013\/10\/07\/national\/documents-detail-how-imperial-military-forced-dutch-females-to-be-comfort-women\/\" >Documents detail how Imperial military forced Dutch females to be \u2018comfort women\u2019 \u2013 October 7, 2013 \u2013 The Japan Times \u2013 JapanTimes.co.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.awf.or.jp\/pdf\/0205.pdf\" >Bart van Poelgeest, Report of a Study of Dutch Government Documents on the Forced Prostitution of Dutch Women in the Dutch East Indies during the Japanese Occupation, Unofficial Translation . 24th January, 1994 \u2013 AWF.or.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Civil_War\" >Spanish Civil War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Guadalajara\" >Battle of Guadalajara<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Guadalajara:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Guadalajara#Background\" >Background &#8211; Battle of Guadalajara \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_Battle:_Battle_of_Guadalajara\" >Order of Battle: Battle of Guadalajara \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cmscw.50webs.com\/history\/guadalajara.htm\" >Battle of Guadalajara \u2013 8-18 March, 1937 \u2013 Combat Mission \u2013 Spanish Civil War \u2013 50Webs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/1936-1939-the-spanish-civil-war\/news\/the-battle-of-guadalajara\" >The Battle of Guadalajara \u2013 1936-1939 \u2013 The Spanish Civil War \u2013 Moddb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1860\/06\/29\/news\/battle-guadalajara-full-particulars-uraga-s-defeat-retreat-reorganizations-his.html\" >The Battle of Guadalajara.; FULL PARTICULARS OF URAGA&#8217;S DEFEAT&#8211;RETREAT AND REORGANIZATIONS OF HIS ARMY. \u2013 June 29, 1860 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/inguadalajara.com\/history\/\" >History of Guadalajara \u2013 InGuadalajara.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Spanish Civil War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Civil_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Spanish Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spanish-fiestas.com\/history\/civil-war\/\" >Spanish Civil War \u2013 Spanish-Fiestas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libcom.org\/history\/1936-1939-the-spanish-civil-war-and-revolution\" >1936-1939: The Spanish civil war and revolution \u2013 libcom.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donquijote.org\/culture\/spain\/history\/the-spanish-civil-war\" >The Spanish Civil War \u2013 DonQuijote.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daytona_Beach_and_Road_Course\" >Daytona Beach and Road Course<\/a> holds its first oval <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stock_car_racing\" >stock car<\/a> race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1924\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_Gate_Mine_disaster\" >mine disaster<\/a> kills 172 coal miners near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_Gate,_Utah\" >Castle Gate, Utah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong>Spanish Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eduardo_Dato_Iradier\" >Eduardo Dato Iradier<\/a> is assassinated while exiting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cortes_Generales\" >parliament<\/a> building in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madrid\" >Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arab_Kingdom_of_Syria\" >Arab Kingdom of Syria<\/a>, the first modern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arab\" >Arab<\/a> state to come into existence, is established.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab Kingdom of Syria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arab_Kingdom_of_Syria#Foundations\" >Foundations \u2013 Arab Kingdom of Syria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/i-cias.com\/e.o\/syria_arab_kingdom.htm\" >Arab Kingdom of Syria \u2013 LookLex Encyclopedia \u2013 iCIAS.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hashemites\/the-arab-syrian-kingdom\/\" >The Arab Syrian Kingdom \u2013 Pinterest.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/09k4q4m\" >Arab Kingdom of Syria \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/Arab_Kingdom_of_Syria\" >About: Arab Kingdom of Syria \u2013 DBpedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a> votes to limit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filibuster\" >filibusters<\/a> by adopting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloture_rule\" >cloture rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Women\" s_Day\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Petersburg\" >St. Petersburg<\/a> mark the beginning of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/February_Revolution\" >February Revolution<\/a> (so named because it was February on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_calendar\" >Julian calendar<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of International Women\u2019s Day (IWD):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/womensday\/history.shtml\" >International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 8 March \u2013 History of the Day \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenwatch.unwomen.org\/international-womens-day-history\" >International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 History \u2013 Women Watch &#8211; UNWomen.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iwd.uchicago.edu\/page\/international-womens-day-history\" >International Women\u2019s Day History \u2013 University of Chicago \u2013 UChicago.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Women\" s_Day#History\">History \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.isis.aust.com\/iwd\/stevens\/origins.htm\" >A History of International Women\u2019s Day in words and images, by Joyce Stevens \u2013 Aust.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2015\/3\/7\/socialist-history-of-international-womens-day.html\" >The socialist roots of the International Women\u2019s Day, by Marisa Taylor \u2013 March 8, 2015 \u2013 America.Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uic.edu\/orgs\/cwluherstory\/CWLUArchive\/interwomen.html\" >A History of International Women\u2019s Day: \u201cWe Want Bread and Roses Too.\u201d \u2013 The CWLU History Website Archive \u2013 UIC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/intlwomensday\/a\/International-Womens-Day.htm\" >International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 A History of the International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/history-of-international-women-s-day-1.1010195\" >IN DEPTH | History of the International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 CBC News &#8211; CBC.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/witw\/articles\/2014\/03\/07\/international-women-s-day-has-an-unexpected-history.html\" >International Women\u2019s Day Has an Unexpected History \u2013 March 7, 2014 \u2013 The Daily Beast \u2013 DailyBeast.com<\/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>: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kut\" >Kut<\/a> (present-day <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a>) in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Dujaila\" >Battle of Dujaila<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Dujaila:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Dujaila#Background\" >Background &#8211; Battle of Dujaila \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1916\/3\/8\/battle-of-dujaila\" >Mar 8 1916 \u2013 Battle of Dujaila \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/firstworldwar.com\/battles\/dujaila.htm\" >Battles \u2013 The Battle of Dujaila, 1916 \u2013 FirstWorldWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldhistoryforusall.com\/history\/battle-of-dujaila-8-march-1916.html\" >Battle of Dujaila: 8 March 1916 \u2013 World History for Us All \u2013 WorldHistoryForUsAll.com<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/counttravel.com\/history\/battle-of-dujaila-8-march-1916.html\" >the same article on this site of CountTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwarbirds.com\/battle-of-dujaila.php\" >Battle of Dujaila Information \u2013 LivingWarBirds.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mystateshistory.com\/informative\/battle-of-dujaila-8-march-1916.html\" >Battle of Dujaila: 8 March 1916 \u2013 MyStatesHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.unionpedia.org\/Battle_of_Dujaila\" >Battle of Dujaila \u2013 Unionpedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Siege of Kut:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Kut#The_siege\" >The siege &#8211; Siege of Kut &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1915\/9\/23\/battle-of-kut\" >Sep 23 1915 to Oct 1 1916: Siege of Kut \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2002\/nov\/20\/iraq.features11\" >The tragedy of Kut \u2013 Nov 20, 2002 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/davidsjournal.com\/WW1\/Kut.html\" >The Siege of Kut: Mesopotamia, December 1915 to April 1916, by David M. Castlewitz \u2013 DavidsJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwarbirds.com\/siege-of-kut.php\" >Siege of Kut \u2013 Picture \u2013 LivingWarbirds.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong>First flights (for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Thai_Air_Force\" >Royal Thai Air Force<\/a>) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Mueang_International_Airport\" >Don Mueang International Airport<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangkok\" >Bangkok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>French <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aviator\" >aviatrix<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymonde_de_Laroche\" >Raymonde de Laroche<\/a> becomes the first woman to receive a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilot_licensing_and_certification\" >pilot&#8217;s license<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1844\u00a0 <\/strong>King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_I_of_Sweden\" >Oscar I<\/a> ascends to the thrones of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway\" >Sweden and Norway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1817\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Stock_Exchange\" >New York Stock Exchange<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1801\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Second_Coalition\" >War of the Second Coalition<\/a>: At the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Abukir_%281801%29\" >Battle of Abukir<\/a>, a British force under Sir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Abercromby\" >Ralph Abercromby<\/a> lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria\" >French campaign in Egypt and Syria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>War of the Second Coalition:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Second_Coalition#Background\" >Background \u2013 The War of the Second Coalition \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/napoleonicwars\/a\/The-War-Of-The-Second-Coalition-1799-1801.htm\" >The War of the Second Coalition 1799 &#8211; 1801, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyhome.co.uk\/c-eight\/france\/coalit2.htm\" >The Second Coalition \u2013 The Age of George III \u2013 A Web of English History \u2013 HistoryHome.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonkent.com\/wars_and_battles_in_history\/war_of_the_second_coalition_1798.htm\" >The War of the Second Coalition 1798-1802 \u2013 EmersonKent.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/french-revolutionary-wars-second-coalition.html\" >French Revolutionary Wars \u2013 Second Coalition \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.librarything.com\/subject\/Second+Coalition%2C+War+of+the%2C+1798-1801\" >Subject: Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 \u2013 LibraryThing.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu\/webbin\/book\/browse?type=lcsubc&amp;key=Second%20Coalition%2c%20War%20of%20the%2c%201798-1801%20--%20Campaigns&amp;c=x\" >Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 \u2013 Campaigns \u2013 The Online Books Page \u2013 UPenn.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1700s\/yr98\/secondcoalition.htm\" >WAR OF THE SECOND COALITION 1798-1802 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleonguide.com\/campaign_2coalit.htm\" >The Second Coalition \u2013 1798-1801 \u2013 NapolenGuide.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Abukir:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/anglo-ottoman-force-takes-abukir-bay\/print\" >March 08, 1801 : Anglo-Ottoman force takes Abukir Bay \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Abukir_%281801%29\" >\u201c<em>The <strong>Battle of Abukir<\/strong> of 8 March 1801 was the second battle of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria to be fought at Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast, near the Nile delta<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; <strong>Battle of Abukir<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kdzpxd6GAN8\" >Napoleon VS The Ottomans \u2013 The Second Battle of Abukir 1801 \u2013 YouTube video (1 min. 22 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>French Campaign in Egypt and Syria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.commandsandcolors.net\/napoleonics\/maps\/french-campaign-in-egypt-and-syria-17981801.html\" >French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) \u2013 Commands and Colors \u2013 Napoleonics \u2013 CommandsAndColors.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/uafkq-zcyj8a\/french-campaign-in-egypt-and-syria-1798-1801\/\" >FRENCH CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT AND SYRIA (1798-1801), by Kristen Mccluskey \u2013 Prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oldsaltbooks.wordpress.com\/tag\/french-campaign-in-egypt-and-syria\/\" >Tag Archives: <strong>French Campaign in Egypt and Syria<\/strong> \u2013 OldSalfBooks.WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.snipview.com\/q\/French_Campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria\" >French Campaign in Egypt and Syria \u2013 SinpView.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_french_egypt.html\" >French Invasion of Egypt, 1798-1801 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleonguide.com\/campaign_egypt.htm\" >Napoleon\u2019s Egypt Campaign \u2013 1798-1801 \u2013 by Richard Moor \u2013 NapolenGuide.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.unionpedia.org\/i\/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria\" >French Campaign in Egypt and Syria \u2013 Unionpedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historum.com\/war-military-history\/83715-french-campaign-egypt-syria.html\" >French Campaign in Egypt and Syria \u2013 Historum.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historystack.com\/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria\" >French campaign in Egypt and Syria \u2013 Maps and Pictures \u2013 HistoryStack.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>War of the First Coalition:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/napoleonicwars\/a\/The-French-Revolutionary-Wars-War-Of-The-First-Coalition.htm\" >French Revolutionary Wars\/First Coalition, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_First_Coalition\" >War of the First Coalition \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_firstcoalition.html\" >War of the First Coalition, (1793-97) \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/War-of-the-First-Coalition\" >War of the First Coalition \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonkent.com\/wars_and_battles_in_history\/war_of_the_first_coalition.htm\" >WAR OF THE FIRST COALITION \u2013 EmersonKent.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/french-revolutionary-wars-first-coalition.html\" >First Coalition \u2013 French Revolutionary Wars \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1782\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gnadenhutten_massacre\" >Gnadenhutten massacre<\/a>: Ninety-six <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States\" >Native Americans<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gnadenhutten,_Ohio\" >Gnadenhutten, Ohio<\/a>, who had converted to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christianity\" >Christianity<\/a> are killed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania\" >Pennsylvania<\/a> militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Gnadenh\u00fctten Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/gnadenhutten-massacre\" >GNADENHU\u00dcTTEN MASSACRE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gnadenhutten_massacre#Background\" >Background &#8211; Gnadenhutten massacre &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gnadenhutten,_Ohio\" >Gnadenhutten &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ohiohistorycentral.org\/w\/Gnadenhutten_Massacre?rec=499\" >Gnadenhutten Massacre \u2013 Ohio History Central \u2013 OhioCentralHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gnadenhutten.tripod.com\/\" >Gnadenhutten Massacre \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Gnadenhutten-Massacre\" >Gnadenh\u00fctten Massacre \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/touringohio.com\/history\/gnadenhutten-massacre.html\" >Gnadenhutten Massacre \u2013 TouringOhio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gettingjeffersonright.com\/gnadenhuttenmassacre\/\" >Gnadenhutten Massacre Revisited: An Extended Response to David Burton \u2013 GettingJersonRight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.executedtoday.com\/2014\/03\/08\/1782-the-gnadenhutten-massacre\/\" >March 8, 1782: The Gnadenhutten Massacre \u2013 ExecutedToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/gnadenhutten%20massacre\" >GNADENHUTTEN MASSACRE \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Genocides Committed against Native Americans:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.racism.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1379:unitedstates02&amp;catid=121:articles-related-to-indigenous-peoples&amp;Itemid=140\" >The US and the Crime of Genocide Against Native Americans, by Lindsay Clauner \u2013 Racism.org<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.udayton.edu\/race\/06hrights\/GeoRegions\/NorthAmerica\/UnitedStates02.htm\" >the same article on this site UDayton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/genocide5.htm\" >Genocide \u2013 Past genocide committed against Native Americans \u2013 ReligiousTolerance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/espressostalinist.com\/genocide\/native-american-genocide\/\" >The American Indian Holocaust, known as the \u201c500 year war\u201d and the \u201cWorld\u2019s Longest Holocaust In The History Of Mankind And Loss Of Human Lives.\u201d \u2013 EspressoStalinist.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Population_history_of_indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas\" >Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/endgenocide.org\/learn\/past-genocides\/native-americans\/\" >Atrocities against Native Americans \u2013 EndGenocide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/article\/7302\" >Were American Indians the victims of genocide? , by Guenter Lewy \u2013 September 2004 &#8211; HNN \u2013 History News Network \u2013 HistoryNewsNetwork.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecommonsenseshow.com\/2013\/05\/07\/the-eight-unfolding-stages-of-the-great-american-genocide-part-5-denial\/\" >The Eight Unfolding Stages of the Great American Genocide (Part 5): DENIAL \u2013 May 7, 2013 \u2013 TheCommonSensesHow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/peoplesworld.org\/south-dakota-commits-shocking-genocide-against-native-americans\/\" >South Dakota committed shocking genocide against Native Americans, by Albert Bender \u2013 June 3, 2013 \u2013 People\u2019s World \u2013 PeoplesWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Is-it-true-white-people-committed-genocide-against-Native-Americans-when-the-former-came-to-America\" >Is it true white people committed genocide against Native Americans when the former came to America? \u2013 \u201c<em>Collective guilt is wrong and immoral. An entire people do not commit genocide. Particular people do. Out of all Europeans and Anglo-Americans, a small but significant percentage did commit genocide\u2026A larger proportion of whites, sometimes up to a majority in some time frames, did support genocide. An also large proportion of whites, up to a majority in some time frames, did oppose genocide<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org\/intro2.html\" >Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust \u2013 Chronology of Events: Genocide in Canada \u2013 CanadianGenocide.NativeWeb.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nativeamericannetroots.net\/diary\/1424\" >Native American Netroots \u2013 Genocide \u2013 NativeAmericanNetroots.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2014\/11\/26\/celebrating-the-genocide-of-native-americans\/\" >Celebrating the Genocide of Native Americans, by Gilber Mercia \u2013 November 26, 2014 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aimovement.org\/moipr\/Nov7PressRel.html\" >\u201c<em>Non-native Americans like Ms. Yecke have conveniently forgotten their own genocidal history as they hypocritically condemn people in the Middle East, Africans, Europeans, and others for 20th century genocide. They need to step back and come to terms with the fact that this country was built on blood stained soil. Americans have a lot to learn from their indefatigability<\/em>\u2026.\u201d &#8211; AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT GRAND GOVERNING COUNCIL PRESS CONTACT: Clyde Bellecourt Peacemaker Center &#8211; PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2003 \u2013 AIMovement.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-were-American-leaders-thinking-when-they-committed-genocide-against-Native-Americans\" >What were American leaders thinking when they committed genocide against Native Americans? \u2013 Answer: Clarence Sherrick \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lastrealindians.com\/the-redskns-moniker-monopolizes-on-genocide-committed-against-native-americans\/\" >The Redsk*ns Moniker Monopolizes on Genocide Committed Against Native Americans, by Danielle Miller \u2013 LastRealIndians.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/~thistle\/v9\/9.11\/1columbus.html\" >Columbus and the Beginning of Genocide in the \u201cNew World\u201d \u2013 MIT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/essaymania.com\/68194\/genocide-of-native-americans\" >Genocide Of Native Americans Essay \u2013 EssayMania.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8v1EwIo5lCc\" >USA Committed Genocide Against Native Americans \u2013 YouTube video (1 min. 15 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sb9BgXmeX3s\" >\u201cThanksgiving\u201d: \u201cThe untold genocide of the Native Americans\u201d \u2013 YouTube video (27 min. 41 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qra6pcn4AOE\" >American Holocaust: The Destruction of American\u2019s Native Peoples \u2013 YouTube video (1 h. 42 min. 27 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>American Holocaust<\/strong>, by David E. Stannard: YouTube videos: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHi5haGHYpY\" >Prologue (21 min. 52 sec.)<\/a> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Q4NyuImKMk\" >Chapter 1 (39 min. 38 sec.)<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9M3GR6AUe9o\" >Chapter 2 (2h. 04 min. 14 sec.)<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1m6K1HRoEHc\" >Chapter 3 (2 h. 04 min. 25 sec.)<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uqh6edpcB0g\" >Chapter 4 (2h. 38 min. 20 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Genocide Committed against Native Caucasians:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sodahead.com\/united-states\/who-committed-genocide-against-a-people-first-native-americans-or-the-evil-white-man\/question-4740924\/\">\u201c<em>For a long time the historically left-wing Smithsonian denied that Norsemen had a colony in modern day Newfoundland, Canada. Eventually the evidence became so overwhelming that the Smithsonian officially recognized it. Only ten years ago, scientists called \u201cracists\u201d for even talking about Pre-Columbian Caucasian remains found in North America have now been vindicated. Caucasian bones older than the oldest Native American bones ever found in the Americas prove one thing. Small numbers of Caucasians were the first inhabitants of North<br \/>\nThey were later killed and wiped out by larger numbers of Asiatic peoples we now call Native Americans<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Who Committed Genocide Against A People First? Native Americans Or The Evil White Man?<\/strong> \u2013 SodaHead.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Indigenous Peoples and Their Rights:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/IPeoples\/Pages\/IndigenousPeoplesIndex.aspx\" >Indigenous peoples \u2013 United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/what-is-gc\/our-work\/social\/indigenous-people\" >Indigenous Peoples \u2013 United Nations Global Compact \u2013 UNGlobalCompact.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples\" >Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/en\/2007\/ga10612.doc.htm\" >GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; \u2018MAJOR STEP FORWARD\u2019 TOWARDS HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL, SAYS PRESIDENT \u2013 13 September 2007 \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/IPeoples\/Pages\/Declaration.aspx\" >Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples \u2013 United Nations Human Rights: Office of the High Commissioner \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/esa\/socdev\/unpfii\/documents\/DRIPS_en.pdf\" >United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples \u2013 UN.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/693\/rights-of-indigenous-people\" >Rights of Indigenous People \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/edumat\/studyguides\/indigenous.html\" >The Rights of Indigenous Peoples \u2013 Human Rights Library \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.ca\/our-work\/issues\/indigenous-peoples\" >Indigenous Peoples \u2013 Amnesty International \u2013 Amnesty.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1777\u00a0 <\/strong>Regiments from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germans_in_the_American_Revolution#Ansbach-Bayreuth\" >Ansbach and Bayreuth<\/a>, sent to support Great Britain in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\" >American Revolutionary War<\/a>, mutiny in the town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ochsenfurt\" >Ochsenfurt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1775\u00a0 <\/strong>An anonymous writer, thought by some to be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Paine\" >Thomas Paine<\/a>, publishes &#8220;African Slavery in America&#8221;, the first article in the American colonies calling for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States\" >emancipation<\/a> of slaves and the abolition of slavery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1736\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nader_Shah\" >Nader Shah<\/a>, founder of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afsharid_dynasty\" >Afsharid dynasty<\/a>, is crowned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shah_of_Iran\" >Shah of Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nader Shah and the Afsharid Dynasty:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Iran#Nader_Shah_and_his_successors\" >Nader Shah and his successors \u2013 History of Iran \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afsharid_dynasty\" >Afsharid dynasty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranchamber.com\/history\/afsharids\/afsharids.php\" >History of Iran \u2013 Afsharid Dynasty \u2013 Iran Chamber Society \u2013 IranChamber.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_of_the_Afsharid_dynasty_of_Persia\" >Military of Afsharid dynasty of Persia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Zand Dynasy:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zand_dynasty\" >Zand dynasty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranchamber.com\/history\/zand\/zand.php\" >History of Iran \u2013 Zand Dynasty \u2013 Iran Chamber Society \u2013 IranChamber.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friesian.com\/iran.htm#zand\" >Zand \u2013 Media, Persia, Parthia, and Ir\u00e2n \u2013 Friesian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1722\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safavid_Empire\" >Safavid Empire<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iran<\/a> is defeated by an army from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Gulnabad\" >Battle of Gulnabad<\/a>, pushing Iran into anarchy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1702 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain\" >Anne Stuart<\/a>, sister of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_II_of_England\" >Mary II<\/a>, becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_regnant\" >Queen regnant<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_England\" >England<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Scotland\" >Scotland<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Ireland\" >Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1658\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Roskilde\" >Treaty of Roskilde<\/a>: After a devastating defeat in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Wars\" >Northern Wars<\/a> (1655\u20131661), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_III_of_Denmark\" >Frederick III<\/a>, the King of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denmark%E2%80%93Norway\" >Denmark\u2013Norway<\/a> is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1655\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Casor\" >John Casor<\/a> becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thirteen_Colonies\" >North American colonies<\/a> where a crime was not committed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1618\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannes_Kepler\" >Johannes Kepler<\/a> discovers the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion\" >third law of planetary motion<\/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>MARCH 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>Two helicopters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Villa_Castelli_helicopter_collision\" >collided<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Villa_Castelli,_Argentina\" >Villa Castelli, Argentina<\/a> killing 10 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>First winter ascent of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gasherbrum_I\" >Gasherbrum I<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Bielecki_%28climber%29\" >Adam Bielecki<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Janusz_Go%C5%82%C4%85b&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" >Janusz Go\u0142\u0105b<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Discovery\" >Space Shuttle <em>Discovery<\/em><\/a> makes its final landing after 39 flights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp\" >Comet Hale\u2013Bopp<\/a>: Observers in China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongolia\" >Mongolia<\/a> and eastern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siberia\" >Siberia<\/a> are treated to a rare double feature as an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eclipse\" >eclipse<\/a> permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/March_1991_protests_in_Belgrade\" >Massive demonstrations<\/a> are held against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgrade\" >Belgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong>Financially troubled <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Air_Lines\" >Eastern Air Lines<\/a> files for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bankruptcy\" >bankruptcy<\/a>.<\/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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1979\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<\/a> Island.<\/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<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7NEa-qDqUCU\" >YouTube video (2 min. 11 sec.): Amazing nuclear tests in French Polynesia and Muruora<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vxmpVJhs2BU\" >YouTube video (5 min. 06 sec.): SOUTH PACIFIC: MURUORA: FRANCE TO GO AHEAD WITH NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HdC1SaOATjs\" >YouTube video (16 min. 27 sec.): Nuclear Mentality \u2013 France<\/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:\/\/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>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Hanafi_Siege\" >Hanafi Siege<\/a>: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanafi\" >Hanafi<\/a> Muslims seize three <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\" >Washington, D.C.<\/a>, buildings, killing two and taking 149 hostage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>Forty-two people die in the 1976 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cavalese_cable_car_disaster_%281976%29\" >Cavalese cable car disaster<\/a>, the worst cable-car accident to date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trans_World_Airlines\" >Trans World Airlines<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TWA_Flight_553\" >Flight 553<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_Aircraft_Company\" >Douglas<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9\" >DC-9-15<\/a>, crashes in a field in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concord_Township,_Champaign_County,_Ohio\" >Concord Township, Ohio<\/a> following a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-air_collision\" >mid-air collision<\/a> with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beechcraft_Baron\" >Beechcraft Baron<\/a>, killing 26.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_9\" >Sputnik 9<\/a> successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivan_Ivanovich_%28Vostok_programme%29\" >Ivan Ivanovich<\/a>, and demonstrating that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> was ready to begin <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_spaceflight\" >human spaceflight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belding_Hibbard_Scribner\" >Belding Hibbard Scribner<\/a> implants for the first time a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shunt_%28medical%29\" >shunt<\/a> he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hemodialysis\" >hemodialysis<\/a> on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbie\" >Barbie<\/a> doll makes its debut at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_International_Toy_Fair\" >American International Toy Fair<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moment_magnitude_scale\" >magnitude<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1957_Andreanof_Islands_earthquake\" >8.3 earthquake<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andreanof_Islands\" >Andreanof Islands<\/a>, Alaska triggers a Pacific-wide <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsunami\" >tsunami<\/a> causing extensive damage to Hawaii and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oahu\" >Oahu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army\" >Soviet forces<\/a> suppress <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1956_Georgian_demonstrations\" >mass demonstrations<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic\" >Georgian SSR<\/a>, reacting to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikita_Khrushchev\" >Nikita Khrushchev<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De-Stalinization\" >de-Stalinization<\/a> policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McCarthyism\" >McCarthyism<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS\" >CBS<\/a> television broadcasts the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/See_It_Now\" >See It Now<\/a><\/em> episode, &#8220;A Report on Senator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_McCarthy\" >Joseph McCarthy<\/a>&#8220;, produced by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Friendly\" >Fred Friendly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.\" >Bolton Wanderers<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burnden_Park_disaster\" >stadium disaster<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burnden_Park\" >Burnden Park<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolton\" >Bolton<\/a>, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more.<\/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\/Japanese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_in_French_Indochina\" >A coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a> by Japanese forces in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Indochina\" >French Indochina<\/a> removes the French from power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Tokyo\" >Bombing of Tokyo<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" >United States Army Air Forces<\/a> begin, one of the most destructive bombing raids in history. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1945\/march_9_1945_105389.html\" >334 U.S. B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Firebombing of Tokyo: March 9-10, 1945:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/firebombing-of-tokyo\" >MAR 9 1945: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 The firebombing of Tokyo \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/flgrube1.tripod.com\/id13.html\" >Z SQUARE 7, A B-29 TRUE STORY &#8211; 9 and 10, 1945 Over Tokyo \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econseminars.com\/6th_Bombardment_Group_Tinian\/March%209%20and%20March%2010,%201945%20Bombing%20Tokyo.pdf\" >the same story on this site in PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ww2incolor.com\/japan\/f01.html\" >The firebomb raid in Tokyo, March 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 1945 \u2013 WWII in Color \u2013 WW2inColor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/darkroom.baltimoresun.com\/2015\/03\/70-years-later-march-10-1945-firebombing-in-tokyo-japan\/#1\" >70 Years Later: March 10, 1945 firebombing in Tokyo, Japan \u2013 March 9, 2015 \u2013 The Baltimore Sun &#8211; BaltimoreSun.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com\/tokyo.htm\" >The Tokyo Fire Raids, 1945 \u2013 The Japanese View \u2013 EyewitnessToHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinemilitaryeducation.org\/posts\/10-most-devastating-bombing-campaigns-of-wwii\/\" >10 Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII \u2013 OnlineMilitaryEducation.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Tallinn_in_World_War_II\" >Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonia\" >Estonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hill_700\" >Hill 700<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bougainville_Island\" >Bougainville<\/a> in a battle that would last five days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\" >Great Depression<\/a>: President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> submits the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Banking_Act\" >Emergency Banking Act<\/a> to Congress, the first of his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Deal\" >New Deal<\/a> policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Emergency Banking Act of 1933:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.federalreservehistory.org\/Events\/DetailView\/23\" >Emergency Banking Act of 1933 \u2013 March 9, 1933 \u2013 by Stephen Greene, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Lou \u2013 FederalReserveHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Banking_Act#Summary\" >Summary \u2013 Emergency Banking Act \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.archives.gov\/id\/299829\" >Banking Act (=Act of March 9, 1933 (Emergency Banking Relief Act), Public Law 73-1, 48 STAT 1.) \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Bank Holiday:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.federalreservehistory.org\/Events\/DetailView\/22\" >Bank Holiday of 1933 \u2013 FederalReserveHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.federalreservehistory.org\/Events\/DetailView\/23\" >Emergency Banking Act of 1933 \u2013 March 9, 1933 \u2013 by Stephen Greene, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Lou \u2013 FederalReserveHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Banking_Act#Summary\" >Summary \u2013 Emergency Banking Act \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.archives.gov\/id\/299829\" >Banking Act (=Act of March 9, 1933 (Emergency Banking Relief Act), Public Law 73-1, 48 STAT 1.) \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/49a.asp\" >A Bank Holiday \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/depress\/bank_crisis_1933.shtml\" >The Banking Crisis of 1933: Seattle\u2019s Survival during the Great Depression Bank Closures, by Drew Powers \u2013 THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN WASHINGTON STATE \u2013 Washington.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/delmardustpan.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/1933-bank-holiday.html\" >The 1933 Bank Holiday \u2013 Thursday, March 6, 2008 \u2013 Delmar DustPan \u2013 DelmarDustPan.Blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonfed.org\/about\/pubs\/closed.pdf\" >Closed for the Holiday \u2013 THE BANK HOLIDAY OF 1933 \u2013 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston \u2013 BostonFed.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhistoryusa.com\/1933-banking-crisis-detroit-collapse-roosevelt-bank-holiday\/\" >The 1933 Banking Crisis \u2013 from Detroit\u2019s Collapse to Roosevelt\u2019s Bank Holiday, by Dan Bryan \u2013 September 30, 2012 \u2013 American History USA \u2013 AmericanHistoryUSA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/epr\/09v15n1\/0907silb.html\" >Why Did FDR\u2019s Bank Holiday Succeed? \u2013 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK \u2013 NewYorkFed.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Banking-Holiday-1933-Regulations-Department\/dp\/1288369336\" >Book: <em>Banking Holiday of 1933: March 1933 Regulations from the U.S. Treasury Department<\/em>, by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis \u2013 published by BibiloGov \u2013 Nov.29, 2012 \u2013 ISBN-10: 1288369336 \u2013 ISBN-13: 978-1288369331<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Great Depression (1929-1939):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/great-depression\" >THE GREAT DEPRESSION \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Great-Depression\" >Great Depression \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/depression\/about.htm\" >About the Great Depression \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Enc\/GreatDepression.html\" >Great Depression, by Gene Smiley \u2013 Library of Economics and Liberty<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/grossdomesticproduct\/p\/1929_Depression.htm\" >The Great Depression of 1929 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/teachinger\/glossary\/great-depression.cfm\" >The Great Depression (1929-1939) \u2013 Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt Glossary \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/dep1929.htm\" >The Great Depression of the 1930s and Its Origins \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/the-great-depression-the-wall-street-crash-of-1929-and-other-causes.html\" >The Great Depression: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Other Causes \u2013 Study.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timeline of the Great Depression:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/timeline\/rails-timeline\/\" >Timeline of the Great Depression \u2013 AMECRIAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hyperhistory.com\/online_n2\/connections_n2\/great_depression.html\" >THE TIMELINE OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION \u2013 HyperHistory.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pink%27s_War\" >Pink&#8217;s War<\/a>: The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" >Royal Air Force<\/a> operation conducted independently of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\" >British Army<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\" >Royal Navy<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_Revolution\" >Mexican Revolution<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pancho_Villa\" >Pancho Villa<\/a> leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Columbus_%281916%29\" >an attack<\/a> against the border town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbus,_New_Mexico\" >Columbus, New Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westmoreland_County_coal_strike_of_1910%E2%80%9311\" >Westmoreland County coal strike<\/a>, involving 15,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coal_mining\" >coal miners<\/a> represented by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Mine_Workers\" >United Mine Workers<\/a>, begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1896\u00a0 <\/strong>Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesco_Crispi\" >Francesco Crispi<\/a> resigns following the Italian defeat at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Adwa\" >Battle of Adwa<\/a>.<\/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 first large-scale <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amphibious_assault\" >amphibious assault<\/a> in U.S. history is launched in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Veracruz\" >Siege of Veracruz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1842\u00a0 <\/strong>The first documented discovery of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold\" >gold<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" >California<\/a> occurs at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rancho_San_Francisco\" >Rancho San Francisco<\/a>, six years before the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California_Gold_Rush\" >California Gold Rush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1842\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giuseppe_Verdi\" >Giuseppe Verdi<\/a>&#8216;s third opera, <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nabucco\" >Nabucco<\/a><\/em>, receives its premi\u00e8re performance in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milan\" >Milan<\/a>; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy&#8217;s foremost opera writers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1811\u00a0 <\/strong>Paraguayan forces defeat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manuel_Belgrano\" >Manuel Belgrano<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Tacuar%C3%AD\" >Battle of Tacuar\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1796\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon\" >Napol\u00e9on Bonaparte<\/a> marries his first wife, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9phine_de_Beauharnais\" >Jos\u00e9phine de Beauharnais<\/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>MARCH 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter\" >Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/a> arrives at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars\" >Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter#Mission_objectives\" >Mission objectives &#8211; <em>Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/em> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/MRO\/mission\/index.html\" >Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) \u2013 MRO Overview &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/nmc\/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2005-029A\" >Mission Reconnaissance Orbiter \u2013 NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/18320-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter.html\" >Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Mapping Mars in High Definition, by Elizabeth Howell \u2013 January 26, 2015 \u2013 Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tung_Chee-hwa\" >Tung Chee-hwa<\/a> resigns from his post as the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong\" >Chief Executive of Hong Kong<\/a> after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nasdaq_Composite\" >Nasdaq Composite<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stock_market_index\" >stock market index<\/a> peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dot-com_bubble\" >dot-com boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prosper_Avril\" >Prosper Avril<\/a> is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup\" >coup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>Formation of the Irish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Ranger_Wing\" >Army Ranger Wing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Irish Army Ranger Wing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Ranger_Wing#Roles\" >Roles \u2013 Army Ranger Wing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.special-ops.org\/5743\/irish-army-ranger-wing.html\" >Irish Army Ranger Wing \u2013 Speical-Ops.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/loadoutroom.com\/328\/irish-army-air-ranger-wing-or-the-fiannoglach\/\" >Irish Army Air Ranger Wing \u2013 LoadoutRoom.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.military.ie\/army\/organisation\/arw\" >Organisation \u2013 \u00d3glaigh na h\u00c9ireann &#8211; Defense Forces Ireland \u2013 Miltary.ie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeira_School\" >Madeira School<\/a> headmistress <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Harris\" >Jean Harris<\/a> shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herman_Tarnower\" >Herman Tarnower<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rings_of_Uranus\" >Rings of Uranus<\/a>: Astronomers discover <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planetary_ring\" >rings<\/a> around <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranus\" >Uranus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rings of Uranus:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rings_of_Uranus#Discovery\" >\u201c<em>The first mention of a Uranian ring system comes from William Herschel&#8217;s notes detailing his observations of Uranus in the 18th century, which include the following passage: \u2018February 22, 1789: A ring was suspected\u2019\u2026 The definitive discovery of the Uranian Rings was made by astronomers James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink on March 10, 1977, using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, and was serendipitous<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Discovery \u2013 <strong>Rings of Uranus<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/19288\/uranus-rings\/\" >URANUS RINGS \u2013 7 Oct, 2008 \u2013 UniverseToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/planets\/uranus\/rings\" >Uranus: Rings \u2013 NASA \u2013 NASA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/solarviews.com\/eng\/uranus.htm\" >Uranus\u2019s Rings \u2013 Uranus \u2013 SolarViews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/planetfacts.org\/rings-of-uranus\/\" >Rings of Uranus \u2013 PlanetFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>Vietnam War: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_Spring_Offensive\" >Ho Chi Minh Campaign<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Vietnam\" >North Vietnamese<\/a> troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ban_Me_Thuot\" >attack Ban M\u00ea Thu\u1ed9t<\/a> in the South on their way to capturing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saigon\" >Saigon<\/a> in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1975:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1975 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1969.html\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 The Bitter End:1969-1975 \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/vietnamwar\/a\/vietnamwar.htm\" >Vietnam War: What Everyone Should Know About the Vietnam War, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Vietnam-War\" >Vietnam War \u2013 1954-1975 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >atmospheric 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=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovatmtest.html\" >Soviet Atmospheric Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"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>1970<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Vietnam War: Captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Medina\" >Ernest Medina<\/a> is charged by the U.S. military with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Lai_Massacre\" >My Lai war crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1970:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1970_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1970 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_%281970%29\" >List of the allied military operations in the Vietnam War (1970) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>My Lai Massacre War Crimes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/army-captain-charged-with-my-lai-war-crimes\" >MAR 10 1970: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Army captain charged My Lai war crimes \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com\/webcd\/app?action=DocumentDisplay&amp;crawlid=1&amp;doctype=cite&amp;docid=1+San+Diego+Justice+J.+295&amp;srctype=smi&amp;srcid=3B15&amp;key=72e19904ca7268f9d24fba4da440e57a\" >WAR CRIMES: THE MY LAI MASSACRE AND THE VIETNAM WAR, by Mathew Lippman \u2013 Summer 1993 \u2013 Lexis Nexis \u2013 LexisNexis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/mylai\/mylai.htm\" >My Lai Courts-Martial 1970 \u2013 UMKC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Medina#Court-martial\" >Court martial \u2013 Ernest Media &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Calley#Murder_trial\" >Murder trial \u2013 William Caley &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>My Lai Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/my-lai-trial-begins\" >NOV 17, 1970: My Lai trial begins \u2013 THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/my-lai-massacre-takes-place-in-vietnam\" >MAR 16, 1968: My Lai massacre takes place in Vietnam \u2013 THIS DAYS IN HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law.jrank.org\/pages\/8694\/My-Lai-Massacre.html\" >\u201c<em>According to later <\/em><strong><em>EYEWITNESS<\/em><\/strong><em> reports, the soldiers, under orders from their platoon leader Lieutenant William L. Calley, used rifles, machine guns, bayonets, and grenades to kill the villagers. Old men, women who begged and prayed for mercy, children, and babies were murdered by the soldiers. Several young girls were raped and killed. Estimates of the number of villagers massacred at My Lai ranged from 300 to 500; the final army estimate was 347. Of the 100 soldiers who entered My Lai about 30 participated in the killing. Most of the other soldiers did not participate, but they did not try to stop the killing. Some testified later that they thought their lives would be in danger if they tried to stop their fellow soldiers<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 My Lai Massacre \u2013 JRank.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thevietnamwar.info\/my-lai-massacre\/\" >My Lai Massacre \u2013 TheVietnamWar.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/vietnam\/my-lai-massacre\/\" >The My Lai massacre \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1873.html\" >My Lai Massacre \u2013 United States History \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/vietnam\/trenches\/my_lai.html\" >\u201c<em>On March 16, 1968 the angry and frustrated men of Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division entered the Vietnamese village of My Lai. \u2018This is what you\u2019ve been waiting for \u2014 search and destroy \u2014 and you\u2019ve got it,\u2019 said their superior officers. A short time later the killing began\u2026As the \u201csearch and destroy\u201d mission unfolded, it soon degenerated into the massacre of over 300 apparently unarmed civilians including women, children, and the elderly. Calley ordered his men to enter the village firing, though there had been no report of opposing fire<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 My Lai Massacre \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 VIETNAM ONLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/introduction\/mylai\/\" >\u201c<em>What drove a company of American soldiers \u2014 ordinary young men from around the country \u2014 to commit the worst atrocity in American military history? Were they \u201cjust following orders\u201d as some later declared? Or, did they break under the pressure of a vicious war in which the line between enemy soldier and civilian had been intentionally blurred? AMERICAN EXPERIENCE focuses on the 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities, and then bring them to light<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 My Lai \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotten.com\/library\/history\/war-crimes\/my-lai-massacre\/\" >MY LAI MASSACRE \u2013 Rotten.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-23427726\" >Was My Lai just one of many massacres in Vietnam War? \u2013 28 August 2013 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m33ygwxbkR8\" >YouTube video (1 h. 57 min. 48 sec.): PBS American Experience &amp; PBS My Lai Massacre in Vietnam [Full Episode]<\/a>; <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8o8q1KN1fJA\" >YouTube video (1 h. 23 min. 40 sec.): My Lai Massacre: Documentary on the My Lai Massacre in the Vietnam War (Full Documentary)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memphis,_Tennessee\" >Memphis, Tennessee<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Earl_Ray\" >James Earl Ray<\/a> pleads guilty to assassinating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr\" >Martin Luther King, Jr<\/a>. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Lima_Site_85\" >Battle of Lima Site 85<\/a>, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.<\/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.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 1965-1968 \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Lima Site 85:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Lima_Site_85#Background\" >Background &#8211; Battle of Lima Site 86 (a.k.a. Battle of Phou Pha Thi) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1968\/3\/10\/battle-of-lima-site-85\" >Mar 10 1968 to Mar 11 1968: Battle of Lima Site 85 \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/battle-of-lima-site-85\/\" >Battle of Lima Site 85 \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glimpsesintohistory.com\/about\/battles\/item\/572-battle_of_lima_site_85.html\" >BATTEL OF LIMA SITE 85 \u2013 MAR 10, 1968 \u2013 MAR 11, 1968 \u2013 GlimpsesIntoHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence\/csi-publications\/csi-studies\/studies\/95unclass\/Linder.html\" >The Fall of Lima Site 85 \u2013 The War in Laos \u2013 Library \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/combat.ws\/S4\/LIBRARY\/LIMA85.HTM\" >The Battle for Lima Site 85 \u2013 Combat.ws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/Battle_of_Lima_Site_85\" >About: Battle of Lima Site 85 \u2013 DBpedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theminiaturespage.com\/boards\/msg.mv?id=279184\" >Battle of Lima Site 85\u201d \u2013 28 Aug 2012 \u2013 TheMiniaturesPage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/home.earthlink.net\/~aircommando1\/secord85.html\" >DISASTER AT SITE 85 \u2013 Chapter 6 of \u201cHonored and Betrayed\u201d \u2013 by Richard Secord \u2013 EarthLink.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UC3mqwVuLgU\" >YouTube video (6 min. 47 sec.): Lima Site 85: Phou Pha Thi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>Military Prime Minister of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3\" >Nguy\u1ec5n Cao K\u1ef3<\/a> sacked rival General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ch%C3%A1nh_Thi\" >Nguy\u1ec5n Ch\u00e1nh Thi<\/a>, precipitating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buddhist_Uprising\" >large-scale civil and military dissension<\/a> in parts of the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1960\/march_10_1960_122403.html\" >USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1959_Tibetan_uprising\" >Tibetan uprising<\/a>: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibetan_people\" >Tibetans<\/a> surround the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalai_Lama\" >Dalai Lama<\/a>&#8216;s palace to prevent his removal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Tibetan Uprising of 1959:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/rebellion-in-tibet\" >MAR 10 1959: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Rebellion in Tibet \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/colonialisminasia\/a\/1959tibetupr.htm\" >The Tibetan Uprising of 1959, by Kallie Szczepanski \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a>, <strong><em>and<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/colonialisminasia\/a\/1959tibetupr_2.htm\" >The Tibetan Uprising of 1959 continued \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1959_Tibetan_uprising#Lhasa_Rebellion\" >Lhasa Rebellion \u2013 1959 Tibetan Uprising \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fas.harvard.edu\/~hpcws\/jcws.2006.8.3.pdf\" >The Tibetan Rebellion of 1959 and China\u2019s Changing Relations with India and the Soviet Union, by Chen Jian \u2013 Harvard.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phayul.com\/news\/article.aspx?id=24034\" >The 1959 Tibetan Uprising: Rebels with a Cause, by Claude Arpi \u2013 March 07, 2009 \u2013 Phayul.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.workers.org\/2007\/world\/tibet_0327\/\" >Tibet and the March 10 commemoration of the CIA\u2019s 1959 \u2018uprising\u2019 , by Garry Wilson \u2013 Mar 19, 2008 \u2013 Workers.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bu-rCthcSxU\" >YouTube video (9 min. 22 sec.) 10th March marks the Anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising Day Remembering 1959!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/march\/31\/newsid_2788000\/2788343.stm\" >31 March 1959: ON THIS DAY \u2013 Dalai Lama escapes to India &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Tibetan Issues:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibetan_sovereignty_debate\" >Tibetan sovereignty debate \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastwestcenter.org\/fileadmin\/stored\/pdfs\/PS007.pdf\" >The Tibet-China Conflict: History of Polemics, by Eliot Sperling \u2013 EastWestCenter.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/macalester.edu\/refugees\/tibetan\/history-of-tibet-china-conflict\" >History of Tibet-China Conflict \u2013 Macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tibetoffice.org\/tibet-info\/historical-overview\" >HISTORICAL OVERVIE \u2013 THE OFFICE OF TIBET \u2013 TibetOffice.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14533879\" >Q&amp;A: China and Tibetans \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whyguides.com\/why-did-china-invade-tibet.html\" >Why Did China Invade Tibet? \u2013 WhyGuides.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinatoday.com\/china.topics\/tibet_china.htm\" >Tibet Issue \u2013 ChinaToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rangzen.com\/history\/views.htm\" >Tibet and China: Two Distinct Views \u2013 Rangzen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/news-en\/A-solution-to-the-Tibetan-problem-touches-billions-of-people-in-Asia,-says-Lobsang-Sangay-22310.html\" >\u201c<em>A solution to the Tibetan problem touches billions of people in Asia, says Lobsang Sangay<\/em>\u201d \u2013 08\/08\/2011 \u2013 Help AsiaNews.it \u2013 AsiaNews.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canada.com\/vancouversun\/story.html?id=91726b5f-9a83-47cd-b78f-ddea4fbc17d0\" >Tibet \u2018China\u2019s Problem\u2019: ANOC \u2013 Canada.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/1999\/02\/tibet-through-chinese-eyes\/306395\/\" >Tibet Through Chinese Eyes \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7AofmZ43yfQ\" >YouTube video (2min. 11 sec.): China\u2019s Tibet problem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mysplendidconcubine.com\/tibet.htm\" >CHINA AND TIBET \u2013 MySplendidCocubine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/democratic-imperialism-tibet-china-and-the-national-endowment-for-democracy\/6530\" >\u201c<em>In 1951, the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army entered Lhasa (Tibet\u2019s capital) and proceeded to force the Dalai Lama\u2019s government to sign a \u201cPlan for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet\u201d, which effectively ratified the Chinese occupation of Tibet. This action combined with the ensuing Chinese repression of Tibetan activists subsequently inspired a popular revolution, which owing to its anticommunist orientation drew upon strong support from the CIA.[2] As Jim Mann (1999) notes, \u2018during the 1950s and 60s, the CIA actively backed the Tibetan cause with arms, military training, money, air support and all sorts of other help<\/em>.\u2019\u201d \u2013 \u201cDemocratic Imperialism\u201d: Tibet, China, and the National Empowerment for Democracy, by Michael Baker \u2013 13 August 2007 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/ca\/pumpkingurl\/index.html\" >TIBET \u2013 INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA \u2013 AngelFire.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibet_Autonomous_Region\" >Tibet Autonomous Region \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tibet.org\/\" >Tibet Online \u2013 Tibet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tibetjustice.org\/materials\/china\/china10.html\" >Third Forum on Work in Tibet (1994) [p.242] \u2013 TibetJustice.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>13<sup>th<\/sup> Dalai Lama:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dalailama.com\/biography\/the-dalai-lamas#13\" >The Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Thupten Gyatso \u2013 The Dalai Lamas \u2013 DalaiLama.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/buddhism.about.com\/od\/The-Dalai-Lamas\/a\/The-13th-Dalai-Lama-Part-1.htm\" >13<sup>th<\/sup> Dalai Lama, Part 1 \u2013 About religion \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/13th_Dalai_Lama#Prophesies_and_death\" >Prophecies and death \u2013 13<sup>th<\/sup> Dalai Lama \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.westernshugdensociety.org\/dalai-lama\/13th-dalailama\" >13<sup>th<\/sup> Dalai Lama: Torture and Execution Ordered by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama \u2013 Western Shugden Society \u2013 WesternShugdenSociety.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Tibet:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Tibet\" >History of Tibet \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibet_%281912%E2%80%9351%29\" >Tibet (1912-51) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Tibet_%281950%E2%80%93present%29\" >History of Tibet (1950-present) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/freetibet.org\/about\/history\" >TIBERT\u2019S HISTORY \u2013 FreeTibet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/cityguides\/tibet.htm\" >Tibet History \u2013 TravelChinaGuide.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/tibet-history.html\" >Tibet \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Chamdo\" >Battle of Chamdo \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tibetmap.com\/confbr.html\" >Short Tibetan History \u2013 TibetMap.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tibetoralhistory.org\/interviews.html\" >Tibet Oral History Project \u2013 TibetOralHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-17046222\" >Tibet profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Tibet:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Tibet\" >Economy of Tibet \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/tibet-economy.html\" >Tibet \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.case.edu\/affil\/tibet\/moreTibetInfo\/documents\/TibetEconomy2.pdf\" >Economic Patters of the Tibet Autonomous Region: The Past and the Present \u2013 Case.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-16689779\" >Tibet profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fulgencio_Batista\" >Fulgencio Batista<\/a> leads a successful <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup\" >coup<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a> and appoints himself as the &#8220;provisional president&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Coup of 1952 in Cuba and Fulgencio Batista:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_history_of_Cuba#1952_coup\" >1952 coup \u2013 Military history of Cuba &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mikepricecan.com\/2014\/03\/10\/batista-leads-a-successful-coup-in-cuba-1952\/\" >Batista Leads a Successful Coup in Cuba (1952) \u2013 March 10, 2014- MarkPricecan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/richard-cavendish\/general-batista-returns-power-cuba\" >General Batista Returns to Power in Cuba \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fulgencio_Batista\" >Fulgencio Batista &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cuba1952-1959.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/cuba-1952-batista-coup.html\" >Cuba 1952: Batista Coup: March 10, 1952 \u2013 BlogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/cascon\/cases\/case_cub.html\" >Cascon Case CUB: Cuba 1952-59 \u2013 MIT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/theguardian\/2013\/mar\/11\/cuba-batista-fifth-revolution-1952\" >From the archive, 11 March 1952: Batista\u2019s revolution \u2013 March 11, 2013 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/castro\/peopleevents\/p_batista.html\" >Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973) \u2013 People &amp; Events \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dwardmac.pitzer.edu\/Anarchist_Archives\/bright\/dolgoff\/cubanrevolution\/chapter6.html\" >The Cuban Revolution: A Critical Perspective, by Sam Dolgoff \u2013 Pitzer.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/wars_of_cuba.htm\" >Wars and Conflicts of Cuba \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/dictators-gift-of-cuban-art\/2229041\" >Dictator\u2019s gift of Cuban art \u2013 Sunday, May 9, 2015 \u2013 Tampabay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libraries.ucsd.edu\/collections\/about\/collections-of-distinction\/latin-american-elections-statistics\/cuba\/elections-and-events-19521959.html\" >Elections and Events 1952-1959 \u2013 The Library \u2013 UCSD.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/history\/havana\/fifties.htm\" >CUBA IN THE 1950s \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \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;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >Foreign relations of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cuba\/ri327\" >Cuba \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CUBA \u2013 WORLD PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bwcentral.org\/2015\/03\/the-council-of-foreign-relations-and-cuba\/\" >THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATOINS OF CUBA \u2013 BWCentral.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Cuba and USSR\/Russia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations\" >Cuba-Soviet Union relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Cuba-Russian relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/cuba-russia-now-and-then\/\" >Cuba-Russia Now and Then \u2013 February 24, 2010 \u2013 COHA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.victimsofcommunism.org\/cuba-and-the-ussr-a-love-story\/\" >CUBA AND THE USSR: A LOVE STORY, by Katarina Hall, March 24, 2015 \u2013 VictimsOfCommunism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/7575209\/Fidel_Castros_Relationship_with_the_U.S.S.R._during_the_Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion_and_Cuban_Missile_Crisis\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s Relationship with the USSR during the Bay of Pig Invasion &amp; Cuban Missile Crisis, by Christian Martines \u2013 Academica.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history \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;\"><strong><em>Economy of Cuba:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cuba\" >Economy of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cuba\/economy.htm\" >Cuba\u2019s Economy \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-economy.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/cuba.htm\" >The Economic History and Economy of Cuba \u2013 Department of Economics \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>1945<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" >US Army Air Force<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Tokyo\" >firebombs Tokyo<\/a>, and the resulting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conflagration\" >conflagration<\/a> kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Firebombing of Tokyo: March 9-10, 1945:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-firebombing-of-tokyo-continues\" >MAR 10 1945: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 The firebombing of Tokyo continues \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/flgrube1.tripod.com\/id13.html\" >Z SQUARE 7, A B-29 TRUE STORY &#8211; 9 and 10, 1945 Over Tokyo \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econseminars.com\/6th_Bombardment_Group_Tinian\/March%209%20and%20March%2010,%201945%20Bombing%20Tokyo.pdf\" >the same story on this site in PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ww2incolor.com\/japan\/f01.html\" >The firebomb raid in Tokyo, March 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 1945 \u2013 WWII in Color \u2013 WW2inColor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/darkroom.baltimoresun.com\/2015\/03\/70-years-later-march-10-1945-firebombing-in-tokyo-japan\/#1\" >70 Years Later: March 10, 1945 firebombing in Tokyo, Japan \u2013 March 9, 2015 \u2013 The Baltimore Sun &#8211; BaltimoreSun.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com\/tokyo.htm\" >The Tokyo Fire Raids, 1945 \u2013 The Japanese View \u2013 EyewitnessToHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinemilitaryeducation.org\/posts\/10-most-devastating-bombing-campaigns-of-wwii\/\" >10 Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII \u2013 OnlineMilitaryEducation.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Civil_War\" >Greek Civil War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_Committee_of_National_Liberation\" >Political Committee of National Liberation<\/a> is established in Greece by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Liberation_Front_%28Greece%29\" >National Liberation Front<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Political Committee of National Liberation and the National Liberation Front:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_Committee_of_National_Liberation#Establishment\" >Establishment &#8211; Political Committee of National Liberation \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Liberation_Front_%28Greece%29#History\" >National Liberation Front (Greece) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Greek Civil War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Greek-Civil-War\" >Greek Civil War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ahistoryofgreece.com\/civilwar.htm\" >The Greek Civil War \u2013 History of Greece \u2013 AhistoryOfGreece.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwar.org\/articles\/40s\/GreekCivilWar1945-1949.asp\" >THE GREEK CIVIL WAR \u2013 ColdWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/subject\/greek-civil-war\/index.htm\" >The Greek Civil War \u2013 Marxists.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/greek-civil-war.htm\" >Greek Civil War \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/warfiles\/greek_civil_war_warfile.htm\" >War File: Greek Civil War (1946-1949) \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/library\/report\/1985\/KJC.htm\" >The Greek Civil War 1943-1949 \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uahsibhistory.wikispaces.com\/Greek+Civil+War\" >Greek Civil War \u2013 Uahsib History \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/Documents\/in\/Greek_Civil_War\" >Greek Civil War \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/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>1922<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahatma_Gandhi\" >Mahatma Gandhi<\/a> is arrested in India, tried for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sedition\" >sedition<\/a>, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appendicitis\" >appendicitis<\/a> operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>Some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provinces_of_the_Philippines\" >provinces<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cities_of_the_Philippines\" >cities<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a> are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1915<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Neuve_Chapelle\" >Battle of Neuve Chapelle<\/a> begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\" >British Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong>By signing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglo-Siamese_Treaty_of_1909\" >Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a> relinquishes its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sovereignty\" >sovereignty<\/a> over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malay_states\" >Malay states<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kedah\" >Kedah<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kelantan\" >Kelantan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perlis\" >Perlis<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terengganu\" >Terengganu<\/a>, which become <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_protectorates\" >British protectorates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglo-Siamese_Treaty_of_1909#Background\" >Background \u2013 Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Thailand:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Thailand\" >History of Thailand \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thailandsworld.com\/index.cfm?p=2\" >Thailand\u2019s Thailand History \u2013 ThailandsWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/thailand.html\" >A SHORT HISTORY OF THAILAND, by Tim Lambert \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Thailand-history.htm\" >History of Thailand \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-15641745\" >Thailand profile \u2013 timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courri%C3%A8res_mine_disaster\" >Courri\u00e8res mine disaster<\/a>, Europe&#8217;s worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1891\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almon_Strowger\" >Almon Strowger<\/a>, an undertaker in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Topeka,_Kansas\" >Topeka, Kansas<\/a>, patents the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strowger_switch\" >Strowger switch<\/a>, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1876\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Graham_Bell\" >Alexander Graham Bell<\/a> makes the first successful telephone call by saying &#8220;Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1861\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Hadj_Umar_Tall\" >El Hadj Umar Tall<\/a> seizes the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A9gou\" >S\u00e9gou<\/a>, destroying the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bamana_Empire\" >Bamana Empire<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali\" >Mali<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1848\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo\" >Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo<\/a> is ratified by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a>, ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War\" >Mexican\u2013American War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1831\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Foreign_Legion\" >French Foreign Legion<\/a> is established by King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Philippe_I\" >Louis Philippe<\/a> to support his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Algeria\" >war in Algeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1830\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army\" >Royal Netherlands East Indies Army<\/a> is created.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1816\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crossing_of_the_Andes\" >Crossing of the Andes<\/a>: A group of royalist scouts is captured during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Action_of_Juncalito\" >Action of Juncalito<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1814\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon_I_of_France\" >Napoleon I of France<\/a> is defeated at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Laon\" >Battle of Laon<\/a> in France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1762\u00a0 <\/strong>French <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huguenot\" >Huguenot<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Calas\" >Jean Calas<\/a>, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voltaire\" >Voltaire<\/a> to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1735\u00a0 <\/strong>An agreement between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nader_Shah\" >Nader Shah<\/a> and Russia is signed near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ganja,_Azerbaijan\" >Ganja, Azerbaijan<\/a> and Russian troops are withdrawn from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baku\" >Baku<\/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>MARCH 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Day_of_Muslim_Culture,_Peace,_Dialogue_and_Film\" >World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_culture\" >Muslim culture \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_in_Islamic_philosophy\" >Peace in Islamic philosophy \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interfaith_dialogue#Islam\" >Islam \u2013 Interfaith dialogue \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/quran4u.com\/VIMovies.htm\" >Islamic\/Religious Movies \u2013 Quran4U.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>Russia annexed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea\" >Autonomous Republic of Crimea<\/a>. Getting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Crimean_crisis\" >2014 Crimean crisis<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014%E2%80%9315_Russian_military_intervention_in_Ukraine\" >2014\u201315 Russian military intervention in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>A US soldier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kandahar_massacre\" >kills 16 civilians<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panjwayi_District\" >Panjwayi District<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kandahar\" >Kandahar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami\" >earthquake<\/a> measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130\u00a0km (81\u00a0mi) east of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sendai\" >Sendai<\/a>, Japan, triggering a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Japanese_tsunami\" >tsunami<\/a> killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster\" >second largest nuclear accident<\/a> in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Nuclear_Event_Scale\" >International Nuclear Event Scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ngdc.noaa.gov\/hazard\/11mar2011.html\" >Great Tohoku, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, 11 March 2011- (National Center for Environmental Information) \u2013 NOAA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/39110-japan-2011-earthquake-tsunami-facts.html\" >Japan Earthquake &amp; Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information, by Becky Oskin \u2013 May 07, 2015 \u2013 LiveScience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eqinthenews\/2011\/usc0001xgp\/\" >Magnitude 9.0 \u2013 NEAR THE COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN \u2013 2011 March 11 05:46:24 UTC \u2013 USGS.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011\" >Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eeri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tohoku_Japan_March_11_2011_EERI_LFE_ERI_ITST_Tsunami.pdf\" >Learning from Earthquakes \u2013 The Japan Tohoku Tsunami of March 11, 2011 \u2013 EERI.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nws.weather.gov\/nthmp\/2012annualmeeting\/presentations\/CA-TohokuTSunami-MaritimeImpacts.pdf\" >March 11, 2011 Tohoku Tsunami \u2013 Maritime Impacts and Future Improvements \u2013 Weather.gov \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/blogs\/features\/usgs_top_story\/the-march-11-tohoku-earthquake-one-year-later-what-have-we-learned\/\" >The March 11 Tohoku Earthquake, One Year Later. What Have We Learned? \u2013 posted March 9, 2012 &#8211; USGS.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aftermath_of_the_2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami\" >Aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.world-nuclear.org\/information-library\/safety-and-security\/safety-of-plants\/fukushima-accident.aspx\" >Fukushima Accident \u2013 World-Nuclear.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster#Overview\" >Overview \u2013 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/en\/campaigns\/nuclear\/safety\/accidents\/Fukushima-nuclear-disaster\/\" >Fukushima: Don\u2019t Forget \u2013 GreenPeace.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fukushimaupdate.com\/\" >FUKUSHIMA UPDATE \u2013 Nuclear News from Japan \u2013 FukushimaUpdate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tepco.co.jp\/en\/decommision\/index-e.html\" >\u201cThe current situation at Fukushima Daiichi NPS\u201d \u2013 Tokyo Electric Power Company \u2013TEPCO.co.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unscear.org\/unscear\/en\/fukushima.html\" >Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant accident \u2013 United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation \u2013 UNSCEAR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-pub.iaea.org\/books\/IAEABooks\/10962\/The-Fukushima-Daiichi-Accident\" >IAEA Publications: <em>The Fukushima Daiichi Accident<\/em> \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 IAEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>Economist and businessman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Pi%C3%B1era\" >Sebasti\u00e1n Pi\u00f1era<\/a> is sworn in as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Chile\" >President of Chile<\/a>, while <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Pichilemu_earthquake\" >three earthquakes<\/a>, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pichilemu\" >Pichilemu<\/a>, capital of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cardenal_Caro_Province\" >Cardenal Caro<\/a> province, hit central Chile during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winnenden_school_shooting\" >Winnenden school shooting<\/a>: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_%28country%29\" >Georgia<\/a> claims Russian helicopters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Georgia_helicopter_incident\" >attacked<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodori_Valley\" >Kodori Valley<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abkhazia\" >Abkhazia<\/a>, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Bachelet\" >Michelle Bachelet<\/a> is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Madrid_train_bombings\" >Madrid train bombings<\/a>: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madrid\" >Madrid<\/a>, Spain, kill 191 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infosys\" >Infosys<\/a> becomes the first Indian company listed on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASDAQ\" >NASDAQ<\/a> stock exchange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Reno\" >Janet Reno<\/a> is confirmed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a> and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attorney_General_of_the_United_States\" >Attorney General of the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patricio_Aylwin\" >Patricio Aylwin<\/a> is sworn in as the first democratically elected <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Chile\" >President of Chile<\/a> since 1970.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania\" >Lithuania declares itself independent<\/a> from the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project-706\" >successfully conducts<\/a> a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_cold_test\" >cold test<\/a> of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapon\" >nuclear weapon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coastal_Road_massacre\" >Coastal Road massacre<\/a>: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fatah\" >Fatah<\/a> hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Litani\" >Operation Litani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Hanafi_Siege\" >1977 Hanafi Siege<\/a>: More than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanafi\" >Hanafi<\/a> Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islam\" >Islamic<\/a> nations join negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Vietnam\" >North Vietnamese<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong\" >Viet Cong<\/a> guerrilla forces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ban_Me_Thuot\" >establish control<\/a> over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bu%C3%B4n_Ma_Thu%E1%BB%99t\" >Ban Me Thuot<\/a> commune from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam\" >South Vietnamese army<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul 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>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_H%C3%B6ss\" >Rudolf H\u00f6ss<\/a>, the first commandant of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp\" >Auschwitz concentration camp<\/a>, is captured by British troops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rudolf H\u00f6ss:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_H%C3%B6ss#Auschwitz_command\" >Auschwitz command &#8211; Rudolf H\u00f6ss &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auschwitz.dk\/hoess.htm\" >Rudolf Hoess \u2013 Auschwitz.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2415618\/Rudolf-Hoss-daughter-pictured-The-Auschwitz-commandants-Balenciaga-model-daughter-kept-secret-40-years.html\" >EXCLUSIVE: Face of the Auschwitz \u2013 8 September 2013 \u2013 DailyMail.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/nuremberg\/hoesstest.html\" >Testimony of Rudolf Hoess, Commandant of Auschwitz \u2013 [Testimony on Monday, April 15, 1946] \u2013 UMKC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/othercamps\/hoess.html\" >Rudolf H\u00f6ss \u2013 Commandant of Auschwitz \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Archive Research Team \u2013 HolocaustResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathcamps.info\/Nazis\/page_7.htm\" >The SS Men \u2013 Rudolf Hoess \u2013 DeathCamps.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hitlerschildren.com\/article\/1536-rudolph-hoess\" >Hitler\u2019s Children \u2013 Articles \u2013 Rudolf Hoess \u2013 HitlersChildren.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scrapbookpages.com\/AuschwitzScrapbook\/History\/Articles\/HungarianJews2A.html\" >Rudolf Hoess and the Hungarian Jews \u2013 Scrapbookpages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/autoc.html\" >Concentration Camps: Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jan\/27\/auschwitz-short-history-liberation-concentration-camp-holocaust\" >Auschwitz: a short history of the largest mass murder site in human history \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/auschwitz.dk\/Auschwitz.htm\" >GATE TO HELL: AUSCHWITZ \u2013 Auschwitz.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005189\" >AUSCHWTIZ \u2013 Holoccaust Encyclopedia \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/auschwitz\" >AUSCHWITZ \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/auschwitz.org\/en\/\" >AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM \u2013 Auschwitz.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Vietnam\" >Empire of Vietnam<\/a>, a short-lived Japanese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puppet_state\" >puppet state<\/a>, is established with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%E1%BA%A3o_%C4%90%E1%BA%A1i\" >B\u1ea3o \u0110\u1ea1i<\/a> as its ruler.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Navy\" >Imperial Japanese Navy<\/a> attempts a large-scale <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kamikaze\" >kamikaze<\/a> attack on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Pacific_Fleet\" >U.S. Pacific Fleet<\/a> anchored at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulithi\" >Ulithi<\/a> atoll in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Tan_No._2\" >Operation Tan No. 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_MacArthur\" >Douglas MacArthur<\/a> flees <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corregidor\" >Corregidor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: United States President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> signs the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lend-Lease\" >Lend-Lease<\/a> Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allies<\/a> on loan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong>Ground breaking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musical_film\" >musical film<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/42nd_Street_%28film%29\" >42nd Street<\/a><\/em> is released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>Booming Ben, the last <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heath_hen\" >heath hen<\/a> was seen for the final time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1931\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ready_for_Labour_and_Defence_of_the_USSR\" >Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR<\/a><\/em>, abbreviated as <em>GTO<\/em>, is introduced in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>The first case of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1918_flu_pandemic\" >Spanish flu<\/a> occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mesopotamian_campaign\" >Mesopotamian campaign<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_Baghdad_%281917%29\" >Baghdad falls<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglo-Indian\" >Anglo-Indian<\/a> forces commanded by General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_Stanley_Maude\" >Stanley Maude<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Nevada_%28BB-36%29\" >USS Nevada (BB-36)<\/a> is commissioned as the first US Navy &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super-dreadnought\" >super-dreadnought<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1888\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Blizzard_of_1888\" >Great Blizzard of 1888<\/a> begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sh%C5%8D_Tai\" >Sh\u014d Tai<\/a> formally abdicated his position of King of Ry\u016bky\u016b, under orders from Tokyo, ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryukyu_Kingdom\" >Ryukyu Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1867\u00a0 <\/strong>The first performance of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Carlos\" >Don Carlos<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giuseppe_Verdi\" >Giuseppe Verdi<\/a> takes place in Paris.<\/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>MARCH 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_East_Harlem_apartment_buildings_explosion\" >explosion<\/a> in the New York City neighborhood of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Harlem\" >East Harlem<\/a> kills 8 and injures 70 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>A reactor at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant\" >Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant<\/a> melts and explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after Japan&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami\" >earthquake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>Financier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernard_Madoff\" >Bernard Madoff<\/a> pleads guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karolos_Papoulias\" >Karolos Papoulias<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Greece\" >President of Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_South_Korea\" >President of South Korea<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roh_Moo-hyun\" >Roh Moo-hyun<\/a>, is impeached by its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Assembly_of_South_Korea\" >National Assembly<\/a>: The first such impeachment in the nation&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoran_%C4%90in%C4%91i%C4%87\" >Zoran \u0110in\u0111i\u0107<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister\" >Prime Minister<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia\" >Serbia<\/a>, is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assassination_of_Zoran_%C4%90in%C4%91i%C4%87\" >assassinated<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgrade\" >Belgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong>Former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_Pact\" >Warsaw Pact<\/a> members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_England\" >Church of England<\/a> ordains its first female priests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Reno\" >Janet Reno<\/a> is sworn in as the United States&#8217; first female attorney general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blizzard_of_1993\" >Blizzard of 1993<\/a>: Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\" >North Korea nuclear weapons program<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korea<\/a> says that it plans to withdraw from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_Nonproliferation_Treaty\" >Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty<\/a> and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>Several <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_Bombay_bombings\" >bombs explode<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombay\" >Bombay<\/a> (Mumbai), India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritius\" >Mauritius<\/a> becomes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic\" >republic<\/a> while remaining a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" >Commonwealth of Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\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>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Turkish_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >The March 12 Memorandum<\/a> is sent to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demirel\" >Demirel<\/a> government of Turkey and the government resigns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritius\" >Mauritius<\/a> achieves independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suharto\" >Suharto<\/a> takes over from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukarno\" >Sukarno<\/a> to become <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Presidents_of_Indonesia\" >Acting President<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a>.<\/p>\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<\/em> \u201c<strong>1968 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>First winter ascent of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Face_of_the_Eiger\" >North Face of the Eiger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Llandow_air_disaster\" >Llandow air disaster<\/a> occurs near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigingstone\" >Sigingstone<\/a>, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world&#8217;s deadliest air disaster at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Truman_Doctrine\" >Truman Doctrine<\/a> is proclaimed to help stem the spread of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communism\" >Communism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Truman Doctrine:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/truman-doctrine-is-announced\" >MAR 12 1947: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Truman doctrine is announced \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/alliesenemies\/a\/The-Truman-Doctrine.htm\" >Truman Doctrine \u2013 Containing Communism During the Cold War, by Steve Jones &#8211; About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/truman-doctrine\" >The Truman Doctrine \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN &#8211; US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/primary-resources\/truman-trudoct\/\" >Truman Doctrine, 1947 \u2013 AMERCIAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Truman-Doctrine\" >Truman Doctrine \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=true&amp;doc=81\" >Truman Doctrine \u2013 OurDocuments.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johndclare.net\/cold_war8_TrumanDoctrine.htm\" >The Truman Doctrine \u2013 JohnDClare.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.org\/teacher\/doctrine.htm\" >Student Activity: Harry Truman and Truman Doctrine \u2013 TrumanLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1780.html\" >Truman Doctrine \u2013 UNITED STATES HISTORY \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_War\" >Pacific War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Java_%281942%29\" >Battle of Java<\/a> ends with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allied<\/a> surrender to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_Empire\" >Japanese Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dutch Forces\u2019 Surrender in Java:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/dutch-surrender-on-java\" >MAR 8 1942: ON THIS DAY: Dutch surrender on Java \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Dutch_Empire\/Japanese_Invasion\" >Dutch Empire\/Japanese Invasion &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=23\" >Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java: 4 Feb 1942 &#8211; 31 Mar 1942 \u2013 Contributor: C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2-weapons.com\/War-Diary\/1942\/03\/March-09-15.htm\" >MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1942: East Indies: (MAIN EVENT) CAPITULATION OF DUTCH AND ALLIED FORCES ON JAVA. Japanese take 60,000 prisoners including General ter Poorten. \u2013 WW2-Weapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies\" >Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.histclo.com\/essay\/war\/ww2\/cou\/indo\/w2i-intern.html\" >World War II: Indonesia (Dutch East Indies): Japanese Internment of Dutch Civilians (1942-45) \u2013 HistClo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2australia.gov.au\/japadvance\/index.html\" >Japanese Advance: December 1941 &#8211; March 1942 \u2013 Australia\u2019s War 1939-1945 \u2013 WW2Australia.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z_pYZjZAyYo\" >The Japanese Invasion of Indonesia, 1942- Tempo Doeloe \u2013 YouTube video (4 min. 19 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FScJKiU1jk4\" >The Battle of Java 1942 \u2013 YouTube video (30 min. 42 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/end-of-empires-south-east-asia.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/military+action+in+the+Dutch+East+Indies+during+World+War+II.pdf\" >Military action in the Dutch East Indies during World War II \u2013 End of Empires in South East Asia \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/radioru.tripod.com\/1942.htm\" >Chronology of the Pacific Theater in World War II in 1942 \u2013 Radioru.Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/MacArthur%20Reports\/MacArthur%20V1\/ch01.htm\" >CHAPTER 1: JAPANESE OFFENSIVE IN THE PACIFIC \u2013 History.Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army in the Occupied Indonesia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/apjjf.org\/2016\/01\/4-Baird.html\" >War Crimes in Japan-Occupied Indonesia: Unraveling the Persecution of Achmad Mochtar, by J. Kevin Baird \u2013 The Asia-Pacific Journal Japan Focus \u2013 January 1, 2016 \u2013 Volume 14, Issue 1, No.4 \u2013 PDF downloadable \u2013 APJJF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9781612346458?auth=0\" >War Crimes in Japan-Occupied Indonesia, by J. Kevin Baird and Sangkot Marzuki \u2013 publication Year: 2015 \u2013 published by University of Nebraska \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masaomi_Yasuoka#Biography\" >\u201c<em>In 1942, Yasuoka agreed to accept the post of military-governor of Surabaya in Japanese-occupied Java, Netherlands East Indies. He held the post until the surrender of Japan in August 1945, whereupon he was arrested by Dutch authorities and tried before a military tribunal for war crimes. He was condemned to death and hanged on 12 April 1948<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Biography \u2013 Masaomi Yasuoka &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masaomi_Yasuoka#Biography\" >\u201c<em>In 1942, Yasuoka agreed to accept the post of military-governor of Surabaya in Japanese-occupied Java, Netherlands East Indies. He held the post until the surrender of Japan in August 1945, whereupon he was arrested by Dutch authorities and tried before a military tribunal for war crimes. He was condemned to death and hanged on 12 April 1948<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Biography \u2013 Masaomi Yasuoka &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (1): Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2014\/05\/06\/10-japanese-atrocities-from-world-war-ii\/\" >10 Japanese Atrocities from World War II, by Marc V. \u2013 May 6, 2014 \u2013 ListVerse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skycitygallery.com\/japan\/japan2.html\" >Asian Holocaust : WMD Opium, Sex Slaves, Nanjing Massacre, Pillage, Slavery, WMD Unit 731, 100, 516 \u2013 SkyCityGallery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warandgenocideinchlit.weebly.com\/japan-in-world-war-ii.html\" >Before and During World War II in the Pacific Theater \u2013 Japan \u2013 <strong>Timeline of Events<\/strong> \u2013 WarAndGenocideInChLit.Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_war_crimes\" >Japanese war crimes &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enkivillage.com\/japanese-war-crimes.html\" >Japanese War Crimes \u2013 EnkiVillage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/search?f%5b0%5d=eventString%3AJapanese%20Atrocities%2C%20War%20Crimes&amp;query=\" >Japanese Atrocities &#8211; Search Our Collections \u2013 IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS \u2013 IWM.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2pacific.com\/atrocity.html\" >WW2: Little Known Facts: Acts of Terrorism and Atrocity by Japanese \u2013 WW2Pacific.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/iwg\/japanese-war-crimes\/introductory-essays.pdf\" >RESEARCHING JAPANES WAR CRIMES \u2013 Archives.gov &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2today.com\/24th-october-1943-japanese-execute-australian-commando-leonard-siffleet\" >Photo \u2013 Japanese execute Australian commando Leonard Siffleet \u2013 WW2Today.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/english\/features\/136576.htm\" >Japanese Wartime Aggressors &#8216;Savage and Cruel&#8217; \u2013 Why and How, by Jin Xide \u2013 China.org.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/histclo.com\/essay\/war\/ww2\/pow\/pow-jap.html\" >Japanese Treatment of World War II Prisoners of War (POWs) \u2013 HistClo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boards.straightdope.com\/sdmb\/showthread.php?t=590220\" >Why were the Japanese so cruel in World War II? \u2013 StraighDope.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwar.org.au\/JapWarCrimes\/Cross-section_JapWarCrimes.html\" >A SMALL CROSS SECTION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMES \u2013 PacificWar.org.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2015\/11\/16\/10-horrific-atrocities-committed-by-japans-secret-police-in-world-war-ii\/\" >10 Horrific Atrocities Committed by Japan\u2019s Secret Police In World War II, by David Tormsen \u2013 November 16, 2015 \u2013 Listverse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/research\/infosheets\/pow\/japanese\/\" >Australian prisoners of war: Second World War \u2013 Prisoners of the Japanese \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AWM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/encyclopedia\/pow\/general_info\/\" >General information about the Australian prisoners of the Japanese \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AWM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/iwg\/reports\/japanese-interim-report-march-2002-1.html\" >Implementation of the Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act and the Japanese War Crimes Provisions of the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act \u2013 An Interim Report to Congress \u2013 NATINAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hellfire-pass.commemoration.gov.au\/the-enemy\/index.php\" >\u201c&#8230; <em>we had no training whatever in the handling of prisoners. Instead, everyday we had beaten into us the military spirit, the glories of the Japanese Army, the necessity for absolute obedience, and the code of military conduct. Everyday we were beaten a few times, and after two months training we were sent to Southeast Asia<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Overview \u2013 The Enemy \u2013 THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY &amp; HELLFIRE PASS \u2013 Hellfire-Pass.Commemoration.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (2): Medical Experiments on POWs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimesofwar.org\/a-z-guide\/medical-experiments-on-pows\/\" >MEDIAL EXPERIMENTS ON POWS \u2013 CRIMES OF WAR &#8211; CrimesOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zzwave.com\/cmfweb\/wiihist\/germwar\/uspow.htm\" >Japan admits dissecting WWII POWs, by Thomas Easton \u2013 ZZWave.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vcn.bc.ca\/alpha\/speech\/Harris.htm\" >JAPANESE MEDICAL ATROCITIES IN WORLD WAR II: UNIT 731 WAS NOT AN ISOLATED ABERRATION &#8211; A PAPER READ AT THE INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS &#8211; FORUM ON WAR CRIMES &amp; REDRESS &#8211; TOKYO, JAPAN, DECEMBER 11, 1999 \u2013 BY SHELDON H. HARRIS, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE \u2013 VCN.bc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lagcc.cuny.edu\/maus\/files\/Ethics-ch-16.pdf\" >Chapter 16: JAPANESE BIOMEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION DURING THE WORLD-WAR-II ERA, by Sheldon H. Harris \u2013 CUNY.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/targetedindividualseurope.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/17\/unit-731-japanese-human-medical-experiments-during-the-ww2\/\" >\u201c<em>They just killed people without an apparent reason to see how they will react when being killed<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Unit 731, Japanese Human Medial Experiments during the WW2 \u2013 This is a transcript of a History Channel documentary of the Japanese Unit 731 \u2013 Sheldon H. Harris \u2013 April 17, 2011 \u2013 TARGETED INDIVIDUALS EUROPE \u2013 TargetedIndividualsEurope.WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unit_731\" >Unit 731 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warships1discussionboards.yuku.com\/topic\/29013\/Japanese-Medical-Experiments-WW2\" >Japanese Medical Experiments WW2 \u2013 YUKU.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2pacific.com\/unit731.html\" >World War II in the Pacific \u2013 Japanese Unit 731 \u2013 Biological Warfare Unit \u2013 WW2Pacific.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (3): Genocides:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/SOD.CHAP3.HTM\" >Chapter 3: Statistics of Japanese Democide: Estimates, Calculations And Sources \u2013 by R.J. Rummel \u2013 Hawaii.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanking_Massacre\" >Nanking Massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-nanjing-genocide-the-war-crimes-of-imperial-japan\/5421211\" >The Nanjing Genocide. China and the War Crimes of Imperial Japan, by Chandra Muzaffar \u2013 December 22, 2014 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/question\/index;_ylt=A0LEVzDYlNlWavAAHWlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyYjB0dXR0BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM1BHZ0aWQDQTAxOThfMQRzZWMDc3I-?qid=20100202125737AA9bIfA&amp;p=genocide%20by%20japanese\" >Why did Japan commit genocide in China? \u2013 Yahoo Answers \u2013 Yahoo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changi_Prison#First_Prison_and_POW_Camp\" >First Prison and POW Camp \u2013 Changi Prison &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/habitatnews.nus.edu.sg\/heritage\/changi\/war\/hackblackburn.html\" >CHANGI HISTORIC AREA 1942-2002 \u2013 HabitatNews.NUS.edu.sg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/prisoners-of-war-in-ww2\/changi-pow-camp\/\" >Changi POW camp \u2013 The History Learning Site &#8211; HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/japanese-concentration-camps.html\/2\" >The Hell from Changi \u2013 The Japanese Concentration Camps \u2013 HistoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/GENOCIDE.HTM\" >DEMOCIDE VERSUS GENOCIDE: WHICH IS WHAT? \u2013 by R.J. Rummel \u2013 Hawaii.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/docs\/DOC-950302\" >Japanese Teen, \u201cLet\u2019s Genocide All of Koreans\u201d \u2013 posted April 2, 2013 \u2013 iReport.CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Some of the War Crimes by the Japanese Army during WWII (4): Sex Slaves:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CTl66az1nzU\" >Japan\u2019s war time atrocities: Japanese Army\u2019s Sex Slaves \u2013 YouTube video (27 min. 02)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Japanese_Military\" s_%22Comfort_Women%22_System\">Japanese Military\u2019s \u201cComfort Women\u201d System \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/15\/opinion\/comfort-women-and-japans-war-on-truth.html?_r=0\" >The Comfort Women and Japan\u2019s War Truth, by Mindy Kotler \u2013 NOV.14, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwar.org.au\/JapWarCrimes\/TenWarCrimes\/Sex-Slaves.html\" >SEX SLAVES OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY \u2013 PacificWar.org.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2013\/10\/07\/national\/documents-detail-how-imperial-military-forced-dutch-females-to-be-comfort-women\/\" >Documents detail how Imperial military forced Dutch females to be \u2018comfort women\u2019 \u2013 October 7, 2013 \u2013 The Japan Times \u2013 JapanTimes.co.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.awf.or.jp\/pdf\/0205.pdf\" >Bart van Poelgeest, Report of a Study of Dutch Government Documents on the Forced Prostitution of Dutch Women in the Dutch East Indies during the Japanese Occupation, Unofficial Translation . 24th January, 1994 \u2013 AWF.or.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_War\" >Winter War<\/a>: Finland signs the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moscow_Peace_Treaty\" >Moscow Peace Treaty<\/a> with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>, ceding almost all of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnish_Karelia\" >Finnish Karelia<\/a>. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Moscow Peace Treaty and the (Finish) Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Text of <em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwar.com\/War\" >The Treaty of Peace between The Republic of Finland and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a.k.a. Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940) of March 12, 1940 \u2013 WinterWar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwar.com\/War\" sEnd.htm\">The end of the Winter War \u2013 The Battle of the Winter War \u2013 WinterWar.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_War#Peace_of_Moscow\" >Peace of Moscow \u2013 Winter War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aftermath_of_the_Winter_War\" >Aftermath of the Winter War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/login?auth=0&amp;type=summary&amp;url=\/journals\/journal_of_military_history\/v072\/72.3.reese.html\" >Lessons of the Winter War: A Study in the Military Effectiveness of the Red Army, 1939\u20131940, by Roger R. Reese \u2013 July 2008 \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/winter-war.htm\" >1939-1940 \u2013 Winter War \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/hyperwar\/UN\/USSR\/Sov_Finn-1939_Doctrine\/index.html\" >The Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 Getting the Doctrine Right, by Major Gregory J. Bozek \u2013 iBiblio.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feldgrau.com\/wwar.html\" >The Finnish Winter War 1939-1940, by Juha Ilo \u2013 Feldgrau.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.secondworldwarhistory.com\/winter-war-soviet-invasion-of-finland.asp\" >The Winter War \u2013 The Soviet Invasion of Finland Timeline (November 1939-March 1940) \u2013 SecondWorldWarHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=30\" >The Winter War \u2013 30 Nov 1939-13 Nov 1940, by Morgan Bell \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Commercial_Agreement_%281940%29\" >German-Soviet Commercial Agreement (1940) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/login?auth=0&amp;type=summary&amp;url=\/journals\/journal_of_military_history\/v072\/72.3.reese.pdf\" >Lessons of the Winter War: A Study in the Military Effectiveness of the Red Army, 1939\u20131940, by Roger R. Reese \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Axis_talks\" >German-Soviet Axis talks \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Timelines of the Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Winter_War\" >Timeline of the Winter War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe\/the-winter-war-1939\/timeline-of-event\/\" >Timeline of the Winter War \u2013 History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_occupation_of_the_Baltic_states\" >Timeline of the occupation of the Baltic States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anschluss\" >Anschluss<\/a>:<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> troops occupy and absorb Austria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Anschluss:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/hitler-announces-an-anschluss-with-austria\" >MAR 12 1938: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Hitler announces an Anschluss with Austria \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anschluss#Nazi_Germany_and_Austria\" >Nazi Germany and Austria &#8211; <em>Anschluss<\/em> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/research\/research-in-collections\/search-the-collections\/bibliography\/anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/higher\/history\/roadwar\/anschluss\/revision\/1\/\" >Hitler\u2019s plans for Austria \u2013 Austrian Anschluss, March 1938 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWanschluss.htm\" >Anschluss \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Anschluss_referendum,_1938\" >Austrian Anschluss referendum, 1938 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wien-vienna.com\/anschluss.php\" >&#8220;Anschlu\u00df&#8221; &#8211; Austria`s annexation by Germany 1938 \u2013 Wien-Vienna.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_State_of_Austria#Anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 Federal State of Austria &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Austrian_Republic#Austrofascism\" >Austrofascism \u2013 First Austrian Republic &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrofascism\" >Austrofascism &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scrapbookpages.com\/Austria\/Anschluss01.html\" >Austrian History \u2013 Der Auschluss \u2013 ScrapbookPages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/austria\/101.htm\" >CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK \u2013 Austria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Interwar%20Europe%20(1919-1939)%20-%20Austro-German%20Anschluss%20of%201938\">Interwar Europe (1919-1939) &#8211; Austro-German Anschluss of 1938 \u2013 Lesson downloadable &#8211; Passports.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1934\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konstantin_P%C3%A4ts\" >Konstantin P\u00e4ts<\/a> and General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johan_Laidoner\" >Johan Laidoner<\/a> stage a coup in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonia\" >Estonia<\/a>, and ban all political parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Estonia in 1934:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/241652930_Foreign_Involvement_and_Loss_of_Democracy_Estonia_1934\" >Foreign Involvement and Loss of Democracy, Estonia 1934, by Jaak Valge \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estonica.org\/en\/The_state_order_of_Estonia_in_its_historical_development\/The_second_Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Estonia_1934_-1937_and_the_coup_d%E2%80%99etat_of_1934\/\" >The second Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (1934 -1937) and the coup d\u2019etat of 1934. \u2013 Encyclopedia about Estonia \u2013 Estonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Estonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Estonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Estonia and the European Union:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Estonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Historical Background of the Baltic States and the Soviet Union:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Russia Reviews the 1991 Decision to Recognize the Independence of the Baltic States:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\" >Great Depression<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> addresses the nation for the first time as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >President of the United States<\/a>. This is also the first of his &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fireside_chats\" >fireside chats<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first Fireside Chat (March 12th, 1933):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/fdr-gives-first-fireside-chat\" >MAR 12 1933 \u2013 THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 FDR gives first fireside chat \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/millercenter.org\/president\/speeches\/speech-3298\" >Fireside Chat 1: On the Banking Crisis (March 12, 1933) \u2013 Franklin D. Roosevelt \u2013 Transcript \u2013 Miller Center \u2013 MillerCenter.org<\/a>, <\/strong><strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong><strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/ws\/?pid=14540\" >the same transcript on this website UCSB.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iipnhLTdh-0\" >Franklin Roosevelt \u2013 Fireside Chat #1, On the Banking Crisis (1933) \u2013 YouTube video (9 min. 33 sec.)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Great Depression (1929-1939):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/great-depression\" >THE GREAT DEPRESSION \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Great-Depression\" >Great Depression \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/depression\/about.htm\" >About the Great Depression \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Enc\/GreatDepression.html\" >Great Depression, by Gene Smiley \u2013 Library of Economics and Liberty<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/grossdomesticproduct\/p\/1929_Depression.htm\" >The Great Depression of 1929 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/teachinger\/glossary\/great-depression.cfm\" >The Great Depression (1929-1939) \u2013 Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt Glossary \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/dep1929.htm\" >The Great Depression of the 1930s and Its Origins \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/the-great-depression-the-wall-street-crash-of-1929-and-other-causes.html\" >The Great Depression: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Other Causes \u2013 Study.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timeline of the Great Depression:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/timeline\/rails-timeline\/\" >Timeline of the Great Depression \u2013 AMECRIAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hyperhistory.com\/online_n2\/connections_n2\/great_depression.html\" >THE TIMELINE OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION \u2013 HyperHistory.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1930\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahatma_Gandhi\" >Mahatma Gandhi<\/a> leads a 200-mile march, known as the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salt_March\" >Salt March<\/a><\/em>, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British<\/a> monopoly on salt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Salt March of 1930:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/salt-march\" >SALT MARCH \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/gandhi-leads-civil-disobedience\" >MAR 12 1930: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Gandhi leads civil disobedience \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1930s\/fl\/Gandhis-Salt-March.htm\" >Gandhi\u2019s Salt March: March 12 \u2013 April 6, 1930 &#8211; About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Salt-March\" >Salt March \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/India\/SaltMarch.html\" >Gandhi\u2019s Salt March 1930 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/postcolonialstudies\/2014\/06\/20\/gandhis-salt-march-to-dandi\/\" >Gandhi\u2019s Salt March to Dandi \u2013 The Salt Tax \u2013 Emory.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/4342745.stm\" >Gandhi\u2019s 1930 march re-enacted \u2013 Saturday, 12 March 2005 &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salt_March#Declaration_of_sovereignty_and_self-rule\" >Declaration of sovereignty and self-rule \u2013 Salt March &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_British_salt_tax_in_India\" >History of the British salt tax in India &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" >California<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Francis_Dam\" >St. Francis Dam<\/a> fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_%28country%29\" >Georgia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan<\/a> form The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transcaucasian_Socialist_Federative_Soviet_Republic\" >Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transcaucasian_Socialist_Federative_Soviet_Republic#History\" >History \u2013 Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/russiasperiphery.blogs.wm.edu\/transcaucasia\/general\/transcaucasian-socialist-federative-soviet-republic\/\" >Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic \u2013 Jacob Lassin \u2013 Russia\u2019s Periphery \u2013 WM.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freebase.com\/m\/0212rm\" >Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic \u2013 Freebase.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crwflags.com\/fotw\/flags\/su-tc.html\" >Transcaucasia in the Soviet Union \u2013 CRWFlags.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.am\/en\/\" >The Government of Republic of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/am.html\" >Armenia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/armenia\/\" >Armenia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Armenia\" >Armenia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/armenia.html\" >Armenia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/armenia.html\" >Armenia \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Armenia\" >History of Armenia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Armenia\" >History of Armenia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/armeniapedia.org\/index.php?title=Armenian_History\" >Armenian History \u2013 Armeniapedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.advantour.com\/armenia\/history.htm\" >Historical development of Armenia \u2013 Advantour.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hayastan.com\/armenia\/history\/\" >HISTORY OF ARMENIA \u2013 Hayastan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomearmenia.com\/armenia\/armenian_history\" >Armenia \u2013 Armenian History \u2013 WelcomeArmenia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littlearmenia.com\/html\/little_armenia\/armenian_history.asp\" >THE HISTORY OF ARMENIA \u2013 LittleArmenia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/armenia-country-asia-history.html\" >Armenia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/brunei.html\" >Timeline of Armenian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/1108274.stm\" >Timeline: Armenia \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.am\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/armenia\/ri264\" >Armenia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Armenia\" >Foreign relations of Armenia \u2013 Wikipeida<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Armenia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Armenia\" >Economy of Armenia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mineconomy.am\/eng\/index.html\" >Ministry of Economy of Armenia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/armenia\/overview\" >Armenia \u2013 Overview \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/armenia\/economy\" >Armenia: Economy \u2013 Asian Development Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Georgia:<\/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\/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;\"><em><strong>History of Georgia:<\/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:\/\/countrystudies.us\/georgia\/\" >Georgia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ggdavid.tripod.com\/georgia\/history.htm\" >History of Georgia \u2013 ABOUT GEORGIA \u2013 Tripod.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:\/\/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.ourgeorgiahistory.com\/\" >Our Georgia History \u2013 OurGeorgiaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Ge-It\/Georgia.html\" >Georgia \u2013 Culture and History \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia\" >Democratic Republic of Georgia (May 1918 \u2013 February 1921 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17303471\" >Georgia profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Georgia:<\/strong><\/em><\/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;\"><em><strong>Economy of Georgia:<\/strong><\/em><\/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>Azerbaijan:<\/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\/aj.html\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/azerbaijan\/\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/azerbaijan.html\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17043424\" >Azerbaijan profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Azerbaijan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Azerbaijan\" >History of Azerbaijan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/history\" >HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN \u2013 AZERBAIJAN AMERICA ALLIANCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijan.orexca.com\/azerbaijan_history.shtml\" >History of Azerbaijan \u2013 Orexca.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/azerbaijan-country-asia-history.html\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/azerbaijan\/history\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17047328\" >Azerbaijan profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Azerbaijan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Azerbaijan\" >Foreign relations of Azerbaijan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/azerbaijan\/36.htm\" >Foreign Relations \u2013 Azerbaijan \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/azerbaijan\/ri266\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Foreign_relations_of_Azerbaijan\" >Foreign Relations of Z=Azerbaijan \u2013 MusicIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2909.htm\" >US Relations with Azerbaijan \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/azerbaijan\/foreign-relations.htm\" >Azerbaijan Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E6knMWUT6TU\" >YouTube video (3 min. 01 sec.): A Closer Look To Foreign relations Of Azerbaijan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Azerbaijan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Azerbaijan\" >Economy of Azerbaijan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/azerbaijan\/overview\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Overview- THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/azerbaijan\/economy\" >Azerbaijan Economy \u2013 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%B0stikl%C3%A2l_Mar%C5%9F%C4%B1\" >\u0130stikl\u00e2l Mar\u015f\u0131<\/a> is adopted in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey\" >Grand National Assembly of Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1920 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kapp_Putsch\" >Kapp Putsch<\/a> begins when the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marinebrigade_Ehrhardt\" >Marinebrigade Ehrhardt<\/a> is ordered to march on Berlin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Petersburg\" >Saint Petersburg<\/a> held this status for 215 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1913\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canberra_Day\" >Canberra Day<\/a>: The future capital of Australia is officially named <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canberra\" >Canberra<\/a>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne\" >Melbourne<\/a> remains temporary capital until <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1927\" >1927<\/a> while the new capital is still under construction.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Girl_Guide_and_Girl_Scout\" >Girl Guides<\/a> (later renamed the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Girl_Scouts_of_the_USA\" >Girl Scouts of the USA<\/a>) are founded in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_cruiser_Georgios_Averof\" >Greek cruiser Georgios Averof<\/a> is launched at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Livorno\" >Livorno<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1894\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coca-Cola\" >Coca-Cola<\/a> is bottled and sold for the first time in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vicksburg,_Mississippi\" >Vicksburg, Mississippi<\/a>, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Coca Cola:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldofcoca-cola.com\/about-us\/coca-cola-history\/\" >About Us \u2013 Coca-Cola History \u2013 WorldOfCoca-Cola.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/inventors.about.com\/od\/cstartinventions\/a\/coca_cola.htm\" >The History of Coca-Cola, by Mary Bellis \u2013 About money &#8211; About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iml.jou.ufl.edu\/projects\/Spring08\/Cantwell\/invention.html\" >History of Coca Cola &#8211; The Invention of Coca-Cola, by John Pemberton \u2013 UFL.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deamuseum.org\/ccp\/coca\/history.html\" >HISTORY \u2013 The Origins of Coca-Cola \u2013 DeaMuseum.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?318868-8\/history-cocacola-company\" >History of the Coca-Cola Company \u2013 April 11, 2014 \u2013 C-SPAN \u2013 CSPAN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonkin_Campaign\" >Tonkin Campaign<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Third_Republic\" >France<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%E1%BA%AFc_Ninh_Campaign\" >captures<\/a> the citadel of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%E1%BA%AFc_Ninh\" >B\u1eafc Ninh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1881\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrew_Watson_%28footballer,_born_1856%29\" >Andrew Watson<\/a> makes his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scotland_national_football_team\" >Scotland<\/a> debut as the world&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_people\" >black<\/a> international <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\" >football<\/a> player and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_%28association_football%29\" >captain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1868\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basutoland\" >Basutoland<\/a>, today called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lesotho\" >Lesotho<\/a>, is annexed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland\" >United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1811\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peninsular_War\" >Peninsular War<\/a>: A day after a successful <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rearguard\" >rearguard<\/a> action, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marshal_of_France\" >French Marshal<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michel_Ney\" >Michel Ney<\/a> once again successfully delayed the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Redinha\" >Battle of Redinha<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Redinha:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Redinha#Background\" >Background \u2013 Battle of Redinha \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/combat_redinha.html\" >Combat of Redinha, 12 March 1811 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/portugal-discovery.com\/2011\/08\/redinha\/\" >Redinha, Portuguese village and Napoleonic invasions \u2013 November 2011 &#8211; Portugal-Discovery.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Peninsular War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_peninsular.html\" >Peninsular War, 1807-14 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peninsular_War#Origins\" >Origins \u2013 Peninsular War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peninsularwar200.org\/history.html\" >Peninsular War \u2013 History \u2013 1808-1814 \u2013 PeninsularWar200.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Peninsular-War\" >Peninsular War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historywarsweapons.com\/peninsular-war\/\" >Peninsular War \u2013 HistoryWarsWeapons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/peninsular-war-results-war.html\" >Peninsular War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1689\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Williamite_War_in_Ireland\" >Williamite War in Ireland<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1622\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ignatius_of_Loyola\" >Ignatius of Loyola<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Xavier\" >Francis Xavier<\/a>, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.<\/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>MARCH 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Francis\" >Pope Francis<\/a> is elected, in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Papal_conclave,_2013\" >papal conclave<\/a>, as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_popes\" >266th<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope\" >Pope<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_Church\" >Catholic Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>At least 28 people are killed in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierre_coach_crash\" >bus crash<\/a> in a motorway tunnel near the town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierre\" >Sierre<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Switzerland\" >Swiss<\/a> canton of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valais\" >Valais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold\" >Gold<\/a> prices on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Mercantile_Exchange\" >New York Mercantile Exchange<\/a> hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_evolution\" >Human evolution<\/a>: The journal <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nature_%28journal%29\" >Nature<\/a><\/em> reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human\" >human<\/a> had been found in Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phoenix_Lights\" >Phoenix Lights<\/a> are seen over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phoenix,_Arizona\" >Phoenix, Arizona<\/a> by hundreds of people, and by millions on television.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>India&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missionaries_of_Charity\" >Missionaries of Charity<\/a> chooses <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_Nirmala\" >Sister Nirmala<\/a> to succeed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother_Teresa\" >Mother Teresa<\/a> as its leader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunblane_school_massacre\" >Dunblane school massacre<\/a>: in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunblane\" >Dunblane<\/a>, Scotland, 16 primary school children and one teacher are shot dead by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spree_killer\" >spree killer<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Watt_Hamilton\" >Thomas Watt Hamilton<\/a> who then commits suicide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_Erzincan_earthquake\" >Erzincan earthquake<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moment_magnitude_scale\" >Mw<\/a> 6.7 strikes eastern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a> with a maximum <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercalli_intensity_scale\" >Mercalli intensity<\/a> of VIII (<em>Severe<\/em>). At least 498 were killed in this strike-slip event on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Anatolian_Fault\" >North Anatolian Fault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Justice\" >United States Department of Justice<\/a> announces that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exxon\" >Exxon<\/a> has agreed to pay $1\u00a0billion for the clean-up of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill\" >Exxon Valdez oil spill<\/a> in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seikan_Tunnel\" >Seikan Tunnel<\/a>, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aomori,_Aomori\" >Aomori<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hakodate,_Hokkaido\" >Hakodate<\/a>, Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Jewel_Movement\" >New Jewel Movement<\/a>, headed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Bishop\" >Maurice Bishop<\/a>, ousts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Grenada\" >Prime Minister<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Gairy\" >Eric Gairy<\/a> in a nearly bloodless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grenada\" >Grenada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1069\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_program\" >Apollo program<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_9\" >Apollo 9<\/a> returns safely to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth\" >Earth<\/a> after testing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_Lunar_Module\" >Lunar Module<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese\" >Kitty Genovese<\/a> is murdered, the media erroneously report that many of the victim&#8217;s neighbours witnessed the crime yet failed to help, prompting research into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bystander_effect\" >bystander effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963 <\/strong>Police in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phoenix,_Arizona\" >Phoenix, Arizona<\/a> arrest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernesto_Miranda\" >Ernesto Miranda<\/a> and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Supreme_Court\" >United States Supreme Court<\/a> in <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miranda_v._Arizona\" >Miranda v. Arizona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyman_Lemnitzer\" >Lyman Lemnitzer<\/a>, chairman of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff\" >Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/a>, delivers a proposal, called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Northwoods\" >Operation Northwoods<\/a>, regarding performing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terrorist_attacks\" >terrorist attacks<\/a> upon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base\" >Guantanamo Bay Naval Base<\/a>, to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secretary_of_Defense\" >Secretary of Defense<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_McNamara\" >Robert McNamara<\/a>. The proposal is scrapped and President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy\" >John F. Kennedy<\/a> removes Lemnitzer from his position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuban<\/a> student revolutionaries storm the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museum_of_the_Revolution_%28Cuba%29\" >presidential palace<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\" >Havana<\/a> in a failed attempt on the life of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Presidents_of_Cuba\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fulgencio_Batista\" >Fulgencio Batista<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Indochina_War\" >First Indochina War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Minh\" >Viet Minh<\/a> forces under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V%C3%B5_Nguy%C3%AAn_Gi%C3%A1p\" >V\u00f5 Nguy\u00ean Gi\u00e1p<\/a> unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu\" >Battle of \u0110i\u1ec7n Bi\u00ean Ph\u1ee7<\/a>, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of \u0110i\u1ec7n Bi\u00ean Ph\u1ee7:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/battle-of-dien-bien-phu\" >BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu#Background\" >Background \u2013 Battle of Dien Bien Phu &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hanoigrapevine.com\/2010\/05\/the-battle-of-dien-bien-phu\/\" >The Battle of \u0110i\u1ec7n Bi\u00ean Ph\u1ee7 &#8211; posted 07\/05\/2010 \u2013 HanoiGrapevine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>First Indochina War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dingeengoete.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/this-day-in-history-dec-19-1946-start.html\" >This Day in History: Dec 19, 1946: Start of the First Indochina War \u2013 Dinge en Goete<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwar.org\/articles\/40s\/FirstIndochinaWar.asp\" >FIRST INDOCHINA WAR \u2013 ColdWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/First-Indochina-War\" >First Indochina War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/indochina_war_first.htm\" >First Indochina War \u2013 The History Guy \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/vietnam\/first-indochina-war\/\" >The First Indochina War \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >The Holocaust<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> forces liquidate the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krak%C3%B3w_Ghetto\" >Jewish ghetto in Krak\u00f3w<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Jewish ghetto in Krak\u00f3w:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krak%C3%B3w_Ghetto#Ghetto_history\" >Krak\u00f3w Ghetto \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/ghettos\/krakow\/krakow.html\" >The Krakow Ghetto \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Research Team \u2013 HolocastResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.krakow.pl\/english\/jewish_krakow\/24801,artykul,ghetto_1941-1943.html\" >The Krakow Ghetto 1941-1943 \u2013 MAGICZNY KRAK\u00d3W \u2013 Krakow.pl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathcamps.org\/occupation\/krakow%20ghetto.html\" >Krakow Ghetto \u2013 DeathCamps.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.local-life.com\/krakow\/articles\/krakow-ghetto\" >Jewish Ghetto in Crakow \u2013 Local-Life.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/museum\/memorials\/krakow\/\" >Krakow Ghetto Memorial \u2013 History \u2013 University of Minnesota \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.krakow-info.com\/ghetto.htm\" >The Krakow Ghetto \u2013 Krakow-Info.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2today.com\/13th-march-1943-amon-goeth-liquidates-the-last-jews-in-krakow-ghetto\" >MAR 13 1943: Amon Goeth liquidates the last Jews in Krakow ghetto \u2013 World War II Today \u2013 WW2Today.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005169\" >LIQUIDATION OF THE KRAKOW GHETTO \u2013 KRAKOW (CRAKOW) \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia \u2013 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM &#8211; USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/learn\/timeline-of-events\/1942-1945\/liquidation-of-the-krakow-ghetto\" >Liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/museum\/memorials\/krakow\/\" >Krakow Ghetto Memorial \u2013 History \u2013 CHGS.UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fyeah-history.tumblr.com\/post\/19342855442\/unhistorical-march-13-1943-the-jewish-ghetto\" >March 13, 1943: The Jewish ghetto at\u00a0Krak\u00f3w is \u201cliquidated\u201d. \u2013 Photographs \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inyourpocket.com\/krakow\/The-Jewish-Ghetto-in-Krakow_73758f\" >The Jewish Ghetto in Krak\u00f3w \u2013 InYourPocket.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/todayinhistory.tumblr.com\/post\/79550935860\/march-14th-1943-krak%C3%B3w-ghetto-is-liquidated-on\" >March 14th 1943: Krak\u00f3w Ghetto is \u2018liquidated\u2019 \u2013 This Day In History \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/skepticism.org\/timeline\/march-history\/3722-krakow-ghetto-liquidated-by-ss.html\" >Krakow Ghetto Liquidated by SS \u2013 13 March 1943 \u2013 Skepticism.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/this-day-in-jewish-history\/.premium-1.646433\" >This Day in Jewish History 1943: Nazis Begin Their Final Assault on Krakow Ghetto, by David Green \u2013 13.03.2015 \u2013 Baaretz.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/yv\/en\/education\/newsletter\/30\/armed_resistance.asp\" >Armed Resistance in the Krakow and Bialystok Ghettoes, by Sheryl Ochayon \u2013 YadVashem.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>The Russo-Finnish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_War\" >Winter War<\/a> ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The End of the (Finish) Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwar.com\/War\" sEnd.htm\">The end of the Winter War \u2013 The Battle of the Winter War \u2013 WinterWar.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_War#Peace_of_Moscow\" >Peace of Moscow \u2013 Winter War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Text of <em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwar.com\/War\" >The Treaty of Peace between The Republic of Finland and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a.k.a. Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940) of March 12, 1940 \u2013 WinterWar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aftermath_of_the_Winter_War\" >Aftermath of the Winter War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/login?auth=0&amp;type=summary&amp;url=\/journals\/journal_of_military_history\/v072\/72.3.reese.html\" >Lessons of the Winter War: A Study in the Military Effectiveness of the Red Army, 1939\u20131940, by Roger R. Reese \u2013 July 2008 \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/winter-war.htm\" >1939-1940 \u2013 Winter War \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/hyperwar\/UN\/USSR\/Sov_Finn-1939_Doctrine\/index.html\" >The Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 Getting the Doctrine Right, by Major Gregory J. Bozek \u2013 iBiblio.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwar.com\/War\" >The end of the Winter War \u2013 The Battles of the Winter War \u2013 WinterWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feldgrau.com\/wwar.html\" >The Finnish Winter War 1939-1940, by Juha Ilo \u2013 Feldgrau.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.secondworldwarhistory.com\/winter-war-soviet-invasion-of-finland.asp\" >The Winter War \u2013 The Soviet Invasion of Finland Timeline (November 1939-March 1940) \u2013 SecondWorldWarHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=30\" >The Winter War \u2013 30 Nov 1939-13 Nov 1940, by Morgan Bell \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Commercial_Agreement_%281940%29\" >German-Soviet Commercial Agreement (1940) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/login?auth=0&amp;type=summary&amp;url=\/journals\/journal_of_military_history\/v072\/72.3.reese.pdf\" >Lessons of the Winter War: A Study in the Military Effectiveness of the Red Army, 1939\u20131940, by Roger R. Reese \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Axis_talks\" >German-Soviet Axis talks \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x3v7nqh\" >[Download PDF] A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940 Read Online \u2013 DailyMotion.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Timelines of the Winter War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Winter_War\" >Timeline of the Winter War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe\/the-winter-war-1939\/timeline-of-event\/\" >Timeline of the Winter War \u2013 History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_occupation_of_the_Baltic_states\" >Timeline of the occupation of the Baltic States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_News_Roundup\" >World News Roundup<\/a><\/em> is broadcast for the first time on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS_Radio\" >CBS Radio<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\" >Great Depression<\/a>: Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> mandates a &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_holiday\" >bank holiday<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Bank Holiday:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.federalreservehistory.org\/Events\/DetailView\/22\" >Bank Holiday of 1933 \u2013 FederalReserveHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.federalreservehistory.org\/Events\/DetailView\/23\" >Emergency Banking Act of 1933 \u2013 March 9, 1933 \u2013 by Stephen Greene, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Lou \u2013 FederalReserveHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Banking_Act#Summary\" >Summary \u2013 Emergency Banking Act \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/research.archives.gov\/id\/299829\" >Banking Act (=Act of March 9, 1933 (Emergency Banking Relief Act), Public Law 73-1, 48 STAT 1.) \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/49a.asp\" >A Bank Holiday \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/depress\/bank_crisis_1933.shtml\" >The Banking Crisis of 1933: Seattle\u2019s Survival during the Great Depression Bank Closures, by Drew Powers \u2013 THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN WASHINGTON STATE \u2013 Washington.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/delmardustpan.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/1933-bank-holiday.html\" >The 1933 Bank Holiday \u2013 Thursday, March 6, 2008 \u2013 Delmar DustPan \u2013 DelmarDustPan.Blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonfed.org\/about\/pubs\/closed.pdf\" >Closed for the Holiday \u2013 THE BANK HOLIDAY OF 1933 \u2013 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston \u2013 BostonFed.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhistoryusa.com\/1933-banking-crisis-detroit-collapse-roosevelt-bank-holiday\/\" >The 1933 Banking Crisis \u2013 from Detroit\u2019s Collapse to Roosevelt\u2019s Bank Holiday, by Dan Bryan \u2013 September 30, 2012 \u2013 American History USA \u2013 AmericanHistoryUSA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/epr\/09v15n1\/0907silb.html\" >Why Did FDR\u2019s Bank Holiday Succeed? \u2013 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK \u2013 NewYorkFed.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Banking-Holiday-1933-Regulations-Department\/dp\/1288369336\" >Book: <em>Banking Holiday of 1933: March 1933 Regulations from the U.S. Treasury Department<\/em>, by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis \u2013 published by BibiloGov \u2013 Nov.29, 2012 \u2013 ISBN-10: 1288369336 \u2013 ISBN-13: 978-1288369331<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Great Depression (1929-1939):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/great-depression\" >THE GREAT DEPRESSION \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Great-Depression\" >Great Depression \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/depression\/about.htm\" >About the Great Depression \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Enc\/GreatDepression.html\" >Great Depression, by Gene Smiley \u2013 Library of Economics and Liberty<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/grossdomesticproduct\/p\/1929_Depression.htm\" >The Great Depression of 1929 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/teachinger\/glossary\/great-depression.cfm\" >The Great Depression (1929-1939) \u2013 Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt Glossary \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/dep1929.htm\" >The Great Depression of the 1930s and Its Origins \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/the-great-depression-the-wall-street-crash-of-1929-and-other-causes.html\" >The Great Depression: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Other Causes \u2013 Study.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1930\u00a0 <\/strong>The news of the discovery of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pluto\" >Pluto<\/a> is telegraphed to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_College_Observatory\" >Harvard College Observatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1921\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongolia\" >Mongolia<\/a> is proclaimed an independent monarchy, ruled by Russian military officer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_von_Ungern-Sternberg\" >Roman von Ungern-Sternberg<\/a> as a dictator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Mongolia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mongolia\" >History of Mongolia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/mongolia\/3.htm\" >MONGLIA \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac95\" >HISTORY OF MONGOLIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.howstuffworks.com\/asian-history\/history-of-mongolia.htm\" >History of Mongolia \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historyofmongolia.com\/1921.html\" >History of Mongolia \u2013 HistoryOfMongolia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Mongolian_history\" >Timeline of Mongolian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ancienthistory.about.com\/od\/timelines\/a\/Mongoliatime.htm\" >Mongolia Timeline \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-15466133\" >Mongolia profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Mongolia:<\/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\/mg.html\" >Mongolia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Mongolia\" >Mongolia \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mongolia\" >Mongolia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mongolia.html\" >Mongolia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/mongolia.htm\" >Mongolia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-15460525\" >Mongolia country profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Mongolia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Mongolia\" >Foreign relations of Mongolia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photius.com\/countries\/mongolia\/government\/mongolia_government_foreign_relations.html\" >Mongolia \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 PHOTIUS.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/mongolia\/forrel.htm\" >Mongolia \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbuy.com\/reference\/country\/backgrounds.html?code=mg&amp;sec=backforeignrelations\" >Backgrounds: Mongolia Foreign Relations \u2013 NCBuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/mongolia\/ri241\" >Mongolia \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Mongolia and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/mongolia\/\" >Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/mongolia_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Mongolia in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Mongolia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Mongolia\" >Economy of Mongolia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/mongolia\/economy\" >Mongolia: Economy \u2013 Asian Development Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/mongolia\" >Mongolia \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATAION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mongolia\" >Mongolia \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/\" >Mongolia \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kapp_Putsch\" >Kapp Putsch<\/a> briefly ousts the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weimar_Republic\" >Weimar Republic<\/a> government from Berlin.<\/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>: British forces occupy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloemfontein\" >Bloemfontein<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_Free_State\" >Orange Free State<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Bloemfontein:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloemfontein#Second_Anglo-Boer_War.2FSouth_African_War\" >Second Anglo-Boer War\/South African War \u2013 Bloemfontein &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/places\/bloemfontein\" >Bloemfontein \u2013 SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/south-africa\/free-state\/bloemfontein\" >Bloemfontein \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.footprinttravelguides.com\/africa-middle-east\/south-africa\/free-state\/bloemfontein\/history-of-bloemfontein\/\" >History of Bloemfontein in South Africa \u2013 FootPrintTravelGuides.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloemfonteinguide.co.za\/about-bloemfontein\/history\/\" >Timeline of the History of Bloemfontein, South Africa \u2013 BloemfonteinGuide.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/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;\"><em><strong>First Boer War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Boer_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 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;\"><em><strong>Orange Free State (1854-1902):<\/strong><\/em><\/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 \u2013 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 \u201cVrystaatse Volkslied\u201d \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;\"><em><strong>Britain\u2019s Invasion of the Orange Free State of 1900:<\/strong><\/em><\/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>1884\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Khartoum\" >Siege of Khartoum<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudan\" >Sudan<\/a> begins, ending on January 26, 1885.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Siege of Khartoum:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Khartoum#Background\" >Background \u2013 Siege of Khartoum \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/warsofthebritishempire\/p\/Mahdist-War-Siege-Of-Khartoum.htm\" >Mahdist War: Siege of Khartoum \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Siege-of-Khartoum\" >Siege of Khartoum \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.thetablet.co.uk\/article\/4th-october-1884\/5\/the-siege-of-khartoum-t-he-antagonistic-feelings-o\" >THE SIEGE OF KHARTOUM \u2013 THE TABLET &#8211; Archive.TheTablet.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1881\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_II_of_Russia\" >Alexander II of Russia<\/a> is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him. (Gregorian date: it was March 1 in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_calendar\" >Julian calendar<\/a> then in use in Russia.)<\/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\/march_7\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/march_7<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to_march_13; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/events\/march\/7\" >http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/events\/march\/7<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to march\/13; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/march_7.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/march_7.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to march_13.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 \u201cpeace\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mar 7-13 QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cOur thoughts create our reality \u2013 where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.\u201d \u2013 Peter McWilliams<\/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-70443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70443","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=70443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}