{"id":73112,"date":"2016-05-09T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=73112"},"modified":"2016-05-08T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T11:15:58","slug":"this-week-in-history-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/05\/this-week-in-history-75\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"TWH logo history\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>May 9\u201315<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfirepower.com\/\" >\u201cWar does not determine who is right \u2013 only who is left.\u201d<\/a> \u2013 <\/em>Bertrand Russell<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MAY 09<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe_Day\" >EUROPE DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>Russia stages its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade\" >biggest ever military parade<\/a> in Moscow&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Square\" >Red Square<\/a> to commemorate the 70th anniversary of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_Day_%289_May%29\" >Victory Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A400M_Atlas\" >Airbus A400M Atlas<\/a> military transport aircraft <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Seville_A400M_crash\" >crashes<\/a> near the Spanish city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seville\" >Seville<\/a> with three people on board killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukhoi_Superjet_100\" >Sukhoi Superjet 100<\/a> aircraft <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Salak_Sukhoi_Superjet_100_crash\" >crashes<\/a> into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Salak\" >Mount Salak<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Java\" >West Java<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a>, killing 45 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_the_Church_of_the_Nativity_in_Bethlehem\" >38-day stand-off<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_the_Nativity\" >Church of the Nativity<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bethlehem\" >Bethlehem<\/a> comes to an end when the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestinians\" >Palestinians<\/a> inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghana\" >Ghana<\/a>, 129 football fans die in what became known as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accra_Sports_Stadium_disaster\" >Accra Sports Stadium disaster<\/a>. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westray_Mine_disaster\" >Westray Mine disaster<\/a> kills 26 workers in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nova_Scotia\" >Nova Scotia<\/a>, Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenian<\/a> forces capture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shusha\" >Shusha<\/a>, marking a major turning point in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh_War\" >Nagorno-Karabakh War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Capture of Shusha:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capture_of_Shusha\" >Capture of Shusha \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travel-images.com\/az-shusha.html\" >\u201c<em>With the start of Azero-Armenian War in 1988, Shusha Known as the \u2018Eagle&#8217;s nest\u2019, Shusha was used as vantage point to shell Xankandi \/ Stepanakert, and it was the last major Azeri town in Karabakh to fell to Armenian troops on May 9, 1992<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Shusha (Shushi) <\/strong>\u2013 Travel-Images.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/karabakh.org\/articles\/witnessing-the-war-in-nagorno-karabakh-shusha%E2%80%99s-idps-testify\/\" >Witnessing the War in Nagorno-Karabakh: Shusha\u2019s IDPs Testify \u2013 May 15, 2011 \u2013 Karabakh.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasianet.org\/node\/65373\" >Nagorno-Karabakh: Shusha 20 Years Later \u2013 May 9, 2012 \u2013 EurasiaNet.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.balcanicaucaso.org\/eng\/Regions-and-countries\/Nagorno-Karabakh\/Shushi-Shusha-living-in-a-symbol-116490\" >Shushi\/Shusha, living in a symbol, by Elias Pinteri \u2013 15 May 2012 \u2013 BalcaniCalcaso.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azernews.az\/azerbaijan\/81458.html\" >Shusha &#8211; the gem of Karabakh. 23 years under Armenian occupation \u2013 8 May 2015 \u2013 AzerNews.az<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.advantour.com\/azerbaijan\/shusha.htm\" >Shusha, Azerbaijan \u2013 Advantour.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201c<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijani_Community_of_Nagorno-Karabakh\" >Its first elected leader was Nizami Bahmanov who was appointed the Head of Executive Power of Shusha on April 8, 1992. Since Shusha was the only city in Nagorno-Karabakh with a majority Azerbaijani population, its executive officer was chosen to represent the whole Azerbaijani community of Karabakh.\u201d \u2013 History &#8211; <strong>Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh &#8211; <\/strong>Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nagorno-Karabakh War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nagorno-Karabakh_War#Background\" >Background \u2013 Nagorno-Karabakh War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/azerbaijanamericaalliance.org\/nagorno-karabakh\" >Key Issues \u2013 NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT \u2013 AzerbaijanAmericaAlliance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/nagorno-karabakh.htm\" >Nagorno-Karabakh \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2015\/03\/tensions-reignite-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-150303121751335.html\" >Tensions reignite in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, by Anna Nigmatulina \u2013 09 Mar 2015 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/caucasus-report-karabakh-war-dance\/26521123.html\" >Fighting In Nagorno-Karabakh: War Or War Dance? \u2013 August 08, 2014 \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFERL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/war-memorial.net\/Nagorno-Karabakh-War--3.250\" >Nagorno-Karabakh War \u2013 The Polynational War Memorial \u2013 War-Memerial.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s-zEumnEXW4\" >Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (brief history) \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 11 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Timelines of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict\/War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/library\/news\/2006\/02\/mil-060210-rferl04.htm\" >Nagorno-Karabakh: Timeline Of The Long Road To Peace \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.docme.ru\/doc\/577236\/176077_nagorno-karabakh-war--timeline-and\" >Nagorno-Karabakh War \u2013 Timeline w\/ graphics \u2013 Docme.ru<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/webdoc.france24.com\/nagorno-karabakh\/conflict-timeline.html\" >NAGORNO-KARABAKH \u2013 Timeline \u2013 WebDoc.France24.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_history_of_the_Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic\" >Military history of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LOT_Flight_5055\" >LOT Flight 5055 <em>Tadeusz Ko\u015bciuszko<\/em> crashes after takeoff<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw\" >Warsaw<\/a>, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norco,_California\" >Norco, California<\/a>, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norco_shootout\" >a violent shoot-out<\/a> and one of the largest pursuits in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_California\" >California history<\/a>. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" >Florida<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberia\" >Liberian<\/a> freighter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Summit_Venture\" >MV\u00a0<em>Summit Venture<\/em><\/a> collides with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge\" >Sunshine Skyway Bridge<\/a> over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tampa_Bay\" >Tampa Bay<\/a>, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greyhound_bus\" >Greyhound bus<\/a> fall 150\u00a0ft. into the water and die.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Jews\" >Iranian Jewish<\/a> businessman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Habib_Elghanian\" >Habib Elghanian<\/a> is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Habib Elghanian:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/israeled.org\/iranian-jewish-leader-habib-elghanian-executed\/\" >May 9, 1979: Iranian Jewish Leader Habib Elgahnian is Executed \u2013 Israeled.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Habib_Elghanian#Arrest_and_execution\" >Arrest and execution \u2013<strong> Habib Elghanian<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishjournal.com\/community\/article\/recalling_elghanians_execution_30_years_later_20090506\/\" >Recalling Elghanian\u2019s Execution 30 Years Later \u2013 JewishJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.executedtoday.com\/2013\/05\/09\/1979-rahim-ali-khorram-and-habib-elghanian-millionaire-businessmen\/\" >1979: Rahim Ali Khorram and Habib Elghanian, millionaire businessmen \u2013 May 9<sup>th<\/sup>, 2013 \u2013 ExecutedToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/jewish\/features\/.premium-1.589732\" >This Day in Jewish History An Execution in Iran, by David B. Green \u2013 May 09, 2014 \u2013 Haaretz.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Polen_fire\" >Hotel Polen fire<\/a>: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam\" >Amsterdam<\/a> causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watergate_scandal\" >Watergate scandal<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary\" >United States House Committee on the Judiciary<\/a> opens formal and public <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impeachment_in_the_United_States\" >impeachment<\/a> hearings against President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Impeachment against President Richard Nixon:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu\/history\/johnson\/rnimparticles.htm\" ><strong>The articles of impeachment against Nixon<\/strong>, by The Associated Press \u2013 \u201c<em>Here are excerpts from the three articles of impeachment against President Nixon that were approved by the House Committee on the Judiciary in July 1974. The full House did not vote on them because Nixon resigned Aug. 9, 1974<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 CUNY.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/watergate.info\/impeachment\/articles-of-impeachment\" >Articles of Impeachment \u2013 Watergate.info<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/AmStudies\/lewis\/1025\/articlesNixon.pdf\" >Articles of Impeachment against Richard M. Nixon \u2013 Impeachment Seminar \u2013 Professors Solum &amp; Menheim \u2013 Colorado.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/impeachments\/nixon.htm\" >Presidential Impeachment Proceedings \u2013 President Nixon \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/flashback-nixons-articles-of-impeachment-included-irs-scandal\/article\/2529560\" >Flashback: Nixon\u2019s articles of impeachment include IRS scandal, by Joel Gehrke \u2013 5\/13\/13 \u2013 WashingtonExaminer.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/homeofheroes.com\/presidents\/speeches\/nixon_articles_imp.html\" >\u201c<em>On August 8, 1974 President Richard M. Nixon addressed the Nation to announce his resignation from the Presidency.\u00a0 The following day his letter of resignation was submitted to and accepted by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as President.\u00a0 On September 8, 1974 President Ford pardoned the former President for all crimes he may have committed in the White House.<\/em>\u201d &#8211; ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT \u2013 HomeOfHeroes.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.american-presidents-history.com\/nixon-articles-of-impeachment.html\" >Nixon Articles of Impeachment \u2013 American-Presidents-History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/house-begins-impeachment-of-nixon\" >JUL 27, 1974: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 House begins impeachment of Nixon \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Watergate Scandal:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watergate_scandal\" >Watergate scandal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/watergate\" >WATERGATE SCANDAL \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/watergate\/videos\" >WATERGATE SANDAL \u2013 Videos \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/uspolitics.about.com\/od\/presidenc1\/a\/what_watergate.htm\" >What Was The Watergate Scandal? \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/watergate.info\/overview\" >What was Watergate? \u2013 Overview \u2013 Watergate.info<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Watergate-Scandal\" >Watergate scandal \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1791.html\" >Watergate Scandal \u2013 UNITED STATES HISTORY \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/politics\/special\/watergate\/timeline.html\" >THE WATERGATE SCANDAL \u2013 TIMLINE \u2013 The Washington Post \u2013 WashingtonPost.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.authentichistory.com\/1961-1974\/6-nixon\/3-watergate\/timeline\/\" >Watergate Scandal Timeline \u2013 AuthenticHistory.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Watergate Tapes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/millercenter.org\/presidentialrecordings\/nixon\/watergate-collection\" >Watergate Collection \u2013 Miller Center \u2013 MillerCenter.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/watergate.info\/white-house-tapes\" >Watergate Tapes \u2013 Archived Posts \u2013 Watergate.info<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.berkeley.edu\/MRC\/watergate.html\" >Richard M. Nixon \u2013 The Watergate Tapes \u2013 Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/nation\/specials\/watergate\/watergatefront.htm\" >Watergate Tapes Online \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nixon.archives.gov\/forresearchers\/find\/tapes\/watergate\/index.php\" >Watergate-Related Tapes \u2013 For Researchers \u2013 Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum \u2013 Nixon.Archives.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nixonlibrary.gov\/virtuallibrary\/tapeexcerpts\/\" >Nixon White House Tapes \u2013 Online \u2013 Virtual Library \u2013 Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usgovinfo.about.com\/library\/weekly\/aa081301a.htm\" >Watergate \u201818-Minute Gap\u2019 May be Recovered \u2013 06\/17\/02 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?85264-1\/nixon-1973-watergate-tapes\" >Nixon 1973 Watergate Tapes \u2013 April 1, 1973 \u2013 C-SPAN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/21\/politics\/nixon-tapes\/index.html\" >Last batch of Nixon tapes on Watergate released, by Matt Smith \u2013 August 22, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nixontapes.org\/transcripts.html\" >Audio &amp; Transcripts \u2013 NixonTapes.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/61264-Watergate-Tapes\" >Watergate Tapes \u2013 Discogs.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watergate.com\/\" >Correcting the Historic Record \u2013 Watergate.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/06\/16\/watergate-tapes-history_n_878498.html\" >Watergate Tape: More Than 18 Minutes Of History Remain A Mystery (VIDEO) \u2013 06\/16\/11 \u2013 Huffington Post<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/who-erased-18-minutes-of-nixon-watergate-tapes\/\" >Who erased 18 minutes of Nixon Watergate Tapes? \u2013 August 22, 2013 \u2013 CBS News<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\" >White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>1970 in the Vietnam War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-history\" >VIETNAM WAR HISTORY\u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1970_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1970 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_allied_military_operations_of_the_Vietnam_War_%281970%29\" >List of the allied military operations in the Vietnam War (1970) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/images\/Vietnam%20War,%201970\" >Vietnam War, 1970 Pictures &amp; Images \u2013 PhotoBucket.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnamgear.com\/war1969.aspx\" >Vietnam War Timeline 1969 \u2013 1970 \u2013 VietnamGear.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Anti-Viet Nam War Movement or Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War:<\/em><\/strong><\/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<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\" >VIETNAM WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&amp;psid=3470\" >Chronology of Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events \u2013 Digital History \u2013 DigitalHistory.UH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/timelinesofvietnamwar\/p\/Facts-on-the-Vietnam-War.htm\" >Facts on Vietnam | A Quick Guide to the Viet Nam War \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1954_1968.html\" >The Vietnam War 1954-1968 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1968_1975.html\" >The Vietnam War 1968-75 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/vietnamwar.htm\" >About the Vietnam War (1960-1975) \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 The Jungle War 1965 \u2013 1968 \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atvaudio.com\/ata_vietnamwar.php\" >The VIETNAM WAR: US Involvement &amp; Escalation \u2013 ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO Inc. \u2013 RESEARCH REPORT \u2013 PART ONE \u2013 April 23, 1961 \u2013 May 27, 1968 \u2013 ATVAudio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/anderson.htm\" >The Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War, by David L Anderson \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/55.asp\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaders_of_the_Vietnam_War\" >Leaders of the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1888.html\" >America\u2019s Vietnam War in Indochina \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1964-68v07\/sources\" >Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume VII, Vietnam, September 1968-January 1969 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allempires.com\/article\/index.php?q=britain_tet_offensive\" >Britain and the Tet Offensive 1967-1968: A \u2018Turning Point\u2019 in British Foreign Policy? \u2013 All Empires \u2013 AllEmpires.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/american\/vietnamwar\/section8.rhtml\" >THE VIETNAM WAR (1945-1975) \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>196<\/strong><strong>9\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Lamarca\" >Carlos Lamarca<\/a> leads the first urban guerrilla action against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_military_government\" >military dictatorship<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" >Brazil<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A3o_Paulo\" >S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, by robbing two banks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Carlos Lamarca\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Guerrila Action against the Military Dictatorship of Brazil:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Lamarca#Life_in_guerrilla_warfare\" >Life in guerrilla warfare &#8211; Carlos Lamarca \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.wow.com\/search?s_pt=source2&amp;s_it=aolsem&amp;s_chn=92&amp;q=carlos%20lamarca\" >Carlos Lamarca \u2013 Pertinent websites \u2013 WOW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Dictatorship of Brazil:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_military_government\" >Brazilian military government \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/brazil\/18.htm\" >BRAZIL &#8211; The Military Republic, 1964-85 \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/socialsciences.scielo.org\/pdf\/s_rsocp\/v2nse\/scs_a04.pdf\" >A political history of the Brazilian transition from military dictatorship to democracy, by Adriano Nervo Codato \u2013 Scielo.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/conflict\/full_text_search\/AllCRCDocs\/95-1.htm\" >BRAZIL&#8217;S AUTHORITARIAN EXPERIENCE: 1964-1985; A STUDY OF A CONFLICT, by Tracy Ann Breneman \u2013 Colorado.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nacla.org\/news\/2014\/4\/1\/remembering-brazils-military-coup-50-years-later\" >Remembering Brazil\u2019s Military Coup 50 Years\u2019 Later \u2013 April 1, 2014 &#8211; NACLA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/03\/opinion\/in-brazil-a-new-nostalgia-for-military-dictatorship.html?_r=0\" >In Brazil, a New Nostalgia for Military Dictatorship, by Vanessa Barbara \u2013 May 1, 2016 \u2013 May 3, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/americas\/21636059-investigation-human-rights-abuses-names-culprits-far-too-late-final-reckoning\" >Brazil\u2019s Dictatorship \u2013 The Final Reckoning- Dec 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014 \u2013 The Economist \u2013 Economist.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/dec\/10\/brazil-president-weeps-report-military-dictatorship-abuses\" >Brazilian President weeps as she unveils report on military dictatorship\u2019s abuses \u2013 Dec 13, 2014 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2014\/12\/11\/braz-d11.html\" >Brazilian commission details murder and torture by US-backed dictatorship, by Bill Van Auken \u2013 11 December 2014 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/2900228\/Military_Dictatorships_of_Brazil_and_the_Southern_Cone\" >Military Dictatorship of Brazil and the Southern Cone, by David Pion Berlin \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.liberty.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&amp;context=honors\" >The Influence of the Brazilian Dictatorship on Brazilian Music: A Rhetorical Analysis of Protest Songs, by Fernanda Rezende \u2013 Liberty.edu &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_C%E1%BA%A9n\" >Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh C\u1ea9n<\/a>, <em>de facto<\/em> ruler of central <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnam<\/a> under his brother President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ngo_Dinh_Diem\" >Ngo Dinh Diem<\/a> before the family&#8217;s toppling, is executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1964:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1964_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1964 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a>; <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1964_in_the_Vietnam_War#November\" >November, 1964 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnamgear.com\/war1963.aspx\" >Vietnam Timeline: 1963-1964 \u2013 VietnamGear.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.authentichistory.com\/1961-1974\/4-vietnam\/1-overview\/4-1964-1968\/\" >Lyndon B Johnson: 1963-1964 \u2013 Vietnam War Overview Part 4: 1964-1968 \u2013 AuthenticHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1961.html\" >Timeline \u2013 The History Place Presents Vietnam War \u2013 America Commits 1961-1964 \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh C\u1ea9n and Ngo Dinh Diem:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_C%E1%BA%A9n#Trial_and_execution\" >Trial and execution &#8211; <strong>Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh C\u1ea9n<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ngo_Dinh_Diem#Di.E1.BB.87m.27s_legacies\" >Diem\u2019s legacies \u2013 <strong>Ngo Dinh Diem<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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;\"><strong><em>US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Test Site:<\/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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>FCC Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newton_N._Minow\" >Newton N. Minow<\/a> gives his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wasteland_Speech\" >Wasteland Speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Food_and_Drug_Administration\" >Food and Drug Administration<\/a> announces it will approve <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birth_control\" >birth control<\/a> as an additional <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indication_%28medicine%29\" >indication<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G._D._Searle_%26_Company\" >Searle<\/a>&#8216;s Enovid, making Enovid the world&#8217;s first approved <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill\" >oral contraceptive pill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>Film: <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vertigo_%28film%29\" >Vertigo<\/a><\/em> has world premiere in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco\" >San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vertigo:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=vertigo+1958\" >Vertigo \u2013 YouTube videos<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: West Germany joins <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Germany and NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/west-germany-joins-nato\" >MAY 09, 1955: West Germany joins NATO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/coldwar1955highlightsofawar\/germany-joins-nato\" >Germany joins NATO \u2013 Cold War 1955; Highlights of a Warming Year \u2013 Google.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/may\/9\/newsid_2519000\/2519979.stm\" >ON THIS DAY: 9 May 1955 \u2013 West Germany accepted into Nato \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bundeswehr#Cold_War_1955.E2.80.931990\" >Cold War 1955-1990 \u2013 <strong>Bundeswehr <\/strong>&#8211; Wikipedia<\/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 WARSAW PACT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usa.usembassy.de\/garelations4555.htm\" >History of German-American Relations \u02c3 1945-1955 Postwar Germany \u2013 USEmbassy.de<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>NATO:<\/strong><\/em><\/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;\"><strong><em>History of NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>Problems of NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>The United States and NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Schuman\" >Robert Schuman<\/a> presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schuman_Declaration\" >Schuman Declaration<\/a>&#8220;, is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\" >European Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Robert Schuman:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/eu-history\/founding-fathers\/pdf\/robert_schuman_en.pdf\" >Robert Schuman \u2013 the architect of the European integration project \u2013 Europa.edu \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWschuman.htm\" >Robert Schuman \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.strasbourg-europe.eu\/robert-schuman,34600,en.html\" >Robert Schuman \u2013 Strasbourg-Europe.eu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.belgacombusiness.net\/schuman\/\" >ROBERT SCHUMAN \u2013 BelgacomBusiness.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Robert-Schuman\" >Robert Schuman \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Schuman Declaration:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schuman_Declaration#Background\" >Background \u2013 <strong>Schuman Declaration<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Full Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.belgacombusiness.net\/schuman\/9May1950.htm\" >SCHUMAN DECLARATION \u2013 SPEECH OF 9 MAY 1950 \u2013 BalgacomBusiness.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1950\/5\/9\/the-schuman-declaration\" >May 9 1950: Schuman Declaration \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robert-schuman.eu\/en\/declaration-of-9-may-1950\" >Declaration of May 9 \u2013 Robert-schuman.eu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robert-schuman.eu\/en\/robert-schuman\" >Robert Schuman\u2019s life history \u2013 Robert-Schuman.eu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>European Integration and Its History:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hague_Congress_%281948%29\" >Hague Congress (1948) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Schuman\" >Robert Shuman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_%281945%E2%80%9357%29\" >History of the European Coal and Steel Community (1947-57) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_European_Union\" >History of the European Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Council_of_Europe#History\" >History \u2013 Council of Europe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Communities\" >European Communities \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federalist_flag#Symbolism\" >\u201c<em>Today, the flag no longer simply stands for European unity, but for the political struggle for a European federation<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Symbolism \u2013 Federalist flag \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supranational_union\" >Supranational union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schuman_Declaration\" >Schuman Declaration \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_integration\" >European integration \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historiasiglo20.org\/europe\/\" >The History of the European Union \u2013 The European Citizenship \u2013 Historiasiglo20.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historiasiglo20.org\/europe\/integra.htm\" ><strong>European integration process<\/strong> \u2013 The History of the European Union \u2013 The European Citizenship \u2013 Historiasiglo20.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historiasiglo20.org\/europe\/anteceden2.htm\" ><strong>The Origins 1945-1957<\/strong> \u2013 The History of the European Union \u2013 The European Citizenship \u2013 Historiasiglo20.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vlib.iue.it\/hist-eur-integration\/Index.html\" >European Integration History Index \u2013 IUe.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studymode.com\/essays\/a-Brief-History-Of-European-Integration-150134.html\" >A Brief History of European Integration \u2013 StudyMode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/eu-history\/index_en.htm\" >History of the European Union \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_European_Union\" >History of the European Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/courses\/why-europe\" >Why the European Union? A Brief History of the European Integration \u2013 FutureLearn.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.daveursillo.com\/origins-of-the-european-union\/\" >Origins of the European Union \u2013 DaveUrsillo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/one-europe.info\/eurographics\/history-of-the-european-integration\" >History of the European Integration \u2013 One-Europa.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_integration\" >European integration \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/pubs\/ft\/fandd\/2014\/03\/moghadam.htm\" >Europe\u2019s Road to Integration \u2013 IMF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/enricospolaore\/files\/2012\/08\/Euro-June-2013.pdf\" >What Is European Integration Really About? : A Political Guide for Economists, by Enrico Spolaore \u2013 June 2013 \u2013 Tufts.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Hague Congress of 1948:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hague_Congress_%281948%29\" >Hague Congress (1948) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cvce.eu\/en\/recherche\/unit-content\/-\/unit\/04bfa990-86bc-402f-a633-11f39c9247c4\" >The Congress of Europe in The Hague (7-10 May 1948) \u2013 CVCE.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cvce.eu\/en\/obj\/the_hague_congress_7_10_may_1948-en-2b82af66-5a01-468d-a241-c214afa19407.html\" >The Hague Congress (7-10 May 1948) \u2013 Video \u2013 CVCE.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Treaty of London of 1949:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Treaty_of_London_%281949%29&amp;redirect=no\" >Treaty of London (1949) \u2013 Wikipeida = Statute of the Council of Europe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Council of Europe:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/\" >Council of Europe \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/about-us\/who-we-are\" >Council of Europe \u2013 Who we are \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Council_of_Europe#History\" >History \u2013 Council of Europe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Statute_of_the_Council_of_Europe\" >Statute of the Council of Europe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/treaties.un.org\/doc\/Publication\/UNTS\/Volume%2087\/volume-87-I-1168-English.pdf\" >Statute of the Council of Europe \u2013 UN.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rainier_III,_Prince_of_Monaco\" >Rainier III of Monaco<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_of_Monaco\" >Prince of Monaco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rainier III of Monaco:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/prince-rainier#!\" >Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923-2005) \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/people\/Rainier-III-Prince-of-Monaco\/6000000003369626311\" >Rainier III, Prince of Monaco \u2013 Geni.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rainier_III,_Prince_of_Monaco#Reign\" >Reign &#8211; <strong>Rainier III, Prince of Monaco<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Rainier-III-prince-de-Monaco\" >Rainier, prince de Monaco \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ninth-of-May_Constitution\" >Ninth-of-May Constitution<\/a> comes into effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong>King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy\" >Victor Emmanuel III of Italy<\/a> abdicates and is succeeded by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umberto_II_of_Italy\" >Umberto II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Channel_Islands\" >Channel Islands<\/a> are liberated by the British after five years of German occupation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>194<\/strong><strong>5\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Ratification in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karlshorst\" >Berlin-Karlshorst<\/a> of the German unconditional surrender of May 8 in Rheims, France, with the signatures of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marshal_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >Marshal<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgy_Zhukov\" >Georgy Zhukov<\/a> for the Soviet Union, and for the Western Headquarters Sir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Tedder\" >Arthur Tedder<\/a>, British Air Marshal and Eisenhower&#8217;s deputy, and for the German side of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonel-General\" >Colonel-General<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_Stumpff\" >Hans-J\u00fcrgen Stumpff<\/a> as the representative of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Field_Marshal\" >Field Marshal<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilhelm_Keitel\" >Wilhelm Keitel<\/a> as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_General_Staff\" >Chief of Staff<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OKW\" >OKW<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Admiral\" >Admiral<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans-Georg_von_Friedeburg\" >Hans-Georg von Friedeburg<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander-in-Chief\" >Commander-in-Chief<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kriegsmarine\" >Kriegsmarine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >Holocaust<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS\" >SS<\/a> murders 588 Jewish residents of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Podolia\" >Podolian<\/a> town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zinkiv\" >Zinkiv<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khmelnytska_oblast\" >Khmelnytska oblast<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>). The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghettos_in_Nazi-occupied_Europe\" >Zoludek Ghetto<\/a> (in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belarus\" >Belarus<\/a>) is destroyed and all its inhabitants murdered or deported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Zoludek Ghetto:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kehilalinks.jewishgen.org\/lida-district\/zaludok.htm\" >Zoludek Ghetto &#8211; Grodno Guberniya 1801-1842, Vilna Guberniya 1842-1917, part of the Russian Empire prior to the World War I, and part of Poland (1920-1939) \u2013 JewishGen.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/yizkor\/zaludok\/zhe007.html\" >Historical Details \u2013 Zaludok \u2013 JewishGen.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust_in_Belarus\" >Holocaust in Belarus &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Minsk.html\" >Minsk, Belarus \u2013 Jewish Virtual Tour \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The German submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_submarine_U-110_%281940%29\" ><em>U-110<\/em><\/a> is captured by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\" >Royal Navy<\/a>. On board is the latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enigma_machine\" >Enigma machine<\/a> which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allied<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cryptographer\" >cryptographers<\/a> later use to break coded German messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_submarine_U-9_%281935%29\" ><em>U-9<\/em><\/a> sinks the French coastal submarine <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_submarine_Doris_%28Q_135%29\" >Doris<\/a><\/em> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Den_Helder\" >Den Helder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>Italy formally annexes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Ethiopia<\/a> after taking the capital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Addis_Ababa\" >Addis Ababa<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_5\" >May 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Italia\u2019s Occupation of Ethiopia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War\" >Second Italo-Ethiopian War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Italo-Ethiopian-War-1935-1936\" >Italo-Ethiopian War 1935-1936 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1900s\/yr30\/fitalyethiopia1935.htm\" >SECOND ITALO-ABBYSSIAN WAR 1935-1936 \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/italys-invasion-ethiopia\" >Italy\u2019s Invasion of Ethiopia \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia%E2%80%93Italy_relations\" >Ethiopia-Italy relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ethiopia#Italian_period_.281936.E2.80.931941.29\" >Italian period \u2013 History of Ethiopia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/dated-event\/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia\" >WW2: Italy invades Ethiopia \u2013 South African History Online \u2013 SAHistory.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Modern History of Ethiopia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ethiopia#Modern\" >Modern \u2013 History of Ethiopia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9fUa58Qxa38\" >History of Modern Ethiopia \u2013 YouTube (4 min. 27 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=pdx#2114\" >History of Ethiopia \u2013 19<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century \u2013 Manelik II \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bereabebe65.blogspot.com\/#%21\" >Ethiopia \u2013 A Brief History \u2013 Bereabebe65.blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constitutionnet.org\/country\/constitutional-history-ethiopia\" >Constitutional history of Ethiopia \u2013 ConstitutionNet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.when.com\/vertical?q=ethiopian%20history%20modern&amp;type=content&amp;s_pt=source2&amp;s_it=content&amp;s_chn=16\" >Ethiopian History, Modern \u2013 Relevant web links \u2013 When.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_Australia\" >Australian Parliament<\/a> first convenes in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canberra\" >Canberra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1926\u00a0 <\/strong>Admiral <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_E._Byrd\" >Richard E Byrd<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Floyd_Bennett\" >Floyd Bennett<\/a> claim to have flown over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Pole\" >North Pole<\/a> (later discovery of Byrd&#8217;s diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War\" >Polish\u2013Soviet War<\/a>: The Polish army under General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Rydz-%C5%9Amig%C5%82y\" >Edward Rydz-\u015amig\u0142y<\/a> celebrates its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiev_Offensive_%281920%29\" >capture of Kiev<\/a> with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_parade\" >victory parade<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khreshchatyk\" >Khreshchatyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Polish-Soviet War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War_in_1920\" >Polish-Soviet War in 1920 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiev_Offensive_%281920%29\" >Kiev Offensive (1920) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War#1920\" >1920 \u2013 Polish-Soviet War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Poland and Russia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territories_of_Poland_annexed_by_the_Soviet_Union\" >Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Poland-Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eurodialogue.org\/History-of-Russian-Polish-Relations\" >HISTORY OF RUSSIAN-POLISH RELATIONS \u2013 Euro-Dialogue.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Warsaw#1918-1939\" >\u201c<em>The first years of independence were very difficult: war havoc, hyperinflation and the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920. In the course of this war, the Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city, and the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated. Poland stopped on itself the full brunt of the Red Army and defeated an idea of the \u2018export of the revolution.\u2019<\/em>\u201d \u2013 History of Warsaw \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/od-russia\/andrei-kolesnikov\/russia-poland-history-too-terrible\" >Russia-Poland: a history too terrible \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3215371\/POLISH-RUSSIAN_RELATIONS_HISTORY_GEOGRAPHY_AND_GEOPOLITICS\" >POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS, uploaded by Fatih \u00d6zbay \u2013 Academia.edu \u2013 pdf downloadable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/49.htm\" >POLAND \u2013 THE ECONOMY UNDER COMMUNISM \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/poland-vs-russia-in-a-war-of-words-rents-and-history\/a-18241767\" >Poland vs. Russia in a war of words, rent and history \u2013 DW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/russian_polish_wars.htm\" >Russo-Polish Wars: Wars and Conflicts Between Russia and Poland \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/article\/openrussia\/russia-poland-and-the-history-wars\" >Russia, Poland and the history wars \u2013 OpenDemocracy.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab01\" >HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/poland\/history\" >Poland \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Poland\" >History of Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/\" >Poland \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/poland.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAND \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 The Virtual Jewish World \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/%7Epolwgw\/history.html\" >Timeline of Polish History \u2013 Roots Web \u2013 Ancestry.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/classroom\/maps\/task4.html\" >Historical Maps of Poland \u2013 Buffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-17754512\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Poland:<\/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\/pl.html\" >POLAND \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Poland\" >Poland \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Poland\" >Poland \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/polandmaps\/a\/polandgeography.htm\" >Geography of Poland \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17753718\" >Poland country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msz.gov.pl\/en\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Poland\" >Foreign relations of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/88.htm\" >Poland \u2013 FOREIGN RELATOINS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/poland\/p30812\" >Poland \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Poland-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2875.htm\" >US Relations with Poland \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Poland\" >Economy of Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/poland-economy.html\" >Poland \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/poland\" >Poland \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>World War I: Germany repels Britain&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Ostend_Raid\" >second attempt<\/a> to blockade the port of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ostend\" >Ostend<\/a>, Belgium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Artois\" >Second Battle of Artois<\/a> between German and French forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Second Battle of Artois<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmatters.net\/txtpat\/?id=781\" >2nd Battle of Artois \u2013 WebMatters.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/64075\/wwi-centennial-second-battle-artois\" >WWI Centennial: Second Battle of Artois \u2013 Mental_Floss \u2013 MentalFloss.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Artois#Battle\" >Battle <strong>\u2013 Second Battle of Artois<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/battles_artoisII.html\" >Second battle of Artois, 9 May 1915 \u2013 18 June 1915 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1915\/5\/9\/second-battle-of-artois-and-the-battle-of-aubers-ridge\" >May 9, 1915 to May 15, 1915 &#8211; Second Battle of Artois and the Battle of Aubers Ridge \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/12079143\/The_Second_Battle_of_Artois_May_1915_the_new_turning-point_podcast_\" >The Second Battle of Artois, May 1915: the new turning-point (podcast), by Jonathan Klause \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwar1luton.com\/event\/second-battle-artois\" >Second Battle of Artois &#8211; The Second Battle of Artois (<strong>Deuxi\u00e8me bataille de l&#8217;Artois<\/strong> or <strong>Lorettoschlacht<\/strong>) from 9 May \u2013 18 June 1915 was a battle on the Western Front during the First World War. \u2013 WorldWar1Luton.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchbattlefields.com\/Virtual%20Tours\/WWI\/19c%20Second%20Battle%20of%20Artois.html\" >Second Battle of Artois \u2013 First World War Battle Fields \u2013 FrenchBattleFields.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>The works of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gabriele_D%27Annunzio\" >Gabriele D&#8217;Annunzio<\/a> are placed in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Index_of_Forbidden_Books\" >Index of Forbidden Books<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_See\" >Vatican<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Index Librorum Prohibitorum:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum\" >Index Librorum Prohibitorum \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_authors_and_works_on_the_Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum\" >List of authors and works on the <em>Index Librorum Prohibitorum<\/em> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/catholicexchange.com\/index-of-forbidden-books\" >Index of Forbidden Books \u2013 CatholicExchange.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/cathen\/07721a.htm\" >Index of Prohibited Books \u2013 NewAdvent.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.com\/encyclopedia\/index-of-prohibited-books\" >Index of Prohibited Books \u2013 Catholic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uscatholic.org\/church\/2010\/08\/does-church-still-ban-books\" >Does the church still ban books? , by Heidi Schlumph \u2013 USCatholic.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong>The steam locomotive <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GWR_3700_Class_3440_City_of_Truro\" >City of Truro<\/a><\/em> becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100\u00a0mph (160\u00a0km\/h).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1901\u00a0 <\/strong>Australia opens its first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_Australia\" >parliament<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne\" >Melbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1887\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buffalo_Bill_Cody\" >Buffalo Bill Cody<\/a>&#8216;s Wild West Show opens in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1877_Iquique_earthquake\" >magnitude 8.8 earthquake<\/a> off the coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\" >Peru<\/a> kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mihail_Kog%C4%83lniceanu\" >Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu<\/a> reads, in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chamber_of_Deputies_%28Romania%29\" >Chamber of Deputies<\/a>, the Declaration of Independence of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" >Romania<\/a>. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1874\u00a0 <\/strong>The first horse-drawn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bus\" >bus<\/a> makes its d\u00e9but in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\" >Mumbai<\/a>, traveling two routes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1873\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panic_of_1873\" >Der Krach<\/a><\/em>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna\" >Vienna<\/a> stock market crash heralds the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_Depression\" >Long Depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Schleswig_War\" >Second Schleswig War<\/a>: The Danish navy defeats the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Empire\" >Austrian<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Prussia\" >Prussian<\/a> fleets in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Heligoland_%281864%29\" >Battle of Heligoland<\/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>MAY 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bird_Day\" >INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_World_Trade_Center\" >One World Trade Center<\/a> becomes the tallest building in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Hemisphere\" >Western Hemisphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>201<\/strong><strong>2\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10_May_2012_Damascus_bombings\" >Damascus bombings<\/a> are carried out using a pair of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Car_bomb\" >car bombs<\/a> detonated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suicide_bombers\" >suicide bombers<\/a> outside of a military intelligence complex in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damascus\" >Damascus<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a>, killing 55 people and injuring 400 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Damascus Bombings of May 2012:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10_May_2012_Damascus_bombings#Responsibility\" >Responsibility \u2013 <strong>10 May 2012 Damascus bombings<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2012\/05\/pers-m12.html\" >Damascus terror bombing: Made in the USA \u2013 12 May 2012 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enhanced_Fujita_scale\" >EF4<\/a> tornado strikes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oklahoma\" >Oklahoma<\/a>\u2013<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kansas\" >Kansas<\/a> state line, killing 21 people and injuring over 100.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hand_grenade\" >hand grenade<\/a> thrown by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vladimir_Arutyunian\" >Vladimir Arutyunian<\/a> lands about 65 feet (20 meters) from U.S. President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush\" >George W. Bush<\/a> while he is giving a speech to a crowd 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>, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>FBI agent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Hanssen\" >Robert Hanssen<\/a> is sentenced to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_without_parole\" >life imprisonment without the possibility of parole<\/a> for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond\" >diamonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maeslantkering\" >Maeslantkering<\/a>, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world&#8217;s largest moving structures, is opened by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands\" >Queen Beatrix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>An earthquake of 7.3 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moment_magnitude_scale\" >M<sub>w<\/sub><\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Qayen_earthquake\" >strikes<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iran<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khorasan_Province\" >Khorasan Province<\/a>, killing 1,567, injuring over 2,300, leaving 50,000\u00a0homeless, and damaging or destroying over 15,000\u00a0homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson_Mandela\" >Nelson Mandela<\/a> is inaugurated as South Africa&#8217;s first black <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_South_Africa\" >president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kader_Toy_Factory_fire\" >fire at the Kader Toy Factory<\/a> kills 156 workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand\" >Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand<\/a> wins the presidential election and becomes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socialist_Party_%28France%29\" >Socialist<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_France\" >President of France<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" >French Fifth Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federated_States_of_Micronesia\" >Federated States of Micronesia<\/a> become self-governing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony\" >Sony<\/a> introduces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betamax\" >Betamax<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videocassette_recorder\" >videocassette recorder<\/a> in Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>First flight of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II\" >Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II<\/a> (a.k.a. &#8220;Warthog&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bobby_Orr\" >Bobby Orr<\/a> scores &#8220;The Goal&#8221; to win the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals\" >1970 Stanley Cup Finals<\/a>, for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Bruins\" >Boston Bruins<\/a>&#8216; fourth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Hockey_League\" >NHL<\/a> championship in their history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: The Battle of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dong_Ap_Bia\" >Dong Ap Bia<\/a> begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill\" >Hamburger Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1969<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/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;\"><strong><em>Battle of Dong<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Ap Bia (a.k.a. Battle of Hamburger Hill):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill#Battle\" >Battle &#8211; Battle of Hamburger Hill \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/astuteart.net\/htaylor\/pg2\/HamburgerHill-DongApBia.pdf\" >Hamburger Hill \u2013 The Battle of Dong Ap Bia \u2013 Astuteart.net &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fileplanet.com\/140005\/140000\/fileinfo\/Battle-of-Dong-Ap-Bia\" >Battle of Dong Ap Bia \u2013 FilePlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/whitneywelshgibbs.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/13\/the-battle-of-dong-ap-bia\/\" >The Battle of Dong Ap Bia \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cgsc.cdmhost.com\/cdm\/ref\/collection\/p4013coll11\/id\/2067\" >Historical summary of the Battle at Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), 10 \u2013 20 May 1969. \u2013 Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library \u2013 CGSC.CDMhost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dong_Ap_Bia\" >Dong Ap Bia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1972\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>,\u201d <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marvel_Comics\" >Marvel Comics<\/a> publishes the first issue of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hulk_%28comics%29\" >The Incredible Hulk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>The nuclear submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Triton_%28SSRN-586%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Triton<\/em><\/a> completes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Sandblast\" >Operation Sandblast<\/a>, the first underwater circumnavigation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth\" >earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Haley_%26_His_Comets\" >Bill Haley &amp; His Comets<\/a> release &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_Around_the_Clock\" >Rock Around the Clock<\/a>&#8220;, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_and_roll\" >rock and roll<\/a> record to reach number one on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_%28magazine%29\" ><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> charts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China_%281912%E2%80%9349%29\" >Republic of China<\/a> implements &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temporary_Provisions_Effective_During_the_Period_of_Communist_Rebellion\" >temporary provisions<\/a>&#8221; granting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_Republic_of_China\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiang_Kai-shek\" >Chiang Kai-shek<\/a> extended powers to deal with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Civil_War\" >Communist uprising<\/a>; they will remain in effect until 1991.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong>First successful launch of an American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-2_rocket\" >V-2 rocket<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Sands_Missile_Range\" >White Sands Proving Ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>194<\/strong><strong>2\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The Thai <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phayap_Army\" >Phayap Army<\/a> invades the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shan_States\" >Shan States<\/a> during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burma_Campaign\" >Burma Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Shan State(s) and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myanmartravel.org\/shan-state\/\" >SHAN STATE \u2013 MyanmarTravel.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shan_State#Colonial_period_.281886.E2.80.931948.29\" >\u201c<em>During World War II, most of Shan States were occupied by the Japanese. Chinese Kuomingtang (KMT) forces came down to northeastern Shan states to face the Japanese. Thai forces, allied with the Japanese, occupied Kengtung and surrounding areas in 1942, annexing the territory to the Thai state<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; Colonial period (1886-1946) \u2013 <strong>Shan States <\/strong>\u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shanculture.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/the-brief-history-of-shan-state-and-its.html\" >The Brief History of the Shan State and its resistance Day \u2013 ShanCulture.blogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>194<\/strong><strong>1\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_Hess\" >Rudolf Hess<\/a> parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Rudolf Hess<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Rudolf-Hess\" >Rudolf Hess \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudolf_Hess#Attempted_peace_mission\" >\u201c<em>After a final check of the weather reports for Germany and the North Sea, Hess took off at 17:45 on 10 May 1941 from the airfield at Augsburg-Haunstetten in his specially prepared aircraft<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Attempted peace mission &#8211; <strong>Rudolf Hess<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/biographies\/apr-hess-cal.htm\" >Rudolf Hess \u2013 Biography \u2013 The History Place &#8211; HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rudolfhess.net\/\" >Deputy F\u00fchrer Rudolf Hess \u2013 A Courageous Hero For Peace \u2013 RodolfHess.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leninimports.com\/rudolf_hess_and_the_royals.html\" >Rudolf Hess \u2013 LeninImports.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/GERhess.htm\" >Rudolf Hess \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_House_of_Commons\" >House of Commons<\/a> in London is damaged by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe<\/a> in an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airstrike\" >air raid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Iceland\" >Invasion of Iceland<\/a> by the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Churchill\" >Winston Churchill<\/a> is appointed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<\/a> following the resignation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neville_Chamberlain\" >Neville Chamberlain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Germany invades <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Belgium\" >Belgium<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Netherlands\" >Netherlands<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_occupation_of_Luxembourg_during_World_War_II\" >Luxembourg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> raids on British shipping convoys and military airfields begin.<\/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>: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freiburg\" >Freiburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Censorship\" >Censorship<\/a>: In Germany, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazism\" >Nazis<\/a> stage <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_book_burnings\" >massive public book burnings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1924\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._Edgar_Hoover\" >J. Edgar Hoover<\/a> is appointed first Director of the United States&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation\" >Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/a> (FBI), and remains so until his death in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1972\" >1972<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States annexes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingman_Reef\" >Kingman Reef<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong>Sailing in the lifeboat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird\" ><em>James Caird<\/em><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Shackleton\" >Ernest Shackleton<\/a> arrives at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands\" >South Georgia<\/a> after a journey of 800 nautical miles from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elephant_Island\" >Elephant Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1908<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother%27s_Day\" >Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a> is observed for the first time in the United States, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grafton,_West_Virginia\" >Grafton, West Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mother\u2019s Day:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/mothers-day\" >MOTHER\u2019S DAY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mothersdaycelebration.com\/mothers-day-history.html\" >Mother\u2019s Day History \u2013 MothersDayCelebration.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother\" s_Day#Establishment_of_holiday\">Establishment of holiday \u2013 Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/mothers-day-history-traditions-5-surprising-facts-you-may-not-know-about-holidays-1915137\" >Mother\u2019s Day History and Traditions: 5 Surprising Facts About You May Not Know About The Holiday\u2019s Dark Origins, by Philip Ross \u2013 05\/09\/15 \u2013 International Business Times \u2013 IBTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jacqueline-wilson\/shocking-history-of-mothers-day_b_7242766.html\" >Shocking History of Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 05\/08\/2015 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3842561\/mothers-day-history\/\" >3 Historical Arguments Against Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 Lily Rothman \u2013 May 10,2015 \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifescript.com\/well-being\/articles\/t\/the_history_of_mothers_day.aspx\" >The History of Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 Lifescript.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dayformothers.com\/mothers-day-history\/\" >Mother\u2019s Day History \u2013 DayForMothers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horch\" >Horch &amp; Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1893\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >Supreme Court of the United States<\/a> rules in <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nix_v._Hedden\" >Nix v. Hedden<\/a><\/em> that a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomato\" >tomato<\/a> is a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vegetable\" >vegetable<\/a>, not a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fruit\" >fruit<\/a>, under the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tariff_of_1883\" >Tariff Act of 1883<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" >Romania<\/a> declares itself independent from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a> following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senate_of_Romania\" >Senate<\/a> adoption of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mihail_Kog%C4%83lniceanu\" >Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu<\/a>&#8216;s Declaration of Independence. Recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanian_War_of_Independence\" >Romanian War of Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Romania:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Romania\" >History of Romania \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/romania-history.html\" >Romania \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/rumania.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROMANIA, by Tim Lambert \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotravel.com\/History\/Introduction\/\" >Romanian History \u2013 History of Romania \u2013 Romanian Travel Guide \u2013 RoTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/general-history.com\/history-of-romania\/\" >History of Romania \u2013 General-History, by Dean Swift \u2013 General-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Romania\" >History of Romania \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa63\" >HISTORY OF ROMANIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.axatravel.ro\/romania-brief-history.php\" >A Brief History of Romania \u2013 AXATravel.ro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Romanian_history\" >Timeline of Romanian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.datesandevents.org\/places-timelines\/35-history-timeline-of-romania.htm\" >History Timeline of Romania \u2013 DatesAndEvents.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17776876\" >Romania profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1876\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centennial_Exposition\" >Centennial Exposition<\/a> is opened in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a> by U.S. President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulysses_S._Grant\" >Ulysses S. Grant<\/a> and Brazilian Emperor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dom_Pedro_II\" >Dom Pedro II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1872\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Woodhull\" >Victoria Woodhull<\/a> becomes the first woman nominated for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >President of the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1866\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" >Romania<\/a> National Holiday 1866-1947, The Modern Monarchy Instauration of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Romania\" >Kingdom of Romania<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_I_of_Romania\" >Carol I of Romania<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Kingdom of Romania:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/almanachdegotha.org\/id32.html\" >Kingdom of Romania \u2013 AlmanachDeGotha.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Romania#Union_with_Transylvania.2C_Bessarabia_and_Bukovina\" >Union with Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina \u2013 Kingdom of Romania \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nzhistory.net.nz\/war\/kingdom-of-romaina-facts\" >Allies \u2013 Page 9 \u2013 Kingdom of Romania \u2013 NZHistory.net.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Romania:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Romania\" >History of Romania \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/romania-history.html\" >Romania \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/rumania.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROMANIA, by Tim Lambert \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotravel.com\/History\/Introduction\/\" >Romanian History \u2013 History of Romania \u2013 Romanian Travel Guide \u2013 RoTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/general-history.com\/history-of-romania\/\" >History of Romania \u2013 General-History, by Dean Swift \u2013 General-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Romania\" >History of Romania \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa63\" >HISTORY OF ROMANIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.axatravel.ro\/romania-brief-history.php\" >A Brief History of Romania \u2013 AXATravel.ro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Romanian_history\" >Timeline of Romanian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.datesandevents.org\/places-timelines\/35-history-timeline-of-romania.htm\" >History Timeline of Romania \u2013 DatesAndEvents.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17776876\" >Romania profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MAY 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong>Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinshasa\" >Kinshasa<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Stade_Tata_Rapha%C3%ABl_disaster\" >stampede<\/a> caused by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tear_gas\" >tear gas<\/a> being thrown into the stand by police officers attempting to defuse a hostile incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>Fifty-two people are killed in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reyhanl%C4%B1_bombings\" >bombing<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reyhanl%C4%B1\" >Reyhanl\u0131<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>20<\/strong><strong>11\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2011\/may_11_2011_397959.html\" >The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) together with the Government of Japan will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>TEPCO and the Compensation for the Fukushima I Nuclear Accidents:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tepco.co.jp\/en\/index-e.html\" >Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.wow.com\/search?s_pt=source2&amp;s_it=aolsem&amp;s_chn=84&amp;q=tepco%20compensation\" >TEPCO compensation \u2013 WOW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Cameron\" >David Cameron<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >Prime Minister of the United Kingdom<\/a> following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation\" >talks<\/a> between the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29\" >Conservatives<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberal_Democrats\" >Liberal Democrats<\/a> to form the UK&#8217;s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coalition_government\" >coalition government<\/a> since World War II after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010\" >elections<\/a> produced a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hung_parliament\" >hung parliament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2000<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Chechen_War\" >Second Chechen War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chechens\" >Chechen<\/a> separatists <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galashki_ambush\" >ambush<\/a> Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ingushetia\" >Ingushetia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Republic of<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Ingushetia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/russiatrek.org\/ingushetia-republic\" >Ingushetia Republic, Russian (Ingushetiya) \u2013 RussiaTrek.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.liberty.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&amp;amp;context=gov_fac_pubs\" >Islam in Ingushetia and Chechnya, by Stephen R. Bowers \u2013 Liberty.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Second Chechen War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Chechen_War\" >Second Chechen War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/war\/chechnya2.htm\" >Second Chechen War \u2013 1999-2006 \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fmso.leavenworth.army.mil\/documents\/secchech\/secchech.htm\" >The Chechen War: The Information Component \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casualties_of_the_Second_Chechen_War\" >Casualties of the Second Chechen War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1900s\/yr90\/scondchechenwar1999.htm\" >SECOND CHECHEN WAR \u2013 OnWar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wars.findthedata.com\/l\/197\/Second-Chechen-War\" >Second Chechen War \u2013 FindTheData.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyjunk.com\/War+second+chechen+war\/funny-pictures\/5726169\/\" >War: Second Chechen War \u2013 FunnyJunk.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kufarooq95.wordpress.com\/category\/second-chechen-war\/\" >Category Second Chechen War \u2013 Commander Khattab Chechnya (April 14, 1969 \u2013 March 20, 2002) \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/libcom.org\/files\/Anarchists%20and%20the%20second%20Chechen%20war.pdf\" >Anarchists and the second Chechen war \u2013 pdf \u2013 LibCom.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/37162532_Russian_airpower_in_the_Second_Chechen_War\" >Russian airpower in the Second Chechen War, by Robert D. Evans \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/russian-federation\/second-chechen-war\" >The Second Chechen War \u2013 published 04 Nov 1999 \u2013 report from Andrei Sakharov Foundation \u2013 ReliefWeb.int<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/list-of-second-chechen-war-battles\/reference\" >List Of Second Chechen War Battles \u2013 Ranker.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/porkinspolicyreview.com\/tag\/second-chechen-war\/\" >Tag Archives: Second Chechen War \u2013 PorkingsPolicyReview.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robertlindsay.wordpress.com\/category\/war\/second-chechen-war\/feed\/\" >Second Chechen War \u2013 Beyond Highbrow \u2013 Rebert Lyndsay \u2013 RobertLyndsay.WordPress.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/Second+Chechen+War\" >SECOND CHECHEN WAR \u2013 Photographs \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/noorimages.com\/feature\/the-second-chechen-war\/\" >The Second Chechen War \u2013 Photographs \u2013 features \u2013 Noor Foundation \u2013 NoorImages.com<\/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:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/36619\/russia-chechnya-conflict-a-quick-guide#.Ni3VJCVWQ\" >Russia-Chechnya Conflict: A Quick Guide, by Zainab Akande \u2013 April 19, 2013 \u2013 News Mic \u2013 Mic.com<\/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.voanews.com\/content\/chechen-conflict-spawns-terrorism\/1644832.html\" >Chechnya: A History of Conflict \u2013 Voice of America \u2013 VOANews.com<\/a><\/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>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>India conducts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pokhran-II\" >three underground atomic tests<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pokhran\" >Pokhran<\/a> to include a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermonuclear\" >thermonuclear<\/a> device.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deep_Blue_%28chess_computer%29\" >Deep Blue<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chess\" >chess<\/a>-playing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercomputer\" >supercomputer<\/a>, defeats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garry_Kasparov\" >Garry Kasparov<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deep_Blue_%E2%80%93_Kasparov,_1997,_Game_6\" >last game<\/a> of the rematch, becoming the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chess_computer\" >computer<\/a> to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster\" >1996 Mount Everest disaster<\/a>: on a single day eight people die during summit attempts on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Everest\" >Mount Everest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>After the aircraft&#8217;s departure from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miami\" >Miami<\/a>, a fire started by improperly handled <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_oxygen_generator\" >chemical oxygen generators<\/a> in the cargo hold of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlanta,_Georgia\" >Atlanta<\/a>-bound <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ValuJet_Flight_592\" >ValuJet Flight 592<\/a> causes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_DC-9\" >Douglas DC-9<\/a> to crash in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida_Everglades\" >Florida Everglades<\/a> killing all 110 on board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>More than 170 countries extend the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_Nonproliferation_Treaty\" >Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty<\/a> indefinitely and without conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baltimore\" >Baltimore<\/a>, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heart%E2%80%93lung_transplant\" >heart\u2013lung transplant<\/a> takes place. The surgery is performed by Dr. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Reitz\" >Bruce Reitz<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanford_University_School_of_Medicine\" >Stanford University School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klaus_Barbie\" >Klaus Barbie<\/a> goes on trial in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyon\" >Lyon<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_crime\" >war crimes<\/a> committed during World War II.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Klaus Barbie:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/Barbie.html\" ><strong>Klaus Barbie<\/strong> \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klaus_Barbie#Second_World_War\" >Second World War \u2013 <strong>Klaus Barbie<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/nazioccupation\/barbie.html\" >Klaus Barbie \u2013 The Butcher of Lyon \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Archive Research Team \u2013 HolocaustRearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%B4tel_Terminus:_The_Life_and_Times_of_Klaus_Barbie\" >H\u00f4tel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/culture\/arts\/documentary-woman-testified-klaus-barbie\" >DOCUMENTARY ON WOMAN WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST KLAUS BARBIE \u2013 The Canadian Jewish News \u2013 CJNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XoO555_xiKQ\" >YouTube video (6 min. 32 sec.): Klaus Barbie part one of four<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bradford_City_stadium_fire\" >Bradford City stadium fire<\/a>: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valley_Parade\" >Valley Parade<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\" >football<\/a> ground during a match against Lincoln City in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bradford\" >Bradford<\/a>, England.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>Eight people perish in a fire at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Flags_Great_Adventure\" >Six Flags Great Adventure<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haunted_Castle_%28Six_Flags_Great_Adventure%29\" >Haunted Castle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>Citing government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misconduct\" >misconduct<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Ellsberg\" >Daniel Ellsberg<\/a> has charges for his involvement in releasing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentagon_Papers\" >Pentagon Papers<\/a> to <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\" >The New York Times<\/a><\/em> dismissed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\" >United States<\/a> performs nuclear test at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>, which was part of the series <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Grommet\" >Operation Grommet<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Toggle\" >Operation Toggle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Grommet<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Grommet\" >Operation Grommet &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Nevada_Test_Site_nuclear_explosive_tests\" >Category: Nuclear Test Site nuclear explosive tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZiMpH6511iE\" >Largest Underground Nuclear Test: Spartan ABM Warhead (Operation Grommet-Cannikin) 1971 US DOE \u2013 YouTube video (14 min. 13 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Toggle<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Toggle\" >Operation Toggle &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Nevada_Test_Site_nuclear_explosive_tests\" >Category: Nuclear Test Site nuclear explosive tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/index.html\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaas.org\/news\/technology-improving-detection-nuclear-tests-experts-say-aaas-capitol-hill-event\" >Technology Improving Detection of Nuclear Tests, Experts Say at AAAS Capitol Hill Event \u2013 AAAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >UNITED STATES\u2019 NUCLEART TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests at the Nevada Site:<\/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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lubbock_tornado\" >Lubbock tornado<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fujita_scale\" >F5<\/a> tornado, hits <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lubbock,_Texas\" >Lubbock, Texas<\/a>, killing 26 and causing $250\u00a0million in damage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toronto_Transit_Commission\" >Toronto Transit Commission<\/a> opens the largest expansion of its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloor%E2%80%93Danforth_line\" >Bloor\u2013Danforth line<\/a>, going to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarborough,_Toronto\" >Scarborough<\/a> in the East, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etobicoke\" >Etobicoke<\/a> in the West.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/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>1963<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Racist bombings in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birmingham,_Alabama\" >Birmingham, Alabama<\/a> disrupt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nonviolence\" >nonviolence<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birmingham_campaign\" >Birmingham campaign<\/a> and precipitate a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birmingham_crisis\" >crisis<\/a> involving federal troops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nonviolence, Movements against Racism, and More:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nonviolence\" >Nonviolence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bmartin.cc\/pubs\/08gm2.html\" >How nonviolence is misrepresented, by Brian Martin \u2013 BMartin.cc<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nonviolent_resistance\" >Nonviolence resistance \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu\/encyclopedia\/encyclopedia\/enc_nonviolent_resistance\/\" >Nonviolence Resistance \u2013 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE GLOBAL FREEDOM STRUGGLE \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mshistory.k12.ms.us\/articles\/62\/the-civil-rights-movement-in-mississippi-on-violence-and-nonviolence\" >FEATURE STORY: On Violence and Nonviolence: The Civil Rights Movement in\u00a0Mississippi \u2013 MS.us<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paceebene.org\/2015\/02\/13\/campaign-nonviolence-stands-with-the-movement-for-racial-justice\/\" >Campaign Nonviolence Stands with the Movement for Racial Justice \u2013 Peace e Bene \u2013 PeaceEBene.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paxchristiusa.org\/2016\/04\/30\/obituary-fr-daniel-berrigan-s-j-pax-christi-usa-teacher-of-peace-passes-away-at-age-94\/\" >NONVIOLENCE: The MLK Memorial and our commitment to anti-racism \u2013 August 26, 2011 \u2013 PaxChristiUSA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nomas.org\/martin-luther-king-non-violence-and-the-anti-sexist-mens-movement\/\" >Martin Luther King, Non-violence, and the Anti-Sexist Men\u2019s Movement, by Robert Brannon \u2013 National Organization for Men Against Sexism \u2013 Pro-feminism, gay-affirmative, anti-racist, enhancing men\u2019s lives &#8211; NOMAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crmvet.org\/info\/nvpower.htm\" >Nonviolence Resistance &amp; Political Power, by Bruce Hartford \u2013 2008 \u2013 CRMVET.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crmvet.org\/info\/nv2.htm\" >Two Kinds of Nonviolent Resistance, by Bruce Hartford \u2013 2004 \u2013 CRMVET.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/nonviolencekey-to-civil-rights-movement\/1737280.html\" >Nonviolence Was Key to Civil Right Movement \u2013 Voice of America \u2013 VOANews.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/veganismisnonviolence.com\/category\/racism\/\" >Veganism is Nonviolence \u2013 VeganismIsNonviolence.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/ProfessionalInterest\/cerd.pdf\" >International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination \u2013 OHCHR.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/meetings-events\/watch\/dpi-ngo-briefing-combatting-racism-in-the-21st-century\/4644549413001?page=3\" >DPI \/ NGO Briefing: Combatting Racism in the 21st Century \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.awid.org\/resources\/un-mechanisms-and-caste-discrimination-based-work-and-descent\" >UN mechanism and caste: Discrimination-based work and descent \u2013 9 December 2015 \u2013 Awid.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racism\" >Racism \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>One of the Historical Cases \u2013 Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuremberg_Laws\" >Nuremberg Laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/nuremberg-race-laws-imposed\" >Sep 15 1935 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Nuremberg race laws imposed \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/nurlaws.html\" >The Nuremberg Laws: Background &amp; Overview \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/timeline\/nurem-laws.htm\" >The Nuremberg Race Laws \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/outreach\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10007695\" >THE NUREMBERG RACE LAWS \u2013 The Holocaust: A Learning Sites for Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1930s\/a\/Nuremberg-Laws.htm\" >The Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>One of the Historical Cases \u2013 Apartheid of South Africa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dev.laptop.org\/pub\/content\/wp\/en\/Apartheid.html\" >History of South Africa in the apartheid era \u2013 Digital Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_of_apartheid\" >Crime of apartheid \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legal.un.org\/avl\/ha\/cspca\/cspca.html\">Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid<br \/>\nNew York, 30 November 1973, lectured by John Dugard \u2013 Audiovisual Library of International Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/instree\/apartheid-supp.html\" >Full text of <em>International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of <\/em>Apartheid, G.A. res. 3068 (XXVIII)), 28 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 30) at 75, U.N. Doc. A\/9030 (1974), 1015 U.N.T.S. 243, entered into force July 18, 1976. \u2013 University of Minnesota Human Rights Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Sports and Racism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Race_and_sports\" >Race and sports \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/serendip.brynmawr.edu\/local\/scisoc\/sports02\/papers\/aalexander.html\" >Culture, Race, and Gender in Sports, by Alisa Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/02\/my-tribute-to-serena-williams\/\" >My Tribute to Serena Williams, by Richard Falk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.athleticinsight.com\/Vol9Iss3\/RaceDifference.htm\" >White Americans\u2019 Genetic Explanations for a Perceived Race Difference in Athleticism: The Relation to Prejudice toward and Stereotyping of Blacks, Jane P. Sheldon \u2013 Athletic Insight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-personal.umich.edu\/%7Ebawa\/race.htm\" >Ethnicity and racism in sports \u2013 personal.umich.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/157150-pumpsie-green-and-red-sox-racism\" >Pumpsie Green and the Boston Red Sox\u2019s Racism \u2013 BleacherReport.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redsoxareracist.blogspot.com\/\" >The Red Sox: Racist \u2013 RedSoxAreRacist.BlogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.overthemonster.com\/2014\/2\/13\/5407754\/red-sox-yawkey-way-racist-history\" >Yawkey Way and the Red Sox\u2019 Racist History \u2013 OverTheMoster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/The-Boston-Red-Sox-Jackie-by-Chris-Lamb-120411-991.html\" >The Boston Red Sox, Jackie Robinson, and a Legacy of Racism \u2013 OpEdNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchomatic.com\/Racism-In-American-Baseball-4135.html\" >Racism in American Baseball \u2013 Rearchomatic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johnnysbaseball.wordpress.com\/tag\/racism-in-baseball\/\" >Racism in baseball \u2013 Johnny\u2019s baseball blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_color_line\" >\u201c<em>The color line in American baseball, until the late 1940s, excluded players of Black African descent from Major League Baseball and its affiliated Minor Leagues<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Baseball color line \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Beauty Contest and Racism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/missamerica\/peopleevents\/e_inclusion.html\" >\u201c<em>In 1984 Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America, beginning the year as one of the best Miss Americas ever, in the eyes of many pageant insiders, but ending her reign mid-year amidst scandal<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 People &amp; Events: Breaking the Color Line at the Pageant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arogundade.com\/vanessa-williams-the-first-black-miss-america-1984.html\" >\u201c<em>AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE BANNED from competing in the white-run beauty pageants of the early twentieth century\u2026But this all changed on September 17, 1983 when Vanessa Lynn Williams, a 20 year-old college student from Millwood, NY, who had recently won the Miss New York crown, made history in becoming the first black Miss America (1984) after securing both the swimsuit and the talent sections of the completion<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Moments in African American in History: Vanessa Williams Is Crowned The First Black Miss America (1984) \u2013 ARODUNDATE.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/10\/18\/world\/lesson-in-politics-for-miss-croatia.html\" >Lesson in Politics For Miss Croatia \u2013 October 18, 1998 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/201369.stm\" >World: Europe Muslim denied Croatian beauty title \u2013 Monday, October 26, 1998 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/1998-10-27\/news\/9810270050_1_muslim-pageant-title-voting\" >\u201c<em>ZAGREB, CROATIA \u2014 Two weeks after a Muslim was proclaimed Miss Croatia, the jury reversed itself and crowned as a new winner the runner-up, a member of the country\u2019s Roman Catholic majority<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Muslim Stripped Out of Pageant Title \u2013 October 27, 1998 \u2013 ChicagoTribune.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ebaumsworld.com\/video\/watch\/80826340\/\" >White Woman Crowned Queen of All Black College \u2013 \u201c<em>Description: A woman wins a college beauty contest and faces racism from other students because she is white. She writes Obama, asking him to speak on diversity at the school, and that provokes more racism<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 11\/28\/2009 \u2013 eBaumsWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ryanhatesthis\/a-lot-of-people-are-very-upset-that-an-indian-american-woman#.agw0gp0Pb\" >A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant \u201cAnd the Arab wins Miss America, classic.\u201d By Ryan Broderick \u2013 posted on September 16, 2013 \u2013 BuzzFeed.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/09\/16\/showbiz\/miss-america-racist-reactions\/index.html\" >Miss America crowns 1<sup>st<\/sup> winner of Indian decent \u2013 September 17, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/miss-america-fights-post-pageant-racism-with-a-beauty-queens-poise\/2013\/09\/22\/a90590ac-22f8-11e3-966c-9c4293c47ebe_story.html\" >Miss America Nina Davuluri fights post-pageant racism with a beauty queen\u2019s poise, by Maura Judikis \u2013 September 22, 2013 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/missosology.info\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;t=217348\" >\u201c<em>What can be done to stop racism specially against Black in miss universe, miss world, miss earth and miss international<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Racism in international pageants \u2013 Mon Nov 18, 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20120426-miss-black-france-beauty-contest-raises-eyebrows-questions\" >\u201c<em>A French beauty pageant exclusively for black women will take place for the first time in Paris on Saturday. The event has been endorsed by black associations and the organizer of the traditional Miss France contest, but other are crying foul<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 \u2018Miss Black France\u2019 pageant raises eyebrows \u2013 Updated 2014-04-28 \u2013 France24.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/panteres.com\/2015\/04\/02\/miss-japan-ariana-miyamoto-fight-against-racism\/\" >Miss Japan: Ariana Miyamoto fights against racism \u2013 April 2, 2015 \u2013 Panteres.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/486002\/lifestyle\/mixed-race-miss-japan-fights-for-race-revolution\" >Mixed-race Miss Japan fights for race revolution, by Alastair Himmer \u2013 May 12, 2015 \u2013 GMANetwork.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States \u2013 Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/civil-rights-movement\" >CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/American-civil-rights-movement\" >American civil rights movement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.about.com\/od\/civilrights\/\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Civil_Rights_Movement.aspx\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/ks3\/history\/20th_century\/civil_rights_movement_america\/revision\/2\/\" >Civil rights movement in America \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-now\/2006-06\/civil-rights-movement\" >The Civil Rights Movement \u2013 History Now (Summer 2006) \u2013 GliderLehrman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiaencyclopedia.org\/articles\/history-archaeology\/civil-rights-movement\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Civil Rights &amp; Modern Georgia, Since 1945 \u2013 New Georgia Encyclopedia \u2013 GeorgiaEncylopedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/black-culture\/explore\/civil-rights-movement\/\" >Civil Rights Movement (1954-1984) \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/recent\/civil_rights_america_03.shtml\" >Recent History \u2013 Better Day Coming: Civil Rights Movement in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century America, Professor Adam Fairclough \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/chronology.html\" >Civil Rights Chronology \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/civilrightstimeline1.html\" >Civil Rights Timeline \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sitinmovement.org\/\" >International Civil Rights Center &amp; Museum \u2013 SitiMovement.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Civil Rights Movements of Various Ethnic Minorities in the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libguides.mnhs.org\/civilrights\" >African-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER \u2013 Libguides.MNHS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281954%E2%80%9368%29\" >Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/native.html\" >Native Americans \u2013 Civil Rights 101 \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.albany.edu\/jmmh\/vol3\/chicano\/chicano.html\" >Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. \u2013 Albany.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/racerelations.about.com\/od\/historyofracerelations\/a\/RevisitingtheYellowPowerMovement.htm\" >Asian-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1962\/may_19_1962_125381.html\" >US performs atmospheric nuclear test, at Christmas Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests at Christmas Islands:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiritimati\" >Kiritimati &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hansard.millbanksystems.com\/commons\/1962\/mar\/26\/christmas-island-nuclear-tests\" >CHIRSTMAS ISLAND (NUCLEAR TESTS) \u2013 MillBankSystem.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.janeresture.com\/christmas_bombs\/index.htm\" >CHRISTMAS ISLAND BOMB TEST \u2013 Janeresture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Dominic\" >Operation Dominic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wiZK5jucOL4\" >YouTube video (3 min. 58 sec.): Christmas Island operation Dominic 1962 Nuclear Bomb blast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/strong><\/em><\/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 \u2013 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 \u2013 1962<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\" >Buenos Aires<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentina<\/a>, four <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israeli<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mossad\" >Mossad<\/a> agents capture fugitive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazism\" >Nazi<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Eichmann\" >Adolf Eichmann<\/a> who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Adolf Eichmann:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Adolf-Eichmann\" >Adolf Eichmann \u2013 Encyclopedia Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/adolf-eichmann-9285259#%21\" >Adolf Eichmann \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nizkor.org\/hweb\/people\/e\/eichmann-adolf\/\" >Adolf Eichmann \u2013 The Nizkor Project \u2013 Nizkor.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/biographies\/eichmann-biography.htm\" >Adolf Eichmann \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10007412\" >ADOLF EICHMANN \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Eichmann#Trial\" >Trial \u2013 Adolf Eichmann \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005179\" >EICHMANN TRIAL \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia \u2013 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/juger-eichmann.memorialdelashoah.org\/index-en.html\" >Eichmann on Trial \u2013 1961 Jerusalem \u2013 MemorialDelaShoah.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1960s\/qt\/Eichmann-Trial.htm\" >Eichmann Trial \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xoxol.org\/eichmann\/eichmann.html\" >Adolf Eichmann in Two Of His Pre-Trial Manifestations \u2013 1961 Jerusalem trial of Adolf Eichmann \u2013 XOXO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/germany\/a-triumph-of-justice-on-the-trail-of-holocaust-organizer-adolf-eichmann-a-754133.html\" >A Triumph of Justice: On the Trail of Holocaust Organizer Adolf Eichmann \u2013 Spiegel.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kb5yOKIDtDo\" >YouTube video (4 min. 30 sec.): Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1961)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>US performs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >atmospheric nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Enewetak<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Enwetak Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enewetak_Atoll#Summary_of_nuclear_tests_at_Eniwetok\" >Summary of nuclear tests at Eniwetok \u2013 Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallislands.llnl.gov\/enewetak.php\" >Enewetak \u2013 MARSHALL ISLANDS ASSESSMENT &amp; RADIAOECOLOGY PROGRAM<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Vising the Nuclear Test Site Enewetak Atoll: October 2000 \u2013 RRBrownlee.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amusingplanet.com\/2013\/01\/runit-dome-radioactive-trash-can-on.html\" >Runit Dome: The Radioactive Trash Can on Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Sunday, January 13, 2013 \u2013 AmusingPlanet.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/bikini-and-enewetak-atolls.html\" >Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, Marshall Islands \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/12\/04\/opinion\/a-pacific-isle-radioactive-and-forgotten.html?_r=0\" >Pacific Isle \u2013 Radioactive and Forgotten, by Michael B. Gerrard \u2013 Dec.3, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >Years of Atmospheric Testing: 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Website \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>US performs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >atmospheric nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bikini_Atoll\" >Bikini Atoll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Hardtack I:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atoll#Nuclear_test_detonations_at_Bikini_Atoll\" >Nuclear test detonations at Bikini Atoll \u2013 <strong>Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Hardtack_I\" >Operation Hardtack I \u2013 Wikipedia \u2013 \u201c<em>Operation Hardtack I<\/em> <em>was a series of 35 nuclear tests conducted by the United States from April 28 to August 18 in 1958 at the Pacific Proving Grounds.\u00a0 At the time of testing, the Operation Hardtack I test series included more nuclear detonations than all prior nuclear explosions in the Pacific Ocean put together. \u00a0These tests followed the Project 58\/58A series, which occurred from 1957 December 6 to 1958, March 14, and preceded the Operation Argus series, which took place in 1958 from August 27 to September 6<\/em>.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests at Bikini Atoll:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atoll\" >Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1339\" >Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site \u2013 UNESCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikiniatoll.com\/history.html\" >A Short History of the People of Bikini Atoll \u2013 BikiniAtoll.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1953_Waco_tornado_outbreak\" >1953 Waco tornado outbreak<\/a>: An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fujita_scale\" >F5<\/a> tornado hits downtown <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waco,_Texas\" >Waco, Texas<\/a>, killing 114.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israel<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.embassies.gov.il\/un\" >Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations#Permanent_Mission_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations\" >Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations \u2013 <strong>Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/embassies.gov.il\/UnGeneva\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Mission of Israel to the UN Geneva<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel, Palestine and the UN Resolutions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_the_UN_resolutions_concerning_Israel_and_Palestine\" >List of the UN resolutions concerning Israel and Palestine \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israellawresourcecenter.org\/unresolutions\/studyguide\/sgunres1e.html\" >ISRAELI VIOLATIONS OF UN RESOLUTIONS \u2013 IsraelLawResourceCenter.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifamericansknew.org\/stat\/un.html\" >UN RESOLUTIONS TARGETTING ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS \u2013 IF AMERICANS KNEW \u2013 IfAmericansKnew.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2003\/oct\/22\/israel2\" >Key UN resolutions on the Israeli-Palestine conflict \u2013 October 22, 2003 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignpolicyjournal.com\/2010\/01\/27\/rogue-state-israeli-violations-of-u-n-security-council-resolutions\/\" >Rogue State: Israeli Violations of U.N. Security Council Resolutions, by Jeremy R. Hammond \u2013 January 27, 2010 \u2013 Foreign Policy Journal \u2013 ForeignPolicyJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darkpolitricks.com\/un-resolutions-against-israel\/\" >UN Resolutions against Israel \u2013 Dark Politricks \u2013 DarkPolitricks.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/what-we-believe\/united-nations-resolutions-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict\" >United Nations Resolutions on the Israel-Palestine Conflict \u2013 The people of the United Methodist Church \u2013 UMC.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/is.html\" >ISRAEL \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a>, <\/em><strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/israel_cia.pdf\" >Israel \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 Israel \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Israel\" >Israel \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.science.co.il\/\" >Information about Israel \u2013 Israel Science and Technology Home Page<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/israel.html\" >Israel \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Israel\" >Israel \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14628835\" >Israel country profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel\u2019s Nuclear Capability:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinproject.org\/countries\/israel\/nuke.html\" >Israel\u2019s Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview \u2013 T<em>he Risk Report<\/em> \u2013 Volume 2 Number 4 (July-August 1996). \u2013 WisconsinProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/index.html\" >\u201c<em>Israel has not confirmed that it has nuclear weapons and officially maintains that it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. Yet the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons is a \u201cpublic secret\u201d by now due to the declassification of large numbers of formerly highly classified US government documents which show that the United States by 1975 was convinced that Israel had nuclear weapons<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2014\/01\/no_author\/israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\/\" >The Truth about Israel\u2019s Secret Nuclear Arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 LewRockWell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/programmes\/correspondent\/2841377.stm\" >Israeli nuclear power exposed, by Olenka Frenkiel \u2013 Sunday 16 March 2003 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/farr.htm\" >THE THIRD TEMPLE\u2019S HOLY OF HOLIES: ISRAEL\u2019S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, by Warner D. Farr, LTC, U.S. Army \u2013 September 1999 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/canadian-mennonite-played-key-role-in-discovering-israels-nuclear-program\/article13193235\/\" >How Canada exposed Israel\u2019s secret nukes with help from a Mennonite, by Tu Thanh Ha \u2013 July 12, 2013 \u2013 The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/jan\/15\/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\" >The truth about Israel\u2019s nuclear arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 Wednesday, 15 January 2014 \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theindependent.co.zw\/2014\/02\/21\/israels-nuclear-hypocrisy\/\" >Israel\u2019s Nuclear Hypocrisy \u2013 February 21, 2014 \u2013 TheIndependent.co.zw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/09\/israel-nuclear-weapons-secret-united-states\/380237\/\" >Israel\u2019s Worst-Kept Secret \u2013 Sep. 16, 2014 \u2013 The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Israel:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.il\/mfa\" >Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Israel\" >Foreign relations of Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelforeignaffairs.com\/\" >Israeli Foreign Affairs \u2013 IsraeliForeignAffairs.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/israel\/ri359\" >Israel \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/israel\/forrel.htm\" >Israel \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelcfr.com\/about-icfr.php?inp=1\" >Israel Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 IsraelCFR.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelhebrew.com\/israel-foreign-relations\/\" >Israel Foreign Relations \u2013 IsraelHebrew.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photius.com\/countries\/israel\/government\/israel_government_foreign_relations.html\" >Israel \u2013 FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 Photius.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/politicalgeography\/a\/israeldiplomacy.htm\" >Diplomatic and Foreign Relations of Israel \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/israel\/107.htm\" >Israel and Middle Eastern States \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/keyword\/israel-foreign-relations\" >Articles on Israel Foreign Relations \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/israel\/106.htm\" >ISRAEL \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel -US Relations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/3581.htm\" >US Relations With Israel \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Israel-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifamericansknew.org\/us_ints\/history.html\" >THE HISTORY OF US-ISRAEL RELATIONS \u2013 IF AMERIANS KNEW \u2013 IfAmericansKnew.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofi3\/p\/usisraelprofile.htm\" >The US-Israel Relationship \u2013 2. Timeline of US-Israel Relations \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Israel-Vatican Relations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.il\/mfa\/foreignpolicy\/bilateral\/pages\/israel-vatican_diplomatic_relations.aspx\" >Israel-Vatican Diplomatic Relations \u2013 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/jcpa.org\/article\/israels-relations-with-the-vatican\/\" >Israel\u2019s Relations with the Vatican, by Aharon Lopez \u2013 March 1, 1999 \u2013 Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/vaticanholy-see\/vatican-israel-relations\/p19344\" >Vatican-Israel Relations \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_See%E2%80%93Israel_relations\" >Holy See-Israel relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rabbidavidrosen.net\/\" >VATICAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, by David Rosen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Vatican and the Holocaust:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/one-evil.org\/content\/acts_vatican_holocaust.html\" >The Vatican Holocaust \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 One-Evil.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany\" >Catholic Church and the Nazi Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/03\/17\/world\/vatican-holocaust-overview-vatican-repents-failure-save-jews-nazis.html\" >THE VATICAN AND THE HOLOCAUST: THE OVERVIEW; VATICAN REPENTS FAILURE TO SAVE JEWS FROM NAZIS, by Celestine Bohlen \u2013 March 17, 1998 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/paulonpius.blogspot.com\/p\/the-vatican-holocaust-and-archives_29.html\" >The Vatican, the Holocaust and the Archives \u2013 Blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/odot_pdf\/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20684.pdf\" >PIUS XII and the Holocaust, by Jonathan Gorsky \u2013 VadVashem.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/odot_pdf\/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20694.pdf\" >Understanding the Vatican during the Nazi Period, by Michael R. Marrus \u2013 VadVashem.org \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Pius_XII_and_the_Holocaust\" >Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/arcticbeacon.com\/books\/Avro_Manhatten-The_Vaticans_Holocaust,2007.pdf\" >The Vatican\u2019s Holocaust: The sensational account of the most horrifying religious massacre of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, by Avro Manhattan \u2013 ArcticBeacon.com \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reformation.org\/holocaus.html\" >The Vatican\u2019s Holocaust: The sensational account of the most horrifying religious massacre of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, by Avro Manhattan (1914-1990) \u2013 Reformation.org<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesus-is-lord.com\/thevaticansholocaust.htm\" >the same article on this site of Jesus-Is-Loard.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/anti-semitism\/pius.html\" >Pope Pius XII &amp; the Holocaust \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dissentmagazine.org\/article\/the-vatican-and-the-holocaust\" >The Vatican and the Holocaust, by Sussanah Heschel \u2013 DissentMagazine.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/solonovpolis.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/03\/the-vatican-holocaust\/\" >The VATICAN Holocaust \u2013 SolonovPolis.WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewsnews.co.il\/2015\/06\/21\/the-vatican-holocaust\/\" >The VATICAN Holocaust \u2013 June 21, 2015 \u2013 JEWS NEWS \u2013 JewsNews.co.il<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/holocaustonline.org\/the-vatican\/\" >The Vatican \u2013 HOLOCAUST ONLINE \u2013 HolocaustOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/vat_hol12.htm\" >The Church\u2019s role in the Holocaust \u2013 ReligiousTolerance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1113079\" >Holocaust and the Vatican \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fbreporter.org\/2015\/03\/11\/the-vatican-holocaust\/\" >THE VATICAN HOLOCAUST \u2013 March 11, 2015 \u2013 Serbian FBReporter \u2013 FBReporter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chick.com\/information\/religions\/catholicism\/vaticanholocaust.asp\" >The Vatican\u2019s Holocaust, by Avro Manhattan \u2013 Chick.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shc.edu\/theolibrary\/resources\/13Post1945.htm\" >The Vatican, the Holocaust, and the Jews: 1945-2000, by Gerald Darring \u2013 SHC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ladinopresiozo.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/04\/the-vatican-intricately-planned-the-holocaust\/\" >The Vatican intricately planned the Holocaust \u2013 posted on September 3, 2013 \u2013 LadinoPresiozo.WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Israel:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Israel\" >History of Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factsofisrael.com\/en\/history.shtml\" >Israel \u2013 History \u2013 FactsOfIsrael.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israel-a-history-of.com\/\" >THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL \u2013 Israel-a-History-of. com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Israel\" >History of Israel \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Israeli_history\" >Timeline of Israeli history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/zionism_timeline.htm\" >Timeline: Concise Chronology of Israel, Zionism and Jewish History \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zionismontheweb.org\/middle_east\/Israel\/timeline_of_Israel.htm\" >A TIMELINE OF ISRAEL \u2013 ZionismOnTheWeb.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-29123668\" >Israel profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Israel:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Israel\" >Economy of Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/en\/countries\/Israel\" >ISRAEL \u2013 Country Summary \u2013 World Bank Group Finances<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/israel\" >Israel \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/israel\/gdp\" >Israel GDP \u2013 TradingEconomics.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelemb.org\/washington\/AboutIsrael\/Economy\/Pages\/ECONOMY-Israel.aspx\" >Economy of Israel \u2013 Embassy of Israel to the United States<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/israel\" >Israel \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/worldeconomy\/p\/Israel_Economy.htm\" >Israel\u2019s Economy \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/israel\/israel_economy.html\" >Israel Economy \u2013 Overview \u2013 Countries of the World \u2013 Theodora.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>Siam officially changes its name to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a> for the second time. The name had been in use since <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1939\" >1939<\/a> but was reverted in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1945\" >1945<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UMNO\" >UMNO<\/a> is created.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>United Malay National Organization (UMNO):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Malays_National_Organisation#History\" >History \u2013 <strong>United Malay National Organization<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umno-online.my\/\" >UMNO Online \u2013 Official New Site of the UMNO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>19<\/strong><strong>45\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Off the coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa\" >Okinawa<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" >aircraft carrier<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Bunker_Hill_%28CV-17%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Bunker Hill<\/em><\/a> is hit by two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kamikaze\" >kamikazes<\/a>, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Attack:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Bunker_Hill_%28CV-17%29\" >\u201c<em>Bunker Hill<\/em><em> was commissioned in May 1943, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning eleven battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. She was badly damaged on May 11, 1945 shortly after 10:00 a.m. by Japanese <\/em><em>kamikaze<\/em><em> attacks, with the loss of approximately 600 of her crew, becoming one of the most heavily damaged carriers to survive the war. She was struck by two kamikaze planes which were able to evade the carrier radar by following returning U.S. planes from other carriers in the strike force, and thus remained undetected<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>USS <\/strong><strong><em>Bunker Hill<\/em><\/strong><strong> (CV-17)<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kamikazeimages.net\/books\/ships\/bunkerhill\/index.htm\" >Danger&#8217;s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy Simon &amp; Schuster, 2008, 515 pages \u2013 KamikazeImages.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/historical-docs\/todays-doc\/index.html?dod-date=511\" >Document for May 11th: &#8220;USS Bunker Hill hit by two Kamikazes in 30 seconds on 11 May 1945 off Kyushu.&#8221; \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GMiG3jPYptY\" >YouTube video (9 min. 59 sec.): [Kamikaze Attack] Danger&#8217;s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n3k60lUzM6c\" >YouTube video (2 min. 54 sec.): Attack on USS Bunker Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Kamikaze:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/first-kamikaze-attack-of-the-war-begins\" >OCT 25, 1944: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: First kamikaze attack begins \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/kamikaze\" >Kamikaze \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airgroup4.com\/kamikaze.htm\" >Suicide Tactics: The Kamikaze during WWII, by Gerald W. Thomas, VT-4 \u2013 AirGroup4.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warbirdforum.com\/kamikaze.htm\" >Why Kamikaze volunteered to die, by Yasuho Izawa \u2013 WarBirdForum.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1740.html\" >\u201c<em>Transcend life and death. When you eliminate all thoughts about life and death, you will be able to totally disregard your earthly life<\/em>\u2026.\u201d \u2013 Kamikaze \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-26256048\" >\u201c<em>\u2019Kamikaze\u2019 \u2013 it is a word that has become synonymous with all that is crazy, fanatical and self-destructive. I remember as a young schoolboy in Britain learning about the kamikaze pilots. To me, what they had done was inexplicable. For long afterwards, it coloured my view of Japan, and it left me with a nagging question: how did it happen? What caused thousands of ordinary young Japanese men to volunteer to kill themselves? I had long dreamed of asking a kamikaze pilot that question<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Remembering Japan\u2019s kamikaze pilots \u2013 26 February 2014 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.mu.edu\/meissnerd\/erickson.html\" >\u201c<em>This report will discuss several aspects of the Japanese kamikaze pilots of World War II. First, it will define the term \u201ckamikaze.\u201d It will then give a brief historical background on how that term came into existence in the Japanese culture<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Honor in Death: Kamikaze Pilots in WWII \u2013 MU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allies<\/a> begin a major offensive against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_Powers\" >Axis Powers<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustav_Line\" >Gustav Line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: American troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Attu\" >invade<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attu_Island\" >Attu Island<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleutian_Islands\" >Aleutian Islands<\/a> in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Faulkner\" >William Faulkner<\/a>&#8216;s collections of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Short_story\" >short stories<\/a>, <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Go_Down,_Moses_%28short_story_collection%29\" >Go Down, Moses<\/a><\/em>, is published.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences\" >Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mountainous_Republic_of_the_Northern_Caucasus\" >Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus<\/a> is officially established.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>An act of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congress_of_the_United_States\" >US Congress<\/a> establishes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glacier_National_Park_%28U.S.%29\" >Glacier National Park<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montana\" >Montana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong>Thirty-two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shriners\" >Shriners<\/a> are killed when their chartered train derails at a switch near Surf Depot in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lompoc,_California\" >Lompoc, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1894\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pullman_Strike\" >Pullman Strike<\/a>: Four thousand <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pullman_Palace_Car_Company\" >Pullman Palace Car Company<\/a> workers go on a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wildcat_strike_action\" >wildcat strike<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Illinois\" >Illinois<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1891\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%8Ctsu_incident\" >\u014ctsu incident<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsarevich\" >Tsarevich<\/a> Nicholas Alexandrovich of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Russia\" >Imperial Russia<\/a> (later <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicholas_II\" >Nicholas II<\/a>) suffers a critical head injury during a sword attack by Japanese policeman Tsuda Sanz\u014d. He is rescued by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_George_of_Greece_and_Denmark\" >Prince George of Greece and Denmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wham_Paymaster_Robbery\" >attack upon a US Army paymaster and escort<\/a> results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" >Medals of Honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1880\u00a0 <\/strong>Seven people are killed in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mussel_Slough_Tragedy\" >Mussel Slough Tragedy<\/a>, a gun battle in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" >California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1867\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxembourg\" >Luxembourg<\/a> gains its independence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Luxembourg:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/lu.html\" >LUXEMBOURG \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Luxembourg\" >Luxembourg \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17548470\" >Luxembourg country profile &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxembourg\" >Luxembourg \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/countries\/member-countries\/luxembourg\/index_en.htm\" >Luxembourg \u2013 European Union \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/luxembourg.html\" >Luxembourg \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Luxembourg:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Luxembourg\" >History of Luxembourg \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/luxembourg\/history\" >Luxembourg \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/luxembourg\/history\/\" >Luxembourg History \u2013 MapsOfWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makemytrip.com\/holidays-international\/history-of-luxembourg.html\" >HISTORY OF LUXEMBOURG \u2013 MakeMyTrip.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stayresluxembourg.com\/luxembourg-history.html\" >History of Luxembourg \u2013 stayresluxembourg.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jZAeKqt7Kbc\" >The History of Luxembourg \u2013 YouTube video (4 min. 31 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-oKHU8Q3Ns\" >The History of Luxembourg \u2013 YouTube video (3 min. 27 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Luxembourg\" >History of Luxembourg \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/timelineindex.com\/content\/select\/926\/45,142,926\" >Luxembourg \u2013 TIMELINE INDEX \u2013 TimelineIndex.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/timelines\/luxembourg-historic-events\" >Luxembourg Historic Events \u2013 TimeToast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17548474\" >Luxembourg profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Luxembourg:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Luxembourg\" >Economy of Luxembourg \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/luxembourg\" >Luxembourg \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/luxembourg\" >Luxembourg \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/luxembourg\" >Luxembourg \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.focus-economics.com\/countries\/luxembourg\" >Luxembourg Economic Outlook \u2013 Focus-Economics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MAY 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Nurses_Day\" >INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_2015_Nepal_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> of 7.3 magnitude and six major aftershocks hit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\" >Nepal<\/a>, killing over 200 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2015\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Philadelphia_train_derailment\" >train derailment<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a> kills 8 people and injures over 200.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement\" >US Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> conducts the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Postville_Raid\" >largest-ever raid<\/a> of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_to_the_United_States\" >immigrants<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Identity_theft\" >identity theft<\/a> and document fraud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Wenchuan_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan\" >Sichuan<\/a>, China, killing over 69,000 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Karachi_riots\" >Riots<\/a> in which over 50 people are killed and over 100 are injured take place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karachi\" >Karachi<\/a> upon the arrival in town of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_Justice\" >Chief Justice<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iftikhar_Muhammad_Chaudhry\" >Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iranian_Azeris\" >Iranian Azeris<\/a> interpret a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cartoon\" >cartoon<\/a> published in an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" >Iranian<\/a> magazine as insulting, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran_newspaper_cockroach_cartoon_controversy\" >resulting in massive riots<\/a> throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_2006_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_violence\" >Mass unrest<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primeiro_Comando_da_Capital\" >Primeiro Comando da Capital<\/a> begins in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A3o_Paulo\" >S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a> (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riyadh_compound_bombings\" >Riyadh compound bombings<\/a>, carried out by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Qaeda\" >al-Qaeda<\/a>, kill 26 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2002<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Former US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Carter\" >Jimmy Carter<\/a> arrives in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a> for a five-day visit with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" >Fidel Castro<\/a> becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1959\" >1959<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_Revolution\" >revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Jimmy Carter<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/us-presidents\/jimmy-carter\" >JIMMY CARTER \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Carter#Americas\" >\u201c<em>Carter visited Cuba in May 2002 and had full discussions with Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. He was allowed to address the Cuban public uncensored on national television and radio with a speech that he wrote and presented in Spanish<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Americas \u2013 <strong>Jimmy Carter<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov\/\" >JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRUARY AND MUSEUM \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov\/documents\/jec\/jecbio_p.phtml\" >Biography of Jimmy Carter \u2013 JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBUARY AND MUSEUM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/jimmy-carter-9240013\" >Jimmy Carter \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter\" >Presidency of Jimmy Carter \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/jimmy-carter\/\" >Articles about Jimmy Carter \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Fidel Castro:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/fidel-castro\" >FILDEL CASTRO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/castro\/timeline\/\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.school-for-champions.com\/speeches\/castro_un_1960.htm#.VfameZeufX4\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s 1960 Address to the UN General Assembly: \u201cThe Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy\u201d \u2013 Part 1 of 4, by Ron Kurtus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/COLDcastroF.htm\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/biography\/var\/fidelcastro.html\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political Leader \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eerpapers\/mep\/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn-fidcas\" >\u201c<em>President of Cuba, communist revolutionary, and implacable foe of US foreign policy, Fidel Castro began his life on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba<\/em>.\u201d Fidel Castro \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/fidel-castro-9241487\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/fidel-castro-14.php\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Biography \u2013 TheFamousPeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Fidel-Castro\" >Fidel Castro \u2013 Political leader of Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_life_of_Fidel_Castro\" >Early life of Fidel Castro \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/historyofthecaribbean\/p\/08fidelcastro.htm\" >Biography of Fidel Castro \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/cu.html\" >CUBA \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/cuba.html\" >Cuba \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19583447\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/americas\/cuba\" >Cuba \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >Foreign relations of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/cuba\/ri327\" >Cuba \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Cuba\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CUBA \u2013 WORLD PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bwcentral.org\/2015\/03\/the-council-of-foreign-relations-and-cuba\/\" >THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATOINS OF CUBA \u2013 BWCentral.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>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 Cuba Heritage<\/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>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>Four students <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trisakti_shootings\" >are shot at Trisakti University<\/a>, leading to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia\" >widespread riots<\/a> and the fall of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suharto\" >Suharto<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Bernardino_train_disaster\" >San Bernardino train disaster<\/a> kills four people. A week later an underground gasoline pipeline explodes killing two more people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC\" >NBC<\/a> debuts the current well-known <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_peacock\" >peacock<\/a> as seen in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_60th_Anniversary_Celebration\" >NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>198<\/strong><strong>4\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>. [<em>See <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1983%E2%80%9385_French_nuclear_tests\" >1983-85 French nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Muruora:<\/em><\/strong><\/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;\"><strong><em>History of France Nuclear Tests in the Pacific:<\/em><\/strong><\/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=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/%E2%80%A2%09History%20of%20the%20French%20Nuclear%20Tests%20in%20the%20Pacific:%20Part%202%20%E2%80%93%201974-1992%20%E2%80%93%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;\"><strong><em>France\u2019s Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1982\u00a0 <\/strong>During a procession outside the shrine of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virgin_Mary\" >Virgin Mary<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F%C3%A1tima,_Portugal\" >F\u00e1tima, Portugal<\/a>, security guards overpower <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Mar%C3%ADa_Fern%C3%A1ndez_y_Krohn\" >Juan Mar\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez y Krohn<\/a> before he can attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bayonet\" >bayonet<\/a>. Krohn, an ultraconservative Spanish priest opposed to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Vatican_Council\" >Vatican II<\/a> reforms, believed that the Pope had to be killed for being an &#8220;agent of Moscow&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Hughes\" >Francis Hughes<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunger_strike\" >starves to death<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maze_Prison\" >Maze Prison<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_republicanism\" >Republican<\/a> campaign for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_prisoner\" >political prisoner status<\/a> to be granted to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional IRA<\/a> prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zaire\" >Zaire<\/a>, rebels occupy the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolwezi\" >Kolwezi<\/a>, the mining center of the province of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katanga_Province\" >Shaba<\/a> (now known as Katanga). The local government asks the U.S.A., France and Belgium to restore order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mayaguez_incident\" ><em>Mayaguez<\/em> incident<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\" >Cambodian<\/a> navy seizes the American <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merchant_ship\" >merchant ship<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Mayaguez\" >SS\u00a0<em>Mayaguez<\/em><\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_waters\" >international waters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970<\/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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People%27s_Army_of_Vietnam\" >North Vietnamese<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong\" >Viet Cong<\/a> forces attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Australian_Task_Force\" >Australian troops<\/a> defending Fire Support Base Coral, east of Lai Khe in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a> on the night of 12\/13 May, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides and beginning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral\" >Battle of Coral\u2013Balmoral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Vietnam War in 1968:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/air-force-helicopter-pilot-rescues-special-forces-team\" >NOV 26, 1968: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Air Force pilot rescues Special Forces team \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1968_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1968 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietvet.org\/vn68.htm\" >Vietnam 1968, by Tim Lickness \u2013 VietVet.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The History Place Presents: The Vietnam War \u2013 The Jungle War 1965-1968 \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1968_1975.html\" >The Vietnam War 1965-68 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of Coral-Balmoral:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral#Background\" >Background &#8211; <strong>Battle of Coral-Balmoral<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au\/combat\/coral-balmoral.php\" >Battle of Coral\/Balmoral \u2013 Australia and the VIETNAM WAR \u2013 Vietnam-War.Commemoration.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/encyclopedia\/coral\/\" >Coral and Balmoral, battle of Fire Support Bases \u2013 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL \u2013 AUM.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/coral-balmoral.au104.org\/images\/RASigs%20at%20Coral-Balmoral%20details%20-%2030Mar2008.pdf\" >Royal Australian Corps of Signals &#8211; Battle of Coral-Balmoral (Operation TOAN THANG) \u2013 AU104.org &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.army.gov.au\/Our-history\/History-in-Focus\/Australian-tanks-at-the-battles-of-Coral-and-Balmoral\" >Australian tanks at Battle of Coral-Balmoral \u2013 Army.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lachlanirvine.tripod.com\/personal\/id20.html\" >My Life Story \u2013 Vietnam 67-68 \u2013 The Battle of Coral and Balmoral \u2013 My personal Pages \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Viet Cong:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viet_Cong#History\" >History \u2013 Viet Cong \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Viet-Cong\" >Viet Cong (VC) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/glossarytz\/g\/VietCongGlos.htm\" >The Viet Cong \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/guerrilla\/index.html\" >The Guerilla Tactics: An Overview \u2013 The Vietcong \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnampix.com\/popvc.htm\" >People\u2019s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)\/Viet Cong (VC) \u2013 VietnamPix.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\" >VIETNAM WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&amp;psid=3470\" >Chronology of Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events \u2013 Digital History \u2013 DigitalHistory.UH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/timelinesofvietnamwar\/p\/Facts-on-the-Vietnam-War.htm\" >Facts on Vietnam | A Quick Guide to the Viet Nam War \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1954_1968.html\" >The Vietnam War 1954-1968 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_vietnam_1968_1975.html\" >The Vietnam War 1968-75 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/vietnamwar.htm\" >About the Vietnam War (1960-1975) \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/unitedstates\/vietnam\/index-1965.html\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 The Jungle War 1965 \u2013 1968 \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atvaudio.com\/ata_vietnamwar.php\" >The VIETNAM WAR: US Involvement &amp; Escalation \u2013 ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO Inc. \u2013 RESEARCH REPORT \u2013 PART ONE \u2013 April 23, 1961 \u2013 May 27, 1968 \u2013 ATVAudio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english.illinois.edu\/maps\/vietnam\/anderson.htm\" >The Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War, by David L Anderson \u2013 Illinois.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/55.asp\" >The Vietnam War \u2013 US History \u2013 USHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaders_of_the_Vietnam_War\" >Leaders of the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1888.html\" >America\u2019s Vietnam War in Indochina \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1964-68v07\/sources\" >Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume VII, Vietnam, September 1968-January 1969 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allempires.com\/article\/index.php?q=britain_tet_offensive\" >Britain and the Tet Offensive 1967-1968: A \u2018Turning Point\u2019 in British Foreign Policy? \u2013 All Empires \u2013 AllEmpires.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/american\/vietnamwar\/section8.rhtml\" >THE VIETNAM WAR (1945-1975) \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vietnamwarera.com\/post\/139870969712\" >THE VIETNAM WAR EAR \u2013 VietnamWarEra.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>The Soviet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spacecraft\" >spacecraft<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luna_5\" >Luna 5<\/a><\/em> crashes on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moon\" >Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1962\/may_19_1962_125381.html\" >US performs atmospheric nuclear test, at Christmas Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests at Christmas Islands:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiritimati\" >Kiritimati &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hansard.millbanksystems.com\/commons\/1962\/mar\/26\/christmas-island-nuclear-tests\" >CHIRSTMAS ISLAND (NUCLEAR TESTS) \u2013 MillBankSystem.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.janeresture.com\/christmas_bombs\/index.htm\" >CHRISTMAS ISLAND BOMB TEST \u2013 Janeresture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Dominic\" >Operation Dominic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wiZK5jucOL4\" >YouTube video (3 min. 58 sec.): Christmas Island operation Dominic 1962 Nuclear Bomb blast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/strong><\/em><\/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 \u2013 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 \u2013 1962<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>A formal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command\" >North American Aerospace Defense Command<\/a> agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>US performs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >atmospheric nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Enewetak<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Enwetak Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enewetak_Atoll#Summary_of_nuclear_tests_at_Eniwetok\" >Summary of nuclear tests at Eniwetok \u2013 Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallislands.llnl.gov\/enewetak.php\" >Enewetak \u2013 MARSHALL ISLANDS ASSESSMENT &amp; RADIAOECOLOGY PROGRAM<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Vising the Nuclear Test Site Enewetak Atoll: October 2000 \u2013 RRBrownlee.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amusingplanet.com\/2013\/01\/runit-dome-radioactive-trash-can-on.html\" >Runit Dome: The Radioactive Trash Can on Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Sunday, January 13, 2013 \u2013 AmusingPlanet.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/bikini-and-enewetak-atolls.html\" >Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, Marshall Islands \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/12\/04\/opinion\/a-pacific-isle-radioactive-and-forgotten.html?_r=0\" >Pacific Isle \u2013 Radioactive and Forgotten, by Michael B. Gerrard \u2013 Dec.3, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >Years of Atmospheric Testing: 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Website \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfonso_de_Portago\" >Alfonso de Portago<\/a> crashes during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mille_Miglia\" >Mille Miglia<\/a>, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators \u2013 five of whom were children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>19<\/strong><strong>55\u00a0 <\/strong>Austria regains its independence as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied-occupied_Austria\" >Allied occupation<\/a> following World War II ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Independence of Austria of 1955:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_State_Treaty\" >Austrian State Treaty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied-occupied_Austria#Independence\" >Independence \u2013 <strong>Allied-occupied Austria<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Austrian-State-Treaty\" >Austrian State Treaty &#8211; Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2001-2009.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ho\/time\/lw\/107185.htm\" >Austrian State Treaty 1955 \u2013 US Department of State \u2013 Archive \u2013 State.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,891206,00.html\" >AUSTRIA: Treaty of Independence \u2013 Monday, May 23, 1955 \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austrianphilately.com\/statetreaty\/index.htm\" >Austria is Free! &#8211; The signing of the Austrian State Treaty in 1955, by one who was there, by Salvatore J. Rizza \u2013 AustrianPhilately.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Allied Control Council:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usa.usembassy.de\/etexts\/decla3945.htm\" ><strong>Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany and the Assumption of Supreme Authority by Allied Powers<\/strong> \u2013 US Diplomatic Mission to Germany \u2013 USA.USEmbassy.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/frd\/Military_Law\/enactments-home.html\" >Allied Control Authority, Germany (1945 \u2013 1948) \u2013 Enactment and Approved Papers of the Control Council and Coordinating Committee \u2013 Military Legal Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org\/sub_document.cfm?document_id=2298\" >Documents \u2013 Allied Policies, 1944 \u2013 1955 \u2013 The Establishment of the Allied Control Council (June 5, 1945)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyandtheheadlines.abc-clio.com\/ContentPages\/ContentPage.aspx?entryId=1161785\" >Allied Control Council of Germany \u2013 History and the Headlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warhistoryfans.com\/the-allied-control-council-151.html\" >The Allied Control Council \u2013 War History Fans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Allied-Control-Council\" >Allied Control Council \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com\/Four+Power+Allied+Control+Council\" >Allied Control Council \u2013 The Free Dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/imt\/imt10.asp\" >Nuremberg Trials Final Report Appendix D : Control Council Law No. 10 \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Occupation of Germany:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2001-2009.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ho\/time\/cwr\/107189.htm\" >Allied Occupation of Germany 1945 \u2013 52 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/Occ-GY\/\" >THE US ARMY IN THE OCCUPATION OF GERMANY 1944 \u2013 1946, by Earl F. Ziemke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nations.wikia.com\/wiki\/Allied_Occupation_Zones_in_Germany\" >Allied Occupation Zones in Germany \u2013 Wikia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/germany\/44.htm\" >Postwar Occupation and Division \u2013 Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyandpolicy.org\/policy-papers\/papers\/germany-1945-1949-a-case-study-in-post-conflict-reconstruction\" >Germany 1945 \u2013 1949: a case study in post-conflict reconstruction \u2013 HistoryAndPolicy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perforations.net\/europe\/france\/french-occupation-of-germany-1945-1946\/\" >French Occupation of Germany \u2013 Perforations.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mappery.com\/Occupation-Areas-of-Germany-after-1945-Map\" >Occupation Areas of Germany after 1945 Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied_Occupation_Zones_in_Germany\" >Occupation Zones in Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/Occ-GY\/ch18.htm\" >CHAPTER XVIII \u2013 The Occupation Troops \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/forum.axishistory.com\/viewtopic.php?t=69515\" >Documents of the US Occupation of Germany \u2013 AxisHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejucketts.com\/ww2website\/19452.htm\" >1945 The Occupation \u2013 Germany \u2013 TheJucketts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.3ad.com\/history\/wwll\/feature.pages\/occupation.booklet.htm\" >German Occupation Booklet 1945 \u2013 DON\u2019T BE A SUCKER IN GERMANY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Anschluss:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/hitler-announces-an-anschluss-with-austria\" >MAR 12 1938: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Hitler announces an Anschluss with Austria \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anschluss#Nazi_Germany_and_Austria\" >Nazi Germany and Austria \u2013 <em>Anschluss<\/em> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/research\/research-in-collections\/search-the-collections\/bibliography\/anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/higher\/history\/roadwar\/anschluss\/revision\/1\/\" >Hitler\u2019s plans for Austria \u2013 Austrian Anschluss, March 1938 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWanschluss.htm\" >Anschluss \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Anschluss_referendum,_1938\" >Austrian Anschluss referendum, 1938 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wien-vienna.com\/anschluss.php\" >\u201cAnschlu\u00df\u201d \u2013 Austria`s annexation by Germany 1938 \u2013 Wien-Vienna.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_State_of_Austria#Anschluss\" >Anschluss \u2013 Federal State of Austria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Austrian_Republic#Austrofascism\" >Austrofascism \u2013 First Austrian Republic \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrofascism\" >Austrofascism \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scrapbookpages.com\/Austria\/Anschluss01.html\" >Austrian History \u2013 Der Auschluss \u2013 ScrapbookPages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/austria\/101.htm\" >CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK \u2013 Austria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Interwar%20Europe%20%281919-1939%29%20-%20Austro-German%20Anschluss%20of%201938\" >Interwar Europe (1919-1939) \u2013 Austro-German Anschluss of 1938 \u2013 Lesson downloadable \u2013 Passports.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>Nineteen days after bus workers went on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strike_action\" >strike<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" >Singapore<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hock_Lee_bus_riots\" >rioting<\/a> breaks out and seriously impacts Singapore&#8217;s bid for independence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>195<\/strong><strong>2\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaj_Singh\" >Gaj Singh<\/a> is crowned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maharaja_of_Jodhpur\" >Maharaja of Jodhpur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The western <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied-occupied_Germany\" >occupying<\/a> powers approve the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany\" >Basic Law<\/a> for the new German state: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Germany\" >Federal Republic of Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.btg-bestellservice.de\/pdf\/80201000.pdf\" >Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (Official English translation) \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constitution.org\/cons\/germany.txt\" >this website: Constitution.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fundamental_rights_in_the_German_Constitution\" >Fundamental rights in the German constitution &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> lifts its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Blockade\" >blockade of Berlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Lift of the Berlin Blockade:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/berlin-blockade-lifted\" >MAY 12, 1949: THIS DAY IN HISTORY &#8211; Berlin blockade ends \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Blockade#The_blockade_ends\" >The blockade ends \u2013 <strong>Berlin Blockade<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Berlin Blockade by the Soviet Union:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/berlin-blockade\" >Berlin Blockade \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/bomb\/peopleevents\/pandeAMEX49.html\" >Berlin Blockade \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwar.org\/articles\/40s\/berlin_blockade.asp\" >THE BERLIN BLOCKADE \u2013 ColdWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historycoldwarera.webnode.com\/main-events\/berlin-blockade\/\" >Berlin Blockade \u2013 THE COLD WAR \u2013 Webnode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Berlin Blockade and the Airlift:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Blockade#The_April_Crisis_and_the_Little_Air_Lift\" >The April Crisis and the Little Air Lift \u2013 Berlin Blockade \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Berlin-blockade-and-airlift\" >Berlin blockade and airlift \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/berlin-airlift\" >The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State \u2013 State.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/berlin-airlift-begins\" >JUNE 26, 1948: THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Berlin Airlift begins \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.org\/teacher\/berlin.htm\" >The Berlin Airlift \u2013 June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949 \u2013 TrumanLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/berlin-airlift\" >Berlin airlift \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/berlin-airlift\" >The Berlin Airlift 1948 \u2013 1949 \u2013 U.S. Department of State Office of Historian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritoffreedom.org\/airlift.html\" >The Berlin Airlift \u2013 Spiritoffreedom.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/62154\/Berlin-blockade-and-airlift\" >Berlin blockade and airlift: Europe [1948 \u2013 1949] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/62154\/Berlin-blockade-and-airlift\" >Berlin Airlift \u2013 United States American History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.org\/whistlestop\/study_collections\/berlin_airlift\/large\/\" >Truman Library: The Berlin Airlift Online Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands\" >Wilhelmina<\/a>, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cedes throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentinian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labour_movement\" >labor<\/a> leader Jos\u00e9 Peter declares the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meat_Industry_Workers_Federation\" >Federaci\u00f3n Obrera de la Industria de la Carne<\/a><\/em> dissolved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The US <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanker_%28ship%29\" >tanker<\/a> SS <em>Virginia<\/em> is torpedoed in the mouth of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi_River\" >Mississippi River<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_submarine_U-507\" >German submarine\u00a0<em>U-507<\/em><\/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\/Second_Battle_of_Kharkov\" >Second Battle of Kharkov<\/a>: In eastern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army\" >Red Army<\/a> forces under Marshal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semyon_Timoshenko\" >Semyon Timoshenko<\/a> launch a major offensive from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Izium\" >Izium<\/a> bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Group_South\" >Army Group South<\/a> two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konrad_Zuse\" >Konrad Zuse<\/a> presents the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Z3_%28computer%29\" >Z3<\/a>, the world&#8217;s first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong>The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_VI\" >King George VI<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother\" >Queen Elizabeth<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland\" >United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/a> in Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_W.\" >Bill Wilson<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Smith_%28doctor%29\" >Dr. Bob Smith<\/a> (founders of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcoholics_Anonymous\" >Alcoholics Anonymous<\/a>) meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio, at the home of Henrietta Siberling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Alcoholics Anonymous:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aa.org\/\" >Alcoholics Anonymous \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Alcoholics Anonymous:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Alcoholics_Anonymous\" >History of Alcoholics Anonymous &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.the-alcoholism-guide.org\/history-of-alcoholics-anonymous.html\" >History of Alcoholics Anonymous \u2013 The-Alcoholism-Guide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.silkworth.net\/aahistory\/historyaa.html\" >The History of Alcoholics Anonymous \u2013 Silkworth.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/alcoholics-anonymous-founded\" >JUN 10, 1935: ON THIS DAY \u2013 Alcoholics Anonymous founded \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agricultural_Adjustment_Act\" >Agricultural Adjustment Act<\/a> is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsidy\" >subsidies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>Ten weeks after his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lindbergh_kidnapping\" >abduction<\/a>, the infant son of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Lindbergh\" >Charles Lindbergh<\/a>, Charles Jr., is found dead in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hopewell,_New_Jersey\" >Hopewell, New Jersey<\/a>, just a few miles from the Lindberghs&#8217; home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1926\u00a0 <\/strong>The Italian-built airship <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norge_%28airship%29\" >Norge<\/a><\/em> becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North-West_Rebellion\" >North-West Rebellion<\/a>: The four-day <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Batoche\" >Battle of Batoche<\/a>, pitting rebel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9tis_people_%28Canada%29\" >M\u00e9tis<\/a> against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1881\u00a0 <\/strong>In North Africa, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Tunisia\" >Tunisia<\/a> becomes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_protectorate_of_Tunisia\" >French protectorate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong>The first major battle of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_War_of_Independence\" >Greek War of Independence<\/a> against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Turks<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Valtetsi\" >fought<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valtetsi\" >Valtetsi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1797\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_First_Coalition\" >War of the First Coalition<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon_I_of_France\" >Napoleon I of France<\/a> conquers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venice\" >Venice<\/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>MAY13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>201<\/strong><strong>1\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Charsadda_bombing\" >Two bombs explode<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charsadda_District,_Pakistan\" >Charsadda District<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a> killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaipur_bombings\" >Jaipur bombings<\/a> in Rajasthan, India results in dozens of deaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_2006_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_violence\" >S\u00e3o Paulo violence<\/a>: A major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andijan_massacre\" >Andijan massacre<\/a> occurs in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uzbekistan\" >Uzbekistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Andijan Massacre (Uzbekistan):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andijan_massacre#13_May\" >13 May \u2013 <strong><em>Andijan Massacre<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andijan#May_2005_massacre\" >May 2005 massacre \u2013 <strong>Andijan <\/strong>&#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2014\/05\/12\/uzbekistan-andijan-massacre-case-not-closed\" >Uzbekistan: Andijan Masscre Not \u2018Closed\u2019 \u2013 Human Rights Watch \u2013 HRW.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/uzbekistan\/documenting-andijan\/p10984\" >Documenting Andijan \u2013 Backgrounder \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/press-releases\/2005-andijan-massacre-survivor-appeals-justice\" >2005 Andijan Massacre Survivor Appeals for Justice \u2013 OpenSocietyFoundations.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>India carries out two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_testing\" >nuclear tests<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pokhran\" >Pokhran<\/a>, following the three conducted on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_11\" >May 11<\/a>. The United States and Japan impose <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economic_sanctions\" >economic sanctions<\/a> on India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>India\u2019s Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pokhran-II#India.27s_nuclear_bomb_project\" >India\u2019s nuclear bomb project \u2013 Pokhran-II \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearweaponarchive.org\/India\/IndiaShakti.html\" >India\u2019s Nuclear Weapon Program \u2013 Operation Shakti: 1998 \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seismo.berkeley.edu\/~rallen\/research\/nuke\/India.May98\/news.reports.html\" >India\u2019s Nuclear Tests \u2013 News reports and \u2018eyewitness\u2019 accounts \u2013 May 11 &#8211; Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2013\/09\/why-india-tested-nuclear-weapons-in-1998\/\" >Why India tested nuclear weapons in 1998 \u2013 2013\/09 \u2013 The Diplomat \u2013 TheDiplomat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/may\/11\/newsid_3664000\/3664259.stm\" >11 May 1998: ON THIS DAY \u2013 India explodes nuclear controversy \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/9805\/17\/india.nuke.tests\/\" >India releases pictures of nuclear tests \u2013 May 17, 1998 &#8211; CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakarta_riots_of_May_1998\" >Race riots<\/a> break out in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakarta\" >Jakarta<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a>, where shops owned by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Indonesians\" >Indonesians of Chinese descent<\/a> are looted and women raped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Race Riots (a.k.a. Jakarta Riots) of May 1998:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileresources.net\/mobi\/Jakarta_Riots_May_1998\/\" >Jakarta Riot May 1998<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fica.org\/may-riots\/korban\/thumb.html\" >Modern Holocaust in Indonesia, May 13 \u2013 15, 1998<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiamatters.com\/1788\/jakarta-riots\/\" >May 1998 Jakarta Riots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/publicculture.org\/articles\/view\/15\/1\/remembering-forgetting-the-may-riots-architecture-violence-and-the-making-of-chinese-cultures-in-post-1998-jakarta\" >Remembering\/Forgetting May Riots<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>Severe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thunderstorm\" >thunderstorms<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tornado\" >tornado<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangladesh\" >Bangladesh<\/a> kill 600 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alison_Hargreaves\" >Alison Hargreaves<\/a>, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everest\" >Everest<\/a> without oxygen or the help of sherpas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnny_Carson\" >Johnny Carson<\/a> makes his last television appearance on <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman\" >Late Show with David Letterman<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Li_Hongzhi\" >Li Hongzhi<\/a> gives the first public lecture on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Falun_Gong\" >Falun Gong<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changchun\" >Changchun<\/a>, People&#8217;s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Falun Gong:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Falun_Gong\" >History of Falun Gong &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Falun_Gong#Origins\" >\u201c<em>On 13 May 1992, Li Hongzhi gave his first public seminar on Falun Gong (alternatively called Falun Dafa) in the northeastern city of Changchun<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Origins \u2013 <strong>Falun Gong<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Falun-Gong\" >Falun Gong \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-history-of-Falun-Gong\" >What is the history of the Falun Gong? \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/falungong2.htm\" >Falun Gong &amp; Falun Dafa \u2013 History of the movement \u2013 ReligiousTolerance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chineseculture.about.com\/od\/religioninchina\/a\/Falun-Gong.htm\" >Falun Gong \u2013 About news \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faluninfo.net\/topic\/18\" >Our History &#8211; FalunInfo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faluninfo.net\/topic\/24\" >Falun Gong: Timeline \u2013 FalunInfo.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/fofg.org\/history\">History \u2013 Friends of Falun Gong \u2013 FOFG.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dinamo_Zagreb-Red_Star_Belgrade_riot\" >Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade riot<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1989\u00a0 <\/strong>Large groups of students <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989\" >occupy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiananmen_Square\" >Tiananmen Square<\/a> and begin a hunger strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>Police release a bomb on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MOVE\" >MOVE<\/a> headquarters in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a> to end a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impasse\" >stand-off<\/a>, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mehmet_Ali_A%C4%9Fca\" >Mehmet Ali A\u011fca<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II_assassination_attempt\" >attempts to assassinate<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Peter%27s_Square\" >St. Peter&#8217;s Square<\/a> in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agostino_Gemelli_University_Polyclinic\" >Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic<\/a> to undergo emergency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surgery\" >surgery<\/a> and survives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Troubles\" >The Troubles<\/a>: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belfast\" >Belfast<\/a> sparks <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_at_Springmartin\" >a two-day gun battle<\/a> involving the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_IRA\" >Provisional IRA<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulster_Volunteer_Force\" >Ulster Volunteer Force<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\" >British Army<\/a>. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>Faulty <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrical_wiring\" >electrical wiring<\/a> ignites a fire underneath the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sennichi_Department_Store_Building_fire\" >Playtown Cabaret<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osaka\" >Osaka<\/a>, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Race_riot\" >Race riots<\/a>, later known as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/13_May_Incident\" >13 May Incident<\/a>, take place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuala_Lumpur\" >Kuala Lumpur<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia\" >Malaysia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>13 May Incident:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/history\/sino-malay-race-riots-in-kuala-lumpur-history-essay.php\" >Sino Malay Race Riots in Kuala Lumpur<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2007\/05\/26\/the-1969-riots-against-the-chinese-in-malaysia\/\" >The 1969 Riots Against the Chinese in Malaysia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economicexpert.com\/a\/May:13:Incident.htm\" >May 13 Incident<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/statements\/2015\/03\/02\/20250\/\" >Call on Malaysians regardless of race, religion or politics to unite and rally behind the SSS Anwar campaign for 3Saves \u2013 to Save Anwar, Save Pakatan Rakyat and Save Malaysia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Malaysias-1969-Racial-Riots\/What-caused-the-riots\" >Malaysia\u2019s 1969 Racial Riots: What caused the Riots?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/historysshadow.wordpress.com\/tag\/kuala-lumpur-race-riots\/\" >Political Development Continues to Stall in Malaysia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zakir_Hussain_%28politician%29\" >Zakir Hussain<\/a> becomes the third <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_India\" >President of India<\/a>. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_24\" >August 24<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1969\" >1969<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>The US Supreme Court case <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brady_v._Maryland\" >Brady v. Maryland<\/a> is decided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>Hundreds of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_California,_Berkeley\" >University of California, Berkeley<\/a> students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee\" >House Committee on Un-American Activities<\/a>. Thirty-one students are arrested, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_Speech_Movement\" >Free Speech Movement<\/a> is born.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Carlin\" >Ben Carlin<\/a> becomes the first (and only) person to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circumnavigation\" >circumnavigate<\/a> the world by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amphibious_vehicle\" >amphibious vehicle<\/a>, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000\u00a0mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000\u00a0mi) by land during a ten-year journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_1958_crisis\" >May 1958 crisis<\/a>: A group of French military officers lead a coup in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algiers\" >Algiers<\/a> demanding that a government of national unity be formed with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_de_Gaulle\" >Charles de Gaulle<\/a> at its head in order to defend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Algeria\" >French control of Algeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Charles de Gaulle\u2019s Policies on Algeria:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_1958_crisis\" >May 1958 crisis \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/june\/1\/newsid_2995000\/2995283.stm\" >1 June 1958: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY \u2013 Charles de Gaulle returns to tackle Algeria \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/berkleycenter.georgetown.edu\/quotes\/charles-de-gaulle-on-algerian-independence\" >Charles de Gaulle and Algerian Independence: March 5, 1959 \u2013 Georgetown.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/algeria\/33.htm\" >De Gaulle \u2013 Algeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charles-de-gaulle.org\/pages\/stock-html\/en\/thematic-files\/politics-and-institutions\/de-gaulle-and-algeria.php?searchresult=1&amp;sstring=rio\" >De Gaulle and Algeria \u2013 Charles-de-Gaulle.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/759553\" >Was de Gaulle pushed? \u2013 Aug 30<sup>th<\/sup> 2001 \u2013 The Economist \u2013 Economist.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/speeches\/charles-de-gaulle-on-the-algerian-crisis\" >Charles de Gaulle on the Algerian crisis \u2013 SPEECHES &amp; AUDIO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/de-gaulle-in-algeria-2\" >De Gaulle In Algeria 1958 \u2013 BritishPathe.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5dtflxhsZaXcqddZAej1ppjuUnRf5lUD\" >Popular Charles de Gaulle &amp; Algeria videos \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4SO4lF33hkU\" >Charles de Gaulle and the Six Year War \u2013 Full length documentary \u2013 YouTube video (26 min. 21 sec.)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Algeria\" >History of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-history.html\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/history\/\" >A Synopsis of Algeria\u2019s History \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/algeria\/history\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Algeria-history.htm\" >History of Algeria \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac92\" >HISTORY OF ALGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_War\" >Algerian War (of Independence) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_Civil_War\" >Algerian Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/A-Bo\/Algeria.html\" >Culture of Algeria \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Algeria\" >Culture of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/algeria\/l\/Bl-Algeria-Timeline-1.htm\" >Algeria Timeline \u2013 Part I: Prehistory to Colonization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/algeria\/\" >Algeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14118852\" >Algeria country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Algeria\" >Foreign relations of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/algeria\/ri354\" >Algeria \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/8005.htm\" >US Relations with Algeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/algeria\/forrel.htm\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arso.org\/Algerian_Foreign_Policy.doc\" >Some elements about the Algerian Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctc.usma.edu\/posts\/algerian-foreign-policy-in-the-context-of-the-arab-spring\" >ALGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARAB SPRING, by Anouar Boukhars \u2013 January 14, 2013 \u2013 USMA.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country-facts.com\/en\/country\/africa\/35-algeria\/69-algeria-foreign-relations-a-military.pdf\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations &amp; Military \u2013 Country-Facts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Algeria and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/algeria\/\" >Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/algeria_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Algeria in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Algeria\" >Economy of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-economy.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/economy\/\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/algeria\/overview\" >Algeria \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trademark\" >trademark<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Velcro\" >Velcro<\/a><\/em> is registered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>During a visit to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caracas\" >Caracas<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\" >Venezuela<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vice_President_of_the_United_States\" >Vice President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>&#8216;s car is attacked by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Americanism\" >anti-American<\/a> demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>US performs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >atmospheric nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Enewetak<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Enwetak Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enewetak_Atoll#Summary_of_nuclear_tests_at_Eniwetok\" >Summary of nuclear tests at Eniwetok \u2013 Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallislands.llnl.gov\/enewetak.php\" >Enewetak \u2013 MARSHALL ISLANDS ASSESSMENT &amp; RADIAOECOLOGY PROGRAM<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rrbrownlee.com\/images\/user\/enewetaktripnovideo.pdf\" >Vising the Nuclear Test Site Enewetak Atoll: October 2000 \u2013 RRBrownlee.com \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amusingplanet.com\/2013\/01\/runit-dome-radioactive-trash-can-on.html\" >Runit Dome: The Radioactive Trash Can on Enewetak Atoll \u2013 Sunday, January 13, 2013 \u2013 AmusingPlanet.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/bikini-and-enewetak-atolls.html\" >Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, Marshall Islands \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/12\/04\/opinion\/a-pacific-isle-radioactive-and-forgotten.html?_r=0\" >Pacific Isle \u2013 Radioactive and Forgotten, by Michael B. Gerrard \u2013 Dec.3, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >Years of Atmospheric Testing: 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Website \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The original <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre\" >Broadway<\/a> production of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pajama_Game\" >The Pajama Game<\/a><\/em> opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award\" >Tony Awards<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical\" >Best Musical<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical\" >Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Choreography\" >Best Choreography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1954_National_Service_riots\" >anti-National Service Riots<\/a>, by Chinese middle school students in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" >Singapore<\/a>, take place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rajya_Sabha\" >Rajya Sabha<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upper_house\" >upper house<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_India\" >Parliament of India<\/a>, holds its first sitting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong>The 400th anniversary of the founding of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_University_of_San_Marcos\" >National University of San Marcos<\/a> is commemorated by the opening of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estadio_Universidad_San_Marcos\" >first large-capacity stadium in Peru<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong>The first round of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formula_One\" >Formula One<\/a> World Championship is held at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silverstone_Circuit\" >Silverstone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War\" >Arab\u2013Israeli War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kfar_Etzion_massacre\" >Kfar Etzion massacre<\/a> is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli_Declaration_of_Independence\" >the declaration of independence<\/a> of the state of Israel on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_14\" >May 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kfar Etzion Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kfar_Etzion_massacre#Background\" >Background \u2013 <strong>Kfar Etzion massacre<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/Gush_Etzion_Massacre.htm\" >A history of Gush Etzion and the Massacre of Kfar Etzion \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gush_Etzion\" >Gush Etzion &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/jewish-news-and-politics\/176858\/kfar-etzion\" >BEFORE THE KIDNAPPINGS, THERE WAS A MASSCRE, by Benny Morris \u2013 June 24, 2014 \u2013 Tablet \u2013 TabletMag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/may\/02\/massacre-marred-birth-israel-independence\" >Massacre that marred birth of Israel \u2013 May 02, 2014 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/gush.html\" >Battle for Gush Etzion \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IMrptsDmohA\" >YouTube video (58 min. 29 sec.): L\u2019Chayim: Yossi Ron, Child of Kfar Etzion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killings_and_massacres_during_the_1948_Palestine_war\" >Killing and massacres during the 1948 Palestine war &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Mass_murder_in_1948\" >Category: Mass murder in 1948 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_in_Mandatory_Palestine\" >1948 Mandatory Palestine &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab-Israeli War of 1948:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1948-49-war.html\" >Arab \u2013 Israeli War: The War 1948 \u2013 49<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christians-standing-with-israel.org\/israel-war-independence-1948-palestinian-refugees.html\" >Israel\u2019s War of Independence: Arab \u2013 Israeli War (1948)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aish.com\/jw\/me\/48891477.html\" >Arab \u2013 Israeli Conflict #2: 1948 War of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1948_War.html\" >Israeli War of Independence: Background &amp; Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zionism-israel.com\/dic\/War_of_Independence.htm\" >War of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.debate.org\/reference\/1948-arab-israeli-war\" >1948 Arab \u2013 Israeli War: Debates and Opinions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sixdaywar.org\/content\/Jerusalem1948arabisraeliwar.asp\" >The Six-Day War \u2013 1948 Arab \u2013 Israeli War<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hartnation.com\/review-genesis-1948-the-first-arab-israeli-war\/\" >Review: Genesis, 1948: The First Arab Israeli war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: German <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrika_Korps\" >Afrika Korps<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Italy#Fascist_regime_.281922.E2.80.931943.29\" >Italian<\/a> troops in North Africa surrender to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allied<\/a> forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslav<\/a> royal colonel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragoljub_Mihailovi%C4%87\" >Dragoljub Mihailovi\u0107<\/a> starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia\" >Serbian<\/a> resistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>Queen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands\" >Wilhelmina of the Netherlands<\/a> flees her country to Great Britain after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> invasion. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands\" >Princess Juliana<\/a> takes her children to Canada for their safety.<\/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\/Nazi_Germany\" >Germany<\/a>&#8216;s conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meuse_%28river%29\" >Meuse<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Churchill\" >Winston Churchill<\/a> makes his &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood,_toil,_tears,_and_sweat\" >blood, toil, tears, and sweat<\/a>&#8221; speech to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >House of Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Churchill\u2019s Speech: \u201cBlood, Toil, Tears and Sweat\u201d:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood,_toil,_tears,_and_sweat#Background\" >Background \u2013 <strong><em>Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winstonchurchill.org\/resources\/speeches\/92-blood-toil-tears-and-sweat\" >Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat \u2013 May 13, 1940 \u2013 The Churchill Centre \u2013 WinstonChurchill.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/winstonchurchillbloodtoiltearssweat.htm\" >Winston Churchill \u2013 <em>Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat<\/em> \u2013 13 May 1940, House of Commons \u2013 American Rhetoric \u2013 Online Speech Bank \u2013 AmericanRhetoric.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/speeches\/churchill.htm\" >Winston Churchill \u2013 Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat \u2013 The History Place \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.presentationmagazine.com\/winston-churchill-speech-blood-toil-tears-and-sweat-7878.htm\" >Winston Churchill Speech \u2013 \u201cblood, toil, tears and sweat\u201d \u2013 PresentationMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsela.com\/articles\/speeches-churchill-bloodsweattears\/id\/15064\/\" >Famous Speeches: Winston Churchill\u2019s \u201cBlood, Toil, Tears and Sweat\u201d \u2013NEWSELA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/article\/0,28804,1841228_1841749_1841735,00.html\" >Top 10 Greatest Speeches \u2013 Winston Churchill \u2013 Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, 1940 \u2013 TIME.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8TlkN-dcDCk\" >YouTube video (5 min. 11 sec.): <strong>Winston Churchill \u201cBlood, Toil, Tears and Sweat\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong>The first commercial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequency_modulation\" >FM<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio_station\" >radio station<\/a> in the United States is launched in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloomfield,_Connecticut\" >Bloomfield, Connecticut<\/a>. The station later becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WDRC-FM\" >WDRC-FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Bellarmine\" >Robert Bellarmine<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_the_Church\" >Doctor of the Catholic Church<\/a>, is beatified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong>Three children report the first apparition of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima\" >Our Lady of F\u00e1tima<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F%C3%A1tima,_Portugal\" >F\u00e1tima, Portugal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Marian Apparition in Fatima:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theholyrosary.org\/fatimaapparitions\" >MARIAN APPARITIONS \u2013 theholyrosary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima\" >Our Lady of F\u00e1tima \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marian_apparition#Our_Lady_of_F.C3.A1tima\" >Our Lady of F\u00e1tima \u2013 <strong>Marian apparition<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/miraclehunter.com\/marian_apparitions\/approved_apparitions\/fatima\/index.html\" >Fatima, Portugal (1917) \u2013 MiracleHunter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/portugal.com\/portugal\/cities\/fatima\/prophecies\/apparitions\" >The Apparitions \u2013 Portugal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fatimarevelations.com\/\" >MARRY, FATIMA, IMMACULATE HEART \u2013 FatimaRevalations.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mgr.org\/Fatima_Summary.html\" >Hidden Truths About the Marian Apparitions of F\u00e1tima: Revealed! \u2013 mgr.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.all-about-the-virgin-mary.com\/apparitions.html\" >MARIAN APPARIATIONS \u2013 All-About-Virgin-Mary.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1912<\/strong>\u00a0 The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Flying_Corps\" >Royal Flying Corps<\/a>, the forerunner of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Force\" >Royal Air Force<\/a>, is established in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1909\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giro_d%27Italia\" >Giro d&#8217;Italia<\/a> starts from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milan\" >Milan<\/a>. Italian cyclist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luigi_Ganna\" >Luigi Ganna<\/a> will be the winner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1888\u00a0 <\/strong>With the passage of the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lei_%C3%81urea\" >Lei \u00c1urea<\/a><\/em> (&#8220;Golden Law&#8221;), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" >Brazil<\/a> abolishes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery\" >slavery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Abolishment of the Slavery in Brazil \u2013 the Passage of \u201cLei \u00c1urea\u201d:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/histclo.com\/country\/other\/bra\/hist\/bh-abol.html\" >Brazilian History: Abolition of Slavery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/exoduscry.com\/blog\/general\/history-of-slavery-and-abolition-in-brazil\/\" >History of Slavery and Abolition in Brazil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usslave.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/brazil-inconvenient-history.html\" >Brazil: An Inconvenient History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/parallels\/2013\/11\/12\/244563532\/photos-reveal-harsh-detail-of-brazils-history-with-slavery\" >Photos Reveal Harsh Detail Of Brazil\u2019s History With Slavery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/histclo.com\/act\/work\/slave\/am\/sa-bra.html\" >Brazilian Slavery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/suite.io\/tony-dunnell\/27nk2j7\" >History of African Slavery in Brazil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1880\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Menlo_Park,_New_Jersey\" >Menlo Park, New Jersey<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\" >Thomas Edison<\/a> performs the first test of his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electric_railway\" >electric railway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1861\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Comet_of_1861\" >Great Comet of 1861<\/a> is discovered by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Tebbutt\" >John Tebbutt<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windsor,_New_South_Wales\" >Windsor, New South Wales<\/a>, Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Great Comet of 1861:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C\/1861_J1#Tebbutt.27s_account\" >\u201c&#8230; <em>On the evening of May 13, 1861, while searching the western sky for comets, I detected a faint nebulous object near the star Lacaille 1316 in the constellation Eridanus. In my marine telescope the object appeared much diffused, and it was with the greatest difficulty that I estimated its distance from three well known fixed stars<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Tebbutt\u2019s account &#8211; <strong>1861 J1<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/civilwarwisconsin.com\/campfire-stories\/46-great-comet-of-1861.html\" >Great Comet of 1861 \u2013 CivilWarWisconsin.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stardate.org\/radio\/program\/great-comet-1861\" >Great Comet of 1861 \u2013 StarDate.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maas.museum\/observations\/2010\/11\/16\/the-discovery-of-the-great-comet-of-1861-by-john-tebbutt\/\" >The discovery of the Great Comet by John Tebbutt \u2013 Observations \u2013 Museum of Applied Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/patriciahysell.wordpress.com\/tag\/great-comet-of-1861\/\" >\u201c<em>May 13, 1861: A great comet is discovered by a then-amateur astronomer in New South Wales, Australia. John Tebbutt was the grandson of one of the early free settlers of Australia. He received an extensive education, all in religious schools<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Little Bits of History<\/strong> \u2013 Great Comet of 1861 \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bullrunnings.wordpress.com\/tag\/great-comet-of-1861\/\" >What\u2019s a Tockwotton, and What\u2019s That About a\u00a0Comet? \u2013 BullRunnings.WordPess.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencephoto.com\/media\/364339\/view\" >Great Comet of 1861 \u2013 SciencePhoto.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phenomena.org.uk\/comets\/comets\/comet1861.html\" >THE COMET OF 1861 \u2013 The Gallery of Natural Phenomena \u2013 Phenomena.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1830\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador<\/a> gains its independence from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gran_Colombia\" >Gran Colombia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ec.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/ecuador.html?pageno=5\" >\u201c<em>On August 16, 2012, Ecuador announced that it was granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange had been seeking refuge at the country\u2019s Embassy in London while waiting for the decision. The decision further strained relations between Ecuador and Britain<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange \u2013 Ecuador \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ecuador\" >History of Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuadorexplorer.com\/html\/history.html\" >History of Ecuador \u2013 EcuadorExplore.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuaworld.com\/ecuador-information-center\/brief-history-ecuador\/\" >A Brief History of Ecuador \u2013 ECUAWORLD.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/ecuador\/history.htm\" >ECUADOR: History and Culture \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuador.com\/history\/\" >Ecuador\u2019s History From Ancient Incas to Modern Times \u2013 Ecuador.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quitoadventure.com\/ecuador-info\/history\/ecuador\/independence-history-ecuador.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 Independence from the Spanish Crown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuadorexplorer.com\/html\/first_years_of_independence.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 First Years of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Ecuador:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/ecuador\" >Ecuador \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Ecuador\" >Economy of Ecuador \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/economies\/Americas\/Ecuador-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 Overview of economy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quitoadventure.com\/ecuador-info\/history\/ecuador\/independence-history-ecuador.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 Independence from the Spanish Crown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuadorexplorer.com\/html\/first_years_of_independence.html\" >Ecuador \u2013 First Years of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MAY 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" >Nigerian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Nigeria\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goodluck_Jonathan\" >Goodluck Jonathan<\/a> declares a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_of_emergency\" >state of emergency<\/a> in the northeast states of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borno_State\" >Borno<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yobe_State\" >Yobe<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adamawa_State\" >Adamawa<\/a> due to the terrorist activities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boko_Haram\" >Boko Haram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Boko Haram:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boko_Haram_insurgency#Background\" >Background \u2013 Boko Haram insurgency \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usip.org\/publications\/what-boko-haram\" >What Is Boko Haram? \u2013 United State Institute for Peace \u2013 USIP.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13809501\" >Who are Nigeria\u2019s Boko Haram Islamists? \u2013 4 May 2015 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nigeria\/boko-haram\/p25739\" >Boko Haram \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nigeria:<\/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\/ni.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/\" >Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/nigeria.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaworld.com\/\" >Nigeria \u2013 NigeriaWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/topics\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Nigeria\" >Foreign relations of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/80.htm\" >Foreign Relations of Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/nigeria\/p30819\" >Nigeria \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2836.htm\" >US Relations with Nigeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nigeria and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria_and_the_United_Nations\" >Nigeria and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nigeriaunmission.org\/\" >PERMANENT MISSION OF NIGERIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigerian-mission.ch\/\" >Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ng.undp.org\/\" >United Nations Development Programme \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/nigeria\/\" >United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/disastersandconflicts\/CountryOperations\/Nigeria\/tabid\/54124\/Default.aspx\" >United Nations Environmental Programme \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/unesco\/worldwide\/africa\/nigeria\/\" >UNESCO: Building peace in the minds of men and women \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-history.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad41\" >HISTORY OF NIGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/history.html\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/3.htm\" >History \u2013 Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glpinc.org\/Classroom%20Activities\/Nigeria%20Articles\/Nigeria-history%20since%201960.htm\" >History of Nigeria since 1960 \u2013 GLPINC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaembassyusa.org\/index.php?page=nigeria-past-present-and-future\" >NIGERIA \u2013 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE \u2013 NigeriaEmbassyUSA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history\" >Timeline of Nigerian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13951696\" >Nigeria profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/nigeria\/history\" >Nigeria \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Economy of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Nigeria\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/52.htm\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-economy.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/economy.html\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/nigeria\/nigeria-economic-outlook\/\" >Nigeria Economic Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agni_Air_Flight_CHT\" >Agni Air Flight CHT<\/a> crashes near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomsom_Airport\" >Jomsom Airport<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomsom\" >Jomsom<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\" >Nepal<\/a>, after a failed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Go-around\" >go-around<\/a>, killing 15 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_Court_of_South_Korea\" >Constitutional Court of South Korea<\/a> overturns the impeachment of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_South_Korea\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roh_Moo-hyun\" >Roh Moo-hyun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1995\/may_14_1995_172023.html\" >Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet&#8217;s 2nd most senior spiritual leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrollton_bus_collision\" >Carrollton bus collision<\/a>: A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drunk_driving\" >drunk driver<\/a> traveling the wrong way on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interstate_71\" >Interstate 71<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrollton,_Kentucky\" >Carrollton, Kentucky<\/a>, United States hits a converted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/School_bus\" >school bus<\/a> carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skylab\" >Skylab<\/a><\/em>, the United States&#8217; first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_station\" >space station<\/a>, is launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andreas_Baader\" >Andreas Baader<\/a> is freed from custody by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulrike_Meinhof\" >Ulrike Meinhof<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gudrun_Ensslin\" >Gudrun Ensslin<\/a> and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Army_Faction\" >Red Army Faction<\/a>.<\/p>\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><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1975 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>,\u201d <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait\" >Kuwait<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kuwait and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kuwaitmission.com\/index.html\" >The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kuwaitmission.ch\/\" >The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and the Consulate General, Geneva &#8211; Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Kuwait:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ku.html\" >KUWAIT \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/kuwait.html\" >Kuwait \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/kuwait.html\" >Kuwait \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Kuwait:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Kuwait\" >History of Kuwait \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.da.gov.kw\/eng\/aboutkuwait\/independence.php\" >Modern History of Kuwait \u2013 About Kuwait \u2013 DA.gov.kw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/kuwait\/history\" >Kuwait \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Kuwait\" >History of Kuwait \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iml.jou.ufl.edu\/projects\/spring06\/eisa\/history.htm\" >Kuwait \u2013 History \u2013 UFL.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14647211\" >Kuwait profile \u2013 Timeline &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Kuwait:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Kuwait\" >Economy of Kuwait \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/web.worldbank.org\/archive\/website01051\/WEB\/0__MEN-2.HTM\" >Kuwait \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country.eiu.com\/Kuwait\" >Kuwait \u2013 The Economist \u2013 EIU.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_civil_rights_movement\" >American civil rights movement<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Riders\" >Freedom Riders<\/a> bus is fire-bombed near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anniston,_Alabama\" >Anniston, Alabama<\/a>, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_rights\" >civil rights<\/a> protesters are beaten by an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angry_mob\" >angry mob<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Freedom Riders:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/freedom-rides\" >FREEDOM RIDE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Freedom-Rides\" >Freedom Rides \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watson.org\/%7Elisa\/blackhistory\/civilrights-55-65\/freeride.html\" >Freedom Rides \u2013 Watson.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Riders#Starting_point\" >Starting point \u2013 Freedom Riders \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2006\/01\/12\/5149667\/get-on-the-bus-the-freedom-riders-of-1961\" >Get on the Bus: The Freedom Riders of 1961, by Terry Gross \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edsitement.neh.gov\/lesson-plan\/kennedy-administration-and-civil-rights-movement\" >JFK, Freedom Riders and the Civil Rights Movement \u2013 EDSITEment.neh.gov<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national\/archive\/2011\/05\/the-freedom-riders-for-civil-rights-half-a-century-later-life-photos\/238342\/\" >The Freedom Riders for Civil Rights, Half a Century Later (LIFE Photos), by John Handel \u2013 May 4, 2011 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/politics-society\/history\/info-05-2011\/freedom-riders-breach.html\" >10 Freedom Riders Then and Now \u2013 AARP.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States \u2013 Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/black-history\/civil-rights-movement\" >CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/American-civil-rights-movement\" >American civil rights movement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.about.com\/od\/civilrights\/\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Civil_Rights_Movement.aspx\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/ks3\/history\/20th_century\/civil_rights_movement_america\/revision\/2\/\" >Civil rights movement in America \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-now\/2006-06\/civil-rights-movement\" >The Civil Rights Movement \u2013 History Now (Summer 2006) \u2013 GliderLehrman.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiaencyclopedia.org\/articles\/history-archaeology\/civil-rights-movement\" >Civil Rights Movement \u2013 Civil Rights &amp; Modern Georgia, Since 1945 \u2013 New Georgia Encyclopedia \u2013 GeorgiaEncylopedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/black-culture\/explore\/civil-rights-movement\/\" >Civil Rights Movement (1954-1984) \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/recent\/civil_rights_america_03.shtml\" >Recent History \u2013 Better Day Coming: Civil Rights Movement in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century America, Professor Adam Fairclough \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/chronology.html\" >Civil Rights Chronology \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/civilrightstimeline1.html\" >Civil Rights Timeline \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sitinmovement.org\/\" >International Civil Rights Center &amp; Museum \u2013 SitiMovement.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Civil Rights Movements of Various Ethnic Minorities in the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/libguides.mnhs.org\/civilrights\" >African-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER \u2013 Libguides.MNHS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281954%E2%80%9368%29\" >Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/resources\/civilrights101\/native.html\" >Native Americans \u2013 Civil Rights 101 \u2013 CivilRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.albany.edu\/jmmh\/vol3\/chicano\/chicano.html\" >Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. \u2013 Albany.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/racerelations.about.com\/od\/historyofracerelations\/a\/RevisitingtheYellowPowerMovement.htm\" >Asian-American Civil Rights Movement \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" >Cold War<\/a>: Eight <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communism\" >Communist<\/a> bloc countries, including the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>, sign a mutual defense <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty\" >treaty<\/a> called the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_Pact\" >Warsaw Pact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Operation Wigwam:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Wigwam\" >Operation Wigwam \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of nuclear tests of the United States &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abomb1.org\/atmosphr\/index.html\" >Years of Atmospheric Testing: 1945-1963 \u2013 Trinity Atomic Website \u2013 Abomb1.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/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=\"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\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong>Trains run on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talyllyn_Railway\" >Talyllyn Railway<\/a> in Wales for the first time since <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heritage_railway\" >preservation<\/a>, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israel<\/a> is declared to be an independent state and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_government\" >provisional government<\/a> is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War\" >1948 Arab\u2013Israeli War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Provisional Government of Israel:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_government_of_Israel\" >Provisional government of Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelipalestinian.procon.org\/sourcefiles\/1948-Israeli-Decalaration-of-Independence.pdf\" >The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel \u2013 14 May 1948 &#8211; Provisional Government of Israel \u2013 Procon.org \u2013 pdf<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewishlearning.com\/article\/the-declaration-of-the-establishment-of-the-state-of-israel\/\" >the same Declaration on this website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/mfa\/mfa-archive\/1900-1949\/pages\/the%20governments%20of%20israel-%20provisional%20government.aspx\" >The Government of Israel \u2013 Provisional Government \u2013 May 14, 1948 \u2013 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 MFA.gov.il<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/decad169.asp\" >A Decade of American Foreign Policy 1941-1949 &#8211; Independence of Israel &#8211; Letter From the Agent of the Provisional Government of Israel to the President of the United States, May 15, 1948 \u2013 The Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School \u2013 Yale.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Arab-Israeli War of 1948:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1948-49-war.html\" >Arab \u2013 Israeli War: The War 1948 \u2013 49<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christians-standing-with-israel.org\/israel-war-independence-1948-palestinian-refugees.html\" >Israel\u2019s War of Independence: Arab \u2013 Israeli War (1948)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aish.com\/jw\/me\/48891477.html\" >Arab \u2013 Israeli Conflict #2: 1948 War of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1948_War.html\" >Israeli War of Independence: Background &amp; Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zionism-israel.com\/dic\/War_of_Independence.htm\" >War of Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.debate.org\/reference\/1948-arab-israeli-war\" >1948 Arab \u2013 Israeli War: Debates and Opinions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sixdaywar.org\/content\/Jerusalem1948arabisraeliwar.asp\" >The Six-Day War \u2013 1948 Arab \u2013 Israeli War<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hartnation.com\/review-genesis-1948-the-first-arab-israeli-war\/\" >Review: Genesis, 1948: The First Arab Israeli war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: A Japanese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Submarine\" >submarine<\/a> sinks <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AHS_Centaur\" >AHS\u00a0<em>Centaur<\/em><\/a> off the coast of Queensland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yermolayev_Yer-2\" >Yermolayev Yer-2<\/a>, a long-range <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medium_bomber\" >medium bomber<\/a>, makes its first flight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Netherlands\" >Battle of the Netherlands<\/a> ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Battle of the Netherlands of 1940:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/totallyhistory.com\/battle-of-the-netherlands\/\" >Battle of the Netherlands \u2013 TotallyHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands_in_World_War_II\" >Netherlands in World War II \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2live.com\/en\/content\/world-war-2-battle-netherlands-1940\" >The Battle of the Netherlands, 1940 \u2013 WW2live.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AUEIawFwHXU\" >YouTube video (30 min. 50 sec.): The Battle of Netherland<\/a>T<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/Rotterdam\" >Rotterdam<\/a> is bombed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >German<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" >Luftwaffe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1939 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lina_Medina\" >Lina Medina<\/a> becomes the youngest confirmed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother\" >mother<\/a> in medical history at the age of five.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a> ratifies an independence agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1931\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%85dalen_shootings\" >\u00c5dalen shootings<\/a>: Five people are killed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%85dalen\" >\u00c5dalen<\/a>, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trade_union\" >trade union<\/a> demonstration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia_Woolf\" >Virginia Woolf<\/a>&#8216;s novel <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mrs_Dalloway\" >Mrs Dalloway<\/a><\/em> is published.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Virginia Woolf:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Virginia-Woolf\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/virginia-woolf-9536773\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia_Woolf#Bloomsbury\" >Bloomsbury \u2013 <strong><em>Virginia Woolf<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.online-literature.com\/virginia_woolf\/\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 Online-Literature.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/03\/virginia-woolf-25-jan-1882-28-mar-1941\/\" >Virginia Woolf (25 Jan 1882 \u2013 28 Mar 1941) \u2013 TMS &#8211; Transcend.org\/tms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mrs Dalloway:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.almaclassics.com\/excerpts\/Mrs-Dalloway.pdf\" ><strong><em>Mrs Dalloway<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Virginia Woolf<\/strong> \u2013 AlmaClassics.com &#8211; pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/ebooks\/download\/14942.Mrs_Dalloway\" >Mrs Dalloway \u2013 Downloadable \u2013 GoodReads.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/ebook\/Mrs-Dalloway\" >Mrs Dalloway \u2013 Virginia Woolf \u2013 Downloadable \u2013 Classic Literature Ebooks \u2013 Free-Ebooks.net<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mrs_Dalloway#Themes\" >Themes \u2013 <strong>Mrs Dalloway<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/lit\/dalloway\/\" >MRS DALLOWAY \u2013 Virginia Woolf \u2013 Summary and Analysis \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/mrs-dalloway\/\" >MRS DALLOWAY \u2013 INTRODUCTION \u2013 Shmoop.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cliffsnotes.com\/literature\/m\/mrs-dalloway\/book-summary\" >Mrs Dalloway \u2013 Book Summary \u2013 CliffsNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Virginia Woolf and Feminism:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/01\/25\/virginia-woolf-feminist_n_6534258.html\" >Why Virginia Woolf Should Be Your Feminist Role Model, by Maddie Crum \u2013 2015\/01\/25 \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/morestoryblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/02\/virginia-woolf-and-feminist-as-an-insult\/\" >VIRGINIA WOOLF AND \u201cFEMINIST\u201d AS AN INSULT \u2013 2015\/03\/02 \u2013 MoreStoryBlog.WordPess.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feministliterature.net\/virginia-woolf\/\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 Feminist Literature \u2013 FeministLiterature.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studymode.com\/essays\/Feminism-In-\" Mrs-Dalloway'-445294.html\">Feminism in Mrs. Dalloway \u2013 StudyMode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/virginiawoolf1234.weebly.com\/career-and-her-impact-on-feminism.html\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 The Birth of Modern Feminism \u2013 Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paperdue.com\/essay\/feminism-and-virginia-woolf-63969\" >Feminism and Virginia Woolf \u2013 PaperDue.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/atarac27o-sg\/feminism-and-virginia-woolf\/\" >Feminism and Virginia Woolf \u2013 Prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/176625\" >Virginia Woolf \u2013 The Ironic Feminist \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eliterarysociety.com\/feminism-and-virginia-woolf\/\" >Feminism and Virginia Woolf \u2013 posted March 30, 2013 \u2013 English Literary Society \u2013 ELiterarySociety.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1913\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor_of_New_York\" >Governor of New York<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Sulzer\" >William Sulzer<\/a> approves the charter for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rockefeller_Foundation\" >Rockefeller Foundation<\/a>, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_D._Rockefeller\" >John D. Rockefeller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>The children&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charitable_organization\" >charity<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Children\" >National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children<\/a> is launched in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong>The first group of 463 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_indenture_system\" >Indian indentured laborers<\/a> arrives in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji\" >Fiji<\/a> aboard the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonidas_%28ship%29\" ><em>Leonidas<\/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>MAY 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Day_of_Families\" >INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/2014\/may_15_2014_400194.html\" >German company Linde begins constructing a facility to convert wind power to hydrogen; the plant will help Germany in its efforts to increase reliance on renewable energy sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_2013_Iraq_attacks\" >upsurge in violence<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a> leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>The first protest of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-austerity_movement_in_Spain\" >Anti-austerity movement in Spain<\/a> (also known as the <strong><em>Indign\u00e1dos<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>15-May Movement<\/em><\/strong>) begins in 58 Spanish cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jessica_Watson\" >Jessica Watson<\/a> becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Same-sex_marriage_in_California\" >California<\/a> becomes the second <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._state\" >U.S. state<\/a> after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Same-sex_marriage_in_Massachusetts\" >Massachusetts<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004\" >2004<\/a> to legalize <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Same-sex_marriage\" >same-sex marriage<\/a> after the state&#8217;s own Supreme Court <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_re_Marriage_Cases\" >rules a previous ban unconstitutional<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States government acknowledges the existence of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laotian_Civil_War\" >&#8220;Secret War&#8221; in Laos<\/a> and dedicates the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos_Memorial\" >Laos Memorial<\/a> in honor of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hmong_people\" >Hmong<\/a> and other &#8220;Secret War&#8221; veterans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89dith_Cresson\" >\u00c9dith Cresson<\/a> becomes France&#8217;s first female <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_France\" >premier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan\" >Soviet war in Afghanistan<\/a>: After more than eight years of fighting, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Army\" >Soviet Army<\/a> begins to withdrawal 115,000 troops from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Departure of the Soviet Army from Afghanistan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/partners.nytimes.com\/library\/world\/africa\/021689afghan-laden.html\" >Last Soviet soldiers leave Afghanistan, by Bill Keller \u2013 February 16, 1989 \u2013 International \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1988\/02\/14\/weekinreview\/the-world-neighbors-of-afghanistan-seek-orderly-departure-by-russians.html\" >Neighbors of Afghanistan Seek Orderly Departure By Russians, by Steven R. Wiseman \u2013 February 14, 1988 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan\" >Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mepc.org\/articles-commentary\/commentary\/lessons-soviet-withdrawal-afghanistan?print\" >Lessons of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, by Mark N. Kaz \u2013 Middle East Policy Council \u2013 MEPC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fmso.leavenworth.army.mil\/documents\/Withdrawal.pdf\" >BREAKING CONTACT WITHOUT LEAVING CHAOS: THE SOVIET WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN \u2013 Lester W. Grau \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/sep\/27\/10-myths-about-afghanistan\" >10 myths about Afghanistan: In 1988, the Soviet army left Afghanistan after a\u00a0concerted campaign by the western-backed mujahideen. But since then, many enduring myths have grown up about the war-torn country. In his new book, Jonathan Steele sorts the fact from the fiction \u2013 Jonathan Steele \u2013 Tuesday 27 September 2011 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1989-05-22\/news\/mn-428_1_soviet-troops-soviet-departure-soviet-military-involvement\" >After Soviet Departure, Patriotic Enthusiasm : Pilots\u2019 Skill, Morale Give Afghan Regime a Lift, by Mark Fineman \u2013 May 22, 1989 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1988\/04\/12\/world\/afghan-war-soviet-army-loses-luster.html\" >Afghan War: Soviet Army Loses Luster, by Bernard E Trainor \u2013 April 12, 1988 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2014\/08\/the-soviet-war-in-afghanistan-1979-1989\/100786\/\" >The Soviet War in Afghanistan, 1979-1989, by Alan Taylor \u2013 Aug. 4, 2014 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/april\/14\/newsid_4419000\/4419833.stm\" >14 April 1988: ON THIS DAY: USSR pledges to leave Afghanistan \u2013- BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/afghanistan\/invasion.htm\" >\u201c<em>In 1988 the Geneva accords were signed, which included a timetable that ensured full Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan by February 15, 1989. About 14,500 Soviet and an estimated one million Afghan lives were lost between 1979 and the Soviet withdrawal in 1989<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Soviet Invasion \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conservapedia.com\/Soviet-Afghan_War#Aftermath\" >Aftermath \u2013 Soviet-Afghan War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/afghanistan\/29.htm\" >COMMUNISM, REBELLION AND SOVIET INTERNVENTION \u2013 Afghanistan \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/%7Eieresgwu\/assets\/docs\/ponars\/pm_0202.pdf\" >The Soviet Military Experience in Afghanistan: A Precedent of Dubious Relevance, by Mark Kramer \u2013 October 2001 \u2013 GWU.edu \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armedforcesjournal.com\/leaving-afghanistan\/\" >Leaving Afghanistan \u2013 Lessons from the last time superpower departed, by Lt. Col. Shane A. Smith \u2013 June 1, 2013 \u2013 ArmedForcesJournal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/soviet-us-afghanistan-anniversary-130\/\" >Lessons learned? 25 years since Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan \u2013 15 Feb 2015 \u2013 RT.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Afghan War (1978-1992):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War\" >Soviet-Afghan War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Afghan-War\" >\u201c<em>Afghan War, in the history of Afghanistan, the internal conflict (1978\u201392) between anticommunist Muslim guerrillas and the Afghan communist government (aided in 1979\u201389 by Soviet troops)<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Afghan War (1978-1992) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Soviet-invasion-of-Afghanistan\" >Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: 1979 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/afghanistan-war.html\" >Afghanistan War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fact-index.com\/s\/so\/soviet_invasion_of_afghanistan.html\" >Soviet invasion of Afghanistan \u2013 Fact-Index.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/afghanistan\/29.htm\" >COMMUNISM, REBELLIION, AND SOVIET INTERVENTION \u2013 Afghanistan \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/u__-nvho8zdx\/the-soviet-afghan-war\/\" >The Soviet-Afghan war \u2013 Prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oocities.org\/h_marroquin\/Soviet-Afghanistan.html\" >AFGHANISTAN; IN DEFESE OF SOVIET MILITARY ACTION \u2013 OOCities.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e-ir.info\/2010\/01\/03\/the-soviet-union%E2%80%99s-last-war\/\" >Why Did the Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan? , by Daryl Morini \u2013 Jan 3, 2010 \u2013 E-INTERNATIONAL RELATION STUDIES \u2013 E-IR.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativeinsight.com\/Afghan_War.html\" >The Origins of the Soviet-Afghan War \u2013 AlternativeInsight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historyofrussia.org\/russian-invasion-of-afghanistan\/\" >RUSSIAN INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN, by Andy Young \u2013 HISTORY OF RUSSIA \u2013 HistoryOfRussia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/updates\/asia-july-dec06-soviet_10-10\/\" >The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan \u2013 PBS News Hour \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewashingtonreview.org\/articles\/the-kremlin-and-kabul-the-1979-soviet-invasion-of-afghanistan-in-retrospect.html\" >The Kremlin and Kabul: The 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in Retrospect, by Charles J Sullivan \u2013 September 2011 \u2013 TheWashingtonReview.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guidetorussia.com\/russia-afghanistan.asp\" >SOVIET INVASTION OF AFGHANISTAN \u2013 GuideToRussia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghan-web.com\/history\/chron\/index4.html\" >Chronological History of Afghanistan \u2013 Afghan-web.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Relations between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >\u201c<em>The Soviets began a major economic assistance program in Afghanistan in the 1950s. Between 1954 and 1978, Afghanistan received more than $1 billion in Soviet aid, including substantial military assistance. In 1973, the two countries announced a $200-million assistance agreement on gas and oil development, trade, transport, irrigation, and factory construction. Following the 1979 invasion, the Soviets augmented their large aid commitments to shore up the Afghan economy and rebuild the Afghan military. They provided the Karmal regime an unprecedented $800 million. The Soviet Union supported the Najibullah regime even after the withdrawal of Soviet troops in February 1989<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Afghanistan-Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academicroom.com\/article\/soviet-afghan-relations-cooperation-occupation\" >Soviet-Afghanistan Relations from Cooperation to Occupation, by Alam Payind \u2013 AcademcRoom.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghanchamber.com\/about\/FOREIGNRELATIONS.htm\" >Foreign Relations \u2013 Afghanistan \u2013 AfghanistanChamber.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2013\/travel-atlases-maps-natural-history-l13401\/lot.206.html\" >Afghanistan-Soviet relations \u2013 Sothebys.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Afghanistan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Afghanistan\" >Foreign relations of Afghanistan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/afghanistan\/ri218\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.af\/en\/page\/3883\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usip.org\/publications\/2015\/03\/04\/neutrality-in-afghanistan-s-foreign-policy\" >Neutrality in Afghanistan\u2019s Foreign Policy \u2013 United States Institute of Peace \u2013 USIP.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Afghanistan-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/5380.htm\" >US Relations With Afghanistan \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/programs\/foreign-policy\/afghanistan-index\" >Afghanistan Index \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/afghanistan.htm\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Country Profile \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-12011352\" >Afghanistan country profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Afghanistan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/af.html\" >AFGHANISTAN \u2013 WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/afghanistan.html\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Afghanistan and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/news\/dh\/latest\/afghan\/un-afghan-history.shtml\" >Afghanistan &amp; the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghanistan-un.org\/\" >Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mission-afghanistan.ch\/Mission\/index.php\" >Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>History of Afghanistan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Afghanistan\" >History of Afghanistan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/afghanistan-history.html\" >Afghanistan \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghangovernment.com\/briefhistory.htm\" >A Brief History of Afghanistan: By Adam Ritscher \u2013 AfghanGovernment.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad09\" >HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/afghanistan\/history\" >Afghanistan \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/afghanista1\/p\/ProfAfghanistan.htm\" >Afghanistan | Facts and History \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/updates\/asia-jan-june11-timeline-afghanistan\/\" >A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghan-web.com\/history\/chron\/index.html\" >Chronological History of Afghanistan \u2013 Afghan-Web.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-12024253\" >Afghanistan profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Economy of Afghanistan:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Afghanistan\" >Economy of Afghanistan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/afghanistan\" >Afghanistan \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/afghanistan\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Data \u2013 WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/afghanistan\/economy\" >Afghanistan: Economy \u2013 Asian Development Bank \u2013 ADB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/afghanistan\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Index \u2013 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/afghanistan-economy.html\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afghanistans.com\/Information\/Economy\/default.htm\" >Afghanistan \u2013 Economy \u2013 Afghanistan\u2019s Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>The Soviet Union launches the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyus_%28spacecraft%29\" >Polyus<\/a> prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elio_de_Angelis\" >Elio de Angelis<\/a>, was killed while testing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brabham_BT55\" >Brabham BT55<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circuit_Paul_Ricard\" >Paul Ricard<\/a> circuit at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Castellet,_Var\" >Le Castellet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ma%27alot_massacre\" >Ma&#8217;alot massacre<\/a>: Members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine\" >Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine<\/a> attack and take hostages at an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israeli<\/a> school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Ma&#8217;alot Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ma\" alot_massacre#The_attack\">The attack &#8211; Ma\u2019a lot massacre \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safed.co.il\/safed-tragedy-1974.html\" >The Ma\u2019alot Massacre \u2013 Safed.co.il<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/dic\/Maalot_Massacre.htm\" >Ma\u2019a lot Massacre \u2013 Zionism and Israel \u2013 Encyclopedia Dictionary \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2014\/11\/maalot-massacre-israel-15-may-1974\/#axzz47uG7hEHr\" >Ma\u2019a lot Massacre, Israel, 15 May 1974, by John Farnam \u2013 Ammoland.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1974\/5\/15\/maalot-massacre\" >May 15 1974 \u2013 Ma\u2019a lot Massacre \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/the-massacre-in-maalot\/\" >The \u201cMassacre in Ma\u2019a lot\u201d \u2013 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL \u2013 TimesOfIsrael.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zissil.com\/topics\/Maalot-Massacre\" >Maalot Massacre \u2013 Zissil.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mydailykvetch.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/the-massacre-in-maalot.html\" >The \u201cMassacre in Ma\u2019a lot\u201d \u2013 MyDailyKvetch.BlogSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standwithus.com\/news\/article.asp?id=1858\" >Documentary Recalls Horrors of Ma\u2019a lot School Massacre, by Sue Kishkoff \u2013 StandWithUs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/may\/16\/newsid_2512000\/2512399.stm\" >16 May 1974: ON THIS DAY \u2013 Dozens die as Israel retaliates for Ma\u2019a lot \u2013 BBC.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine#History\" >History &#8211; <strong>Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Democratic-Front-for-the-Liberation-of-Palestine\" >Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/terrorism\/symbols\/democratic_front1.html\" >Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1) \u2013 INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SYMBOLS DATABASE \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/dflp.htm\" >Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Terrorism\/dflp.html\" >Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/dflp-palestine.net\">Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine \u2013 DFLP-Palestine.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laurel,_Maryland\" >Laurel, Maryland<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Bremer\" >Arthur Bremer<\/a> shoots and paralyzes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governor_of_Alabama\" >Alabama Governor<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Wallace\" >George Wallace<\/a> while he is campaigning to become President.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Prefecture\" >Okinawa<\/a>, under US military governance since its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Okinawa\" >conquest<\/a> in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Okinawa in the Period of Post-World War II: Occupation of Okinawa and US Military Presence:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Okinawa 1945-1972:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberingokinawa.com\/page\/remembering_okinawa_home\" >THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION PERIOD 1945 TO 1972 \u2013 REMEMBERING OKINAWA HISTORY \u2013 RememberingOkinawa.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Civil_Administration_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands\" >United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Military_Government_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands\" >United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faroutliers.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/30\/okinawa-under-u-s-occupation-1945-1972\/\" >Okinawa Under US Occupation, 1945-1972 \u2013 Far Outliers \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sarantakes.com\/Okinawa.html\" >Okinawa | The American Years, 1945-1972 \u2013 Nicholas Evan Sarantakes \u2013 Sarantakes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usarj.army.mil\/information\/aboutokinawa.aspx\" >About Okinawa \u2013 United State Army in Japan \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sarantakes.com\/Time.html\" >Chronology \u2013 Nicholas Evans Sarantakes \u2013 Sarantakes.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>US Policy toward Japan of 1969 and the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Okinawa_Reversion_Agreement\" >1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/japan\/okinawa\/oki4_a.htm\" >SUBJECT: Policy toward Japan \u2013 National Security Memorandum 13 \u2013 TOP SECRET \u2013 May 28, 1969 \u2013 NATIONAL SECURTY COUNCIL \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2002\/05\/15\/national\/nuclear-pact-ensured-smooth-okinawa-reversion\/\" >\u201c<em>On Nov. 21, 1969, President Richard Nixon met with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in Washington to discuss an extremely delicate issue\u2026The result of the Nixon-Sato meeting was a secret agreement that would allow the U.S. to bring in and transit nuclear weapons through Okinawa after the islands were handed over. If it were not for this secret agreement, political scientists believe, the reversion could not have been achieved as smoothly as it was<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nuclear pact ensure smooth Okinawa reversion \u2013 Secret agreement on transport and storage of weapons exacted high toll in terms of public trust \u2013 by Eric Johnston \u2013 May 15, 2002 \u2013 The Japan Times \u2013 JapanTimes.co.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanupdate.com\/archive\/index.php?id=8029\" >\u201c<em>Despite Japan\u2019s repeated denials that a secret Japan-US agreement existed to permit nuclear weapons to be brought to Okinawa, official U.S. documents are now revealing it happened. The secret agreement, which was linked to Okinawa\u2019s reversion to Japanese control in 1972, has been discussed and theorized about for years<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Secret deal on nukes on Okinawa confirmed \u2013 posted 2007-10-09 \u2013 JapanUpdate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constantinereport.com\/still-classified-us-japan-nuclear-arms-deal-exposed\/\" >\u201c<em>The fresh discovery of US government documents mentioning a secret deal reached during Japan-US talks over the reversion of Okinawa Prefecture to Japanese rule has served as another convincing piece of evidence for the long-held suspicion that the two governments agreed to allow nuclear weapons to be brought into the post-reversion prefecture.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Still Classified US-Japan Nuclear Arms Deal Exposed, by Satoshi Ogawa and Yuji Yoshikawa \u2013 October 13, 2007 \u2013 ConstantineReport.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=124567404\" >Japan Confirms Secret Nuclear Pacts With US, by Anthony Kuhn \u2013 March 11, 2010 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The Origin or One of the Main Origins of the Presence of the United States Military in Okinawa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.pref.okinawa.jp\/collection\/images\/Emperor%27s%20message.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Diplomatic Section: 20 September, 1947 \u2013 Memorandum for General MacArthur: Mr. Hidenari Terasaki, an adviser to the Emperor, called by appointment for the purpose of conveying to me the Emperor\u2019s ideas concerning the future of Okinawa. Mr. Terasaki stated that the Emperor hopes that the United States will continue the military occupation of Okinawa and other islands of the Ryukyus.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Emperor of Japan\u2019s Opinion Concerning the Future of the Ryukyu Islands<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The same document, as mentioned above, is posted also on other websites, <em>in the digitalized format<\/em>, which are, for instance, among others, as follows: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanupdate.com\/2014\/08\/shinto-abe-the-tenno-message-and-the-third-alternative-for-our-okinawa-ocean\/\" >The Origins of the Bilateral Okinawa Problem: Okinawa in Postwar US-Japan<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Sebald\u2019s Memorandum to Douglas MacArthur, SCAP<\/a> <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/d.hatena.ne.jp\/ironsand\/20061231\/p7\" >\u201cEmperor of Japan\u2019s Opinion Concerning the Future of the Ryukyu Islands\u201d Tokyo, September 22, 1947 [with the Japanese translation]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/faroutliers.blogspot.com\/2005\/09\/attitudes-toward-okinawa-in-japan-1945.html\" >\u201c<em>On September 20, 1947, Hirohito conveyed to MacArthur\u2019s political adviser, William J. Sebald, his position on the future of Okinawa. Acting through Terasaki, his interpreter and frequent liaison with high GHQ officials, the emperor requested that, in view of the worsening confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, the American military occupation of Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain continue for ninety-nine years. Hirohito knew MacArthur\u2019s latest views on the status of Okinawa when he made this offer<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Attitude toward Okinawa in Japan, 1945 \u2013 1947<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Okinawa Overview: Ryukyu History \u2013 World War II \u2013 US Occupation &#8211; US Military Presence:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Okinawa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands\" >History of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okinawan-shorinryu.com\/okinawa\/history.html\" >A Brief History of Okinawa \u2013 Okinawan-Shorinryu.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rca.open.ed.jp\/web_e\/history\/\" >History of Okinawa \u2013 RCA.Open.ed.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/okinawa.com\/research\/history\/background-and-history\" >Background and History \u2013 Okinawa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.unomaha.edu\/Peterson\/funda\/Sidebar\/Okinawa\/Okinawa.html\" >Okinawa \u2013 Political and Social Unrest \u2013 Unomaha.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Okinawa and World War II:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/okinawa.com\/research\/history\/background-and-history\" >BATTLE OF OKINAWA \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Okinawa\" >Battle of Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/03\/12\/travel\/okinawa-world-war-ii-travel\/index.html\" >Battlefield\u2019s and bunkers: Exploring Okinawa\u2019s World War II history \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/worldwarii\/p\/battle-of-okinawa.htm\" >World War II: Battle of Okinawa \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryhistoryonline.com\/wwii\/okinawa\/default.aspx\" >Battle of Okinawa, by Laura Lacey \u2013 MilitaryHitoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/the-pacific-war-1941-to-1945\/the-battle-of-okinawa\/\" >Battle of Okinawa \u2013 The History Learning Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/okinawa\/\" >OKINAWA: THE LAST BATTLE \u2013 Center of Military History, United States Army \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/research\/histories\/oral-histories\/wwii\/battle-of-okinawa.html\" >Oral History \u2013 Battle for Okinawa \u2013 24 March \u2013 30 June 1945 \u2013 Naval History and Heritage Command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/memories-from-battle-of-okinawa-operation-iceberg.html\" >Memories of Battle of Okinawa \u2013 \u2018Operation Iceberg\u2019 \u2013 WarHistoryOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aropeintheopensea.com\/\" >Okinawa \u2013 A Rope in the Open Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/olive-drab.com\/od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1945okinawa.php\" >Okinawa \u2013 Olive-Drab.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/okinawa\/chapter1.htm\" >Chapter I: Operation Iceberg \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/books\/wwii\/okinawa\/\" >OKINAWA: THE LAST BATTLE \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sillysoft.net\/lux\/maps\/Okinawa%201945\" >Okinawa 1945 Map \u2013 SillySoft.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>US Occupation of Okinawa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.army.mil\/documents\/8-5\/8-5.htm\" >Chronology of Occupation \u2013 15 August 1945 \u2013 30 March 1946<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/hyperwar\/USMC\/V\/index.html\" >Volume V: Victory and Occupation \u2013 History of US Marine Corps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.h-net.org\/reviews\/showpdf.php?id=5278\" >Okinawa prefecture under American occupation \u2013 H-net.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usmilitaryinokinawa.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/impact-of-ww-ii.html\" >US Military Occupation in Okinawa \u2013 USMilitaryInOkinawa.Blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>The Presence of the United States Military in Okinawa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/community\/2013\/11\/11\/issues\/okinawa-the-junk-heap-of-the-pacific\/\" >Okinawa: the Junk heap of the Pacific: Decades of Pentagon pollution poison service members, residents and future plans for the island, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 November 11, 2013 \u2013 The Japan Times \u2013 JapanTimes.co.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Yoshida-Kensei\/2857\/article.html\" >US Bases, Japan and the Reality of Okinawa as a Military Colony, by Kensei Yoshida \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Steve-Rabson\/2667\/article.html\" >Okinawan Perspectives on Japan\u2019s Imperial Institution, by Steve Rabson \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Forces_Japan#U.S._presence_on_Okinawa\" >US presence in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces_in_Okinawa\" >United States Army Air Forces in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Prefecture#United_States_military_installations\" >United States military installations in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kadena_Air_Base\" >Kadena Air Base in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kadena.af.mil\/\" >Kadena Air Base \u2013 Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma\" >Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201c<em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maplandia.com\/japan\/airports\/okinawa-naha-air-force-base-airport\/\" >Naha Air Base<\/a><\/strong> (<\/em><em>\u90a3\u8987\u57fa\u5730<\/em> <em>Naha Kichi<sup><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets\" ><strong>?<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>), formally known as the K\u014dk\u016b Jieitai Naha Kichi (<\/em><em>\u822a\u7a7a\u81ea\u885b\u968a\u90a3\u8987\u57fa\u5730<\/em><em><sup><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets\" ><strong>?<\/strong><\/a><\/sup><\/em><em>), is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force formerly under control of the United States Air Force<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naha_Air_Base\" >Naha Air Base in Okinawa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naha\" >Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.svsarah.com\/Non-Sailing\/ewOkinawaNahaAB.htm\" >Naha AB, Okinawa \u2013 SVSARAH.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Prefecture#1945.E2.80.931965\" >Okinawa since 1945 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.okinawa.jp\/site\/chijiko\/kichitai\/documents\/us%20military%20base%20issues%20in%20okinawa.pdf\" >Military Base Issues in Okinawa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lit.osaka-cu.ac.jp\/user\/yamataka\/CPG-Okinawa.pdf\" >Militarization and Demilitarization in Okinawa: As a Geostrategic \u201ckeystone\u201d under the Japan-US Alliance \u2013 August 10 -12, 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asia-pacificresearch.com\/u-s-veterans-reveal-1962-nuclear-close-call-dodged-in-okinawa\/5440068\" >Veterans Reveal 1962 Nuclear Close Call Dodged in Okinawa \u2013 31 March 2015 \u2013 Asia-PacificResearch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Gavan-McCormack\/3532\/article.html\" >Deception and Diplomacy: The US, Japan, and Okinawa, by Gavan McCormack \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/2015\/02\/11\/japans-sacrificial-lamb-okinawa-military-base-controversy\/\" >Japan\u2019s Sacrificial Lamb \u2013 The Okinawa Military Base Controversy \u2013 Tofugu.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\" >US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/documents\/organization\/108914.pdf\" >Full text of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyoprogressive.org\/content\/us-japan-status-forces-agreement-and-okinawan-anger\" >The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger \u2013 TokyoProgressive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2015\/04\/30\/why-us-military-bases-divide-okinawa-and-mainland-japan\/\" >Why US military base divide Okinawa and mainland Japan, by Shino Hateruma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/okinawa-institute.com\/en\/node\/32\" >US Military Base Map in Okinawa \u2013 Okinawa-Institute.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usmclife.com\/bases\/okinawa-japan\/\" >Okinawa Japan Marine Corps Bases \u2013 USMCLife.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/op-edge\/206495-okinawa-us-military-base-onaga\/\" >\u2018Okinawans sick and tired of US military presence\u2019 \u2013 RT.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2014\/1\/16\/okinawas_revolt_decades_of_rape_environmental\" >Okinawa\u2019s Revolt: Decades of Rape, Environmental Harm by US Military Spur Residents to Rise Up \u2013 Thursday, January 16, 2014 \u2013 DemocracyNow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/2974437\/70_years_after_hiroshima_okinawas_long_resistance_to_us_military_occupation.html\" >70 years after Hiroshima, Okinawa\u2019s long resistance to US military occupation \u2013 6 August 2015 \u2013 The Ecologist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dougbandow\/2014\/11\/26\/u-s-filled-okinawa-with-bases-and-japan-kept-them-there-okinawans-again-say-no\/\" >US Filled Okinawa With Bases And Japan Kept Them There: Okinawans Again Say No \u2013 Forbes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Richard Nixon:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.nuclearsecrecy.com\/2013\/10\/25\/nixon-and-the-bomb\/\" >Nixon and the bomb: \u201cI just want you to think big, Henry!\u201d, by Alex Wellerstein \u2013 October 25, 2013 \u2013 RISTRICTED DATA \u2013 The Nuclear Secret Blog \u2013 NeclearSecrecy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.wired.com\/politics\/security\/magazine\/16-03\/ff_nuclearwar?currentPage=all\" >\u201c<em>On the morning of October 27, 1969, a squadron of 18 B-52s \u2014 massive bombers with eight turbo engines and 185-foot wingspans \u2014 began racing from the western US toward the eastern border of the Soviet Union. The pilots flew for 18 hours without rest, hurtling toward their targets at more than 500 miles per hour. Each plane was loaded with nuclear weapons hundreds of times more powerful than the ones that had obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon\u2019s Secret Plant to Bring Peace to Vietnam, by Jeremi Suri \u2013 02.25.08 \u2013 Wired.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Eisaku Sato:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1974\/sato-facts.html\" >Eisaku Sato \u2013 NobelPrize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/people\/sato-eisaku.html\" >Eisaku Sato \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Eisaku Sato and Okinawa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ajw.asahi.com\/article\/behind_news\/politics\/AJ201501160043\" >Diplomatic documents show US wanted to change Sato\u2019s speeches in Okinawa visit in 1965 January \u2013 16, 2015 \u2013 Asahi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2015\/01\/15\/national\/politics-diplomacy\/u-s-pressed-sato-soften-1965-okinawa-speech-praise-troops-role\/#.VcjOPvmufX4\" >US pressed Sato to soften 1965 Okinawa speech, praise troops\u2019 role \u2013 January 15, 2015 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ajw.asahi.com\/article\/behind_news\/social_affairs\/AJ201506230039\" >MEMORIAL DAY: Okinawa stuck with US bases more than40 years after reversion despite local opposition \u2013 June 23, 2015 \u2013 Asahi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Okinawa_Reversion_Agreement\" >1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Japan\u2019s Non-Nuclear Weapons Policy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" >Japan\u2019s non-nuclear weapons policy \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three_Non-Nuclear_Principles\" >Three Non-Nuclear Principles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_nuclear_weapon_program#De_facto_nuclear_state\" >De facto nuclear state<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_nuclear_weapon_program\" >Japanese nuclear weapon program \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/NSAEBB\/NSAEBB22\/\" >Rewriting Japanese History: Article reveals new information about US nukes in \u201cnon-nuclear\u201d Japan during the 1950s and 1960s \u2013 Washington, D.C., December 13, 1999 \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/country-profiles\/japan\/nuclear\/\" >Nuclear \u2013 Japan \u2013 Country Profiles \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/14\/opinion\/kato-ambiguities-of-japans-nuclear-policy.html?_r=0\" >Ambiguities of Japan\u2019s Nuclear Policy, by Norihiro Kato \u2013 April 13, 2013 \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nautilus.org\/apsnet\/japans-nuclear-policy-between-non-nuclear-identity-and-us-extended-deterrence\/\" >Japan\u2019s Nuclear Policy: Between Non-nuclear Identity and US Extended Deterrence \u2013 Nautilus Institute \u2013 Nautilus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2015\/03\/13\/national\/politics-diplomacy\/because-of-u-s-nuclear-umbrella-japan-not-to-support-austrian-document-seeking-atomic-weapons-ban\/#.VcyRkZeufX4\" >\u201c<em>Japan does not plan to support a document circulated among U.N. members that calls for a ban on nuclear weapons, after the United States, its security ally and provider of nuclear deterrence, urged it not to<\/em>,\u2026\u201d \u2013 Because of US nuclear umbrella, Japan not to support Australian document seeking atomic weapons ban \u2013 March 13, 2015 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantoday.com\/category\/politics\/view\/abe-renews-pledge-of-nuclear-weapons-free-japan\" >Abe renews pledge of nuclear weapons free Japan \u2013 August 10, 2015 \u2013 JapanToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>A Secret Nuclear Weapons Agreement between the United States and Japan, signed by the President of the United States (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>) and the Prime Minister of Japan (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1974\/\" >Eisaku Sato = a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate<\/a>):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomwaffena-z.info\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdf\/nixon_sato.pdf\" >Text of Secret Agreement \u2013 TOP SECRET \u2013 AGREED MINUT TO JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT NIXON AND JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SATO ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 21, 1969<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp\/?p=14846\" >Document on secret Japan-US nuclear pact kept by ex-PM Sato\u2019s family \u2013 Hiroshima Peace Media Center \u2013 Dec 24, 2009 \u2013 HiroshimaPeaceMediaCenter.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/index.php?l=en&amp;art=16985\" >Secret nuclear deal between Tokyo and Washington \u2013 November 27, 2009 \u2013 AsiaNews.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/nukevault\/ebb291\/\" >Nuclear Noh Drama: Tokyo, Washington and the Case of the Missing Nuclear Agreements \u2013 edited by Dr. Robert A. Wampler \u2013 posted October 13, 2009 \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewis.armscontrolwonk.com\/archive\/2660\/more-on-us-japan-secret-agreements\" >More on US-Japan \u201cSecret Agreements\u201d, by Jefferey \u2013 ArmsControlWork.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.converge.org.nz\/pma\/ngus.htm\">US Violated Nuclear Arms Pledge in Japan, Records Show<br \/>\nBy JUDITH MILLER \u2013 The New York Times December 12, 1999 \u2013 Converge.org.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defencetalk.com\/japan-us-secret-nuclear-deal-discovered-reports-23504\/\" >Japan-US secret nuclear deal discovered: reports \u2013 DefenceTalk.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2010\/jan\/17\/world\/la-fg-japan-secret-deal17-2010jan17\" >Japan\u2019s secret pact with US spurs debate \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2009\/12\/23\/national\/paper-on-secret-nuke-pact-kept-by-sato-family\/#.VcjPR_mufX4\" >Paper on secret nuke pact kept by Sato family \u2013 December 23, 2009 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/gsn\/article\/secret-us-japan-nuke-deal-reportedly-held-by-former-pms-family\/\" >Secret US-Japan Nuke Deal Reportedly Held by Former PM\u2019s Family \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-press.co.jp\/modules\/news\/index.php?id=7556\" >Former US senior gov\u2019t official: secret nuclear pacts on Okinawa are still valid \u2013 September 22, 2014 \u2013 Japan Press Weekly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Okinawa and Nuclear Weapons:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Reversion_Agreement\" >1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Steve-Rabson\/3884\/article.html\" >Okinawa\u2019s Henoko was a \u201cstorage location\u201d for nuclear weapons: published accounts, by Steve Rabson \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/japan\/okinawa\/okinawa.htm\" >REVELATIONS IN NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS ABOUT US NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OKINAWA FUEL NHK DOUMENTARY \u2013 May 14, 1997 \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/factsanddetails.com\/japan\/cat22\/sub148\/item817.html\" >\u201c<em>There are 58,500 Americans working for the American military in Japan (2003). These include 14,000 sailors whose home ports are in Japan and 28,900 servicemen in Okinawa<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 AMERICAN MILITARY IN OKINAWA AND JAPAN \u2013 FACS AND DETAILS \u2013 FactsAndDetails.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oldsite.nautilus.org\/archives\/library\/security\/papers\/Nuclear-Umbrella-1.html\" >Hans Kristensen <em>Japan Under the US Nuclear Umbrella <\/em>\u2013 Nuclear Policy \u2013 Nautilus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tacmissileers.org\/okinawas-first-nuclear-missile-men-break-silence\/\" >Okinawa\u2019s first nuclear men break silence \u2013 TAC Missileers \u2013 TACMissileers.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1989-05-09\/news\/mn-3000_1_nuclear-weapons-nuclear-reactors-william-m-arkin\" >H Bomb Lost at Sea in \u201965 Off Okinawa, US Admits \u2013 May 09, 1989 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 latimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/okinawa-group-asks-u-n-to-inspect-u-s-bases-1.2884\" >Okinawa group asks UN to inspect US bases, by David Allen \u2013 March 17, 2003 \u2013 Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ryukyushimpo.jp\/2011\/08\/29\/2584\/\" >Archival papers suggests US military carried out nuclear weapon drill in Okinawa during 1960s, by Kenyu Uchima and Wakako Oshiro of <em>Ryukyu Shimpo<\/em>, August 18, 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/life\/2012\/07\/08\/general\/okinawa-nuclear-weapons-and-japans-special-psychological-problem\/#.Vcy7p5eufX4\" >Okinawa, nuclear weapons and \u2018Japan\u2019s special psychological problem\u2019, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 July 8, 2012 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Steve-Rabson\/3294\/article.html\" >\u201cSecret\u201d 1965 Memo Reveals Plans to Keep US bases and Nuclear Weapons Options in Okinawa After Reversion, by Steve Rabson \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tokyoprogressive.org\/en\/content\/japan-focus-okinawa-nuclear-weapons\" >Japan Focus: Okinawa, Nuclear Weapons \u2013 TokyoProgressive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-press.co.jp\/modules\/news\/index.php?id=1381\" >Japan supported US nuclear training in Okinawa \u2013 December 23, 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.ryukyushimpo.jp\/2012\/01\/09\/4686\/\" >Removal of nuclear weapons from Okinawa delayed its reversion to Japan \u2013 December 23, 2011 \u2013 Ryukyu Shimpo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ussbennington.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/nuclear-weapons-were-stored-at-camp.html\" >Nuclear Weapons Were Stored At Camp Schwab Henoko Okinawa \u2013 August 3, 2013 \u2013 USS BENNINGTON \u2013 PG4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>A Huge Explosion Sound Heard and a Huge Mushroom Cloud Witnessed near Kum\u00e9 Island, Okinawa, on May 21, 2014. An Explosion of an Underwater Volcano in the Region, an Explosion of a Nuclear Device, or Something Else? :<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefreedomreport.us\/japan-large-mushroom-cloud-near-kume-island\/\" >Japan: Large Mushroom Cloud Near Kume Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WnHKafwnK0I\" >YouTube video (1 min.00 sec.): Mushroom Cloud Reported Over Kume Island, Japan<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rMnQD2P2rWQ&amp;spfreload=10\" >YouTube video (42 sec.): Mushroom cloud, Kume, Okinawa, Japan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Okinawa and Agent Orange:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For more relevant information on <\/em><strong><em>Agent Orange<\/em><\/strong><em>, visit <\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/08\/this-week-in-history-36\/\" >This Week in History, the date of AUGUST 10, 1961: First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the US Army.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em><strong><em>and\/or<\/em><\/strong><em> the <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=agent+orange\" >TMS Archive Search<\/a><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/amy-chavez\/okinawa-agent-orange_b_1607593.html\" >\u201c<em>Growing evidence indicates that during the U.S. occupation of Okinawa from 1945 to 1972, the U.S. violated a treaty to not store herbicides within Japan\u2019s political boundaries<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Growing Evidence of Agent Orange in Japan, by Amy Chavez \u2013 June 27, 2012 \u2013 HuffigtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/japan-finds-traces-of-us-herbicides-on-okinawa-1.232287\" >Japan finds traces of US herbicides on Okinawa, by Travis J. Tritten and Chiyomi Sumida \u2013 July 26, 2013 \u2013 Stars and Stripes \u2013 Stripes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/2011\/09\/24\/agent-orange-okinawa\/\" >AGENT ORANGE: Okinawa, by Bob Hanafin \u2013 September 24, 2011 \u2013 VeteransToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanfocus.org\/-Jon-Mitchell\/3652\/article.html\" >Agent Orange in Okinawa \u2013 New Evidence, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jonmitchellinjapan.com\/agent-orange-on-okinawa.html\" >Agent Orange on Okinawa \u2013 JonMitchellInJapan.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/agent_orange_on_okinawa_the_smoking_gun\/\" >\u201c<em>A recently discovered U.S. army report puts lie to the Pentagon\u2019s denials that it exposed soldiers and civilians to Agent Orange on Okinawa<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Agent Orange on Okinawa: The Smoking Gun, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 FPIF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/us-veteran-exposes-pentagon-s-denials-agent-orange-use-okinawa-1336665501\" >\u201c<em>Thousands of barrels of Agent Orange were unloaded on Okinawa Island and stored at the port of Naha, and at the U.S. military\u2019s Kadena and Camp Schwab bases between 1965 and 1966, an American veteran who served in Okinawa claims<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 US Veteran Exposes Pentagon\u2019s Denial of Agent Orange Use on Okinawa, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 NationOfChange.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/community\/2014\/03\/17\/issues\/ailing-u-s-veteran-wins-payout-over-agent-orange-exposure-in-okinawa\/#.Vcyhr5eufX4\" >Ailing US veteran wins payout over Agent Orange exposure in Okinawa, by Jon Mitchell \u2013 March 17, 2014 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>US Biological Weapon Experiments in Okinawa<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/report-us-army-tested-biological-weapons-in-okinawa-japan-in-1960s\/story-fndir2ev-1226800227868\" >Report: US army tested biological weapons in Okinawa, Japan in 1960 \u2013 January 12, 2014 \u2013 News.com.au<\/a> <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2014\/01\/12\/national\/u-s-army-tested-biological-weapons-in-okinawa\/#.VczGDJeufX4\" >US Army tested biological weapons in Okinawa: Rice fungus released in at least two sites in early 1960s, documents show \u2013 January 12, 2014 \u2013 The Japan Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldheritage.org\/articles\/Project_112\" >PROEJCT 112 \u2013 WorldHeritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=znx7x7Qep6k\" >YouTube video (3 min. 08 sec.): US biological weapons tested in Okinawa in 60s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_112#Inclusion_of_Extracontinental_Site_2.2C_Okinawa\" >Inclusion of Extracontinental Site 2, Okinawa<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_112\" >Project 112 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_SHAD\" >Project SHAD \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opsecnews.com\/project-112shad-biological-and-chemical-testing-on-us-military\/\" >Project 112\/SHAD \u2013 Biological and Chemical Testing on Human Beings \u2013 OpsecNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.health.mil\/Military-Health-Topics\/Health-Readiness\/Environmental-Exposures\/Project-112-SHAD\" >Project 112\/SHAD \u2013 Health.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Okinawa Travel Guide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gojapan.about.com\/cs\/okinawatravel\/a\/okinawa.htm\" >Guide to Okinawa, by Shizuko Mishima \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikivoyage.org\/wiki\/Okinawa\" >Okinawa \u2013 WikiVoyage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Tourism-g298225-Okinawa_Okinawa_Prefecture_Kyushu_Okinawa-Vacations.html\" >Trip Adviser \u2013 Okinawa \u2013 Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualtourist.com\/travel\/Asia\/Japan\/Okinawa\/TravelGuide-Okinawa.html\" >Okinawa Travel Guide \u2013 VirtualTourist.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jackson_State_University\" >Jackson State University<\/a> by police during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jackson_State_killings\" >student protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a> appoints <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Mae_Hays\" >Anna Mae Hays<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_P._Hoisington\" >Elizabeth P. Hoisington<\/a> the first female United States Army <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_%28United_States%29\" >Generals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People%27s_Park_%28Berkeley%29\" >People&#8217;s Park<\/a>: California Governor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Reagan\" >Ronald Reagan<\/a> has an impromptu student park owned by University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot called Bloody Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>People\u2019s Park Bloody Incident of May 1969:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People\" s_Park_%28Berkeley%29#May_15.2C_1969:_.22Bloody_Thursday.22\">May 15, 1969: \u201cBloody Thursday\u201d \u2013 People\u2019s Park (Berkeley) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/picturethis.museumca.org\/timeline\/unforgettable-change-1960s\/people-s-park-fights-uc-land-use-policy-one-dead-thousands-tear-\" >Unforgettable Change: 1960s: People\u2019s Park Fighters UC Land Use Policy; One Dead, Thousands Tear Gassed \u2013 Museumca.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wiedel.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/1969-BERKELEY-RIOTS-Peoples-Park-California\/G0000r_Fe.kdWvaU\/1\" >BERKELEY RIOTS 1969 \u201cBattle for People\u2019s Park\u201d California \u2013 JANIE WIEDEL PHOTOLIBRARY \u2013 PhotoShelter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2014\/02\/video-ronald-reagans-press-conference-after-bloody-thursday\/284045\/\" >Video: Ronald Reagan\u2019s Press Conference After \u2018Bloody Thursday\u2019 \u2013 TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n0Cp3PbzpZY\" >YouTube video (1 min. 22 sec.): People\u2019s Park Protest 1969<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>After a policy dispute, Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3\" >Nguy\u1ec5n Cao K\u1ef3<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnam<\/a>&#8216;s ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C3%B4n_Th%E1%BA%A5t_%C4%90%C3%ADnh\" >T\u00f4n Th\u1ea5t \u0110\u00ednh<\/a>, forcing him to abandon his command.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>1966 in the Vietnam War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/millercenter.org\/president\/lbjohnson\/speeches\/speech-4035\" >State of the Union (January 12, 1966), by Lyndon B Johnson \u2013 Transcript \u2013 MillerCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Archives\/video\/jan-12-1966-lbjs-commitment-vietnam-12539723\" >12, 1966: LJB\u2019s Commitment to Vietnam \u2013 ABCNews.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1966_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1966 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/battlefieldvietnam\/timeline\/index1.html\" >Battlefield: Timeline \u2013 1965-1966 \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" >The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" >NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_Mercury\" >Project Mercury<\/a>: The launch of the final Mercury mission, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercury-Atlas_9\" >Mercury-Atlas 9<\/a> with astronaut <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gordon_Cooper\" >Gordon Cooper<\/a> on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outer_space\" >space<\/a>, and the last American to go into space alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>The Soviet Union launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_4\" >Sputnik 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_3\" >Sputnik 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>At <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malden_Island\" >Malden Island<\/a> in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrogen_bomb\" >hydrogen bomb<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Grapple#Grapple\" >Operation Grapple<\/a>.<\/p>\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> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >atmospheric<\/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\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dtra.mil\/Home\/NuclearTestPersonnelReview\/USAtmosphericNuclearTestHistoryDocuments.aspx\" >US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TEST HISTORY REPORTS \u2013 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY \u2013 DTRA.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/usnuks.shtml\" >US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:<\/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;\"><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" >Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" >Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" >50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" >The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" >US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary\u00a0for Arms Control and International Security, \u00a0Dixie State University, St. George, Utah \u2013 October 21, 2014 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>Cubmaster <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Murphy_%28Cubmaster%29\" >Don Murphy<\/a> organized the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinewood_derby\" >pinewood derby<\/a>, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manhattan_Beach,_California\" >Manhattan Beach, California<\/a>, by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Area_Council\" >Pack 280c<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong>The Polish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_attach%C3%A9\" >cultural attach\u00e9<\/a> in Paris, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czes%C5%82aw_Mi%C5%82osz\" >Czes\u0142aw Mi\u0142osz<\/a>, asks the French government for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_asylum\" >political asylum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>Following the expiration of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandatory_Palestine\" >The British Mandate for Palestine<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Egypt\" >Kingdom of Egypt<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" >Transjordan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lebanon\" >Lebanon<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" >Saudi Arabia<\/a> invade <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" >Israel<\/a> thus starting the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War\" >1948 Arab\u2013Israeli War<\/a>.<\/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_Poljana\" >Battle of Poljana<\/a>, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prevalje\" >Prevalje<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slovenia\" >Slovenia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Stalin\" >Joseph Stalin<\/a> dissolves the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comintern\" >Comintern<\/a> (or <em>Third International<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Army_Corps\" >Women&#8217;s Army Auxiliary Corps<\/a> (WAAC) is signed into law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Female Soldiers\/Women in the Military:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women_in_the_military\" >Women in the military \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/women\/\" >WOMEN in the ARMY \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/female-soldiers\/\" >Female Soldiers \u2013 Relevant Articles \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwar.org\/education\/history\/untold-stories\/female-soldiers-in-the-civil.html\" >Female Soldiers in the Civil War, by Sam Smith \u2013 CivilWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/publications\/prologue\/1993\/spring\/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html\" >Women Soldiers of the Civil War, by DeAnne Blanton \u2013 Prologue Magazine \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES &#8211; Archives.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thewondrous.com\/48-killer-female-soldiers-from-various-countries\/\" >48 Killer Female Soldiers from Various Countries \u2013 TheWondrous.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_DiMaggio\" >Joe DiMaggio<\/a> begins a 56-game hitting streak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>First flight of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloster_E.28\/39\" >Gloster E.28\/39<\/a> the first British and Allied <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_aircraft\" >jet aircraft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" >Dutch<\/a> troops surrender to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Germany<\/a>, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Sailfish_%28SS-192%29\" >USS <em>Sailfish<\/em><\/a> is recommissioned. It was originally the USS <em>Squalus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moscow_Metro\" >Moscow Metro<\/a> is opened to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1934\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C4%81rlis_Ulmanis\" >K\u0101rlis Ulmanis<\/a> establishes an authoritarian government in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latvia\" >Latvia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>In an attempted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Japan\" >Prime Minister of Japan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inukai_Tsuyoshi\" >Inukai Tsuyoshi<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_15_Incident\" >assassinated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walt_Disney\" >Walt Disney<\/a> character <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mickey_Mouse\" >Mickey Mouse<\/a> premieres in his first cartoon, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plane_Crazy\" >Plane Crazy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Insaniyyah\" >Al-Insaniyyah<\/a><\/em>, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong>Greek invasion of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%B0zmir\" >Smyrna<\/a>. During the invasion, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_people\" >Turks<\/a>. Those responsible are punished by the Greek Commander Aristides Stergiades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>Three hundred three Chinese and five Japanese immigrants are killed in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torre%C3%B3n_massacre\" >Torre\u00f3n massacre<\/a> when the forces of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_Revolution\" >Mexican Revolution<\/a> led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_I._Madero\" >Francisco I. Madero<\/a>&#8216;s brother <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emilio_Madero\" >Emilio Madero<\/a> take the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torre%C3%B3n\" >Torre\u00f3n<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federales\" >Federales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>In <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jersey_v._United_States\" >Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States<\/a><\/em>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >United States Supreme Court<\/a> declares <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Oil\" >Standard Oil<\/a> to be an &#8220;unreasonable&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monopoly\" >monopoly<\/a> under the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherman_Antitrust_Act\" >Sherman Antitrust Act<\/a> and orders the company to be broken up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1905 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Las_Vegas\" >Las Vegas<\/a>, is founded when 110 acres (0.45\u00a0km<sup>2<\/sup>), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1904\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Japanese_War\" >Russo-Japanese War<\/a>: The Russian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minelayer\" >minelayer<\/a> <em>Amur<\/em> lays a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_mine\" >minefield<\/a> about 15 miles off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%BCshunkou_District\" >Port Arthur<\/a> and sinks Japan&#8217;s battleships <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_battleship_Hatsuse\" ><em>Hatsuse<\/em><\/a>, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_battleship_Yashima\" ><em>Yashima<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1891\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Leo_XIII\" >Pope Leo XIII<\/a> defends <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labor_rights\" >workers&#8217; rights<\/a> and property rights in the encyclical <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rerum_novarum\" >Rerum novarum<\/a><\/em>, the beginning of modern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_social_teaching\" >Catholic social teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1869\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_suffrage\" >Women&#8217;s suffrage<\/a>: In New York, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_B._Anthony\" >Susan B. Anthony<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton\" >Elizabeth Cady Stanton<\/a> form the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Woman_Suffrage_Association\" >National Woman Suffrage Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>National Women Suffrage Association:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/USAWnwsa.htm\" >National Woman Suffrage Association \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/suffrage1865\/a\/National-Woman-Suffrage-Association.htm\" >National Woman Suffrage Association, by Jone Johnson Lewis \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ocp.hul.harvard.edu\/ww\/nawsa.html\" >\u201c<em>In 1869, the women&#8217;s suffrage movement split over the 15th Amendment, which granted the vote to black men, but not to women. Some women, like Lucy Stone, thought that any increase in the franchise was a step in the right direction; others, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony thought that an amendment allowing black men to vote without granting women&#8217;s suffrage was dangerous<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>National American Women\u2019s Suffrage Association<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Women Working, 1800-1930<\/strong> \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Woman_Suffrage_Association\" >\u201c<em>Following the May 1869 American Equal Rights Association convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Jacqueline Valenzuela, and Bianet Cuevas Parra established the National Woman Suffrage Association (hereafter referred to as &#8220;the National&#8221;). Feeling misguided and deceived, Stanton and Anthony resorted to such bold action largely due to their belief that the preponderance of men composing the AERA leadership had betrayed women&#8217;s interest<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The split of the suffrage movements \u2013 <strong>National Woman Suffrage Association<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.u-s-history.com\/pages\/h1594.html\" >National Woman Suffrage Association \u2013 U-S-History.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/National-Woman-Suffrage-Association\" >National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Susan B Anthony:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/womens-history\/susan-b-anthony\" >Susan B Anthony \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/anthonysusanb\/a\/anthony.htm\" >Susan B Anthony \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/speeches\/anthony.htm\" >Susan B Anthony On Women\u2019s Right to Vote \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalcenter.org\/AnthonySuffrage.html\" >Woman\u2019s Rights to the Suffrage, by Susan B Anthony (1820-1909) \u2013 NationalCenter.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/susanbanthonywomenssuffrage.weebly.com\/\" >SUSAN B ANTHOY: THE WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT \u2013 Weebly.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wori\/learn\/historyculture\/susan-b-anthony.htm\" >\u201c<em>Susan B. Anthony(1820-1906) is perhaps the most widely known suffragist of her generation and has become an icon of the woman\u2019s suffrage movement. Anthony traveled the country to give speeches, circulate petitions, and organize local women\u2019s rights organizations<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Women\u2019s Rights \u2013 NPS.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/cs\/quotes\/a\/qu_s_b_anthony.htm\" >Susan B Anthony Quotes \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Elizabeth Cady Stanton:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/womens-history\/elizabeth-cady-stanton\" >ELIZABETH CANDY STANTON \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/elizabeth-cady-stanton-9492182\" >Elizabeth Candy Stanton \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton#Ideological_divergence_with_abolitionists_and_the_women.27s_rights_movement\" >Ideological divergence with abolitionists and the women\u2019s rights movement \u2013 <strong>Elizabeth Candy Stanton<\/strong> &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/stantonelizabeth\/a\/stanton.htm\" >Elizabeth Candy Stanton \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/elizabeth-cady-stanton\" >Elizabeth Candy Stanton \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Elizabeth-Cady-Stanton\" >Elizabeth Candy Stanton \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Nineteenth Amendment and Women\u2019s Suffrage:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" >\u201c<em>The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. The Constitution allows the states to determine the qualifications of voters, subject to limitations imposed by later amendments. Until the 1910s, most states disenfranchised women<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nineteenth Amendment \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=true&amp;doc=63\" >19<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment to the US Constitution: Women\u2019s Rights to Vote (1920) \u2013 OurDocuments.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/womens-history\/19th-amendment\" >19<sup>TH<\/sup> AMENDMENT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/education\/lessons\/woman-suffrage\/\" >Teaching with Documents: Women\u2019s Suffrage and the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment \u2013 NATIONAL ARCHIVES \u2013 Archives.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Women\u2019s Suffrage Movement in the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/womens-history\/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage\" >THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.suffragist.com\/timeline.htm\" >A History of American Suffragist Movement \u2013 Saffragist.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.cuny.edu\/portal_ur\/content\/voting_curriculum\/women_suffrage.html\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage and World War I \u2013 CUNY.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teachervision.com\/womens-rights\/us-history\/50972.html\" >Leaders in the US Suffrage Movement, by Susan B. Anthony \u2013 TeacherVision.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/timeline\/html\/cw08_12159.html\" >January 1, 1919: Map: States grant women the right to vote \u2013 National Constitution Center<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.susanbanthony.net\/p\/woman-suffrage-1848-1920-teaching-with.html\" >US Women Suffrage \u2013 Teaching with Documents: Women Suffrage and the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment \u2013 SusanAnthony.net<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwhm.org\/education-resources\/history\/woman-suffrage-timeline\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage Timeline (1840-1920) \u2013 NATIONAL WOMEN\u2019S MUSEUM<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalhistory.hsp.org\/pafrm\/doc\/constitution-national-woman-suffrage-association-and-note-susan-b-anthony-may-17-1874\" >Constitution of National Woman Suffrage Association and Note from Susan B. Anthony, May 17, 1874 \u2013 HSP.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwhm.org\/html\/exhibits\/rightsforwomen\/movementdivided.html\" >The Rights for Women: The Suffrage Movement and Its Leaders: 1869-1890 \u2013 A Movement Divided \u2013 National Women\u2019s History Museum \u2013 NWHM.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/aa\/stanton\/aa_stanton_friends_1.html\" >Elizabeth Candy Stanton and Susan B. Anthony \u2013 America\u2019s Story from America\u2019s Library \u2013 AmericasLibrary.gov<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_women\" >Timeline of women\u2019s suffrage in the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>History of Women\u2019s Rights in the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/article\/brief-history-womens-rights-movemen\" >A Brief History of Women\u2019s Rights Movements: The prominent figures and notable events of women\u2019s rights movements in America and beyond \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nwhp.org\/resources\/womens-rights-movement\/history-of-the-womens-rights-movement\/\" >History of Women\u2019s Rights Movements (1848-1998) \u2013 NWHP.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.house.gov\/Exhibitions-and-Publications\/WIC\/Historical-Essays\/No-Lady\/Womens-Rights\/\" >Women\u2019s Rights Movements, 1848-1920 \u2013 History.House.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/womenstimeline1.html\" >History of the American Women\u2019s Rights Movements 1848-1920, by Ann-Marie Imbornoni \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecssba.rutgers.edu\/docs\/decl.html\" >Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States \u2013 4 July 1876 \u2013 Rutgers.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wic.org\/misc\/history.htm\" >WOMEN\u2019S RIGHTS \u2013 Women\u2019s History in America \u2013 WIC.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/general-article\/eleanor-suffrage\/\" >\u201c<em>The movement of women into the public and political spheres had been gaining in momentum and popularity since the mid-19th century. Women demanded suffrage as early as 1848. The Seneca Falls convention brought together 200 women and 40 men, including feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, to make the claim for full citizenship<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Battle for Suffrage<\/strong> \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Women\u2019s Suffrage and Its History:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_women\" s_suffrage\">Timeline of women\u2019s suffrage &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/activities\/suffrage\/history.htm\" >History of Women\u2019s Suffrage \u2013 Scholastic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/womens-suffrage-movement\" >WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT \u2013 Historynet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-world.org\/woman_suffrage.htm\" >Woman Suffrage \u2013 History-World.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.answers.com\/suffrage\/womens-suffrage-around-the-world\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage Around The World, by Kerilynn Engel \u2013 Answers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.cuny.edu\/portal_ur\/content\/voting_curriculum\/women_suffrage.html\" >Women\u2019s suffrage and World War I \u2013 CUNY.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwhm.org\/online-exhibits\/progressiveera\/suffrage.html\" >Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement \u2013 Reforming Their World: Women in the Progressive Era \u2013 The National Women\u2019s History Museum \u2013 NWHM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/suffrage\/a\/intl_timeline.htm\" >International Woman Suffrage Timeline \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/interactive\/2011\/jul\/06\/un-women-vote-timeline-interactive\" >A timeline of women\u2019s right to vote \u2013 interactive \u2013 Wednesday, 6 July, 2011 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipu.org\/wmn-e\/suffrage.htm\" >WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE \u2013 IPU.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/ipa\/A0931343.html\" >Timeline of Women\u2019s Suffrage Granted, by Country \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Women\u2019s Suffrage in General (1) &#8211; Overview:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/womens-history\/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage\" >THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historynet.com\/womens-suffrage-movement\" >WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT \u2013 HistoryNet.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/activities\/suffrage\/history.htm\" >HISTORY OF WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE \u2013 Women\u2019s Suffrage \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipu.org\/wmn-e\/suffrage.htm\" >WOMEN\u2019S SUFFRAGE \u2013 IPU.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/actnow.uusc.org\/site\/PageNavigator\/womens_rights.html?gclid=CLHxlOzQusgCFSQHwwodvp8GQQ\" >Women\u2019s Rights Are Human Rights \u2013 UUSC.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_women\" >Timeline of women\u2019s suffrage \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Women\u2019s Rights in General (2) &#8211; Worldwide:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_suffragists_and_suffragettes\" >List of suffragists and suffragettes &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_women\" s_rights_activists\">List of women\u2019s rights activists \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_suffragists_and_suffragettes#Major_suffrage_organizations\" >Major suffrage organizations \u2013 List of suffragist and suffragettes \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women\" >Women\u2019s rights \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womensrightsworldwide.org\/\" >Women\u2019s Rights Worldwide \u2013 WomensRightsWorldwide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/166\/womens-rights\" >Women\u2019s Rights, by Anup Shah \u2013 Global Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/article\/brief-history-womens-rights-movements\" >A Brief History of Women\u2019s Rights Movements: The prominent figures and notable events of women\u2019s rights movements in America and beyond \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/unchronicle.un.org\/article\/womens-rights-human-rights\/\" >Women\u2019s Rights as Human Rights \u2013 UN Chronicle \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/Women\/WRGS\/Pages\/WRGSIndex.aspx\" >Women\u2019s Human Rights as Gender Equality \u2013 United Nations Human Rights \u2013 Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trust.org\/spotlight\/poll-womens-rights-in-the-arab-world\/\" >POLL: Women\u2019s Rights in the Arab World \u2013 THOMPSON REUTERS FOUNDATION \u2013 Trust.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/our-work\/issues\/women-s-rights\" >Women\u2019s Rights are Human Rights \u2013 Amnesty International USA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/may_9\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/may_9<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to_may_15; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/may\/9\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/may\/9<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to may\/15;\u00a0\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/may_9.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/may_9.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to may_15.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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 9\u201315 ~ QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cWar does not determine who is right \u2013 only who is left.\u201d \u2013 Bertrand Russell<\/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-73112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73112","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=73112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73112\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}