{"id":71497,"date":"2016-04-04T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T11:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=71497"},"modified":"2016-04-04T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T11:02:36","slug":"this-week-in-history-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/04\/this-week-in-history-70\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-62806\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62806 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"TWH logo history\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Apr 4-10<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/quotes\/h\/hjacksonb384402.html?src=t_love\" >\u201c<em>Love is when the other person&#8217;s happiness is more important than your own<\/em>.\u201d<\/a> \u2013 H. Jackson Brown Jr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>APRIL 04<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>More than 70 people are killed in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Thane_building_collapse\" >building collapse<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thane\" >Thane<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" >India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" >Angolan<\/a> government and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNITA\" >UNITA<\/a> rebels sign a peace treaty ending the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angolan_Civil_War\" >Angolan Civil War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Angolan Civil War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angolan_Civil_War#UNITA\" >UNITA \u2013 Outline of main combatants \u2013 Angolan Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNITA#Independence_and_civil_war\" >Independence and civil war \u2013 UNITA \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/article\/angolan-civil-war-1975-2002-brief-history\" >The Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History \u2013 SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Angola:<\/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\/ao.html\" >Angola \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Angola\" >Angola \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Angola\" >Angola \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/angola.html\" >Angola \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/angola\/\" >Angola \u2013 All Africa \u2013 AllAfrica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/Angola_news\" >News from Angola \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13036732\" >Angola country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Angola:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Angola\" >Foreign relations of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/angola\/forrel.htm\" >Angola \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/angola\/ri169\" >Angola \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola%E2%80%93Portugal_relations\" >Angola-Portugal relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Angola-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/6619.htm\" >US Relations with Angola \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/repository.library.georgetown.edu\/handle\/10822\/552695\" >US foreign policy in Angola \u2013 The Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive \u2013 Georgetown.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/angola.org\/\" >Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Washington D C<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Angola and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/angola\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mission-angola.ch\/english\/\" >Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Angola:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Angola\" >History of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/angola\/\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad33\" >HISTORY OF ANGOLA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/angola\/history\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/angola-history.html\" >Angola \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/angola\/p\/AngolaHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Angola \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonial_history_of_Angola\" >Colonial history of Angola \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/angola\/history-politics\" >History &amp; Politics \u2013 Angola \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780821443040?auth=0\" >\u201c<strong>Intonations<\/strong> tells the story of how Angola\u2019s urban residents in the late colonial period (roughly 1945-74) used music to talk back to their colonial oppressors and, more importantly, to define what it meant to be Angolan and what they hoped to gain from independence. Author Marissa J. Moorman presents a social and cultural history of the relationship between Angolan culture and politics.\u201d <strong>Intonations<\/strong>, by Marissa J. Moorman, published by Ohio University Press, 2008 \u2013 JHU.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/africa\/angola\/aotimeln.htm\" >Angola Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/angola\/l\/Bl-Angola-Timeline.htm\" >Angola Timeline \u2014 Prehistory to Present Day \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13037271\" >Angola profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comet_Hyakutake\" >Comet Hyakutake<\/a> is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Near_Earth_Asteroid_Rendezvous\" >Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Andreessen\" >Marc Andreessen<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_H._Clark\" >Jim Clark<\/a> found <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netscape_Communications_Corporation\" >Netscape Communications Corporation<\/a> under the name <em>Mosaic Communications Corporation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Reagan\" >Ronald Reagan<\/a> calls for an international ban on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_weapon\" >chemical weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>International Ban of Chemical Weapons:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/demil\/history.htm\" >History of the US Chemical Weapons Elimination \u2013 Chemical Weapons Elimination \u2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 CDC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/100000002455598\/a-century-of-chemical-weapons.html\" >A Century of Chemical Weapons \u2013 Video (2 min. 54 sec.) \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toxipedia.org\/display\/toxipedia\/Chemical+Weapons\" >Chemical Weapons \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emedicinehealth.com\/chemical_warfare\/article_em.htm\" >Chemical Warfare \u2013 eMedicinHealth.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/disarmament\/WMD\/Chemical\/\" >CHEMICAL WEAPONS \u2013 UNODA \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/cw\/intro.htm\" >Introduction to Chemical Weapons \u2013 FAS.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2013\/08\/syria-chemical-weapons-explainer\" >Are Chemical Weapons Reason Enough to Go to War? , by Dana Liebelson \u2013 Fri. Aug 30, 2013 \u2013 MotherJones.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_weapon#Modern_agreements\" >Modern agreements \u2013 Chemical weapon \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icrc.org\/en\/war-and-law\/weapons\/chemical-biological-weapons\" >Chemical and biological weapons \u2013 ICRC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/chemical_and_biological_weapons\/\" >Chemical and Biological Weapons \u2013 Martin Calhoun \u2013 December 1, 1996 \u2013 Foreign Policy In Focus \u2013 FPIF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opcw.org\/chemical-weapons-convention\/\" >CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION \u2013 ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS \u2013 OPCW.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/facingteargas.org\/bp\/35\/chemical-weapons-convention\" >CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTOIN \u2013 The ban against Chemical weapons in war \u2013 FacingTearsGas.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/arms-armes\/chemical-chimique.aspx?lang=eng\" >Chemical Weapons \u2013 Global Affairs Canada \u2013 International.gc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/articles\/middle-east\/7344-chemical-weapons-in-international-law\" >Chemical weapons in international law, by Nabil al-Sahli \u2013 12 September 2013 \u2013 MiddleEastMonitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>Space Shuttle <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger\" >Challenger<\/a><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-6\" >makes its maiden voyage<\/a> into space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force\" >Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force<\/a> mounts an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attack_on_H3\" >attack on H-3 Airbase<\/a> and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto\" >Zulfikar Ali Bhutto<\/a> of Pakistan is executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976 <\/strong>Prince <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norodom_Sihanouk\" >Norodom Sihanouk<\/a> resigns as leader of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\" >Cambodia<\/a> and is placed under house arrest.<\/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\/Operation_Babylift\" >Operation Babylift<\/a>: A United States Air Force <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy\" >Lockheed C-5A Galaxy<\/a> transporting orphans, crashes near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saigon\" >Saigon<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a> shortly after takeoff killing 172 people.<\/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=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War#Exit_of_the_Americans:_1973.E2.80.9375\" >Exit of the Americans: 1973-75 \u2013 Vietnam War &#8211; 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:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/vietnamwar.htm\" >About the Vietnam War (1960-1975) \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft\" >Microsoft<\/a> is founded as a partnership between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Gates\" >Bill Gates<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Allen\" >Paul Allen<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico\" >Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Microsoft and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Microsoft\" >History of Microsoft \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/misc\/features\/features_flshbk.htm\" >A Brief History of Microsoft on the Web \u2013 Microsoft.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/inventors.about.com\/od\/CorporateProfiles\/p\/Microsoft-History.htm\" >Microsoft \u2013 History of a Computing Giant \u2013 About money \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/series\/history\" >The History of Microsoft \u2013 Videos \u2013 MSDN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.piesoftwareinc.co.uk\/textonly\/microsoft.html\" >The History of Microsoft \u2013 PieSoftwareInc.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techbitnbyte.com\/the-brief-history-of-microsoft\/\" >The History of Microsoft \u2013 TechBitNByte.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brighthub.com\/computing\/windows-platform\/articles\/45030.aspx\" >An Overview of Microsoft and the History of Windows \u2013 BrightHub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/facts-about-microsoft\/#sm.00000vleghjoc4elutvupyvycwdl9\" >Facts About Microsoft \u2013 Micorsoft.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/Mappoint\/en-us\/history.aspx\" >Map Point \u2013 Microsoft.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thocp.net\/companies\/microsoft\/microsoft_company.htm\" >Microsoft Company 15 September 1975 \u2013 THOCP.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/History\/The-History-of-Microsoft-1975\" >The History of Microsoft 1975 \u2013 MSDN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studymode.com\/essays\/History-Of-Microsoft-37198.html\" >History of Microsoft \u2013 StudyMode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L7qB9DRahIs\" >History of Microsoft &#8211; 1986 \u2013 YouTube video (4 min. 28 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter\" >Lockheed C-141 Starlifter<\/a>, dubbed the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanoi_Taxi\" >Hanoi Taxi<\/a><\/em>, makes the last flight of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Homecoming\" >Operation Homecoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Center_%281973-2001%29\" >World Trade Center<\/a> in New York is officially dedicated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>World Trade Center and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-trade-center\" >WORLD TRADE CENTER \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/manhattan.about.com\/od\/september11th2001\/a\/worldtradecente.htm\" >World Trade Center: Twin Towers History \u2013 About travel \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wtc.com\/about\/history\" >WORLD TRADE CENTER: TIMELINE OF HISTORY \u2013 WTC.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.panynj.gov\/wtcprogress\/history-wtc.html\" >History of the World Trade Center \u2013 PANYNJ.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.911memorial.org\/world-trade-center-history\" >The World Trade Center History \u2013 911Memorial.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/civenv\/wtc\/PDFfiles\/Chapter%20I%20History.pdf\" >A brief history of the World Trade Center Towers, by John E Fernandez \u2013 MIT.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denton_Cooley\" >Denton Cooley<\/a> implants the first temporary <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artificial_heart\" >artificial heart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_program\" >Apollo program<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_6\" >Apollo 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Earl_Ray\" >James Earl Ray<\/a> at a motel in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memphis,_Tennessee\" >Memphis, Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination\" >MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ASSASSINATION \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#Background\" >Background &#8211; Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/cs\/martinlutherking\/a\/mlkassass.htm\" >Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/cs\/martinlutherking\/a\/mlkassass_2.htm\" >Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated (Part 2), by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#Assassination_and_aftermath\" >Assassination and aftermath \u2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu\/encyclopedia\/encyclopedia\/enc_kings_assassination_4_april_1968\/\" >Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968) \u2013 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE GLOBAL FREEDOM STRUGGLE \u2013 Standford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryferrell.org\/pages\/Martin_Luther_King_Assassination.html\" >The Martin Luther King Assassination \u2013 MARY FERRELL FOUNDATION \u2013 MaryFerrell.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/jfk\/select-committee-report\/part-2a.html\" >Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives &#8211; A. James Earl Ray Fired One Shot at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Shot Killed Dr. King \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/mlk1.html\" >King Assassination Conspiracy Theories \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/headlines\/2013\/04\/the-murder-of-martin-luther-king-jr\/\" >The Murder of Martin Luther King Jr., by Kate Bubacz \u2013 April 4, 2013 \u2013 ABCNew.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3749091\/mlk-assassination-photograph\/\" >The Photograph That Captured the Horror of MLK\u2019s Assassination, by Eliza Berman \u2013 April 3, 2015 \u2013 LIFE &#8211; TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/martin-luther-king-jr\" >Martin Luther King, Jr. \u2013 Related Articles \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.\" >Martin Luther King Jr.<\/a> delivers his &#8220;Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence&#8221; speech in New York City&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riverside_Church\" >Riverside Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Speech of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Riverside Church, New York, April 4, 1967:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/views04\/0115-13.htm\" >Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence \u2013 Transcript \u2013 CommonDreams.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Qf6x9_MLD0\" >YouTube Audio recording (53 min. 46 sec.) \u2013 MLK: Beyond Vietnam \u2013 A Time to Break Silence (Full)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.papercamp.com\/essay\/11679\/Summary-And-Thoughts-On-Mlk-s-Beyond\" >Summary and Thoughts of MLK\u2019s \u2018Beyond Vietnam\u2019 \u2013 PaperCamp.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<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>The first model of the new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saab_Viggen\" >Saab Viggen<\/a> fighter aircraft is unveiled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beatles\" >The Beatles<\/a> occupy the top five positions on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_Hot_100\" ><em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100<\/a> pop chart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>France agrees to grant independence to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali_Federation\" >Mali Federation<\/a>, a union of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" >Senegal<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Sudan\" >French Sudan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>French Sudan:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_West_Africa\" >French West Africa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Sudan#Colonial_establishment\" >\u201c<em>French Sudan originally formed as a set of military outposts as an extension of the French colony in Senegal<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Colonial establishment \u2013 French Sudan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/french-sudan.html\" >French Sudan \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>French Sudan, Independent as \u201cMali\u201d:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crname=Mali\" >Mali \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mali\" >Mali \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa.com\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 Africa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/mali\/\" >Exploring Mali \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13881370\" >Mali country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mali\" >History of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Mali-HISTORY.html\" >Mali \u2013 History \u2013 Nations Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa26\" >HISTORY OF MALI \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/mali\/p\/MaliHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Mali \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/mali\/history\" >Mali \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mali-historical-empire-Africa\" >Mali \u2013 historical empire, Africa \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/gah\/mali-empire-ca-1200\" >Mali Empire (ca. 1200 \u2013 ) \u2013 BlackPast.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/mali\/history-politics\" >Mali \u2013 History &amp; Politics \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/mali\/mali-conflict-three-things-know\/p29824\" >Mali Conflict: Three Things to Know \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13881978\" >Mali profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mali\" >Mali \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa.com\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 Africa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/mali\/\" >Exploring Mali \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13881370\" >Mali country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Mali\" >Foreign relations of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2828.htm\" >US Relations with Mali \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/mali\/ri196\" >Mali \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/mali\/index_en.htm\" >EU Relations with Mali \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/english\/features\/focac\/183436.htm\" >Mali and China \u2013 China.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Mali \u2013 Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/sid_FCDD90907B2F4172D17553BAC313F95F\/EN\/Aussenpolitik\/Laender\/Laenderinfos\/01-Nodes\/Mali_node.html\" >Mali and Germany \u2013 Federal Foreign Office of Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Mali and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/mali\/\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mali to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/%28httpPermanentMissions_en%29\/5C326E8AD68E3269C1256F4100451FEC?OpenDocument\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mali to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncsp.undp.org\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) \u2013 UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/AFRICARegion\/Pages\/MLIndex.aspx\" >Mali \u2013 UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/childrenandarmedconflict.un.org\/countries\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>US \u2013 Mali Military Relations\/Cooperation:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/18\/us-mali-rebels-us-idUSBRE91H0Q620130218\" >US could resume direct Mali military aid if elections successful, by Pascal Fletcher \u2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/will-the-u-s-go-back-to-training-malis-military-20130816\" >Will US Go Back to Training Mali\u2019s Military? , by John Knefel, \u2013 August 16, 2013 \u2013 RollingStone.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bridgesfrombamako.com\/2014\/04\/21\/how-us-military-assistance-failed\/\" >How US military assistance failed in Mali \u2013 April 21, 2014 \u2013 Bridges from Bamaka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_of_Mali\" >Military of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Mali\" >Economy of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/mali-economy.html\" >Mali \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Mali-ECONOMY.html\" >Mali \u2013 Economy \u2013 Nations Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/mali\/economy-industry\" >Mali \u2013 Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africaneconomicoutlook.org\/en\/country-notes\/west-africa\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 African Economic Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mali\/overview\" >Mali \u2013 Country Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Senegal\" >History of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac64\" >HISTORY OF SENEGAL \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/senegal\/history-politics\" >Senegal \u2013 History &amp; Politics \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/senegal\/history\" >Senegal \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/senegal\/\" >Senegal \u2013 History \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/senegal-country-africa-history.html\" >Senegal \u2013 History- Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14093813\" >Senegal profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/node\/257.html\" >Senegal \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/senegal.html\" >Senegal \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/senegal.htm\" >Senegal \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Sa-Th\/Senegal.html\" >Culture of Senegal \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14093674\" >Senegal country profile \u2013 Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Senegal\" >Foreign relations of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographyiq.com\/countries\/sg\/Senegal_relations_summary.htm\" >Senegal \u2013 Foreign Relations (Notes) \u2013 Geography IQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/row\/R41369.pdf\" >Senegal: Background and the US Relations, by Alexis Arieff, Analyst of African Affairs \u2013 June 20, 2013 \u2013 Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Senegal and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/senegal\/content\/permanent-mission-republic-senegal-united-nations-0\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/%28httpPermanentMissions_en%29\/7185B89AA0755303C1256F4100452050?OpenDocument\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/AFRICARegion\/Pages\/SNIndex.aspx\" >Senegal \u2013 UN Office for High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncsp.undp.org\/country\/senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) \u2013 UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Senegal\" >Economy of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/senegal-country-africa-economy.html\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/senegal\/economy-industry\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/senegal\/overview\" >Senegal \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/senegal\/senegal-economic-outlook\/\" >Senegal Economy Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Senegal\" >Economy of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/senegal-country-africa-economy.html\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/senegal\/economy-industry\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/senegal\/overview\" >Senegal \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/senegal\/senegal-economic-outlook\/\" >Senegal Economy Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CND\" >CND<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_symbol\" >peace symbol<\/a> is displayed in public for the first time in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Peace Symbols:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3036540\/the-untold-story-of-the-peace-sign\" >The Untold Story of the Peace Symbol \u2013 FastCodeSign.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_symbols#The_peace_symbol\" >The peace symbol \u2013 Peace symbol \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.docspopuli.org\/articles\/PeaceSymbolArticle.html\" >The origin of the Peace Symbol \u2013 DocsPopuli.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1950s\/qt\/peacesymbol.htm\" >Peace Symbol \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.the-symbols.net\/guide\/peace\/\" >Peace Sign \u2013 The-Symbols.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/famous-symbols.com\/peace-symbol.html\" >Peace Symbol \u2013 history and meaning \u2013 Famous-Symbols.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnduk.org\/about\/item\/437\" >The history of CND \u2013 CNDUK.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/sue-donnelly\/cnd-story-peace-movement\" >CND: The Story of Peace Movement \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Twelve nations sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Atlantic_Treaty\" >North Atlantic Treaty<\/a> creating the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >North Atlantic Treaty Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/\" >NATO \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/internationalorganizations\/p\/NATO.htm\" >What Is NATO? \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/north-atlantic-treaty-organization.html\" >North Atlantic Treaty Organization \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/twentiethcentury\/p\/prnato.htm\" >NATO \u2013 Background \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nato\/north-atlantic-treaty-organization-nato\/p28287\" >The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Member_states_of_NATO\" >Member states of NATO \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of NATO:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/history\/\" >A short history of NATO \u2013 NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact\" >FORMATION OF NATO AND WASAW PACT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/nato\" >North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) \u2013 Office of the HISTORIANS \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.navalhistory.org\/2012\/04\/04\/the-establishment-of-nato\" >The Establishment of NATO \u2013 Naval History Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/members.tripod.com\/more_tra\/1e_nato_txt.htm\" >NATO: History of NATO: Information about NAOT \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2008\/03\/31\/us-nato-summit-history-idUSL3151283520080331\" >Timeline of key events in NATO\u2019s 59 years of history \u2013 Monday, March 31, 2008 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Problems of NATO:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/125\/the-need-for-nato\" >The Need for NATO \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/world\/issues-facing-nato-its-60th-birthday\/p18637\" >Interview: Issues NATO Facing On Its 60<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 Interviewee: F. Stephen Larrabee, Distinguished Chair in European Security, RAND Corporation; Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org \u2013 February 26, 2009 \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalbeat\/nato\/GIU031599.html\" >NATO Expansion and the Problem of a NATO Strategy \u2013 Global Intelligence Update, Red Alert, March 15, 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/object.cato.org\/sites\/cato.org\/files\/serials\/files\/cato-handbook-policymakers\/2001\/9\/hb107-52.pdf\" >Problems with the new NATO \u2013 CATO.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nato.usmission.gov\/issues\/our_issues.html\" >OPERATIONS AND ISSUES \u2013 UNITED STATES MISSION TO NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/the_costs_and_dangers_of_nato_expansion\/\" >The Costs and Danger of NATO Expansion \u2013 FPIF.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/world-against-russia-can-nato-solve-putin-problem-n195106\" >World Against Russia: Can NATO Solve the Putin Problem? \u2013 NBCNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democratichub.com\/nato.aspx?o=pv\" >NATO \u2013 DemocraticHub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/1952-10-01\/natos-growing-pains\" >Nato\u2019s Growing Pains, by Charles M. Spofford \u2013 October 1952 Issue \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1784206\" >Military-Political Strategy of NATO and Security Issues in the Middle East \u2013 March 12, 2011 \u2013 Social Science Research Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/jha\/archives\/103\" >\u201c<em>To cite but one example, NATO air support for UN troops in Bosnia took place under the general authorisation by security council resolutions and under the case-to-case authorisation provided for by the dual-key command structure where both UN and NATO officials had to agree on particular air raids<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Politics of Humanitarian Intervention \u2013 The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/united-states-to-nato-ditch-the-cold-war-playbook\/2015\/06\/21\/57f4a93c-5c96-47af-9b59-817c05a0b597_story.html\" >United States to NATO: Ditch the \u2018Cold War playbook\u2019 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The United States and NATO:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usanato.army.mil\/\" >Connect with our NATO missions \u2013 US ARMY NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/amgov\/30145\/publications-english\/The%20United%20States%20and%20NATO_150.pdf\" >The United States and NATO \u2013 Embassy of the United States of America \u2013 REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2014\/08\/01\/the-united-states-nato-and-the-destruction-of-libya\/\" >The United States, NATO and the Destruction of Libya, by Horace G. Campbell \u2013 August 1, 2014 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2013\/04\/23\/has-nato-outlived-its-usefulness\/time-for-the-united-states-to-leave-nato\" >Time for the United States to Leave NATO, by Andrew J. Bacevich \u2013 September 16, 2013 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/english\/other\/employee-of-international-organization-nato\/renewing-a-g-nato-visas-in-u-s.html\" >Renewing A, G, and NATO visas in the United States \u2013 US Visas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/cbofiles\/ftpdocs\/113xx\/doc11338\/1981_04_nato.pdf\" >COSTS AND BENEFITS TO THE UNITED STATES OF THE NATO INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps?cat=nato%20base\" >NATO Bases in the United States \u2013 MapQuest.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Soviet troops liberate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungary\" >Hungary<\/a> from German occupation and occupy the country itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Liberation of Hungary in April 1945:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Budapest#Aftermath\" >Aftermath \u2013 Siege of Budapest \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005458\" >HUNGARY AFTER THE GERMAN OCCUPATION \u2013 USHMM.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/motherearthtravel.com\/history\/hungary\/history-10.htm\" >POST-WAR HUNGARY \u2013 History of Hungary \u2013 MotherEarthTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/a-13-2004-01-18voa20-66901842\/262370.html\" >Hungary Honors Soviet Liberation of Jewish Ghetto \u2013 Voice of America \u2013 VOANews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: American troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kassel_%281945%29\" >capture Kassel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: American troops liberate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ohrdruf_forced_labor_camp\" >Ohrdruf forced labor camp<\/a> in Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Bucharest_in_World_War_II\" >First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces<\/a> kills 3000 civilians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faisal_II_of_Iraq\" >Faisal II<\/a> becomes King of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1930\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_Panama\" >Communist Party of Panama<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Communist Party of Panama:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People\" s_Party_of_Panama\">People\u2019s Party of Panama \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/panama\/56.htm\" >Political Parties \u2013 Panama \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Panama:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/panama.htm\" >Political and Economic History of Panama \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Panama\" >History of Panama \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historycentral.com\/nationbynation\/Panama\/History1.html\" >Panama History \u2013 HistoryCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab28\" >HISTORY OF PANAMA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caribbean-panama-real-estate.com\/panama-history.php\" >History Of Panama \u2013 Caribbean and Panama<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/panama\/history\" >Panama \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/panama\/\" >HISTORY \u2013 Panama \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/panama\" >A Guide to the United States\u2019 History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Panama \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19889251\" >Panama country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schutzstaffel\" >Schutzstaffel<\/a> (SS) is founded in Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>SS and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ideology_of_the_SS\" >Ideology of SS &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/ss\" >THE SS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyonthenet.com\/Nazi_Germany\/ss.htm\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 SchutzStaffel SS \u2013 HistoryOnTheNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/nazigermany\/schutzstaffel-the-ss\/\" >SCHUTZSTAFFEL \u2013 THE SS \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1913\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Balkan_War\" >First Balkan War<\/a>: Greek aviator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanouil_Argyropoulos\" >Emmanouil Argyropoulos<\/a> becomes the first pilot to die in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hellenic_Air_Force\" >Hellenic Air Force<\/a> when his plane crashes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>First Balkan War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/EastEurope\/FirstBalkan.html\" >The First Balkan War 1912-1913 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.balkanhistory.com\/balkan_war_1912.htm\" >\u201c<em>In Macedonia, the Serbian army defeated the Turks at Kumanovo that enabled it to join forces with the Montenegrins and enter Skopje. Meanwhile, the Greeks occupied Salonika and advanced on Io\u00e1nnina. In Albania, the Montenegrins besieged Shkod\u00ebr, and the Serbs entered Durr\u00ebs<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The First Balkan War \u2013 Balkan Military History<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hellenicaworld.com\/Greece\/History\/en\/FirstBalkanWar.html\" >First Balkan War \u2013 HellenicaWorld.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/media\/photo\/first-balkan-war-1912\" >First Balkan War 1912 \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tc-america.org\/resource-center\/tca-fact-sheet-the-first-balkan-war-571.htm\" >TCA Fact Sheet: The 1912-1913 Balkan Wars \u2013 Turkish Coalition of America \u2013 TC-America.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Balkan Wars:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.balkanhistory.com\/balkan_war_1912.htm\" >Balkan Military History \u2013 BalkanHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balkan_Wars\" >Balkan Wars \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Balkan-Wars\" >Balkan Wars \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/balkan-wars.html\" >Balkan Wars \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>In India, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1905_Kangra_earthquake\" >an earthquake<\/a> hits the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kangra_Valley\" >Kangra Valley<\/a>, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kangra,_Himachal_Pradesh\" >Kangra<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McLeod_Ganj\" >McLeod Ganj<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dharamsala\" >Dharamsala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1887\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argonia,_Kansas\" >Argonia, Kansas<\/a> elects <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susanna_M._Salter\" >Susanna M. Salter<\/a> as the first female mayor in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1873\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Kennel_Club\" >The Kennel Club<\/a> is founded, the oldest and first official registry of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purebred\" >purebred<\/a> dogs in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_II_of_Russia\" >Alexander II of Russia<\/a> narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dmitry_Karakozov\" >Dmitry Karakozov<\/a> in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Petersburg\" >Saint Petersburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1814\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon\" >Napoleon<\/a> abdicates for the first time and names his son <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon_II\" >Napoleon II<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emperor_of_the_French\" >Emperor of the French<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1812\u00a0 <\/strong>United States President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Madison\" >James Madison<\/a> enacts a ninety-day <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embargo\" >embargo<\/a> on trade with the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1796\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georges_Cuvier\" >Georges Cuvier<\/a> delivers his first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paleontology\" >paleontological<\/a> lecture at \u00c9cole Centrale du Pantheon of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Museum_of_Natural_History_%28France%29\" >National Museum of Natural History<\/a> on living and fossil remains of elephants and related species, founding the science of Paleontology.<\/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>APRIL 05<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korea<\/a> launches its controversial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-2\" >Kwangmy\u014fngs\u014fng-2<\/a> rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Security_Council\" >United Nations Security Council<\/a>, as well as participating states of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six-party_talks\" >Six-party talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong>Two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Libya_under_Muammar_Gaddafi\" >Libyans<\/a> suspected of bringing down <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_Am_Flight_103\" >Pan Am Flight 103<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1988\" >1988<\/a> are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>In Japan, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akashi_Kaiky%C5%8D_Bridge\" >Akashi Kaiky\u014d Bridge<\/a> linking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Awaji_Island\" >Awaji Island<\/a> with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honsh%C5%AB\" >Honsh\u016b<\/a> and costing about $3.8 billion <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_dollar\" >USD<\/a>, opens to traffic, becoming the largest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suspension_bridge\" >suspension bridge<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong>American musician <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Kurt_Cobain\" >Kurt Cobain commits suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Sarajevo\" >Siege of Sarajevo<\/a> begins when <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbs\" >Serb<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramilitary\" >paramilitaries<\/a> murder peace protesters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suada_Dilberovi%C4%87\" >Suada Dilberovi\u0107<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olga_Su%C4%8Di%C4%87\" >Olga Su\u010di\u0107<\/a> on the Vrbanja Bridge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alberto_Fujimori\" >Alberto Fujimori<\/a>, president of Peru, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_Peruvian_constitutional_crisis\" >dissolves the Peruvian congress<\/a> by military force.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1991\/april_5_1991_164896.html\" >US begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kurd Refugees of 1991:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991_uprisings_in_Iraq\" >1991 uprisings in Iraq \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/anthonysuau.photoshelter.com\/image\/I00006iq490nGD3g\" >Kurdish Refugees 1991 \u2013 ANTHONY SUAU \u2013 AnthonySuau.PhotoShelter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1991\/IRAQ913.htm\" >Whatever Happened to the Iraqi Kurds? \u2013 March 11, 1991 \u2013 HWR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.baltimoresun.com\/keyword\/kurdish-refugees\" >Kurdish Refugees \u2013 Kurdish refugees wary of returning \u2013 April 25, 1991 \u2013 BaltimoreSun.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1991\/04\/13\/world\/after-the-war-kurdish-refugees-from-88-exodus-still-languishing-in-turkish-camps.html\" >AFTER THE WAR; Kurdish Refugees From &#8217;88 Exodus Still Languishing in Turkish Camps, by Clyde Haberman \u2013 April 13, 1991 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LQeGHYqxzPA\" >YouTube video (0 min. 13 sec.): Turkish soldiers beating Kurdish refugees in 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines\" >ASA<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EMB_120\" >EMB 120<\/a> crashes in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brunswick,_Georgia\" >Brunswick, Georgia<\/a>, killing all 23 aboard including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Tower\" >Sen. John Tower<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonny_Carter\" >Astronaut Sonny Carter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong>Three people are killed in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing\" >bombing of the La Belle discotheque<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Berlin\" >West Berlin<\/a>, Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>In the People&#8217;s Republic of China, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_Fifth_Movement\" >April Fifth Movement<\/a> leads to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiananmen_Incident\" >Tiananmen Incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>In Sri Lanka, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna\" >Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna<\/a> (JVP) launches a revolt against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_%28Sri_Lanka%29\" >United Front<\/a> government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike\" >Sirimavo Bandaranaike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>JVP\u2019s Insurrection of 1971:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_JVP_Insurrection\" >1971 JVP Insurrection \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna#After_the_1971_uprising\" >After the 1971 uprising \u2013 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/cgi-bin\/query\/r-13272.html\" >Sri Lanka \u2013 The Janatha Vimkthi Peramuna \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tamilnation.co\/tamileelam\/democracy\/88jvp.htm\" >DEMOCRACY CONTINUES, SRI LANKA STYLE\u2026- The Jnatha Vimukthi Peramuna \u2013 Library of Congress Country Studies \u2013 October 1988 &#8211; TamilNation.co<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka#JVP_insurrections\" >JVP insurrections &#8211; Terrorism in Sri Lanka &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: Massive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opposition_to_United_States_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >antiwar demonstrations<\/a> occur in many US cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1969:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1969_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1969 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1969.html\" >The Bitter End: 1969-1975 \u2013 The Vietnam War \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/timeline\/index3.html\" >The Battlefield Timeline: 1969 \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-history\" >VIETNAM WAR HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Anti-Viet Nam War Movement or Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opposition_to_United_States_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-protests\" >VIET NAM WAR PROTESTS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protests_against_the_Vietnam_War\" >Protests against the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/media\/photo\/vietnam-war-protest-1967\" >Vietnam War Protest 1967 \u2013 New Zealand History \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/antiwar.html\" >The Anti-War Movement in the United States, by Mark Barringer \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/1stbn4thmarines.net\/operations\/vietnam\/page_13.htm\" >\u201c<em>Opposition to the Vietnam War tended to unite groups opposed to U.S. anti-communism, <\/em>imperialism <em>and <\/em>colonialism <em>and , for those involved with the <\/em>New Left <em>such as the <\/em>Catholic Worker Movement<em>, capitalism itself<\/em>.\u00a0\u201d \u2013 Opposition to the Viet Nam War: 1962-1975<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libcom.org\/history\/vietnam-gi-resistance\" >1961-1975: GI resistance in the Viet Nam War \u2013 Libcom.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/twodays\/peopleevents\/e_antiwar.html\" >Student Antiwar Protests and the Backlash \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.berkeley.edu\/MRC\/pacificaviet.html\" >The Pacifica Radio\/UC Berkeley \u2013 Social Activism Sound Recording Project \u2013 Anti-Viet Nam War Protests in San Francisco Bay Area &amp; Beyond \u2013 Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/turningpoints\/tp-040\/?action=more_essay\" >Viet Nam and Opposition at Home \u2013 Wisconsin Historical Society \u2013 WisconsinHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/VNprotest.htm\" >Viet Nam Protest Movement \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripple_Rock\" >Ripple Rock<\/a>, an underwater threat to navigation in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seymour_Narrows\" >Seymour Narrows<\/a> in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ripple Rock:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=0cb_1301521547\" >Ripple Rock 1958 (Canada) &#8211; One of Top 10 biggest non-nuclear explosions ever \u2013 LiveLeak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ripple_Rock#Explosion\" >Explosion \u2013 Ripple Rock \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poetv.com\/video.php?vid=38281\" >Ripple Rock Explosion &#8211; 1958 \u2013 PoevTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eagleeyeadventures.com\/2011\/09\/ripple-rock-explosion-1958\/\" >Ripple Rock explosion 1958 \u2013 posted September 4, 2011 \u2013 EagleEyeAdventures.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sitnews.us\/Kiffer\/RippleRock\/092305_ripple_rock.html\" >TAMING RIPPLE ROCK, by Dave Kiffer \u2013 September 23, 2005 \u2013 SITNews.us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong>In India, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_India\" >Communists<\/a> win the first elections in united <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerala\" >Kerala<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E._M._S._Namboodiripad\" >E. M. S. Namboodiripad<\/a> is sworn in as the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_Minister\" >Chief Minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\" >Sri Lanka<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna\" >Mahajana Eksath Peramuna<\/a> win the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_elections\" >general elections<\/a> in a landslide and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike\" >SWRD Bandaranaike<\/a> is sworn in as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Ceylon\" >Prime Minister of Ceylon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" >Fidel Castro<\/a> declares himself at war with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Cuba\" >Cuban President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fulgencio_Batista\" >Fulgencio Batista<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Fidel Castro:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/fidel-castro\" >FILDEL CASTRO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/castro\/timeline\/\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.school-for-champions.com\/speeches\/castro_un_1960.htm#.VfameZeufX4\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly: \u201cThe Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy\u201d \u2013 Part 1 of 4, by Ron Kurtus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/COLDcastroF.htm\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/biography\/var\/fidelcastro.html\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political Leader \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/mep\/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn-fidcas\" >\u201c<em>President of Cuba, communist revolutionary, and implacable foe of US foreign policy, Fidel Castro began his life on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba<\/em>.\u201d Fidel Castro \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/fidel-castro-9241487\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/fidel-castro-14.php\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 TheFamousPeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Fidel-Castro\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political leader of Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_life_of_Fidel_Castro\" >Early life of Fidel Castro \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/historyofthecaribbean\/p\/08fidelcastro.htm\" >Biography of Fidel Castro \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cuba.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19583447\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/americas\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >Foreign relations of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cuba\/ri327\" >Cuba \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CUBA \u2013 WORLD PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bwcentral.org\/2015\/03\/the-council-of-foreign-relations-and-cuba\/\" >THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATOINS OF CUBA \u2013 BWCentral.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Cuba and USSR\/Russia:<\/strong><\/em><\/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;\"><em><strong>Cuba and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Cuba-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/us-cuba.htm\" >United States-Cuba Relations \u2013 LatinAmericanStudies.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprof4\/p\/uscubaprofile.htm\" >The US-Cuban Relationship \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/diaz-verson.htm\" >WHEN CASTRO BECAME A COMMUNIST: The Impact on US-Cuba Policy, by Salvador Diaz-Verson \u2013 Institute for US-Cuba Relations \u2013 Occasional Paper Series Volume 1, No.1, November 3, 1997<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/guidedhistory\/historians-craft\/manny-paula\/\" >John F Kennedy versus Fidel Castro in the Early 1960s \u2013 BU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hpu.edu\/CHSS\/History\/GraduateDegree\/MADMSTheses\/files\/Ann_Marie_Holmes.pdf\" >United States and Cuba: 1898-1958, by Ann-Marie Holmes \u2013 HPU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1891359,00.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF US-CUBA RELATIONS, by Clair Suddah \u2013 Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2009 \u2013 TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aneki.com\/comparison.php?country_1=United%20States&amp;country_2=Cuba\" >United States vs Cuba \u2013 Comparison \u2013 Aneki.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country-facts.findthedata.com\/compare\/1-18\/United-States-vs-Cuba\" >United States vs Cuba \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/janefranklin.info\/Cuba.htm\" >Cuba and the United States: A Chronical History, by Jane Fanklin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/us-cuba-relations\/\" >US Cuba Relations \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-12159943\" >Timeline: US-Cuba relations \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19576144\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Cuba\" >Culture of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubaheritage.com\/\" >CUBAN CULTURE, by CubaHeritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubaheritage.org\/default.asp?lID=1\" >Cuba Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Cuba\" >Economy of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/cuba\/economy.htm\" >Cuba\u2019s Economy \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-economy.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/cuba.htm\" >The Economic History and Economy of Cuba \u2013 Department of Economics \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/cuba\/indicators\" >Cuba | Economic Indications \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethel_and_Julius_Rosenberg\" >Ethel and Julius Rosenberg<\/a> are sentenced to death for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Espionage\" >spying<\/a> for the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong>Soviet troops leave the island of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bornholm\" >Bornholm<\/a>, Denmark after an 11-month occupation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslav<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josip_Broz_Tito\" >Josip Broz Tito<\/a> signs an agreement with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> to allow &#8220;temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Josip Broz Tito:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Josip-Broz-Tito\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/people\/tito-josip-broz-tito-dictatorship.html\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/josip-broz-tito\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 News Archive \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWtito.htm\" >Josip Broz (Tito) \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/people\/Josip-Broz-Tito\/6000000003452176081\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 GENi.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novaonline.nvcc.edu\/eli\/evans\/his135\/Events\/Tito80\/Tito80.html\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 NVCC.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/faculty.virginia.edu\/setear\/courses\/howweget\/tito.htm\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 Virginia.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/famouspeople\/a\/Tito-Josip-Broz.htm\" >Tito \u2013 Josip Broz, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/josip-broz-tito-4333.php\" >Josip Broz Tito \u2013 TheFamousPeople.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Yugoslavia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/yugo_his.htm\" >A brief History of Yugoslavia \u2013 ReligiousTorrelance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yugoslavia-history.html\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/thebalkansandturkey\/a\/Yugoslavia.htm\" >Yugoslavia, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/politicalgeography\/a\/fmryugoslavia.htm\" >The former Yugoslavia \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/didyouknow.org\/history\/yugoslavia\/\" >History of Yugoslavia \u2013 DidYouKnow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fcnl.org\/resources\/newsletter\/jul99\/a_brief_history_of_yugoslavia\/\" >A Brief History of Yugoslavia \u2013 Friends Commission on National Legislation \u2013 FCNL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kleisoura,_Kastoria\" >Kleisoura<\/a> are executed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Germans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mortsel\" >Mortsel<\/a>. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Navy\" >Imperial Japanese Navy<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Sunday_Raid\" >a carrier-based air attack on Colombo<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceylon\" >Ceylon<\/a> during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Ocean_raid\" >Indian Ocean raid<\/a>. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\" >Royal Navy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cruisers\" >cruisers<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Cornwall_%2856%29\" >HMS\u00a0<em>Cornwall<\/em><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Dorsetshire_%2840%29\" >HMS\u00a0<em>Dorsetshire<\/em><\/a> are sunk southwest of the island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a> signs two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_order\" >executive orders<\/a>: 6101 to establish the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian_Conservation_Corps\" >Civilian Conservation Corps<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_Order_6102\" >6102<\/a> &#8220;forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates&#8221; by U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion_of_Newfoundland\" >Dominion of Newfoundland<\/a>: Ten thousand rioters seize the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonial_Building\" >Colonial Building<\/a> leading to the end of self-government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>Alcohol <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prohibition\" >prohibition<\/a> in Finland ends. Alcohol sales begin in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alko\" >Alko<\/a> liquor stores.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company\" >Firestone Tire and Rubber Company<\/a> begins production of balloon-<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tire\" >tires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Birth_Control_League\" >American Birth Control League<\/a>, forerunner of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planned_Parenthood\" >Planned Parenthood<\/a>, is incorporated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1900\u00a0 <\/strong>Archaeologists in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knossos\" >Knossos<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crete\" >Crete<\/a>, discover a large cache of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clay_tablet\" >clay tablets<\/a> with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hieroglyph\" >hieroglyphic<\/a> writing in a script they call <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linear_B\" >Linear B<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Linear B:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linear_B#The_script\" >The script \u2013 Linear B \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientscripts.com\/linearb.html\" >Linear B \u2013 Quick Facts \u2013 AnicentScripts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientscripts.com\/lineara.html\" >Linear A \u2013 Quick Facts \u2013 AncientScripts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ancient.eu\/Linear_B_Script\/\" >Linear B Script \u2013 AncientHistory.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/greek-language.com\/LinearB.html\" >Linear B is the Earliest Form of Greek yet Discovered \u2013 GreekLanguage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chile<\/a> declares war on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" >Bolivia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\" >Peru<\/a>, starting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Pacific\" >War of the Pacific<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>War of the Pacific:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Pacific#Background\" >Background \u2013 War of the Pacific \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warofthepacific.com\/\" >War of the Pacific \u2013 WarOfthePacific.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/War-of-the-Pacific\" >War of the Pacific \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/chile\/15.htm\" >War of the Pacific \u2013 1879-83 \u2013 Chile \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia%E2%80%93Chile_relations#War_of_the_Pacific_.281879-1904.29\" >War of the Pacific (1879-1904) \u2013 Bolivia-Chile relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limaeasy.com\/lima-info\/lima-history-and-cultures\/the-war-of-the-pacific-1879-1883\" >The War of the Pacific (1879-1883) \u2013 LimaEasy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/pacific-war-the.html\" >Pacific, War of the \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gci275.com\/peru\/chile.shtml\" >War of the Pacific \u2013 Defeat \u2013 GCI275.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1847\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birkenhead_Park\" >Birkenhead Park<\/a>, the first civic public park in Britain, is opened in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birkenhead\" >Birkenhead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1818<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Maip%C3%BA\" >Battle of Maip\u00fa<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chile<\/a>&#8216;s independence movement, led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernardo_O%27Higgins\" >Bernardo O&#8217;Higgins<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn\" >Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn<\/a>, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence War of Chile:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_War_of_Independence#Background\" >Background &#8211; War of Independence &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chileantourismnetwork.net\/chile-info\/chilean-history\/chilean-independence\/\" >Chile \u2013 Independence (1810-1826) \u2013 Chilean Tourism Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordbibliographies.com\/view\/document\/obo-9780199766581\/obo-9780199766581-0153.xml\" >Chile\u2019s Struggle for Independence, by Julian Luis Ossa \u2013 OxfordBibligraphies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/chile\/8.htm\" >Chile \u2013 War of Independence, 1810-18 \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Chile#Independence_.281810.E2.80.931827.29\" >Independence (1810-1827) \u2013 History of Chile &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Maip\u00fa:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/latinamericaindependence\/a\/The-Battle-Of-Maipu10.htm\" >The Battle of Maipu \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Maip%C3%BA#Background\" >Background \u2013 Battle of Maip\u00fa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/balagan.info\/1817-18-chilean-project-phase-4-battle-of-maipo-5-apr-1818\" >1817-18 Chilean Project: Phase 4 Battle of Maipo 5 Apr 1818, by Steven Thomas on 24 Jan 2008 \u2013 Steven\u2019s Balagan \u2013 Balagan.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1804\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Possil_meteorite\" >High Possil meteorite<\/a>: The first recorded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meteorite\" >meteorite<\/a> in Scotland falls in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Possil\" >Possil<\/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>APRIL 06<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azawad\" >Azawad<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azawadi_declaration_of_independence\" >declares itself independent<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Mali\" >Republic of Mali<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Fernando,_Tamaulipas\" >San Fernando, Tamaulipas<\/a>, Mexico, over 193 bodies were exhumed from several <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_San_Fernando_massacre\" >mass graves<\/a> made by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Zetas\" >Los Zetas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_India_%28Maoist%29\" >Maoist rebels<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_2010_Maoist_attack_in_Dantewada\" >kill<\/a> 76 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Reserve_Police_Force\" >CRPF<\/a> officers in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dantewada_district\" >Dantewada district<\/a>, India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Egyptian_general_strike\" >2008 Egyptian general strike<\/a> starts led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egyptian<\/a> workers later to be adopted by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_6_Youth_Movement\" >April 6 Youth Movement<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egyptian<\/a> activists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>April 2008 Egyptian General Strike:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/38580\/Egypt\/Politics-\/th-of-April--A-workers-strike-which-fired-the-Egyp.aspx\" >6th of April 2008: A workers&#8217; strike which fired the Egyptian revolution \u2013 Ahram.org.eg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/egyptianstories.blogspot.com\/2008_04_01_archive.html\" >April 6<sup>th<\/sup> General Strike in Egypt \u2013 06 April 2008 &#8211; EgyptianStories.BlogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/baheyeldin.com\/places\/egypt\/egypt-set-general-strike-april-6-2008.html\" >Egypt set for general strike on April 6, 2008 \u2013 Baheyeldin.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/public-interest-yesterday-my-hair.html\" >FOLLOW UP: THE GENERAL STRIKE 6 APRIL \u2013 EgyptianChronicles.BlogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/04\/05\/47893.html\" >Egypt warns citizens against strike \u2013 Saturday, 05 April 2008 \u2013 AlArabiya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2008\/4\/7\/headlines\" >200 Arrested Ahead of General Strike \u2013 APRIL 07, 2008 \u2013 \u201c<em>Meanwhile, in Egypt, police have arrested more than 200 people in an attempt to crush plans for a nationwide general strike to protest the rising cost of food and basic necessities. In the Egyptian town of Mahalla el-Kubra, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at striking textile workers<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 DemocracyNow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/isreview.org\/issues\/59\/rep-mahalla.shtml\" >REPORTS AND ANALYSIS &#8211; <strong>Revolt in Mahalla<\/strong> &#8211; <em>As food prices rise in Egypt, class struggle is heating up.<\/em> &#8211; HOSSAM EL-HAMALAWY reports: \u201c<em>A strike had been called by the left-leaning Textile Workers\u2019 League in the Ghazl el-Mahalla textile mill for April 6, to pressure the government into raising the national minimum wage that has not moved from a pathetic $6.40 per month since 1984<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 ISReview.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7332929.stm\" >Clashes in Egypt strike stand-off \u2013 Sunday, 6 April 2008- BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>Kurdish leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jalal_Talabani\" >Jalal Talabani<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraqi<\/a> president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier\" >premier<\/a> the next day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Travelers_Group\" >Travelers Group<\/a> announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citicorp\" >Citicorp<\/a>, and the merger is completed on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_8\" >October 8<\/a>, of that year, forming <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citibank\" >Citibank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Citibank, Citi Group and Their History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/online.citi.com\/US\/JPS\/portal\/Index.do\" >Citibank Official Site \u2013 Citi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citibank#History\" >History \u2013 Citibank \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/citi\/about\/history\/101.htm\" >Citi Group Official Site \u2013 CitiGroup.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citigroup#History\" >History \u2013 Citi Group &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a> tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Pakistan\u2019s Missile Test of 1998:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/04\/07\/world\/world-news-briefs-pakistan-tests-missile-with-900-mile-range.html\" >World News Briefs; Pakistan Tests Missile With 900-Mile Range \u2013 April 7, 1998 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/news\/pakistan\/1998\/05\/980512-ghauri.htm\" >An Analysis of the Pakistani Ghauri Missile Test of 6 April 1998, by David C. Wright \u2013 May 12, 1998 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinproject.org\/countries\/pakistan\/missiles.html\" >Pakistan\u2019s Nuclear Capable Missiles \u2013 The Risk Report \u2013 Volume 5, No. 1 (January-February 1999) \u2013 WisconsinProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/print\/476\" >India, Pakistan Test New Missiles; US Urges Restraint \u2013 ArmsControl.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\" >Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Pakistan\/PakTests.html\" >Pakistan\u2019s Nuclear Weapon\u2019s Program \u2013 1998: The Year of Testing \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/defencejournal.com\/may98\/pakmissiletech.htm\" >PAKISTAN\u2019S MISSILE TECHNOLOGY: Patron Lt Gen (Retd) SARDAR FS LODI goes over the whole gamut of the advent of missile technology in Pakistan \u2013 May 1998 &#8211; DefenseJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acronym.org.uk\/spagni.htm\" >India &amp; Pakistan Ballistic Missile Tests \u2013 South Asia Nuclear Crisis \u2013 Special Feature \u2013 Acronym.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/04\/11\/world\/us-says-north-korea-helped-develop-new-pakistani-missile.html\" >US Says North Korea Helped Develop New Pakistani Missile, by Tim Weiner \u2013 April 11, 1998 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of the India-Pakistan Wars:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/india-pakistan-wars.html\" >India-Pakistan Wars \u2013 The 1947-48 War; The 1965 War; The 1971 War; Bibliography \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts\" >Indo-Pakistan wars and conflicts \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/India-Pakistan_Wars.aspx\" >India-Pakistan Wars \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bharatadesam.com\/history\/india_pakistan_wars.php\" >India-Pakistan Wars \u2013 Bharatadesam.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1961-1968\/india-pakistan-war\" >The India-Pakistan War of 1965 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/war\/conflict-zones\/130814\/analysis-are-india-and-pakistan-headed-war\" >Analysis: Are India and Pakistan headed for war? , by Jason Overdorf \u2013 Aug 15, 2013 \u2013 GlobalPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2014\/10\/19\/icymi-india-pakistan-head-for-nuke-war.html\" >ICYMI: India-Pakistan Head for Nuke War, by Bruce Riedel \u2013 10.19.14 \u2013 The Daily Beast \u2013 TheDailyBeast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.questia.com\/library\/history\/military-history\/wars-battles-and-military-interventions\/india-pakistan-wars\" >India-Pakistan Wars: Selected full textbooks and articles \u2013 Questa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordbibliographies.com\/view\/document\/obo-9780199791279\/obo-9780199791279-0145.xml\" >India-Pakistan Wars \u2013 Oxford Bibliographies \u2013 OxfordBibliographies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/spotlight\/kashmirtheforgottenconflict\/2011\/06\/2011615113058224115.html\" >Timeline: India-Pakistan relations, by Asad Hashim \u2013 27 May 2014 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwandan_Genocide\" >Rwandan Genocide<\/a> begins when the aircraft carrying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" >Rwandan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President\" >president<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana\" >Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burundi\" >Burundian<\/a> president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyprien_Ntaryamira\" >Cyprien Ntaryamira<\/a> is shot down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rwandan Genocide (Overview):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rwanda-genocide.org\/\" >Rwanda: The wake of genocide \u2013 Rwanda-Genocide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-26875506\" >Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter \u2013 BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/evil\/etc\/slaughter.html\" >100 days of slaughter \u2013 The Triumph of Evil \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/atf\/cf\/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D\/POC%20S19991257.pdf\" >UN Security Council Report on Rwandan Genocide S\/1999\/1257 of 16 December 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/events\/rwanda\/backgrounder.html\" >Genocide in Rwanda \u2013 Backgrounder \u2013 International Day of Reflection on the 1994<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.preventgenocide.org\/prevent\/UNdocs\/#actionplan\" >United Nations Documents on Genocide Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Rwandan Genocide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em>Visit, for instance,<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/rwandan-genocide\" >History: The Rwandan Genocide<\/a> ; _ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rwanda-genocide.org\/\" >Rwanda: the wake of a genocide<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/rwandangenocide\/a\/Rwanda-Genocide.htm\" >Rwanda Genocide<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/rwandan-genocide.htm\" >Rwandan Genocide News<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/confront-genocide\/cases\/rwanda\" >United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Rwanda<\/a>; <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gendercide.org\/case_rwanda.html\" >Case Study: Genocide in Rwanda, 1994<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For UN Reports on the Rwandan genocide, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/preventgenocide\/rwanda\/\" >Outreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Visit the website of<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/\" >the UN International Tribunal for Rwanda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For pertinent information on the UN Peacekeepers in Rwanda in 1994, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Assistance_Mission_for_Rwanda\" >Wikipedia: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/missions\/past\/unamir.htm\" >Rwanda: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda UNAMIR (October 1993 \u2013 March 1996)<\/a>; <em>and\/or<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.histori.ca\/peace\/page.do?pageID=339\" >Peace and Conflict: Peacekeepers in Rwanda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For <strong>Rom\u00e9ro Dallaire<\/strong>, the-then chief of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Rwanda, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=4487263\" >Romero Dallaire, Meeting the \u2018Devil\u2019 in Rwanda<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhistoryproject2012.wordpress.com\/romeo-dallaire\/\" >The Rwandan Genocide<\/a>; <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmultimedia.org\/tv\/unifeed\/2014\/01\/un-dallaire-genocide\/\" >UN\/DALLAIRE GENOCIDE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For <strong>Kofi Annan<\/strong>, the-then head of the UN Peacekeeping Operations in 1994, and the Rwandan Genocide, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/trumanfactor.com\/2014\/rwanda-genocide-fax-know-now-13820.html\" >The Rwanda \u201cGenocide Fax\u201d: What We Know Now<\/a> ; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/simon-adams\/rwanda-genocide-anniversary_b_4613571.html\" >The UN, Rwanda and the \u2018Genocide Fax\u2019 \u2013 20 Years Later<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/ghosts\/interviews\/annan.html\" >Ghosts of Rwanda: Interview Kofi Annan<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/3573229.stm\" >UN chief\u2019s Rwanda Genocide regret<\/a><em>; <\/em><strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2012\/oct\/04\/kofi-annan-rwanda-genocide\" >Kofi Annan and the Rwanda Genocide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Watch the movie<\/em>, <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/incridibleska.net\/play.php?movie=0395169\" >Hotel Rwanda<\/a><\/em>, <em>which depicts the Rwandan Genocide situation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_4\/176-2818978-6993500?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=rwanda+genocide+books&amp;sprefix=rwan%2Cmobile%2C353&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Arwanda+genocide+books\" >Check books on Rwanda Genocide available on the market<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Discussions on the Rwandan Genocide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/the-monitors-view\/2014\/0403\/What-to-celebrate-in-Rwanda-s-genocide-anniversary\" >What to Celebrate Rwanda\u2019s Genocide Anniversary \u2013 Editorial Board \u2013 April 3, 2014 \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2014\/04\/real-rwandan-genocide-brainwashing-of-the-western-mind\/\" >Real Rwandan Genocide &amp; Brainwashing of the Western Mind, by Keith Harmon Snow \u2013 21 April 2014 \u2013 TMS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/sites\/unictr.org\/files\/legal-library\/100131_Statute_en_fr_0.pdf\" >Statute of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda<\/a> <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/\" >website of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Genocide Convention of 1948:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/CrimeOfGenocide.aspx\" ><strong>Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)<\/strong> \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/pdf\/ha\/cppcg\/cppcg_e.pdf\" >CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE, by William A Schabas \u2013 UN.org \u2013 pdf<\/a>; <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <em>the same article on this website<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/cppcg\/cppcg.html\" >AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>Members of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cameroon\" >Cameroon<\/a>&#8216;s Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Government\" >government<\/a> headed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Biya\" >Paul Biya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_Communist_Party\" >Estonian Communist Party<\/a> bureau declares &#8220;fight against bourgeois TV&#8221;\u2014meaning Finnish TV\u2014a top priority of the propagandists of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_SSR\" >Estonian SSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Estonia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Estonia\" >Estonia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/\" >Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/estonia.html\" >Estonia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/estonia\" >Estonia \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/estonia.htm\" >Estonia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitestonia.com\/en\/\" >Visit Estonia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/countries\/member-countries\/estonia\/index_en.htm\" >Estonia \u2013 European Union \u2013 Europe.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Estonia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Estonia\" >History of Estonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estonica.org\/en\/History\/\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 Encyclopedia about Estonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/estonia\/history\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/estonia-history.html\" >Estonia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Estonia\" >History of Estonia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagopianos.com\/estoniahistory.htm\" >Hi3story of Estonia \u2013 ChicagoPianos.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/estonia\/1.htm\" >History of Estonia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad01\" >HISTORY OF ESTONIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Estonia and Communism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.communistcrimes.org\/en\/Database\/Estonia\/Estonia-Communist-Era\" >Estonia: Communism Era \u2013 CommuistCrimes.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/estonia.museumoncommunism.org\/content\/history-3\" >Estonia Under Communism, by Andres Kasekamp \u2013 History \u2013 ESTONIA EXHIBIT \u2013 MuseumOnCommunism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic\" >Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1991) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_Estonia\" >Communist Party of Estonia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/history\/etol\/revhist\/supplem\/estonia.htm\" >How Estonia Became Part of USSR, by Mike Jones \u2013 Marxists.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidnet.org\/estonia-communist-party-of-estonia\" >Estonia, Communist Party of Estonia \u2013 Solidnet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/Q\/Was_Estonia_ever_a_communist_nation\" >Was Estonia Ever a Communist Nation? \u2013 Answers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hot.ee\/evlliit\/okup_2.htm\" >Communism and Crimes Against Humanity in the Baltic states, by Andres K\u00fcng \u2013 Hot.ee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/news\/article\/estonia-to-erect-monument-to-victims-of-communism\/515120.html\" >Estonia to Erect Monument to Victims of Communism \u2013 Jan. 29, 2015 \u2013 The Moscow Times \u2013 TheMoscowTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Nepalese_student_protests\" >Student protests<\/a> break out in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\" >Nepal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Student Protests of Nepal in 1979:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Nepalese_student_protests#April_6_rally\" >April 6 rally \u2013 1979 Nepalese student protests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constitutionnet.org\/files\/Timeline.pdf\" >Timeline of Constitutional Development in Nepal \u2013 ConstitutionNet.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Nepal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Nepal\" >History of Nepal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nepal-history.html\" >Nepal \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/nepal\/history\" >Nepal \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bharatonline.com\/nepal\/history.html\" >History of Nepal \u2013 Bharatonline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hikenepal.com\/nepal\/history.php\" >History of Nepal \u2013 HikeNepal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepal.com\/history\/\" >Discover the History of Nepal \u2013 Nepal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepalhomepage.com\/general\/history\" >A Brief History of Nepal \u2013 NepalHomePage.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thamel.com\/htms\/history.htm\" >History of Nepal \u2013 Thamel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-12499391\" >Nepal profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nepal:<\/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\/np.html\" >NEPAL \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\" >Nepal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/nepal.html\" >Nepal \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Nepal\" >Nepal \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/nepal.htm\" >Nepal \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-12511455\" >Nepal country profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Nepal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Nepal\" >Foreign relations of Nepal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mofa.gov.np\/\" >Government of Nepal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Nepal\" >List of diplomatic missions of Nepal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ifa.org.np\/nepals-foreign-policy\/\" >Nepal\u2019s Foreign Policy \u2013 Institute Of Foreign Affairs, Kathmandu, Nepal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/nepal\/ri242\" >Nepal \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/5283.htm\" >US Relations With Nepal \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nepal-Britain Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nepal\/71.htm\" >\u201c<em>Nepalese-British relations spanned more than two centuries and generally were friendly and mutually rewarding. Since the Treaty of Sagauli of 1816, when Britain began recruiting Gurkha troops, the British have had continuous official representation in Kathmandu<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nepal-Britain \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepembassy.org.uk\/nepal_britain_relations.php\" >Nepal Britain Relations \u2013 Embassy of Nepal, UK \u2013 NepEmbassy.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/cgi-bin\/query\/r-9165.html\" >Nepal \u2013 Relations with Britain \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britainnepalmedicaltrust.org.uk\/docs\/Annual_Report_2014.pdf\" >200 Years of Britain-Nepal Relations \u2013 Britain-Nepal Medical Trust \u2013 Annual Report 2014 \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/two-hundred-years-of-nepal-britain-relations-a-way-forward\" >Two Hundred Years of Nepal-Britain Relations: A Way Forward \u2013 speech by British Ambassador to Nepal, Andy Sparkers CMG \u2013 delivered 15 September 2013 \u2013 published 25 September 2013 \u2013 gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Nepal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Nepal\" >Economy of Nepal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nepal\" >Nepal \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/nepal\" >Nepal \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepal.com\/economy\/\" >The Economy of Nepal \u2013 Nepal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/nepal\" >Nepal \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nepal-economy.html\" >Nepal \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/nepal\/economy\" >Nepal: Economy \u2013 ASIDAN DEVELOPMENT BANK \u2013 ADB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manang.com\/nepal\/general_information_about_nepal\/economy_of_nepal.php\" >Economy Of Nepal \u2013 About Nepal \u2013 Sworna Travels &amp; Tours Pvt. Ltd \u2013 Manang.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong>The Swedish pop band <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABBA\" >ABBA<\/a> wins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1974\" >Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> with the song &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waterloo_%28ABBA_song%29\" >Waterloo<\/a>&#8220;, launching their international career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>ABBA and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abbamania.co.uk\/about\/abba-history\/\" >ABBA \u2013 A brief history \u2013 ABBA MANIA \u2013 ABBAMania.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watchmojo.com\/video\/id\/11579\/\" >The History of ABBA \u2013 WatchMojo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifetimetv.co.uk\/biography\/biography-abba\" >ABBA \u2013 BIOGRAPHY &#8211; LifetimeTV.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abba-intermezzo.de\/estory.htm\" >ABBA \u2013 History \u2013 ABBA-InterMezzo.de.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/groups\/abba\" >ABBA \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/abba-mn0000922728\/biography\" >ABBA \u2013 Artist Biography, by Jason Ankeny \u2013 AllMusic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oldies.about.com\/od\/70spopandsoul\/p\/abba.htm\" >ABBA: Kings (and Queens) of Europe \u2013 About entertainment \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPwlGhBXh7A\" >YouTube video (8 min. 13 sec.): The History of ABBA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=ABBA\" >YouTube videos: ABBA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\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\/Easter_Offensive\" >Easter Offensive<\/a>: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Vietnam War in 1972:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1972_in_the_Vietnam_War#March\" >March \u2013 1972 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/Audio\/Events-of-1972\/Vietnam-War-and-Deaths\/\" >1972 YEAR REVIEW \u2013 Vietnam War and Deaths \u2013 Published: 1972 \u2013 UPI.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.citizendium.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >1972 \u2013 South Vietnam\u2019s ground war, 1972-1975 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magnumphotos.com\/Catalogue\/Bruno-Barbey\/1972\/SOUTH-VIETNAM-Vietnam-War-1972-NN145549.html\" >SOUTH VEITNAM 1972: Vietnam War \u2013 Bruno Barbey \u2013 MagnamPhotos.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/timeline\/index3.html\" >Battlefield Timeline \u2013 1969-1972 \u2013 Battlefield Vietnam \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Easter Offensive of 1972:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/vietnamwar\/p\/easteroffensive.htm\" >The Vietnam War: Easter Offensive \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.citizendium.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >Easter invasion \u2013 South Vietnam\u2019s ground war, 1972-1975 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vlink.com\/nlvnch\/easter72\/eastr723.html\" >Indochina Monographs \u2013 THE EASTER OFFENISIVE OF 1972, by Lt. Gen. Ngo Quang Truong \u2013 Published by US Army Center Of Military History \u2013 Vlink.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/olive-drab.com\/od_history_vietnam_easter1972.php\" >Vietnam: Easter Offensive 1972 \u2013 Olive-Drab.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/agency\/army\/tradoc\/usaic\/mipb\/1998-1\/BAKERfnl.htm\" >The Easter Offensive of 1972: A Failure Use of Intelligence, by W.R. Baker \u2013 Military Intelligence PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newhall_massacre\" >Newhall massacre<\/a>: Four <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California_Highway_Patrol\" >California Highway Patrol<\/a> officers are killed in a shootout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>Launch of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intelsat_I\" >Early Bird<\/a>, the first commercial communications <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satellite\" >satellite<\/a> to be placed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geosynchronous_orbit\" >geosynchronous orbit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Bernstein\" >Leonard Bernstein<\/a> causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Philharmonic\" >New York Philharmonic<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Philharmonic_concert_of_April_6,_1962\" >concert<\/a> featuring <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenn_Gould\" >Glenn Gould<\/a> performing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannes_Brahms\" >Brahms<\/a>&#8216; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piano_Concerto_No._1_%28Brahms%29\" >First Piano Concerto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic Orchestra:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Philharmonic_concert_of_April_6,_1962\" >New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Bernstein#1960.E2.80.931969\" >Leonard Bernstein \u2013 Wikipedia &#8211; \u201c<em>In one oft-reported incident, in April 1962 Bernstein appeared on stage before a performance of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with the pianist Glenn Gould. During rehearsals, Gould had argued for tempi much broader than normal, which did not reflect Bernstein&#8217;s concept of the music. Bernstein gave a brief address to the audience starting with &#8220;Don&#8217;t be frightened; Mr Gould is here&#8230;&#8221; and going on to &#8220;In a concerto, who is the boss (audience laughter)\u2014the soloist or the conductor?&#8221; (Audience laughter grows louder). The answer is, of course, sometimes the one and sometimes the other, depending on the people involved<\/em>.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=leonard+bernstein+new+york+philharmonic\" >YouTube videos: Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic Orchestra<\/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> \u00a0at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Soviet Nuclear Tests (including those performed in 1957):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1957_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1957 Soviet Nuclear Tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of the nuclear test of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Soviet Atmospheric Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/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>1955\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;\"><strong><em>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/atmospheric-nuclear-testing-nevada-test-site\" >Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >The Years of Atmospheric Testing 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Web Site \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions \u2013 JohnstonArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/CHRG-105shrg44045\/pdf\/CHRG-105shrg44045.pdf\" >RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTING AT NEVADA TEST SITE, 1950-60 \u2013 GPO.gov &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.publichealth.va.gov\/epidemiology\/studies\/cancer-mortality-nuclear-weapons-tests.asp\" >Cancer Mortality at the US Nuclear Weapons Tests \u2013 US Department of Veterans Affairs \u2013 VA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fmd-inc.org\/durbin\/interest\/Atomic%20Tests\/Atmospheric%20Nuclear%20Testing.htm\" >Atmospheric Nuclear Testing and The US Navy \u2013 A BILIOGRAPHY \u2013 FMD-INC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/radiation\/fallout\/RF-GWT_home.htm\" >Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout \u2013 CDC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radiochemistry.org\/history\/nuke_tests\/index.shtml\" >\u201c<em>Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks\u2026.These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from 16 July 1945 to 4 November 1962, the era of atmospheric testing<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 RADIOCHEMISTORY SOCIETY \u2013 US NUCLEAR TESTS \u2013 Info Gallery \u2013 Radiochemistry.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2011\/05\/when-we-tested-nuclear-bombs\/100061\/\" >When We Tested Nuclear Bombs, by Alan Taylor \u2013 May 06, 2011 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.falloutradiation.com\/files\/JohnWayne.pdf\" >US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 The Connection Between John Wayne and Radioactive Fallout, and Other Tales, by Bruce W Church \u2013 October 22, 2000 \u2013 FalloutRadiation.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2015\/06\/06\/marshall-islands-sues-9-superp.html\" >Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA \u2013 June 6, 2015 \u2013 BoingDoing.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wA8z94MXo9M\" >YouTube video (13 min. 49 sec.): Declassified US Nuclear Test Film #55<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7mBVfQlIj0\" >YouTube video (14 min. 35 sec.): High-altitude Atomic Tests \u2013 Operation Dominic parts 1-2 &#8211; 1962<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award\" >Tony Awards<\/a> are presented for theatrical achievement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Slater%27s_Knoll\" >Battle of Slater&#8217;s Knoll<\/a> on Bougainville comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Slater\u2019s Knoll:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Slater\" s_Knoll#Background\">Background \u2013 Battle of Slater\u2019s Knoll &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boozy.ninja\/events\/1552196\" >World War II: The Battle of Slater\u2019s Knoll on Bougainville comes to end \u2013 Boozy Ninja \u2013 Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/battle-honour\/E401\/\" >Slater\u2019s Knoll \u2013 from 28 March 1945 to 6 April 1945 \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AUM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tothosewhoserved.org\/aus\/army\/ausarm07\/chapter07.html\" >Chapter 7: To Slater\u2019s Knoll and Soraken \u2013 ToThoseWhoServed.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ospreypublishing.com\/blog\/sunday_photo__battle_of_slaters_knoll\/\" >Sunday Photo \u2013 Battle of Slater\u2019s Knoll \u2013 OspreyPublishing.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarajevo\" >Sarajevo<\/a> is liberated from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_State_of_Croatia\" >Croatian<\/a> forces by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslav_Partisans\" >Yugoslav Partisans<\/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>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Yugoslavia\" >Operation 25<\/a> (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Marita\" >Operation Marita<\/a> (the invasion of Greece).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1930\u00a0 <\/strong>Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, &#8220;With this, I am shaking the foundations of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a>,&#8221; beginning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salt_Satyagraha\" >Salt Satyagraha<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1924\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_aerial_circumnavigation\" >First round-the-world<\/a> flight commences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong>The first Prefects Board in Southeast Asia is formed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Institution\" >Victoria Institution<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia\" >Malaysia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi\" >Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi<\/a> orders a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_strike\" >general strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The United States declares war on Germany (see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Woodrow_Wilson_declares_war_on_Germany\" >President Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s address to Congress<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>During the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_De%C3%A7iq\" >Battle of De\u00e7iq<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ded_Gjo_Luli\" >Ded\u00eb Gjon Luli Dedvukaj<\/a>, leader of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mal%C3%ABsori\" >Mal\u00ebsori<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" >Albanians<\/a>, raises the Albanian flag in the town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuzi\" >Tuzi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montenegro\" >Montenegro<\/a>, for the first time after George Kastrioti (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skanderbeg\" >Skanderbeg<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Peary\" >Robert Peary<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Henson\" >Matthew Henson<\/a> reach the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Pole\" >North Pole<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1896\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a>, the opening of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1896_Summer_Olympics\" >first modern Olympic Games<\/a> is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_emperor\" >Roman emperor<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodosius_I\" >Theodosius I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_Wilde\" >Oscar Wilde<\/a> is arrested in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cadogan_Hotel\" >Cadogan Hotel<\/a>, London after losing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libel\" >libel<\/a> case against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Douglas,_9th_Marquess_of_Queensberry\" >Marquess of Queensberry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1869\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celluloid\" >Celluloid<\/a> is patented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1861\u00a0 <\/strong>First performance of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Sullivan\" >Arthur Sullivan<\/a>&#8216;s debut success, his suite of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Incidental_music\" >incidental music<\/a> for <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tempest_%28Sullivan%29\" >The Tempest<\/a><\/em>, leading to a career that included the famous <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilbert_and_Sullivan\" >Gilbert and Sullivan<\/a> operas.<\/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>APRIL 07<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Moldova_civil_unrest\" >Mass protests<\/a> begin across <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldova\" >Moldova<\/a> under the belief that results from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldovan_parliamentary_election,_April_2009\" >parliamentary election<\/a> are fraudulent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Moldovan Parliamentary Election of 2009:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldovan_parliamentary_election,_April_2009#Reactions\" >Reactions \u2013 Moldovan parliamentary election April 2009 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e-democracy.md\/en\/elections\/parliamentary\/2009\/\" >Parliamentary Elections in Moldova on April 5, 2009 \u2013 e-Democracy.md<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refworld.org\/pdfid\/4a51ed182.pdf\" >Observation of the parliamentary elections in Moldova (5 April 2009) \u2013 Parliamentary Assembly \u2013 RefWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/248414779_Parliamentary_elections_in_Moldova_April_and_July_2009\" >Parliamentary Elections in Moldova, April and July 2009 \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Moldova:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Moldova\" >History of Moldova \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/moldova-history.html\" >Moldova \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/worldofmoldova.com\/en\/moldova-general-information\/history-of-moldova\/\" >Moldova from the early times till nowadays in historical facts \u2013 WorldOfMoldova.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.md\/en\/istorie\/\" >History \u2013 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Europe\/Moldova-HISTORY.html\" >Moldova \u2013 History \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Independence of Moldova:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldovan_Declaration_of_Independence\" >Moldovan Declaration of Independence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quazoo.com\/q\/Independence_of_Moldova\" >Independence of Moldova \u2013 Quazoo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.presedinte.md\/eng\/declaration\" >Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova \u2013 Presidency of the Republic of Moldova<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.celebrityillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Post-independence_of_Moldova\" >Post-independence of Moldova \u2013 CelebrityIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/research.omicsgroup.org\/index.php\/Independence_of_Moldova\" >Open Access Articles on Independence of Moldova \u2013 OMICSGroup.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>Former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\" >Peruvian<\/a> President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alberto_Fujimori\" >Alberto Fujimori<\/a> is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong>US troops capture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" >Baghdad<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" >Saddam Hussein<\/a>&#8216;s regime falls two days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timelines of the Iraq War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Iraq_War\" >Timeline of the Iraq War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/report\/iraq-timeline\/\" >A TIMELINE OF THE IRAQ WAR \u2013 ThinkProgress.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/iraq\/timeline-iraq-war\/p18876\" >The Iraq War: 2003-2011 \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/0,28757,1967340,00.html\" >Seven Years in Iraq: An Iraq War Timeline \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14546763\" >Iraq profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mars_Odyssey\" >Mars Odyssey<\/a> is launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mars Odyssey:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/odyssey\/\" >2001 Mars Odyssey \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/odyssey\/index.html\" >Mars Odyssey &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001_Mars_Odyssey#Mission\" >Mission \u2013 Mars Odyssey \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/18270-mars-odyssey.html\" >Mars Odyssey: Record-Breaking Mission to Mars, by Elizabeth Howell &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/themis.asu.edu\/\" >Mars Odyssey THEMIS \u2013 ASU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" >World Trade Organization<\/a> rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\" >European Union<\/a> over bananas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Chechen_War\" >First Chechen War<\/a>: Russian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramilitary\" >paramilitary<\/a> troops begin a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samashki_massacre\" >massacre<\/a> of civilians in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samashki\" >Samashki<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chechnya\" >Chechnya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Samashki Genocide:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samashki_massacre\" >Samashki massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hartford-hwp.com\/archives\/63\/083.html\" >Massacre in Chechen town, censorship in Russia, by Chris Hunter \u2013 Heartford-HWP.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/depressinghistory.tumblr.com\/post\/47350539622\/april-7-1995-russians-begin-samashki-massacre\" >April 7, 1995: Russians begin Samashki massacre, killing over 100 Chechen civilians \u2013 TODAY IN DEPRESSING HISTORY \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Il0eyxS80g\" >Samashki The Aftermath of a Massacre in Chechnya &#8211; YouTube video (11 min. 31 sec.)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_Russia\" >List of massacres in Russia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>First Chechen War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/chechnya1.htm\" >First Chechnya War \u2013 1994-1996 \u2013GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/russianrulershistory.com\/chechnya-and-the-first-chechen-war-2\/\" >Chechnya and the First Chechen War \u2013 RussianRulersHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studymode.com\/essays\/First-Chechen-War-811659.html\" >First Chechen War \u2013 StudyMode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/First+Chechen+War\" >FIRST CHECHEN WAR \u2013 Tumbrl.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=0b1_1352790583\" >First Chechen War Combat Footage \u2013 LiveLeak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=b56_1337817453\" >Russian Soldiers in Chechnya\u2026First Chechen War. \u2013 LiveLeak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/history\/the-first-chechen-war-history-essay.php\" >The First Chechen War History Essay \u2013 UKEssays.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voltairenet.org\/article30077.html\" >The First War of Chechnya \u2013 VoltaireNet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Chechen Wars:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chechen%E2%80%93Russian_conflict\" >Chechen-Russian conflict \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/3293441.stm\" >Q&amp;A: The Chechen conflict \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/conflict\/full_text_search\/AllCRCDocs\/95-5.htm\" >THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHECHNYA, by Mariya Yevsyukova \u2013 1995 \u2013 Colorado.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/100\/crisis-in-chechnya\" >Crisis in Chechnya, by Anup Shah \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/chechen-conflict-spawns-terrorism\/1644832.html\" >Chechnya: A History of Conflict \u2013 Voice of America \u2013 VOANews.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2014\/12\/chechnya-russia-20-years-conflict-2014121161310580523.html\" >Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict, by Mansur Milovalev \u2013 11 Dec 2014 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/vakselrud\/the-chechen-conflict\" >The Conflict in Chechnya, by Vlad Akselrud \u2013 SlideShare.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-explosion-chechen-attacks-idUSBRE93I0OA20130419\" >Timeline: Major Chechen attacks in Russia \u2013 Fri Apr 19, 2013 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>YouTube videos: Chechen Conflict Documentary <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_PWlpdflGzM\" >Part One (13 min. 24 sec.)<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=597BI2jFQ5s\" >Part Two (12 min. 15 sec.)<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ayWH-8GfrJU\" >Part Three (13 min. 10 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gkaVIIOE9ys\" >YouTube video (48 min. 14 sec.): Documentary \u2013 Chechnya: The Dirty War (2005)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Russia, Chechnya and Terrorism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tsas.ca\/files\/2012\/11\/PowerPoint-1Aure%CC%81lie-Campana-2012-11-10.pdf\" >From \u00ab Ordinary Violence \u00bb to Terrorism: the Chechen case, by Aur\u00e9lie Campara \u2013 Universit\u00e9 Laval \u2013 TSAS.ca<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/originshistory\/tp\/Russia--Chechnya--Terrorism.htm\" >Russia, Chechnya and Terrorism: A Timeline of Russian-Chechen conflict, by Amy Zalman \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2013\/04\/19\/russia-chechnya-terror-caucasus\/2095995\/\" >Russia\u2019s Chechnya has long terrorist connections \u2013 April 19, 2013 \u2013 USAToday.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/separatist-terrorism\/chechen-terrorism-russia-chechnya-separatist\/p9181\" >Chechen Terrorism (Russia, Chechnya, Separatist), by Preeti Bhattacharji \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/the_gist\/2004\/09\/chechnya.html\" >What drives the separatists commit such terrible outrages? , by Masha Gessen \u2013 Chechnya \u2013 Slate.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yaleglobal.yale.edu\/content\/arab-connection-chechen-conflict\" >The Arab Connection to Chechen Conflict \u2013 Faryal Leghari \u2013 The Khaleej Times, 21 March 2006 \u2013 Yale.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Civilians under International Humanitarian Law:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icrc.org\/eng\/war-and-law\/protected-persons\/civilians\/overview-civilians-protected.htm\" >Civilian protected under international humanitarian law \u2013 ICRC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_humanitarian_law\" >International humanitarian law \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esteri.it\/mae\/en\/politica_estera\/temi_globali\/diritti_umani\/il_diritto_internazionale_umanitario.html\" >International Humanitarian Law \u2013 Farnesia \u2013 Esteri.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eda.admin.ch\/eda\/en\/home\/topics\/intla\/humlaw.html\" >International humanitarian law \u2013 Federal Department of Foreign Affairs \u2013 FDFE \u2013 EDA.Admin.ch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geneva-academy.ch\/RULAC\/international_humanitarian_law.php\" >International Humanitarian Law \u2013 Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project \u2013 RULAC \u2013 Geneva-Academy.ch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimesofwar.org\/a-z-guide\/chechnya\/\" >CRIMES OF WAR \u2013 CHECHNYA, by Barry Renfrew \u2013 CrimesOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitar.org\/ny\/sites\/unitar.org.ny\/files\/IV_ICRC_Protection%20of%20Civilians%20UNITAR%20-%20Sept%2009.ppt-final.pdf\" >Civilians in Situations of armed conflict \u2013 UNITAR.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/icath\/icath.html\" >International Convention Against Taking Hostages, by Ben Saul \u2013 AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY ON INTERNATIONAL LAW \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong>Auburn Calloway attempts to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_hijacking\" >hijack<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Express_Flight_705\" >Federal Express Flight 705<\/a> and crash it to allow his family to benefit from his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_insurance\" >life insurance<\/a> policy. The crew subdues him and lands the aircraft safely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwandan_Genocide\" >Rwandan Genocide<\/a>: Massacres of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tutsi\" >Tutsis<\/a> begin in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kigali\" >Kigali<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" >Rwanda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rwandan Genocide (Overview):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rwanda-genocide.org\/\" >Rwanda: The wake of genocide \u2013 Rwanda-Genocide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-26875506\" >Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter \u2013 BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/evil\/etc\/slaughter.html\" >100 days of slaughter \u2013 The Triumph of Evil \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/atf\/cf\/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D\/POC%20S19991257.pdf\" >UN Security Council Report on Rwandan Genocide S\/1999\/1257 of 16 December 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/events\/rwanda\/backgrounder.html\" >Genocide in Rwanda \u2013 Backgrounder \u2013 International Day of Reflection on the 1994<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.preventgenocide.org\/prevent\/UNdocs\/#actionplan\" >United Nations Documents on Genocide Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Rwandan Genocide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em>Visit, for instance,<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/rwandan-genocide\" >History: The Rwandan Genocide<\/a> ; _ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rwanda-genocide.org\/\" >Rwanda: the wake of a genocide<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/rwandangenocide\/a\/Rwanda-Genocide.htm\" >Rwanda Genocide<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/rwandan-genocide.htm\" >Rwandan Genocide News<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/confront-genocide\/cases\/rwanda\" >United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Rwanda<\/a>; <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gendercide.org\/case_rwanda.html\" >Case Study: Genocide in Rwanda, 1994<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For UN Reports on the Rwandan genocide, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/preventgenocide\/rwanda\/\" >Outreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Visit the website of<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/\" >the UN International Tribunal for Rwanda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For pertinent information on the UN Peacekeepers in Rwanda in 1994, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Assistance_Mission_for_Rwanda\" >Wikipedia: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/missions\/past\/unamir.htm\" >Rwanda: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda UNAMIR (October 1993 \u2013 March 1996)<\/a>; <em>and\/or<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.histori.ca\/peace\/page.do?pageID=339\" >Peace and Conflict: Peacekeepers in Rwanda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For <strong>Rom\u00e9ro Dallaire<\/strong>, the-then chief of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Rwanda, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=4487263\" >Romero Dallaire, Meeting the \u2018Devil\u2019 in Rwanda<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhistoryproject2012.wordpress.com\/romeo-dallaire\/\" >The Rwandan Genocide<\/a>; <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmultimedia.org\/tv\/unifeed\/2014\/01\/un-dallaire-genocide\/\" >UN\/DALLAIRE GENOCIDE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>For <strong>Kofi Annan<\/strong>, the-then head of the UN Peacekeeping Operations in 1994, and the Rwandan Genocide, visit, for instance<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/trumanfactor.com\/2014\/rwanda-genocide-fax-know-now-13820.html\" >The Rwanda \u201cGenocide Fax\u201d: What We Know Now<\/a> ; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/simon-adams\/rwanda-genocide-anniversary_b_4613571.html\" >The UN, Rwanda and the \u2018Genocide Fax\u2019 \u2013 20 Years Later<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/ghosts\/interviews\/annan.html\" >Ghosts of Rwanda: Interview Kofi Annan<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/3573229.stm\" >UN chief\u2019s Rwanda Genocide regret<\/a><em>; <\/em><strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2012\/oct\/04\/kofi-annan-rwanda-genocide\" >Kofi Annan and the Rwanda Genocide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Watch the movie<\/em>, <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/incridibleska.net\/play.php?movie=0395169\" >Hotel Rwanda<\/a><\/em>, <em>which depicts the Rwandan Genocide situation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_4\/176-2818978-6993500?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=rwanda+genocide+books&amp;sprefix=rwan%2Cmobile%2C353&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Arwanda+genocide+books\" >Check books on Rwanda Genocide available on the market<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Discussions on the Rwandan Genocide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/the-monitors-view\/2014\/0403\/What-to-celebrate-in-Rwanda-s-genocide-anniversary\" >What to Celebrate Rwanda\u2019s Genocide Anniversary \u2013 Editorial Board \u2013 April 3, 2014 \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2014\/04\/real-rwandan-genocide-brainwashing-of-the-western-mind\/\" >Real Rwandan Genocide &amp; Brainwashing of the Western Mind, by Keith Harmon Snow \u2013 21 April 2014 \u2013 TMS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/sites\/unictr.org\/files\/legal-library\/100131_Statute_en_fr_0.pdf\" >Statute of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda<\/a> <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unictr.org\/\" >website of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Genocide Convention of 1948:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/CrimeOfGenocide.aspx\" ><strong>Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)<\/strong> \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/pdf\/ha\/cppcg\/cppcg_e.pdf\" >CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE, by William A Schabas \u2013 UN.org \u2013 pdf<\/a>; <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <em>the same article on this website<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/cppcg\/cppcg.html\" >AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republika_Srpska\" >Republika Srpska<\/a> announces its independence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Republika Srpska:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republika_Srpska#Name\" >Name \u2013 Republika Srpska \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Republika_Srpska\" >History of Republika Srpska \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maplandia.com\/bosnia-and-herzegovina\/republika-srpska\/\" >Republika Srpska Google Satellite Map \u2013 MapLandia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/republika-srpska\/\" >Republika Srpska \u2013 Pertinent Articles \u2013 The Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>A fire breaks out on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passenger_ferry\" >passenger ferry<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS_Scandinavian_Star\" >Scandinavian Star<\/a><\/em>, killing 159 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair\" >Iran\u2013Contra affair<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Poindexter\" >John Poindexter<\/a> is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction is later reversed on appeal).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Iran-Contra Affair:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.com\/u-s-history\/textbooks\/boundless-u-s-history-textbook\/the-conservative-turn-of-america-1968-1989-30\/the-reagan-administration-228\/the-iran-contra-scandal-1297-9771\/\" >The Iran-Contra Scandal \u2013 Boundless.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alvaradohistory.com\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/4IranContraAffair.362201823.pdf\" >The Iran-Contra Affair, by Jon Carroll and Ronald Reagan \u2013 AlvaradoHistory.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/offdocs\/walsh\/chap_31.htm\" >Chapter 31 Edwin Meese III: November 1986 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/repository.upenn.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1213&amp;context=curej\" >Evidence and Analysis: The Iran-Contra Affair As seen through American, Middle Eastern, and Soviet news sources, by Devin Chavira \u2013 1-1-2004 \u2013 UPenn.edu \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780700620364\" >Iran-Contra: Reagan\u2019s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, by Malcolm Byrne \u2013 2014 \u2013 JHU.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>John Poindexter (and Oliver North):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#Indictments\" >\u201c<em>Oliver North and John Poindexter were indicted on multiple charges on March 16, 1988. North, indicted on 16 counts, was found guilty by a jury of three felony counts. The convictions were vacated on appeal on the grounds that North\u2019s Fifth Amendment rights may have been violated by the indirect use of his testimony to Congress which had been given under a grant of immunity. In 1990 Poindexter was convicted on several felony counts of conspiracy, lying to Congress, obstruction of justice, and altering and destroying documents pertinent to the investigation. His convictions were also overturned on appeal on similar grounds. Arthur L. Liman served as chief counsel for the Senate during the Iran\u2013Contra Scandal<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Indictments \u2013 Iran-Contra Affair \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1988\/03\/17\/world\/north-poindexter-and-2-others-indicted-on-iran-contra-fraud-and-theft-charges.html\" >NORTH, POINDEXTER AND 2 OTHERS INDICTED ON IRAN-CONTRA FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES \u2013 March 17, 1988 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_submarine_K-278_Komsomolets\" >Soviet submarine Komsomolets<\/a> sinks in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barents_Sea\" >Barents Sea<\/a> off the coast of Norway killing 42 sailors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>Soviet leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikhail_Gorbachev\" >Mikhail Gorbachev<\/a> declares a moratorium on the deployment of middle-range missiles in Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Moratorium on the Deployment of Middle-range Missiles in Europe:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/04\/08\/world\/gorbachev-ready-for-reagan-talks-freezes-missiles.html\" >GORBACHEV READY FOR REAGAN TALKS; FREEZES MISSILES, by Seth Mydans \u2013 April 7, 1985 &#8211; The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/1985-04-08\/news\/8501200149_1_gorbachev-plan-soviet-leader-soviet-american-relations\" >Gorbachev Offers Gesture on Missiles, by Howard A Tyner \u2013 April 08, 1985 \u2013 Chicago Tribune \u2013 ChicagoTribune.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1985-04-08\/news\/mn-18521_1_mikhail-s-gorbachev\" >Gorbachev Agrees to Summit Talks: Stops Deploying Soviet Missiles Until November, by William J. Eaton \u2013 April 08, 1985 \u2013 Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1985-04-09\/news\/mn-27955_1_missiles\" >Soviets Call U.S. Missile Claim a &#8216;Lie&#8217; : Rejection of Proposed Moratorium Assailed by Tass Commentator &#8211; \u201c<em>The Kremlin reacted angrily Monday to President Reagan&#8217;s swift rejection of Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev&#8217;s seven-month moratorium on deployment of its intermediate-range missiles aimed at Western Europe<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 William J. Easton \u2013 April 09, 1985 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong>During <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-6\" >STS-6<\/a>, astronauts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Story_Musgrave\" >Story Musgrave<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_H._Peterson\" >Don Peterson<\/a> perform the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle\" >Space Shuttle<\/a> spacewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States severs relations with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Islamic Republic of Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong>Development of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neutron_bomb\" >neutron bomb<\/a> is canceled by President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Carter\" >Jimmy Carter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>German Federal prosecutor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siegfried_Buback\" >Siegfried Buback<\/a> and his driver are shot by two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army_Faction\" >Red Army Faction<\/a> members while waiting at a red light.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>Former British Cabinet Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Stonehouse\" >John Stonehouse<\/a> resigns from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labour_Party_%28UK%29\" >Labour Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a> announces his decision to increase the rate of American troop withdrawals from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet\" >Internet<\/a>&#8216;s symbolic birth date: Publication of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Request_for_Comments\" >RFC<\/a> 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>Film critic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Ebert\" >Roger Ebert<\/a> published his very first film review in the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Sun-Times\" >Chicago Sun-Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1966\/april_7_1966_131304.html\" >US recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Business_Machines\" >IBM<\/a> announces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IBM_System\/360\" >System\/360<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong>Spain relinquishes its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Morocco\" >protectorate in Morocco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Churchill\" >Winston Churchill<\/a> resigns as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<\/a> amid indications of failing health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>United States President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwight_D._Eisenhower\" >Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/a> gives his &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domino_theory\" >domino theory<\/a>&#8221; speech during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>A Buddhist monastery burns in Shanghai, China, leaving twenty monks dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Health_Organization\" >World Health Organization<\/a> is established by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>World Health Organization and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\" >World Health Organization \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/sites\/files\/chathamhouse\/public\/Research\/Global%20Health\/0213_who.pdf\" >The Role of the World Health Organization in the International System, by Charles Clift \u2013 February 2013 \u2013 ChathamHouse.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/about\/history\/en\/\" >History of WHO \u2013 WHO.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/pdfs\/journals\/lancet\/PIIS014067360211244X.pdf\" >A brief history of the World Health Organization \u2013 TheLancet.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/health.howstuffworks.com\/medicine\/healthcare\/who1.htm\" >The history of WHO \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a>&#8216;s independence from France is officially recognized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence of Syria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/syria\/10.htm\" >SYRIA &#8211; WORLD WAR II AND INDEPENDENCE \u2013 CountryStudies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/uca.edu\/politicalscience\/dadm-project\/middle-eastnorth-africapersian-gulf-region\/french-syria-1919-1946\/\" >French Syria (1919-1946) \u2013 Political Science \u2013 UCA.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrian_Republic_%281930%E2%80%9358%29\" >Syrian Republic (1930-58) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aglobalworld.com\/holidays-around-the-world\/syria-independence-day\/\" >INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SYRIA\u2019S INDEPENDENCE DAY \u2013 AGlobalWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/35082900_The_independence_of_Syria_and_Lebanon_1941-1946\" >The Independence of Syria and Lebanon, 1941-1946 \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/French-Mandate-of-Syria-and-Lebanon.pdf\" >French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon \u2013 Saylor.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/topic\/france-syria-relations\/\" >French-Syria Relations \u2013 TimesOfIsrael.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Modern History of Syria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_history_of_Syria\" >Modern history of Syria &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=31&amp;Itemid=74&amp;jumival=7854\" >A Short History of Modern Syria \u2013 TheRealNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/discussions\/71434\" >A Brief History of Modern Syria \u2013 Geni.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/...\/arabs\/modsyria.html\" >History of Modern Syria \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationclearinghouse.info\/article33247.htm\" >Brief History of Modern Syria \u2013 InformationClearingHouse.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/63247\/7-moments-in-modern-syrian-history-you-simply-have-to-know#.6R5oAGWaI\" >7 Moments in Modern Syrian History You Simply Have to Know, by Nicol\u00f2 Don\u00e0 dalle Rose \u2013 MIC.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/syria\/2.htm\" >SYRIA \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Szaf0MtPQfY\" >A Short History of Modern Syria \u2013 YouTube video (11 min. 43 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visoko,_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\" >Visoko<\/a> is liberated by the 7th, 9th, and 17th Krajina brigades from the Tenth division of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslav_Partisan\" >Yugoslav Partisan<\/a> forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_battleship_Yamato\" >Japanese battleship\u00a0<em>Yamato<\/em><\/a>, the largest battleship ever constructed, is sunk by American planes 200 miles north of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa\" >Okinawa<\/a> while en route to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suicide_mission\" >suicide mission<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Ten-Go\" >Operation Ten-Go<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ioannis_Rallis\" >Ioannis Rallis<\/a> becomes collaborationist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Greece\" >Prime Minister of Greece<\/a> during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_occupation_of_Greece\" >Axis Occupation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >The Holocaust<\/a>: In Terebovlia, Ukraine, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress to their underwear and march through the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terebovlia\" >Terebovlia<\/a> to the nearby village of Plebanivka where they are shot dead and buried in ditches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Booker_T._Washington\" >Booker T Washington<\/a> becomes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_American\" >African American<\/a> to be depicted on a United States <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Postage_stamp\" >postage stamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Italy invades <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" >Albania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Italian Invasion of Albania:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/italy-invades-albania\" >APR 07 1939: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Italy invades Albania \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_invasion_of_Albania#Background\" >Background \u2013 Italian invasion of Albania &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/frosina.org\/869\/\" >The Italian Invasion of Albania (1939) \u2013 Frosina.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=160\" >Invasion of Albania: 7 Apr 1939 \u2013 12 Apr 1939 \u2013 Contributor: C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/nsf9gzgdb16j\/italian-invasion-of-albania\/\" >Italian Invasion of Albania \u2013 April 7-12, 1939 \u2013 Prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/italian%20invasion%20of%20albania\" >ITALIAN INVASION OF ALBANIA \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2incolor.com\/italian-forces\/S79-ALBANIA-39.html\" >The Italian Invasion of Albania \u2013 a photograph \u2013 WWII in Color \u2013 WW2InColor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Albania:<\/strong><\/em><\/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>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prohibition\" >Prohibition<\/a> in the United States is repealed for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beer\" >beer<\/a> of no more than 3.2% <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcohol\" >alcohol<\/a> by weight, eight months before the ratification of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" >XXI amendment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong>First long-distance public <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television_broadcast\" >television broadcast<\/a> (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commerce_Secretary\" >Commerce Secretary<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herbert_Hoover\" >Herbert Hoover<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teapot_Dome_scandal\" >Teapot Dome scandal<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior\" >United States Secretary of the Interior<\/a> leases <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teapot_Dome\" >Teapot Dome<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Petroleum\" >petroleum<\/a> reserves in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wyoming\" >Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeciras_Conference\" >Algeciras Conference<\/a> gives France and Spain control over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morocco\" >Morocco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Vesuvius\" >Mount Vesuvius<\/a> erupts and devastates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naples\" >Naples<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1868\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_D%27Arcy_McGee\" >Thomas D&#8217;Arcy McGee<\/a>, one of the Canadian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fathers_of_Confederation\" >Fathers of Confederation<\/a> is assassinated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_republicanism\" >Irish Republicans<\/a>, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician.<\/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>APRIL 08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_State_of_Iraq\" >Islamic State of Iraq<\/a> enters the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrian_Civil_War\" >Syrian Civil War<\/a> and begins by declaring a merger with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Nusra_Front\" >Al-Nusra Front<\/a> under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Syrian Civil War Timeline:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War\" >Timeline of the Syrian Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/interactive\/2012\/02\/201225111654512841.html\" >Timeline of Syria\u2019s raging war \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/syria-timeline-civil-war\/25090030.html\" >Syrian Civil War \u2013 A Timeline of Tragedy \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFERL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/timelines\/syrian-civil-war--3\" >Syrian Civil War \u2013 Timeline created by Dean, Will S \u2013 TimeToast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/9\/14\/9319293\/syrian-refugees-civil-war\" >Syria\u2019s civil war: a brief history \u2013 Vox.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/27\/world\/meast\/syria-civil-war-fast-facts\/index.html\" >Syrian Civil War Fast Facts \u2013 August 27, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/syria\/index.html\" >SYRIA \u2013 COVERGE HIGHLIGHTS \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Syrian Civil War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrian_Civil_War\" >Syrian Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Syrian-Civil-War\" >Syrian Civil War \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/syrian-civil-war\/story?id=20112311\" >Everything You Need to Know About the Syrian Civil War, by Alisa Wiersema \u2013 Aug. 31, 2013 \u2013 ABCNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/syria\/tp\/Syrian-Civil-War-Explained.htm\" >Syrian Civil War Explained, by Primoz Manfreda \u2013 About news \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/unrest-conflicts-war\/demonstration\/syrian-civil-war-EVGAP00010-topic.html\" >Syrian Civil War \u2013 Related Articles \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/syria-civil-war\/\" >Syria Civil War \u2013 Related Articles \u2013 The Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-17258397\" >Syria\u2019s war \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/weekly\/geopolitics-syrian-civil-war\" >The Geopolitics of the Syrian Civil War \u2013 August 4, 2015 \u2013 Stratfor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Syrian_Air_Force_bases\" >List of Syrian Air Forces bases, including the Taftanaz airbase \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>The construction of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahrain_World_Trade_Center\" >world&#8217;s first building to integrate wind turbines<\/a> is completed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahrain\" >Bahrain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shedden_massacre\" >Shedden massacre<\/a>: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ontario\" >Ontario<\/a>, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bandidos_Motorcycle_Club\" >Bandidos Motorcycle Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>Over four million people attend the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_of_Pope_John_Paul_II\" >funeral of Pope John Paul II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_in_Darfur\" >War in Darfur<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_8_Humanitarian_Ceasefire_Agreement\" >Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement<\/a> is signed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudan\" >Sudanese<\/a> government and two rebel groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>War in Darfur:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_in_Darfur#Origins_of_the_conflict\" >Origins of the conflict \u2013 War in Darfur \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/darfurdreamteam.org\/the-crisis\/timeline\" >DARFUR CONFLICT TIMELINE \u2013 DarfurDreamTeam.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newint.org\/features\/2007\/06\/01\/facts\/\" >Darfur \u2013 Facts and timeline \u2013 New Internationalist Magazine \u2013 June 1, 2007 &#8211; NewInt.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/genocide-darfur\/\" >Genocide in Darfur \u2013 June 24, 2004 \u2013 TheNation.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/origins.osu.edu\/article\/worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis-understanding-darfur-conflict\" >\u201cThe World\u2019s Worst Humanitarian Crisis\u2019: Understanding the Darfur Conflict, by Ahamed Sikainga \u2013 February 2009 \u2013 OSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haryana_Gana_Parishad\" >Haryana Gana Parishad<\/a>, a political party in the Indian state of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haryana\" >Haryana<\/a>, merges with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_National_Congress\" >Indian National Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Macedonia\" >Republic of Macedonia<\/a> (FYR) 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>Macedonia (Republic of\/Former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR\/FYROM)):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/europe\/macedonia\" >Macedonia \u2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=The%20former%20Yugoslav%20Republic%20of%20Macedonia\" >Macedonia \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Macedonia\" >Macedonia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/macedonia.html\" >Macedonia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Macedonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia\" >Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/mfa.gov.mk\/index.php\/en\">Macedonia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofmacedonia.org\/PartitionedMacedonia\/MacedonianQuestion.html\" >The Macedonian Question in Foreign Affairs \u2013 HistoryOfMacedonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/26759.htm\" >US Relations With Macedonia \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/en\/fyrom-name-issue\/\" >FYROM Name Issue \u2013 Hellenic Republic \u2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 MFR.gr<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Macedonia and the United Nations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/macedonia_in_new-york_usa\" >Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/macedonia_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission of Macedonia to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Macedonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofmacedonia.org\/ConciseMacedonia\/ShortHistory.html\" >Short History of Macedonia \u2013 HistoryOfMacedonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia\" >History of the Republic of Macedonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/macedonia\/history\" >Macedonia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macedonian-heritage.gr\/HistoryOfMacedonia\/\" >Macedonian Heritage \u2013 The History of Macedonia, edited by Ioannis Koliopoulos \u2013 MacedonianHeritage.gr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Macedonia.html\" >Jewish History of Macedonia \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofmacedonia.org\/ConciseMacedonia\/timeline.html\" >Timeline of the History of Macedonia \u2013 HistoryOfMacedonia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eudocs.lib.byu.edu\/index.php\/History_of_Macedonia:_Primary_Documents\" >History of Macedonia: Primary Documents \u2013 BYU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Macedonia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia\" >Economy of the Republic of Macedonia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/macedonia\" >Macedonia, FYR \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/macedonia-fyr\" >Macedonia, FYR \u2013 DATA \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/macedonia\" >Macedonia \u2013 INDEX \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATOIN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gfmag.com\/global-data\/country-data\/macedonia-gdp-country-report\" >Macedonia GDP and Economic Data \u2013 GFMag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>Retired <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis\" >tennis<\/a> great <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Ashe\" >Arthur Ashe<\/a> announces that he has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AIDS\" >AIDS<\/a>, acquired from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_transfusion\" >blood transfusions<\/a> during one of his two heart surgeries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong>At <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlanta%E2%80%93Fulton_County_Stadium\" >Atlanta\u2013Fulton County Stadium<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hank_Aaron\" >Hank Aaron<\/a> hits his 715th career <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Home_run\" >home run<\/a> to surpass <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth\" >Babe Ruth<\/a>&#8216;s 39-year-old record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahr_El-Baqar_primary_school_bombing\" >Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing<\/a>: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BOAC_Flight_712\" >BOAC Flight 712<\/a> catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbara_Jane_Harrison\" >Barbara Jane Harrison<\/a> is awarded a posthumous <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Cross\" >George Cross<\/a>, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gemini_1\" >Gemini 1<\/a> (unmanned test flight) launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>A large explosion on board the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Dara\" >MV\u00a0<em>Dara<\/em><\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" >Persian Gulf<\/a> kills 238.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_World_War_II\" >German land annexed by the Dutch<\/a> in return for 280 million <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_mark\" >German marks<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wiedergutmachung\" >Wiedergutmachung<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" >Organization of American States<\/a> drafts an agreement to create the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter-American_Development_Bank\" >Inter-American Development Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grace_Hopper\" >Grace Hopper<\/a> meets to discuss the creation of a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Programming_language\" >programming language<\/a> that would be called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COBOL\" >COBOL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mau_Mau\" >Mau Mau<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomo_Kenyatta\" >Jomo Kenyatta<\/a> is convicted by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya\" >Kenya<\/a>&#8216;s British rulers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Truman\" >Harry Truman<\/a> calls for the seizure of all domestic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steel_mill\" >steel mills<\/a> to prevent a nationwide <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strike_action\" >strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>India and Pakistan sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liaquat%E2%80%93Nehru_Pact\" >Liaquat\u2013Nehru Pact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Liaquat-Nehru Pact:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historypak.com\/liaquat-nehru-pact\/\" >LIAQUAT-NEHRU PACT \u2013 HistoryPak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Delhi-Pact\" >Delhi Pact (a.k.a. Liaquat-Nehru Pact) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pakdef.org\/forum\/topic\/7379-liaquat-nehru-pact-an-overview\/\" >Liaquat-Nehru Pact, an overview \u2013 PakDef.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89lectricit%C3%A9_de_France\" >\u00c9lectricit\u00e9 de France<\/a>, the world&#8217;s largest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utility_company\" >utility company<\/a>, is formed as a result of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nationalisation\" >nationalization<\/a> of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_concentration_camp\" >Nazi concentration camp<\/a> internees in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prussian_Hanover\" >Prussian Hanover<\/a>, the survivors are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celler_Hasenjagd\" >massacred<\/a> by Nazis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D Roosevelt<\/a>, in an attempt to check <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inflation\" >inflation<\/a>, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_carrier\" >common carriers<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_utilities\" >public utilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Japan\" >Japanese<\/a> take <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bataan\" >Bataan<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Leningrad\" >Siege of Leningrad<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet<\/a> forces open a much-needed railway link to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Petersburg\" >Leningrad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Siege of Leningrad:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/siege-of-leningrad\" >SIEGE OF LENINGRAD \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Leningrad#Background\" >Background \u2013 Siege of Leningrad \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Effect_of_the_Siege_of_Leningrad_on_the_city\" >Effect of the Siege of Leningrad on the city \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com\/leningrad.htm\" >The Siege of Leningrad, 1941 \u2013 1944 \u2013 EyewitnessHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe\/the-siege-of-leningrad\/\" >The Siege of Leningrad \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saint-petersburg.com\/history\/great-patriotic-war-and-siege-of-leningrad\/\" >St Petersburg (Leningrad) during the Great Patriotic War and the Siege (1941-1945) \u2013 Saint-Petersburg.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Siege-of-Leningrad\" >Siege of Leningrad \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/worldwarii\/p\/World-War-Ii-Siege-Of-Leningrad.htm\" >World War II: Siege of Leningrad \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=125\" >Siege of Leningrad: 4 Sep 1941-27 Jan 1944, by C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/granin-nazi-siege-survivor-360\/\" >Appalling truth of Leningrad siege: 95yo Russian writer gives powerful speech at Bundestag \u2013 published 29 January 2014 \u2013 RT.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.secondworldwarhistory.com\/siege-of-leningrad.asp\" >Siege of Leningrad Timeline, by Dan Alex \u2013 SecondWorldWarHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Works_Progress_Administration\" >Works Progress Administration<\/a> is formed when the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Relief_Appropriation_Act_of_1935\" >Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935<\/a> becomes law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_independence_movement\" >Indian independence movement<\/a>: At the Delhi Central Assembly, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bhagat_Singh\" >Bhagat Singh<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batukeshwar_Dutt\" >Batukeshwar Dutt<\/a> throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Indian Independence Movement and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tcnj.edu\/~borland\/2006-indianindependence\/\" >Indian Independence Movement \u2013 A Fight for Political Freedom \u2013 TCNJ.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_independence_movement#Background_.281757.E2.80.931883.29\" >Background (1757-1883) \u2013 Indian Independence Movement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nonviolent-conflict.org\/index.php\/movements-and-campaigns\/movements-and-campaigns-summaries?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&amp;catid=5&amp;sobi2Id=17\" >Movements and Campaigns \u2013 The Indian Independence Struggle (1930-1931) \u2013 NONVIOLENCT CONFLICT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiafolks.com\/history-and-culture\/how-did-india-got-independence-brief-history\/\" >How did India get independence? \u2013 A Brief History \u2013 March 12, 2009 \u2013 IndiaFalks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiatextbookproject.wikispaces.com\/Chapter+3-Gandhi+and+The+Indian+Independence+Movement\" >Chapter 3 \u2013 India and Independence, by Yu Sheng Wu (Roger) \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.culturalindia.net\/indian-history\/modern-history\/indian-independence.html\" >Indian Independence \u2013 CulturalIndia.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1924\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharia\" >Sharia<\/a> courts are abolished in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a>, as part of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atat%C3%BCrk%27s_Reforms\" >Atat\u00fcrk&#8217;s Reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: Actors <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_Fairbanks\" >Douglas Fairbanks<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlie_Chaplin\" >Charlie Chaplin<\/a> sell <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_bond\" >war bonds<\/a> on the streets of New York City&#8217;s financial district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_people\" >Dutch<\/a> physicist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heike_Kamerlingh_Onnes\" >Heike Kamerlingh Onnes<\/a> discovers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superconductivity\" >superconductivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Superconductivity:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superconductivity#History_of_superconductivity\" >History of superconductivity \u2013 Superconductivity \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/environmental\/energy\/superconductivity.htm\" >What is superconductivity? \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/superconductivity\" >Superconductivity \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/engineering-and-technology\/engineering\/superconductivity\/content-section-0\" >Superconductivity \u2013 Open Learn \u2013 Open.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.superconductors.org\/oxtheory.htm\" >Superconductivity Explained \u2013 Superconductors.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_University\" >Harvard University<\/a> votes to establish the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_Business_School\" >Harvard Business School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auguste_Deter\" >Auguste Deter<\/a>, the first person to be diagnosed with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alzheimer%27s_disease\" >Alzheimer&#8217;s disease<\/a>, dies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp\" >What Is Alzheimer\u2019s? \u2013 Alz.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/aging\/aginginfo\/alzheimers.htm\" >What is Alzheimer\u2019s Disease? \u2013 CDC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/alzheimers_disease_causes_stages_and_symptoms\/article.htm\" >Alzheimer\u2019s Disease \u2013 MedicineNet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alzheimer\" s_disease#Signs_and_symptoms\">Signs and symptoms \u2013 Alzheimer\u2019s disease &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rmhealthy.com\/10-signs-alzheimers\/?utm_source=Bing&amp;utm_medium=CPC&amp;utm_campaign=Bing%20-%20CPC%20-%2010%20Signs%20of%20Alzheimers\" >10 Signs of Alzheimer\u2019s \u2013 Jacklyn Hughes \u2013 February 5, 2015 \u2013 RMHealthy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/alzheimers\/guide\/alzheimers-disease-stages\" >7 Stages of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease \u2013 WebMD.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/159442.php\" >Alzheimer\u2019s Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments, by Markus MacGill \u2013 MNT \u2013 MedicalNewsToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/willowestatesret.dex-digital.com\/9Izb8xo83xg:ECzQMIFYMPjNQlN3dT6m6zTBn0xuMCi7\" >Welcome to Willow Estate Retirement \u2013 Dex-Digital.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longacre_Square\" >Longacre Square<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Midtown_Manhattan\" >Midtown Manhattan<\/a> is renamed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Times_Square\" >Times Square<\/a> after <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\" >The New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong>British mystic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleister_Crowley\" >Aleister Crowley<\/a> transcribes the first chapter of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Book_of_the_Law\" >The Book of the Law<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Third_Republic\" >French Third Republic<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland\" >United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland<\/a> sign the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entente_cordiale\" >Entente cordiale<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pollock_v._Farmers%27_Loan_%26_Trust_Co.\" >Pollock v. Farmers&#8217; Loan &amp; Trust Co.<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >Supreme Court of the United States<\/a> declares unapportioned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Income_tax\" >income tax<\/a> to be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutionality\" >unconstitutional<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1886\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Ewart_Gladstone\" >William Ewart Gladstone<\/a> introduces the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Government_Bill_1886\" >Irish Home Rule Bill<\/a> into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >British House of Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong>Italy and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prussia\" >Prussia<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austro-Prussian_War\" >ally against<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Empire\" >Austrian Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1832\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Hawk_War\" >Black Hawk War<\/a>: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Louis,_Missouri\" >St. Louis, Missouri<\/a> to fight the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sauk_people\" >Sauk<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States\" >Native Americans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1820\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venus_de_Milo\" >Venus de Milo<\/a> is discovered on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aegean_Sea\" >Aegean<\/a> island of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milos\" >Milos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Venus de Milo:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venus_de_Milo#Discovery_and_history\" >Discovery and history \u2013 Venus de Milo \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Venus-de-Milo\" >Venus de Milo \u2013 Sculpture \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/oeuvre-notices\/aphrodite-known-venus-de-milo\" >Work: Aphrodite, known as the \u201cVenus de Milo\u201d \u2013 Louvre.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visual-arts-cork.com\/sculpture\/venus-de-milo.htm\" >Venus de Milo (c. 130-100 BCE) \u2013 Visual-Arts-Cork.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1808\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Baltimore\" >Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore<\/a> is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_New_York\" >New York<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Boston\" >Boston<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Louisville\" >Bardstown<\/a> (now Louisville) by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Pius_VII\" >Pope Pius VII<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1740\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear\" >War of Jenkins&#8217; Ear<\/a>: Three British ships <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Action_of_8_April_1740\" >capture<\/a> the Spanish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Third-rate\" >third-rate<\/a> <em>Princesa<\/em>, taken into service as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Princess_%281740%29\" >HMS <em>Princess<\/em><\/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>APRIL 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Bushehr_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> of magnitude 6.3 strikes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iran<\/a> killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tbilisi\" >Tbilisi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_%28country%29\" >Georgia<\/a>, up to 60,000 people <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Georgian_demonstrations\" >protest<\/a> against the government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikheil_Saakashvili\" >Mikheil Saakashvili<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq_War\" >Iraq War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" >Baghdad<\/a> falls to American forces; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraqis\" >Iraqis<\/a> turn on symbols of their former leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" >Saddam Hussein<\/a>, pulling down a grand statue of him and tearing it to pieces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_War\" >Kosovo War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ko%C5%A1are\" >Battle of Ko\u0161are<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Ko\u0161are:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ko%C5%A1are#Timeline\" >Timeline &#8211; Battle of Ko\u0161are &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=f3e_1428714132\" >Battle of Ko\u0161are\u201316 years ago \u2013 LiveLeak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YuzBvdIWkx4\" >Battle of Kosare \u2013 Kosovo War 1999 (Albanians takes Serbian Army Base) \u2013 YouTube video (1 min. 27 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gyKJWVdmU94\" >Kosovo War 1998\/1999 \u2013 The Battle of Kosare, Albanian Victory over Yugoslavia &#8211; YouTube video (4 min. 17 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/Agim_Ramadani\" >Agim Ramadani (3 May 1964 &#8211; April 1999) was an Albanian leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), best known for his support in the Battle of Ko\u0161are.Battle of Ko\u0161are \u2013 DBPedia.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Kosovo War\/Conflict:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_War\" >Kosovo War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/docs\/appeals\/98\/179808.pdf\" >ALBANIA: REFUGEE INFLUX FROM KOSOVO \u2013 December 16, 1998 \u2013 IFRC.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/robert-bideleux\/kosovos-conflict\" >Kosovo\u2019s Conflict \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Kosovo-conflict\" >Kosovo conflict \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/war_koso.htm\" >Religious aspects of the Yugoslavia \u2013 Kosovo conflict \u2013 ReligiousTolerance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ulPsNrMMZ3E\" >YouTube video (10 min. 16 sec.): 1999 \u2013 a documentary about Kosovo War ethnic cleansing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/list-of-kosovo-war-battles\/reference\" >List of Kosovo War Battles \u2013 Ranker.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_massacres_in_the_Kosovo_War\" >List of massacres in the Kosovo war \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/5165042.stm\" >Flashback to Kosovo\u2019s war \u2013 Monday 10 July 2006 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/kosovo\/etc\/cron.html\" >A Kosovo Chronology \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Independence of Kosovo:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kosovo-serbia-idUSHAM53437920080217\" >Kosovo declares independence from Serbia, by Douglas Hamilton \u2013 Sun Feb 17, 2008 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.assembly-kosova.org\/common\/docs\/Dek_Pav_e.pdf\" >Kosovo Declaration of Independence \u2013 February 17, 2008 \u2013 Assembly-Kosova.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence#Political_background\" >Political background \u2013 Kosovo declaration of independence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/specificplacesofinterest\/a\/kosovoindependence.htm\" >Kosovo Independence \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2008\/02\/19\/the-independence-of-kosovo\/\" >The independence of Kosovo, by Gary Leupp \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_recognition_of_Kosovo\" >International recognition of Kosovo \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Kosovo:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Kosovo\" >History of Kosovo \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/kosovo\/history\" >Kosovo \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kosovo.net\/hist.html\" >History of Kosovo and Metohija \u2013 Kosovo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/kosovo-history.html\" >Kosovo \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-18331273\" >Kosovo profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.when.com\/vertical?q=history%20of%20kosovo&amp;type=content&amp;s_pt=source2&amp;s_it=content&amp;s_chn=16\" >Pertinent Web Links on History of Kosovo \u2013 When.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Kosovo Liberation Army:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo_Liberation_Army#Foreign_support\" >Foreign support \u2013 Kosovo Liberation Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/2001\/kosovo\/undword.htm\" >UNDER ORDERS: War Crimes in Kosovo. executive summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The United States, NATO and the Kosovo Conflict:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.needham.k12.ma.us\/nhs\/cur\/Baker_00\/03-04\/baker%20-%20p1%20-%20yao\/us-kosovo.html\" >A Historic Intervention: Kosovo Conflict \u2013 MA.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/congressional-testimony\/us-role-kosovo\" >The US Role in Kosovo, by Doug Bandow \u2013 March 10, 1999 \u2013 CATO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/kosovo\/history.htm\" >NATO\u2019s role in relation to the conflict in Kosovo \u2013 NATO.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/acad\/fellow\/97-99\/brovkin.pdf\" >Discourse on NATO in Russia During the Kosovo War, by Vladimir Brovkin \u2013 NATO.int \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/the-kosovo-war-between-two-eras-2\" >Kosovo war: between two eras, by Martin Shaw \u2013 1 April 2009 \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/easternapproaches\/2013\/09\/balkans-and-syria\" >What did America learn from the 1999 Kosovo war? \u2013 Sep 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2013 \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia\" >NATO\u2019s bombing of Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-u-s-nato-military-intervention-in-kosovo\/1666\" >US-NATO Military Intervention in Kosovo \u2013 19 December 2005 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/monograph_reports\/MR1365.html\" >NATO\u2019s Air War for Kosovo: A Strategic and Operational Assessment, by Benjamin S Lambeth \u2013 Rand.org \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/ALLPOLITICS\/stories\/1999\/05\/13\/clinton.kosovo\/transcript.html\" >Transcript: Clinton justifies US involvement in Kosovo \u2013 May 13, 1999 \u2013 CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/en\/regions\/europe\/balkans\/kosovo\/061-war-in-the-balkans-consequences-of-the-kosovo-conflict-and-future-options-for-kosovo-and-the-region.aspx\" >War in The Balkans: Consequences of the Kosovo Conflict and Future Options for Kosovo and the Region \u2013 19 April 1999 \u2013 CrisisGroup.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EEhgwdJldeU\" >YouTube video (4 min. 51 sec.): Noam Chomsky About Serbia, Kosovo, Yugoslavia and NATO War 1<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourepeat.com\/watch\/?v=EEhgwdJldeU#%21\" >the same video on this site: YouRepeat.com<\/a>. The transcription of this video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chomsky.info\/20060425\/\" >On the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia: Noam Chomsky interviewed by Danilo Mandi\u0107 \u2013 RTS Online, April 25, 2006 \u2013 Chomsky.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_federal_courts\" >US Federal Court<\/a> finds former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama\" >Panamanian<\/a> dictator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manuel_Noriega\" >Manuel Noriega<\/a> guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_%28country%29\" >Georgia<\/a> declares independence from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_9_tragedy\" >April 9 tragedy<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tbilisi\" >Tbilisi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic\" >Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic<\/a>, an anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strikes, demanding restoration of Georgian independence is dispersed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_army\" >Soviet army<\/a>, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>April 9 Tragedy:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_9_tragedy#The_demonstrations\" >The demonstrations &#8211; April 9 tragedies \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CggiP7kvnzc\" >YouTube video (8 min. 21 sec.): 9 aprili &#8211; 1989 (The April 9 Tragedy, 1989, Tbilisi, Georgia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LToXsIwZ_P8\" >YouTube video (55 min. 28 sec.): Documentary Film &#8211; The April 9, 1989 Tragedy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong>The US Navy nuclear submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>George Washington<\/em><\/a> accidentally collides with the <em>Nissho Maru<\/em>, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraqi<\/a> regime of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" >Saddam Hussein<\/a> kills philosopher <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sadr\" >Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr<\/a> and his sister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bint_al-Huda\" >Bint al-Huda<\/a> after three days of torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>Eight people in South Korea, who are involved in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People%27s_Revolutionary_Party_Incident\" >People&#8217;s Revolutionary Party Incident<\/a>, are hanged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong>The first British-built <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concorde\" >Concorde<\/a><\/em> 002 makes its maiden flight from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filton\" >Filton<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Fairford\" >RAF Fairford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737\" >Boeing 737<\/a> (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astrodome\" >Astrodome<\/a> opens. First indoor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball\" >baseball<\/a> game is played.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Electric_Railway\" >Pacific Electric Railway<\/a> in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hendrik_Verwoerd\" >Hendrik Verwoerd<\/a>, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apartheid\" >apartheid<\/a>, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Pratt_%28assassin%29\" >David Pratt<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannesburg\" >Johannesburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_Mercury\" >Project Mercury<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> announces the selection of the United States&#8217; first seven <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astronaut\" >astronauts<\/a>, whom the news media quickly dub the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercury_Seven\" >Mercury Seven<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a> is cleared and opens to shipping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Suez Canal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/suez-canal-opens\" >NOV 17, 1869: Suez Canal opens \u2013 THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1869\/11\/17\/the-suez-canal-opens\" >NOV 17 1869 \u2013 The Suez Canal Opens \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/9-fascinating-facts-about-the-suez-canal\" >9 Fascinating Facts About the Suez Canal \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/egypt\/suez-canal-05.htm\" >Building the Suez Canal 1859-1869 \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.umb.edu\/buildingtheworld\/waterworks\/the-suez-canal-egypt\/\" >Suez Canal, Egypt \u2013 BUILDING THE WORLD \u2013 UMB.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/suezcanal.gov.eg\/sc.aspx?show=8\" >Suez Canal Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of the Suez Canal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastweb.org\/suez_canal_history.htm\" >The Suez Canal \u2013 A History, by Margaret Penfold and Ami Isseroff \u2013 MideastWeb.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/marine\/life-at-sea\/maritime-history\/a-brief-history-of-the-suez-canal\/\" >A Brief History of Suez Canal \u2013 MarineInsight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/modern\/suez_01.shtml#one\" >Creation of the Canal \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Suez Crisis (1956-1957):<\/em><\/strong><\/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:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Occupation_of_the_Gaza_Strip_by_Egypt\" >Occupation of the Gaza Strip by Egypt \u2013 Wikipedia<\/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:\/\/2eyeswatching.com\/2012\/02\/17\/suez-crisis-the-forgotten-war-29-october-1956\/\" >Suez Crisis, The Forgotten War 29 October 1956 \u2013 2EyesWatching.com<\/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>1955\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;\"><strong><em>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/atmospheric-nuclear-testing-nevada-test-site\" >Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >The Years of Atmospheric Testing 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Web Site \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions \u2013 JohnstonArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/CHRG-105shrg44045\/pdf\/CHRG-105shrg44045.pdf\" >RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTING AT NEVADA TEST SITE, 1950-60 \u2013 GPO.gov &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.publichealth.va.gov\/epidemiology\/studies\/cancer-mortality-nuclear-weapons-tests.asp\" >Cancer Mortality at the US Nuclear Weapons Tests \u2013 US Department of Veterans Affairs \u2013 VA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fmd-inc.org\/durbin\/interest\/Atomic%20Tests\/Atmospheric%20Nuclear%20Testing.htm\" >Atmospheric Nuclear Testing and The US Navy \u2013 A BILIOGRAPHY \u2013 FMD-INC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/radiation\/fallout\/RF-GWT_home.htm\" >Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout \u2013 CDC.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radiochemistry.org\/history\/nuke_tests\/index.shtml\" >\u201c<em>Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks\u2026.These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from 16 July 1945 to 4 November 1962, the era of atmospheric testing<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 RADIOCHEMISTORY SOCIETY \u2013 US NUCLEAR TESTS \u2013 Info Gallery \u2013 Radiochemistry.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2011\/05\/when-we-tested-nuclear-bombs\/100061\/\" >When We Tested Nuclear Bombs, by Alan Taylor \u2013 May 06, 2011 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.falloutradiation.com\/files\/JohnWayne.pdf\" >US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 The Connection Between John Wayne and Radioactive Fallout, and Other Tales, by Bruce W Church \u2013 October 22, 2000 \u2013 FalloutRadiation.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2015\/06\/06\/marshall-islands-sues-9-superp.html\" >Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA \u2013 June 6, 2015 \u2013 BoingDoing.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wA8z94MXo9M\" >YouTube video (13 min. 49 sec.): Declassified US Nuclear Test Film #55<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7mBVfQlIj0\" >YouTube video (14 min. 35 sec.): High-altitude Atomic Tests \u2013 Operation Dominic pt 1-2 &#8211; 1962<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Ballivi%C3%A1n\" >Hugo Ballivi\u00e1n<\/a>&#8216;s government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agrarian_reform\" >agrarian reform<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_suffrage\" >universal suffrage<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nationalisation\" >nationalisation<\/a> of tin mines<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>Fighters from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irgun\" >Irgun<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lehi_%28group%29\" >Lehi<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zionist\" >Zionist<\/a> paramilitary groups attacked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deir_Yassin\" >Deir Yassin<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem\" >Jerusalem<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deir_Yassin_massacre\" >killing over 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jorge_Eli%C3%A9cer_Gait%C3%A1n\" >Jorge Eli\u00e9cer Gait\u00e1n<\/a>&#8216;s assassination provokes a violent riot in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogot%C3%A1\" >Bogot\u00e1<\/a> (the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogotazo\" >Bogotazo<\/a><\/em>), and a further ten years of violence in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombia\" >Colombia<\/a> known as <em>La violencia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Journey_of_Reconciliation\" >Journey of Reconciliation<\/a>, the first interracial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Ride\" >Freedom Ride<\/a> begins through the upper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_United_States\" >South<\/a> in violation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Crow_laws\" >Jim Crow laws<\/a>. The riders wanted enforcement of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Supreme_Court\" >United States Supreme Court<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1946\" >1946<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irene_Morgan\" >Irene Morgan<\/a> decision that banned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racial_segregation\" >racial segregation<\/a> in interstate travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission\" >United States Atomic Energy Commission<\/a> is formed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg\" >Battle of K\u00f6nigsberg<\/a>, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Prussia\" >East Prussia<\/a>, ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of K\u00f6nigsberg:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg#The_Assault\" >The assault &#8211; Battle of K\u00f6nigsberg &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg\" >Siege of K\u00f6nigsberg &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bunker.britlink.org\/east-prussia\/konigsberg\/battle-of-konigsberg\/\" >Battle of K\u00f6nigsberg \u2013 The F\u00fchrerbunker &#8211; Britlink.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The German pocket battleship <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_cruiser_Admiral_Scheer\" ><em>Admiral Scheer<\/em><\/a> is sunk by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" >Royal Air Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Bataan\" >Battle of Bataan<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bataan_Death_March\" >Bataan Death March<\/a>: United States forces surrender on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bataan_Peninsula\" >Bataan Peninsula<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Navy\" >Japanese Navy<\/a> launches an air raid on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trincomalee\" >Trincomalee<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceylon\" >Ceylon<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\" >Sri Lanka<\/a>); <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\" >Royal Navy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" >aircraft carrier<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Hermes_%2895%29\" >HMS\u00a0<em>Hermes<\/em><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Australian_Navy\" >Royal Australian Navy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Destroyer\" >Destroyer<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMAS_Vampire_%28D68%29\" >HMAS\u00a0<em>Vampire<\/em><\/a> are sunk off the island&#8217;s east coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vidkun_Quisling\" >Vidkun Quisling<\/a> seizes power in Norway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Weser%C3%BCbung\" >Operation Weser\u00fcbung<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Germany<\/a> invades Denmark and Norway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Weser\u00fcbung:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Weser%C3%BCbung#Political_and_military_background\" >Political and military background &#8211; Operation Weser\u00fcbung &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/operation-weserubung-germanys-assault-on-denmark-and-norway.html\" >Operation Weser\u00fcbung: German\u2019s Assault on Denmark and Norway \u2013 WarHistoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.navweaps.com\/index_oob\/OOB_WWII_Atlantic\/OOB_WWII_Weserubung.htm\" >Order of Battle: Operation Weser\u00fcbung: 8 April 1940 \u2013 8 June 1940 &#8211; Contributed by Peter Lienau and Michal Kopacz \u2013 Navweaps.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/20thcenturybattles.com\/2013\/10\/18\/operation-weserubung-unternehmen-weserubung-the-german-invasion-of-denmark-and-norway-9th-april-1940\/\" >Operation Weser\u00fcbung (Unternehmen Weser\u00fcbung) \u2013 The German invasion of Denmark and Norway; 9th April 1940. \u2013 20thCenturyBattles.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scharnhorst-class.dk\/scharnhorst\/history\/scharnweserubung.html\" >Scharnhorst \u2013 The History &#8211; Operation &#8220;Weser\u00fcbung&#8221; \u2013 Sharnhorst-Class.dk<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marian_Anderson\" >Marian Anderson<\/a> sings at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lincoln_Memorial\" >Lincoln Memorial<\/a>, after being denied the right to sing at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution\" >Daughters of the American Revolution<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_Hall\" >Constitution Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>The National Council of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bessarabia\" >Bessarabia<\/a> proclaims <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_of_Bessarabia_with_Romania\" >union<\/a> with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Romania\" >Kingdom of Romania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>World War I: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Lys_%281918%29\" >Battle of the Lys<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portuguese_Expeditionary_Corps\" >Portuguese Expeditionary Corps<\/a> is crushed by the German forces during what is called the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spring_Offensive\" >Spring Offensive<\/a> on the Belgian region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flanders\" >Flanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>World War I: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Arras_%281917%29\" >Battle of Arras<\/a>: The battle begins with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_Corps\" >Canadian Corps<\/a> executing a massive assault on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vimy_Ridge\" >Vimy Ridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Verdun\" >Battle of Verdun<\/a>: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_Revolution\" >Mexican Revolution<\/a>: One of the world&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Action_of_9_April_1914\" >naval\/air skirmishes<\/a> takes place off the coast of western Mexico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >US Congress<\/a> passes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Payne%E2%80%93Aldrich_Tariff_Act\" >Payne\u2013Aldrich Tariff Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1867\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska_Purchase\" >Alaska Purchase<\/a>: Passing by a single vote, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate\" >United States Senate<\/a> ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.<\/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>APRIL 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_Air_Force\" >Polish Air Force<\/a> Tu-154M <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash\" >crashes<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smolensk\" >Smolensk<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\" >Russia<\/a>, killing 96 people, including Polish President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lech_Kaczy%C5%84ski\" >Lech Kaczy\u0144ski<\/a> and dozens of other senior officials<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Fiji\" >President of Fiji<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ratu\" >Ratu<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josefa_Iloilo\" >Josefa Iloilo<\/a> announces he has abrogated the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Constitution_of_Fiji\" >constitution<\/a> and assume all governance in the country, creating a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Fijian_constitutional_crisis\" >constitutional crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland\" >Northern Ireland<\/a> peace deal reached (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Friday_Agreement\" >Good Friday Agreement<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Good Friday Agreement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Friday_Agreement#Status_of_Northern_Ireland\" >Status of Northern Ireland \u2013 Good Friday Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/good_friday.asp\" >Good Friday Agreement; April 10, 1998 \u2013 Yale.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/peacemaker.un.org\/uk-ireland-good-friday98\" >Northern Ireland Peace Agreement (The Good Friday Agreement) \u2013 DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL \u2013 10\/04\/1998 \u2013 United Nations Peacemaker \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Good-Friday-Agreement\" >Good Friday Agreement \u2013 British-Irish history \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/education.niassembly.gov.uk\/post_16\/snapshots_of_devolution\/gfa\" >The Belfast\/Good Friday Agreement \u2013 NIAssembly.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-belfast-agreement\" >Policy paper &#8211; The Belfast Agreement \u2013 gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/hi\/english\/static\/northern_ireland\/understanding\/events\/good_friday.stm\" >Good Friday Agreement: April, 1998 \u2013 THE SEARCH FOR PEACE \u2013 BBC.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/events\/good_friday_agreement\" >Good Friday Agreement \u2013 HISTORY &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland_Good_Friday_Agreement_referendum,_1998\" >Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, 1998 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Atlantic_tropical_cyclone\" >rare<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_cyclone\" >tropical storm<\/a> develops in the South <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Ocean\" >Atlantic Ocean<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" >Angola<\/a>; the first to be documented by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weather_satellite\" >satellites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>Italian ferry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS_Moby_Prince\" >MS <em>Moby Prince<\/em><\/a> collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Livorno\" >Livorno<\/a>, Italy killing 140.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ojhri_Camp\" >Ojhri Camp<\/a> disaster: Killing more than 1,000 people in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rawalpindi\" >Rawalpindi<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamabad\" >Islamabad<\/a> as a result of rockets and other munitions expelled by the blast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/frances-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >France performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moruroa#French_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Muruora Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Muruora:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mururoa\" >Muruora \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/mururoa.htm\" >Muruora \u2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/MURUROA.htm\" >Case Identifier: MURUORA \u2013 Case Name: French Nuclear Tests in South Pacific \u2013 ICE Case Studies, by Tish Falco \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of France Nuclear Tests in the Pacific:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981%E2%80%9382_French_nuclear_tests\" >1981-82 French nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><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 the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part I \u2013 1966-1974 \u2013 OhmnyNews.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/\u2022%09History%20of%20the%20French%20Nuclear%20Tests%20in%20the%20Pacific:%20Part%202%20\u2013%201974-1992%20\u2013%20OhmnyNews.com\">History of the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part II \u2013 1974-1992 \u2013 OhmnyNews.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?no=339393&amp;rel_no=1\" >History of the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part III \u2013 1995-1996 \u2013 OhmnyNews.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>France\u2019s Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceOrigin.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Origin of the Force de Frappe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/FR-ntests0.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, France: Introduction, by Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/France\/FranceArsenalDev.html\" >France\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Development of the Nuclear Arsenal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/france\/nuke.htm\" >France \u2013 Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20140214-map-shows-huge-radiation-spread-french-saharan-nuclear-tests\/\" >Declassified files expose lies of French nuclear tests \u2013 France24.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=325785&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >History of French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific \u2013 Part I<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?menu=&amp;no=327255&amp;rel_no=1&amp;back_url=\" >Part II<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ohmynews.com\/articleview\/article_view.asp?no=339393&amp;rel_no=1\" >Part III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jul\/03\/french-nuclear-tests-polynesia-declassified\" >French nuclear tests \u2018showered vast area of Polynesia with radioactivity \u2013 3 July 2013 \u2013 The Guardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_France\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of France \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>A British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vickers_Vanguard\" >Vickers Vanguard<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turboprop\" >turboprop<\/a> aircraft crashes in a snowstorm at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basel\" >Basel<\/a>, Switzerland killing 104 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>Seventy-four nations sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biological_Weapons_Convention\" >Biological Weapons Convention<\/a>, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biological_weapon\" >biological weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: For the first time since November <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1967\" >1967<\/a>, American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B-52_Stratofortress\" >B-52 bombers<\/a> reportedly begin bombing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Vietnam\" >North Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yinqueshan_Han_Tombs\" >Tombs<\/a> containing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yinqueshan_Han_Slips\" >bamboo slips<\/a>, among them <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sun_Tzu\" >Sun Tzu<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Art_of_War\" >Art of War<\/a><\/em> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sun_Bin\" >Sun Bin<\/a>&#8216;s lost <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sun_Bin%27s_Art_of_War\" >military treatise<\/a>, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shandong\" >Shandong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>Twenty days after he is kidnapped in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\" >Buenos Aires<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oberdan_Sallustro\" >Oberdan Sallustro<\/a> is murdered by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist\" >communist<\/a> guerrillas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ping-pong_diplomacy\" >Ping-pong diplomacy<\/a>: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People&#8217;s Republic of China hosts the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Table_tennis\" >table tennis<\/a> team for a week-long visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1986<\/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>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>New Zealand inter-island ferry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TEV_Wahine\" >TEV\u00a0<em>Wahine<\/em><\/a> founders and sinks at the mouth of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wellington_Harbour\" >Wellington Harbour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Submarine\" >submarine<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Thresher_%28SSN-593%29\" >USS <em>Thresher<\/em><\/a> sinks at sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\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>1986<\/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>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akihito\" >Akihito<\/a>, future <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emperor_of_Japan\" >Emperor of Japan<\/a>, marries <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Michiko_of_Japan\" >Michiko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a> is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >atmospheric nuclear test<\/a> \u00a0at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Soviet Nuclear Tests (including those performed in 1957):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1957_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1957 Soviet Nuclear Tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of the nuclear test of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Soviet Atmospheric Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/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>1953\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros.\" >Warner Bros.<\/a> premieres the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3-D_film\" >3-D film<\/a> from a major American studio, entitled <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Wax_%281953_film%29\" >House of Wax<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_Vrba\" >Rudolf Vrba<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfr%C3%A9d_Wetzler\" >Alfr\u00e9d Wetzler<\/a> escape from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp\" >Birkenau<\/a> death camp.<\/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>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" >Axis powers<\/a> in Europe establish the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_State_of_Croatia\" >Independent State of Croatia<\/a> from occupied <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia<\/a> with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ante_Paveli%C4%87\" >Ante Paveli\u0107<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Usta%C5%A1e\" >Usta\u0161e<\/a> fascist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insurgency\" >insurgents<\/a> in power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Great_Gatsby\" >The Great Gatsby<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F._Scott_Fitzgerald\" >F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/a> is first published in New York City, by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Scribner%27s_Sons\" >Charles Scribner&#8217;s Sons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_Revolution\" >Mexican Revolution<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emiliano_Zapata\" >Emiliano Zapata<\/a> is ambushed and shot dead by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Government\" >government<\/a> forces in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morelos\" >Morelos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RMS_Titanic\" >RMS Titanic<\/a><\/em> sets sail from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southampton\" >Southampton<\/a>, England on her maiden and only voyage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong>British mystic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleister_Crowley\" >Aleister Crowley<\/a> transcribes the third and final chapter of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Book_of_the_Law\" >The Book of the Law<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1887\u00a0 <\/strong>On <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter\" >Easter Sunday<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Leo_XIII\" >Pope Leo XIII<\/a> authorizes the establishment of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Catholic_University_of_America\" >The Catholic University of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1872\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arbor_Day\" >Arbor Day<\/a> is celebrated in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nebraska\" >Nebraska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1868 <\/strong>At Arogee in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Abyssinia<\/a>, British and Indian forces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Expedition_to_Abyssinia\" >defeat<\/a> an army of Emperor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tewodros_II\" >Tewodros II<\/a>. While 700 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Ethiopians<\/a> are killed and many more injured, only two British\/Indian troops die.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals\" >American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals<\/a> (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Bergh\" >Henry Bergh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong>Archduke <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico\" >Maximilian of Habsburg<\/a> is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_intervention_in_Mexico\" >French intervention in Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1858\u00a0 <\/strong>After the original <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Ben\" >Big Ben<\/a>, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Westminster\" >Palace of Westminster<\/a> had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitechapel_Bell_Foundry\" >Whitechapel Bell Foundry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1856\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theta_Chi\" >Theta Chi<\/a> fraternity is founded at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwich_University\" >Norwich University<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vermont\" >Vermont<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1826\u00a0 <\/strong>The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missolonghi\" >Missolonghi<\/a> begin leaving the town after a year&#8217;s siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patriarch_Gregory_V_of_Constantinople\" >Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople<\/a> is hanged by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman government<\/a> from the main gate of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patriarchate\" >Patriarchate<\/a> and his body is thrown into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosphorus\" >Bosphorus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1816\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_government_of_the_United_States\" >Federal government of the United States<\/a> approves the creation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Bank_of_the_United_States\" >Second Bank of the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1815\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Tambora\" >Mount Tambora<\/a> volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/July_15\" >July 15<\/a>. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Year_Without_a_Summer\" >affects Earth&#8217;s climate<\/a> for the next two years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1809\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleonic_Wars\" >Napoleonic Wars<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Fifth_Coalition\" >War of the Fifth Coalition<\/a> begins when forces of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Empire\" >Austrian Empire<\/a> invade <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bavaria\" >Bavaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1741\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession\" >War of the Austrian Succession<\/a> (10 April 1755 \u2013 2 July 1843): defeat for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Austria#Charles_VI_and_Maria_Theresa_.281711.E2.80.931780.29\" >Austria<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Mollwitz\" >Mollwitz<\/a> on this date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>___________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Satoshi Ashikaga, having worked as researcher, development program\/project officer, legal protection\/humanitarian assistance officer, human rights monitor-negotiator, managing-editor, and more, prefers a peaceful and prudent life, especially that in communion with nature.\u00a0 His previous work experiences, including those in war zones and war-torn zones, remind him of the invaluableness of peace.\u00a0 His interest and\/or expertise includes international affairs, international law, jurisprudence, economic and business affairs, project\/operations or organizational management, geography, history, the environmental\/ecological issues, 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\/april_4\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/april_4<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to_april_10; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/april\/4\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/april\/4<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0to april\/10; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/april_4.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/april_4.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to april_10.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>Apr 4-10  QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cLove is when the other person&#8217;s happiness is more important than your own.\u201d \u2013 H. Jackson Brown Jr.<\/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-71497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71497","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=71497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}