{"id":98884,"date":"2017-09-25T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=98884"},"modified":"2017-09-22T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T09:22:15","slug":"this-week-in-history-147","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/09\/this-week-in-history-147\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo-e1501065517548.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TWH-logo-e1501065517548.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Sep 25 \u2013 Oct 1, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/izquotes.com\/quote\/350869\" >\u201cIs death the last sleep? \u00a0No, it is the last and final awakening.\u201d<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 \u2015\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4345.Walter_Scott\" >Walter Scott<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>US President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama\" ><strong>Barack Obama<\/strong><\/a>, British Prime Minister\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gordon_Brown\" ><strong>Gordon Brown<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and French President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Sarkozy\" ><strong>Nicolas Sarkozy<\/strong><\/a>, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accuse Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>China launches the spacecraft\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhou_7\" ><strong>Shenzhou 7<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vitim_event\" ><strong>Vitim event<\/strong><\/a>, a possible\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meteoroid#Bolide\" ><strong>bolide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0impact in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siberia\" ><strong>Siberia<\/strong><\/a>, Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The last of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magdalene_asylum\" ><strong>Magdalene asylums<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0closes in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>UN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UN Security Council on Air Embargo against Iraq of 1990:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casi.org.uk\/info\/undocs\/gopher\/s90\/24\" ><strong>RESOLUTION 670 (1990) Adopted by the Security Council at its 2943<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong><strong>meeting on 25 September 1990<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casi.org.uk\/info\/scriraq.html#1990\" ><strong>Campaigns Sanctions Against on Iraq \u2013 UN Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq \u2013 CASI.org.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/collections.unu.edu\/eserv\/UNU:5\/wp01_theunscandiraq1.pdf\" ><strong>The UN Security Council and Iraq \u2013 United Nations University Working Paper Series \u2013 Number 01, November 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanctions_against_Iraq\" ><strong>Sanctions against Iraq \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Security_Council_and_the_Iraq_War\" ><strong>United Nations Security Council and the Iraq War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/manipulation-of-the-un-security-council-in-support-of-the-us-nato-military-agenda\/28586\" ><strong>Manipulation of the UN Security Council in support of the US-NATO Military Agenda \u2013 Coercion, Intimidation &amp; Bribery used to Extort Approval from Reluctant Members, by Carla Stea \u2013 January 10, 2012 \u2013 GlobalResearch.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.pace.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&amp;context=pilr\" ><strong>The Gulf Crisis and Collective Security under the United Nations Charter, by Stephen M. De Luca \u2013 September 1991 \u2013 Pace International Law Review \u2013 Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 9 \u2013 Pace.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1569&amp;context=auilr\" ><strong>The Security Council Blockade of Iraq: Conflicting Obligations Under United Nations Charter and the Fourth Geneva Convention, by Michael R. Sikiaire \u2013 Volume 6, Issue 4, 2011 \u2013 Article 5 \u2013 American International Law Review<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.law.cornell.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&amp;context=cilj\" ><strong>The United States and the United Nations in the Persian Gulf War: New Order or Disorder, by John Quigley\u2013 Volume 25, Issue 1, Winter 1992 \u2013 Article 9 \u2013 Cornel International Law Review<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iie.com\/research\/topics\/sanctions\/iraq.cfm\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>September 25, 1990: With only Cuba opposed, UN Security Council imposes air embargo against Iraq, cutting off all air traffic to and from Iraq and Kuwait<\/strong><\/em><strong>.\u201d \u2013 Case Studies in Sanctions and Terrorism \u2013<\/strong><strong>Case 90-1<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>US and UN v. Iraq (1990\u2013: Invasion of Kuwait, Impairment of military capability, destabilization) See also Case 80-2 US v. Iraq (1980\u20132003: Terrorism; Chemical and Nuclear Weapons)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iraqwar.org\/impossible.htm\" ><strong>Review of Iraq Sanctions and Washington\u2019s Iraq Policies \u2013 IraqWar.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sanctionswiki.org\/Iraq\" ><strong>Iraq \u2013 Sanctions \u2013 SanctionsWiki.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War\" ><strong>Timeline of the Gulf War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq_disarmament_timeline_1990%E2%80%932003\" ><strong>Iraq disarmament timeline 1990 \u2013 2003 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/arms-embargo-on-iraq\" ><strong>Embargos and Sanctions on Iraq \u2013 Gov.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1983\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" ><strong>USSR performs nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0USSR.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1962:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1962_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" ><strong>1962 Soviet nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" ><strong>List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" ><strong>Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" ><strong>NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" ><strong>NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" ><strong>Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" ><strong>ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" ><strong>Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" ><strong>UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" ><strong>Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" ><strong>GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" ><strong>The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" ><strong>A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" ><strong>USSR performs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" ><strong>underground nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" ><strong>Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1982:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" ><strong>1982 Soviet nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" ><strong>List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" ><strong>Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" ><strong>Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" ><strong>GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" ><strong>The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" ><strong>A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" ><strong>The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" ><strong>Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" ><strong>What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" ><strong>APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" ><strong>Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" ><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" ><strong>Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" ><strong>Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1981\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belize\" ><strong>Belize<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0joins the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" ><strong>United Nations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/bh.html\" ><strong>BELIZE \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/frd\/cs\/bztoc.html#bz0101\" ><strong>BELIZE \u2013 A Country Study \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/belize.html\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Belize\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Foreign Relations of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Belize\" ><strong>Foreign relations of Belize \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Belize\" ><strong>FOREIGN RELATIONS OF BELIZE \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunofbelize.com\/en\/foreign_relations_of_belize.php\" ><strong>FOREIGN RELATIONS OF BELIZE \u2013 SunOfBelize.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bz.one.un.org\/\" ><strong>United Nations \u2013 Belize<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bz.undp.org\/\" ><strong>UNDP Belize<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belizemission.com\/\" ><strong>PERMANENT MISSION OF BELIZE TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Economy of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Belize\" ><strong>Economy of Belize \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/belize-economy-government.html\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Economy and Government \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/internationalliving.com\/countries\/belize\/economy-in-belize\/\" ><strong>Economy of Belize \u2013 InternationalLiving.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economywatch.com\/world_economy\/belize\/\" ><strong>Belize Economy \u2013 EconomyWatch.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ahbelize.com\/general_information\/economy\" ><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>In the 1990s, the economy in Belize historically dependant on sugar, citrus and banana exports began to diversify into the tourism and shrimp farming industries\u2026.According to the government of Belize, many international agencies have helped Belize in its development<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Ah! Belize<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/belize\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/1992\/04\/736633\/belize-country-economic-memorandum\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Country economic memorandum \u2013 World Bank<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doingbusiness.org\/data\/exploreeconomies\/belize\" ><strong>Ease of Doing Business in Belize \u2013 DoingBusiness.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History and Culture of Belize:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Belize\" ><strong>History of Belize \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/belize-history.html\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ambergriscaye.com\/earlyhistory\/timeline.html\" ><strong>EARLY HISTORY OF BELIZE<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/gah\/history-belize\" ><strong>The History of Belize \u2013 BlackPast.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/belize\/history\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/belize\/history-language-culture\" ><strong>Belize History, Language, and Culture \u2013 WorldTravelGuide.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/belize-immigration.org\/belize\/culture\/\" ><strong>Belize \u2013 Culture \u2013 Belize-Immigration.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/A-Bo\/Belize.html\" ><strong>Culture of Belize \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.findfast.org\/history-and-events-timeline-belize.htm\" ><strong>Belize History, Timeline &amp; Facts \u2013 FindFast.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/globalhealth.osu.edu\/assets\/files\/Leiter_Katherine.pdf\" ><strong>A Narrative Summary of My Experience in Belize, by Katherine Leiter \u2013 OSU.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-18727129\" ><strong>Belize profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Permanent Mission of Belize to the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the list of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/visit.un.org\/sites\/visit.un.org\/files\/Missions_Contacts_0.pdf\" ><strong>Permanent Missions to the United Nations \u2013 un.org \u2013 pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" ><strong>USSR performs nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" ><strong>Semipalatinsk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0USSR.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1980:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" ><strong>1980 Soviet nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests Overview:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" ><strong>List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" ><strong>Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" ><strong>Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" ><strong>Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" ><strong>The lasting toll of Semipalatinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" ><strong>External Doses of Residents near Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" ><strong>Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A--r7jbXEgs\" ><strong>YouTube video (4 min. 21 sec.): Semipalatinsk Test Site \u2013 Kazakhstan \u2013 Nuclear Threat Initiative<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" ><strong>THE SOVIET UNION\u2019S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" ><strong>Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/war-history\/weapons\/nuclear-weapon\/nuclear-testing?p=8\" ><strong>Nuclear weapons tests in history \u2013 HistoryOrb.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan\/Semipalatinsk:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reference.allrefer.com\/country-guide-study\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan17.html\" ><strong>Kazakstan or Kazakhstan \u2013 Environmental Problems \u2013 Reference.AllRefer.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdfs\/HBWW_EN\/Semipalatinsk_EN_web.pdf\" ><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>In Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site \u2013 Nuclear-Risk.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" ><strong>Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/issues\/testing\/PDFs\/JC-143920%5B1%5D.pdf\" ><em><strong>Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan\u2019s Semipalatinsk Test Site Implications on Human and Ecological Heath<\/strong><\/em><strong>, by T.M. Carlsen, L.E. Peterson, B.A. Ulsh, C.A. Werner, K.L.Purvis, A.C. Sharber<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" ><em><strong>Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 IRPA.net<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nukefreetexas.org\/downloads\/plutominum_uranium_semipalatinsk_test_site.pdf\" ><em><strong>Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 NukeFreeTexas.org<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2013\/0828\/Secrets-of-Semipalatinsk-How-nuclear-theft-was-averted-in-Central-Asia\" ><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>Their research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1\/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cajgh.pitt.edu\/ojs\/index.php\/cajgh\/article\/view\/127\/0\" ><em><strong>Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan<\/strong><\/em><strong>, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idosi.org\/wasj\/wasj23%285%2913\/19.pdf\" ><em><strong>Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 IDOSI.org<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC3866702\" ><em><strong>Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 \u2013 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 Europe PubMed Central<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0<\/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\/\" ><strong>US performs nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" ><strong>List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" ><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomcentral.com\/the-cold-war.aspx\" ><strong>The Cold War \u2013 AtomCentral.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_States\" ><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/231697.htm\" ><strong>Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT \u2013 US Department of State<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/avc\/rls\/202015.htm\" ><strong>US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs \u2013 January 3, 2013 \u2013 US Department of State<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/articles\/2014\/04\/28-50-nuclear-facts\" ><strong>50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today \u2013 April 28, 2014 \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2012\/08\/the-future-of-the-us-nuclear-triad\" ><strong>The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/1997_05\/nas\" ><strong>The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/252183576_The_Future_of_the_U.S._Nuclear_Weapons_Program\" ><strong>The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/t\/us\/2014\/233254.htm\" ><strong>US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21<sup>st<\/sup><\/strong><strong>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<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nevada Test Site:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" ><strong>NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" ><strong>NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" ><strong>Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archure.net\/liberty\/nukenevada.html\" ><strong>NUKE TESTING in NEVADA \u2013 Archure.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><strong>ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" ><strong>50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" ><strong>Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" ><strong>The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" ><strong>Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em><strong>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em><strong>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" ><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~ota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em><strong>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u2013 Princeton.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1974<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" ><strong>US performs nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information on this test, see<\/em>\u201c<strong>1980\u00a0<\/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\/\" ><strong>US performs nuclear test<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" ><strong>Nevada Test Site<\/strong><\/a>\u201d,\u00a0<em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1972\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwegian_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1972\" ><strong>referendum<\/strong><\/a>, the people of Norway reject membership of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Community\" ><strong>European Community<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cease-fire\" ><strong>Cease-fire<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0between\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" ><strong>Jordan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fedayeen\" ><strong>Fedayeen<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_6\" ><strong>September 6<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_9\" ><strong>9<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1969\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The charter establishing the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation\" ><strong>Organisation of Islamic Cooperation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is signed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1964\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambican_War_of_Independence\" ><strong>Mozambican War of Independence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0against Portugal begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Denning,_Baron_Denning\" ><strong>Lord Denni1964\u00a0\u00a0 ng<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0releases the UK government\u2019s official report on the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Profumo_Affair\" ><strong>Profumo Affair<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Yemen_Civil_War\" ><strong>North Yemen Civil War<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0begins when\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abdullah_as-Sallal\" ><strong>Abdullah as-Sallal<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0dethrones the newly crowned\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_al-Badr\" ><strong>Imam al-Badr<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and declares Yemen\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen_Arab_Republic\" ><strong>a republic<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0under his presidency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" ><strong>People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Algeria<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is formally proclaimed.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferhat_Abbas\" ><strong>Ferhat Abbas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is elected\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Algeria\" ><strong>President of the provisional government<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1959\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Bandaranaike\" ><strong>Solomon Bandaranaike<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka\" ><strong>Prime Minister of Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is mortally wounded by a<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buddhist\" ><strong>Buddhist<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monk\" ><strong>monk<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talduwe_Somarama\" ><strong>Talduwe Somarama<\/strong><\/a>, and dies the next day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock_Central_High_School\" ><strong>Central High School<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Rock,_Arkansas\" ><strong>Little Rock, Arkansas<\/strong><\/a>, is\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racial_integration\" ><strong>integrated<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by the use of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" ><strong>United States Army<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0troops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1956\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAT-1\" ><strong>TAT-1<\/strong><\/a>, the first submarine\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transatlantic_telephone_cable\" ><strong>transatlantic telephone cable<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0system, is inaugurated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1955\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force\" ><strong>Royal Jordanian Air Force<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>World War II: Surviving elements of the British\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Airborne_Division\" ><strong>1st Airborne Division<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Berlin_%28Arnhem_rescue%29\" ><strong>withdraw from Arnhem<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the Netherlands, thus ending the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Arnhem\" ><strong>Battle of Arnhem<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Market_Garden\" ><strong>Operation Market Garden<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" ><strong>World War II<\/strong><\/a>: Swiss Police Instruction of September 25, 1942: This instruction denied entry into Switzerland to Jewish refugees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1937\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War<\/strong><\/a>: The Chinese\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eighth_Route_Army\" ><strong>Eighth Route Army<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Pingxingguan\" ><strong>Battle of Pingxingguan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Battle of Pingxingguan of 1937:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Pingxingguan\" ><strong>Battle of Pingxingguan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.republicanchina.org\/PingxingguanCampaign.pdf\" ><strong>PINGXIANGGAUNA BATTLE &amp; PINGXIANGGUAN CAMPAIGN \u2013 republicanchina.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.cultural-china.com\/en\/34H7561H12601.html\" ><strong>The Battle of Pingxingguan \u2013 cultural-china.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MEC2h6HJ48o\" ><strong>YouTube video (7 min. 07 sec.): Chinese Army vs Japanese Army 1937 \u2013 Battle of Pingxingguan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Second Sino-Japanese War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.co.uk\/study-topics\/history-of-ww2\/sino-japanese-war\" ><strong>Sino-Japanese War \u2013 history.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1937\/7\/7\/second-sino-japanese-war\" ><strong>Jul 7 1937 to Sep 9 1945: Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 worldhistoryproject.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/totallyhistory.com\/second-sino-japanese-war\/\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 totallyhistory.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 newencyclopedia.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQIZIgQ96PQ\" ><strong>The Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Every fortnight \u2013 YouTube video (2 min. 29 sec.)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/chineserevolution\/sino-japanese-war\/\" ><strong>THE SECOND SINO-JAPAENSE WAR \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/strong><\/a>C<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordbibliographies.com\/view\/document\/obo-9780199743292\/obo-9780199743292-0141.xml\" ><strong>The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), by Steve Phillips \u2013 OxfordBiliographies.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.cultural-china.com\/en\/34History7545.html\" ><strong>The Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 The Largest Asian War in the 20<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong>Century \u2013 History.Cultural-China.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Sino-Japanese-War-1937-1945\" ><strong>Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/UsefulNotes\/SecondSinoJapaneseWar\" ><strong>Useful Notes\/ Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 tvtropes.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerial_engagements_of_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>Ariel engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/second-sino-japanese-war\/downloads\/second-sino-japanese-war-full-version\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 moddb.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Japanese_campaigns_of_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>List of Japanese campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Japan\u2019s Atrocities against Muslims during the Second Sino-Japanese War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Muslims_in_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War#Japanese_atrocities_committed_against_Hui_Muslims\" ><strong>Japanese atrocities committed against Hui Muslims \u2013 Chinese Muslims in the Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Muslims_in_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War#Muslim_Jihad_against_Japan\" ><strong>Muslim jihad against Japan \u2013 Chinese Muslims in the Second Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Second Sino-Japanese War Timeline:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/second-sino-japanese-war\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War timeline \u2013 worldhistoryproject.org<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/episodes\/japans-about-face\/timeline-japanese-military-history\/?p=1168#rising\" ><strong>Timeline \u2013 Japanese Military History \u2013 pbs.org<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/cm3qeovwuzid\/second-sino-japanese-war-timeline-project\/\" ><strong>Second Sino-Japanese War Timeline Project \u2013 prezi.com<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/n4juprxbr-mn\/consequences-of-the-second-sino-japanese-war\/\" ><strong>Consequences of the Second Sino-Japanese war 1937-1945 \u2013 Prezi.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>First Sino-Japanese War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_first_sino_japanese.html\" ><strong>First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) \u2013 historyofwar.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Sino-Japanese_War\" ><strong>First Sino-Japanese War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/epicroadtrips.us\/2003\/summer\/nola\/nola_offsite\/FQ_en.wikipedia.org\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Sino-Japanese_War.html\" ><strong>First Sino-Japanese War \u2013 epicroadtrips.us<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp\/eng\/news\/no10\/enews10-essay2.html\" ><strong>The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 \u2013 hokudai.ac.jp<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citelighter.com\/history\/history\/knowledgecards\/first-sino-japanese-war\" ><strong>FIRST SINO-JAPANESE WAR \u2013 citelighter.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinojapanesewar.com\/\" ><strong>The First Sino Japanese War August 1, 1894 \u2013 April 17, 1895 \u2013 sinojapanesewar.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/warsinasia\/a\/First-Sino-Japanese-War.htm\" ><strong>Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895, by Kallie Szczepanski \u2013 about education \u2013 about.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Sino-Japanese-War-1894-1895\" ><strong>Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2014\/04\/chinese-strategists-reflect-on-the-first-sino-japanese-war\/\" ><strong>Chinese Strategist Reflect on First Sino-Japanese War, by Shannon Tiezzi \u2013 April 18, 2014 \u2013 thediplomat.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1929\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Doolittle\" ><strong>Jimmy Doolittle<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0performs the first blind flight from\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitchel_Field\" ><strong>Mitchel Field<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0proving that full<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Instrument_flight_rules\" ><strong>instrument flying<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from take off to landing is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1926\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The international\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1926_Slavery_Convention\" ><strong>Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is first signed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Text of the Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery (a.k.a. 1926 Slavery Convention):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/portal.unesco.org\/culture\/en\/files\/38440\/12815475701Slavery_Convention_(1926).pdf\/Slavery%2BConvention%2B(1926).pdf\" ><strong>Slavery Convention \u2013 signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 \u2013 portal.unesco.org<\/strong><\/a>;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/3ae6b36fb.html\" ><strong>Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery \u2013 refworld.org<\/strong><\/a>; \u00a0<em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/SlaveryConvention.aspx\" ><strong>Slave Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 \u2013 ohchr.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Text of the Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention of 1926:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/slavprot.asp\" ><strong>Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention Signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926; December 7,1953 \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Text of the Supplementary Convention on the Slavery Convention of 1926:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/slave56.asp\" ><strong>Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery; September 7, 1956 \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Commentaries on the 1926 Slavery Convention:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1926_Slavery_Convention\" ><strong>1926 Slavery Convention \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk\/ism\/learning\/slavery-today\/about-slavery\/outlawing-slavery.aspx\" ><strong>Outlawing slavery: international conventions and human rights legislation \u2013 International Slavery Museum \u2013 loverpoolmuseum.org.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1915\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" ><strong>World War I<\/strong><\/a>: The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Champagne\" ><strong>Second Battle of Champagne<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0begins.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Battles of Champagne:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Champagne\" ><strong>Battle of Champagne \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Second Battle of Champagne:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Battle_of_Champagne\" ><strong>Second Battle of Champagne \u2013 Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/battles_champagneII.html\" ><strong>Second Battle of Champagne, 25 September-6 November 1915 \u2013 historyofwar.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1915\/9\/25\/second-battle-of-champagne\" ><strong>Sep 25 1915 to Oct 7 1915: Second Battle of Champagne \u2013 worldhistoryproject.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1912\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_University_Graduate_School_of_Journalism\" ><strong>Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is founded in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_City\" ><strong>New York City<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1906\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In the presence of the king and before a great crowd,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonardo_Torres_Quevedo\" ><strong>Leonardo Torres Quevedo<\/strong><\/a>successfully demonstrates the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invention\" ><strong>invention<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<em>Telekino<\/em>\u00a0in the port of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bilbao\" ><strong>Bilbao<\/strong><\/a>, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered the birth of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_control\" ><strong>remote control<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1890\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" ><strong>United States Congress<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0establishes\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sequoia_National_Park\" ><strong>Sequoia National Park<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1846\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>US forces led by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zachary_Taylor\" ><strong>Zachary Taylor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0capture the Mexican city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monterrey\" ><strong>Monterrey<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1804\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lakota_people\" ><strong>Teton Sioux<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition\" ><strong>Lewis and Clark Expedition<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1789\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" ><strong>United States Congress<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0passes twelve amendments to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Constitution\" ><strong>United States Constitution<\/strong><\/a>: The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment\" ><strong>Congressional Apportionment Amendment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(which was never ratified), the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" ><strong>Congressional Compensation Amendment<\/strong><\/a>, and the ten that are known as the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Bill_of_Rights\" ><strong>Bill of Rights<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1555\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_of_Augsburg\" ><strong>Peace of Augsburg<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is signed in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augsburg\" ><strong>Augsburg<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\" ><strong>Charles V<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the princes of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schmalkaldic_League\" ><strong>Schmalkaldic League<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1396\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Dynasty\" ><strong>Ottoman Emperor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bayezid_I\" ><strong>Bayezid I<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0defeats a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian\" ><strong>Christian<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0army at the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Nicopolis\" ><strong>Battle of Nicopolis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Day_of_Languages\" >EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Iguala_mass_kidnapping\" >Ayotzinapa<\/a> mass kidnapping<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ayotzinap Mass Kidnapping:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saharasamay.com\/world-news\/676562598\/mexico-mass-kidnapping-in-iguala-sparks-outrage-and-protests.html\" >\u201c<em>Authorities say crooked officers shot at buses the students had seized to return home on September 26, sparking a night of violence that left six people dead, 25 wounded and 43 missing<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mass killing and kidnapping in Iguana sparks outrage and protects \u2013 12 October 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2014\/10\/24\/mexi-o24.html\" >\u201c<em>Young people mobilized around the world on Wednesday October 22, in support of the missing 43 Mexican <\/em>normalistas<em> (teaching students) kidnapped on September 26 in Iguala, Guerrero, M\u00e9xico<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mass protests in Mexico over Iguala Massacre \u2013 24 October 2014 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/revolution-news.com\/mexico-violence-in-guerrero-missing-students-clandestine-graves-and-mass-confusion\/\" >\u201c<em>On the night of September 26 three separate attacks against two groups of young people riding in buses occurred within hours of each other in the state of Guerrero, Mexico<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mexico: Violence in Guerrero, Missing Students, Clandestine Graves and Mass Confusion, by Erin Gallagher on 10.05\/2014 \u2013 Revolution-News.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/news\/headlines\/index.cfm?storyid=23231&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CatholicWorldNewsFeatureStories+%28Catholic+World+News+%28on+CatholicCulture.org%29%29\" >Mexican bishops: nation\u2019s future at stake in addressing Iguala mass kidnapping \u2013 November 14, 2014 \u2013 CatholicCulture.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>Scottish aid worker <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linda_Norgrove\" >Linda Norgrove<\/a> and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Ketsana\" >Typhoon Ketsana<\/a> hit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>, China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" >Vietnam<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\" >Cambodia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos\" >Laos<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, causing 700 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>Swiss pilot and inventor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yves_Rossy\" >Yves Rossy<\/a> becomes first person to fly a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_pack#Yves_Rossy.27s_jet_wingpack\" >jet engine-powered wing<\/a> across the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_Channel\" >English Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The overcrowded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" >Senegalese<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferry\" >ferry<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Le_Joola\" >MV\u00a0<em>Le Joola<\/em><\/a> capsizes off the coast of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gambia\" >the Gambia<\/a> killing more than 1,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-globalization\" >Anti-globalization<\/a> protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prague\" >Prague<\/a> (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMF\" >IMF<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Bank\" >World Bank<\/a> summits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Umbria_and_Marche_earthquake\" >earthquake<\/a> strikes the Italian regions of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umbria\" >Umbria<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marche\" >Marche<\/a>, causing part of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilica_of_San_Francesco_d%27Assisi\" >Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi<\/a> to collapse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia\" >Garuda Indonesia<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300\" >Airbus A300<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia_Flight_152\" >crashes<\/a> near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medan\" >Medan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a>, airport, killing 234.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong>The United Kingdom agrees to the handover of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong\" >Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Hong-Kong\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/hong-kong.html\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/china\/hong-kong\/history\" >Hong Kong \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/country\/hong-kong.html\" >Hong Kong \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csudh.edu\/global_options\/375Students-Sp96\/HongKong\/BriefHist.html\" >BRIEF HISTORY OF HONG KONG \u2013 Richard Moncure \u2013 CSUDH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations\" >Hong Kong-United Kingdom relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Hong_Kong\" >Economy of Hong Kong \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csudh.edu\/global_options\/375Students-Sp96\/HongKong\/EconSys.html\" >HONG KONG\u2019S ECONOMIC SYSTEM \u2013 CSUDH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/hong-kong-sar-china\" >Hong Kong SAR, China \u2013 Data \u2013 WorldBank.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economywatch.com\/world_economy\/hong-kong\/\" >Hong Kong Economy \u2013 EconomyWatch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expatfocus.com\/expatriate-hong-kong-government-economy\" >Hong Kong \u2013 Government and Economy \u2013 ExpatFocus.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hkeconomy.gov.hk\/en\/home\/index.htm\" >Hong Kong Economy \u2013 HKEconomy.gov.hk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eh.net\/encyclopedia\/economic-history-of-hong-kong\/\" >Economic History of Hong Kong \u2013 EH.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Hong Kong:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Hong_Kong\" >History of Hong Kong \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/china\/hong-kong\/history\" >Hong Kong \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/hong-kong\/history.htm\" >Hong Kong History \u2013 ChinaHighlights.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofthings.com\/history-of-hong-kong\" >History of Hong Kong \u2013 History of Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frommers.com\/destinations\/hong-kong\/701526\" >Hong Kong \u2013 History \u2013 Frommers.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gwulo.com\/ACBs-history-of-hong-kong\" >GWULO: Old Hong Kong \u2013 GWULO.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/china\/hong-kong\/history-language-culture\" >Hong Kong History, Language and Culture \u2013 WorldTravelGuide.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bighistory.net\/a-short-history-of-hong-kong\/\" >A Short History of Hong Kong \u2013 BigHistory.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-16526765\" >Hong Kong profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Hong_Kong_history\" >Timeline of Hong Kong history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident\" >Soviet nuclear false alarm incident<\/a>, military officer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanislav_Petrov\" >Stanislav Petrov<\/a> identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Astrakhan, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1981:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1981 Soviet union nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong>At the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oktoberfest_terror_attack\" >Oktoberfest terror attack<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich\" >Munich<\/a> 13 people died and 211 were injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1979\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><strong><em>United States Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/nts.htm\" >NEVADA TEST SITE \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinenevada.org\/articles\/nevada-test-site-overview\" >Nevada Test Site Overview \u2013 OnlineNevada.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/nts\" >Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toxipedia.org\/display\/wanmec\/Nevada+Test+Site\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Toxipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.library.unlv.edu\/ntsohp\/\" >Nevada Test Site \u2013 Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" >ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center \u2013 NevadaTestSite.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/projects\/archive\/nucweapons\/50\" >50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Brookings.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/ncbdp\/nm\/nm_book_5_11\/index.htm\" >The Nuclear Matters Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1979 <\/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><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concorde\" >Concorde<\/a> makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freetown_Christiania\" >Freetown Christiania<\/a> was founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laguna_Fire\" >Laguna Fire<\/a> starts in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Diego_County,_California\" >San Diego County, California<\/a>, burning 175,425 acres (709.92\u00a0km<sup>2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see,<\/em> \u201c<strong>1981 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>\u201d, <em>mentioned above.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" >Fidel Castro<\/a> announces Cuba\u2019s support for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >USSR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fidel Castro:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Cuba and USSR\/Russia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations\" >Cuba-Soviet Union relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Cuba-Russian relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coha.org\/cuba-russia-now-and-then\/\" >Cuba-Russia Now and Then \u2013 February 24, 2010 \u2013 COHA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.victimsofcommunism.org\/cuba-and-the-ussr-a-love-story\/\" >CUBA AND THE USSR: A LOVE STORY, by Katarina Hall, March 24, 2015 \u2013 VictimsOfCommunism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/7575209\/Fidel_Castros_Relationship_with_the_U.S.S.R._during_the_Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion_and_Cuban_Missile_Crisis\" >Fidel Castro\u2019s Relationship with the USSR during the Bay of Pig Invasion &amp; Cuban Missile Crisis, by Christian Martines \u2013 Academica.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Cuban Missile Crisis:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >CUMAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/microsites.jfklibrary.org\/cmc\/oct16\/\" >THE WORLD ON THE BRINK: JOHN F. KENNEDY AND THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 DAY 1 OCT 16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubanmissilecrisis.org\/background\/dramatis-personae\/ussr\/\" >CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 CubanMissileCrisis.org<\/a>, <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>the same<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>website,<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubanmissilecrisis.org\/background\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" >Frequently Asked Questions \u2013 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS \u2013 CubanMissileCrisis.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/john-swift\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis, by John Swift \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >Cuban Missile Crisis \u2013 World History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/1982\/06\/the-soviet-military-buildup-in-cuba\" >The Soviet Military Buildup in Cuba \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1961-1968\/cuban-missile-crisis\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 \u2013 Office of the Historian \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/cuban_missile_crisis_timeline\/108\/\" >Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline \u2013 SoftSchools.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thecubancrisis.weebly.com\/timeline.html\" >Major Events of Cuban Missile Crisis \u2013 The Cuban Missile Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/history\/cold-war\/cuban-missile-crisis\/timeline.htm\" >The Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline \u2013 Nuclear Files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Cuba and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Cuba or the \u201cRepublic of Cuba\u201d (Rep\u00falica de Cuba):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>History and Culture of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Cuba\" >History of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecubanhistory.com\/\" >The Cuban History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/cuba-history.html\" >Cuba \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofcuba.com\/cuba.htm\" >500 YEARS OF CUBAN HISTORY \u2013 HistoryOfCuba.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubahistory.org\/\" >History of Cuban Nation, from Colonial Days to the Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelguide.net\/cuba\/history-language-culture\" >Cuba History, Language and Culture \u2013 World Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Cuban_history\" >Timeline of Cuban history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19576144\" >Cuba profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Cuba\" >Culture of Cuba \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cubaheritage.com\/\" >CUBAN CULTURE, by Cubaheritage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cubaheritage.org\/default.asp?lID=1\" >Cuba Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Cuba:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong>In Chicago, the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television\" >televised<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_presidential_election_debates\" >debate<\/a> takes place between presidential candidates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_M._Nixon\" >Richard M. Nixon<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy\" >John F. Kennedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Vera\" >Typhoon Vera<\/a>, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1979 <\/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><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1957:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1957_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1957 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Soviet Atmospheric Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovatmtest.html\" >Soviet Atmospheric Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan\/Semipalatinsk:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reference.allrefer.com\/country-guide-study\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan17.html\" >Kazakstan\/Kazakhstan \u2013 Environmental Problems \u2013 Reference.AllRefer.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdfs\/HBWW_EN\/Semipalatinsk_EN_web.pdf\" >\u201cIn Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades\u2026\u201d \u2013 Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site \u2013 Nuclear-Risk.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/issues\/testing\/PDFs\/JC-143920%5B1%5D.pdf\" >Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan\u2019s Semipalatinsk Test Site Implications on Human and Ecological Heath, by T.M. Carlsen, L.E. Peterson, B.A. Ulsh, C.A. Werner, K.L.Purvis, A.C. Sharber<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nukefreetexas.org\/downloads\/plutominum_uranium_semipalatinsk_test_site.pdf\" >Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 NukeFreeTexas.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2013\/0828\/Secrets-of-Semipalatinsk-How-nuclear-theft-was-averted-in-Central-Asia\" >\u201cTheir research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1\/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers\u2026\u201d \u2013 Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cajgh.pitt.edu\/ojs\/index.php\/cajgh\/article\/view\/127\/0\" >Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idosi.org\/wasj\/wasj23%285%2913\/19.pdf\" >Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 IDOSI.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC3866702\" >Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 \u2013 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure \u2013 Europe PubMed Central<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>Japanese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Train_ferry\" >rail ferry<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C5%8Dya_Maru\" >T\u014dya Maru<\/a><\/em> sinks during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon\" >typhoon<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsugaru_Strait\" >Tsugaru Strait<\/a>, Japan killing 1,172.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a> is admitted to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Indonesia and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indonesiamission-ny.org\/pages\/HOME\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mission-indonesia.org\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, WTO and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/3.htm\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indo.com\/indonesia\/history.html\" >History \u2013 BALI &amp; INDONESIA \u2013 Indo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinfo.org\/asianinfo\/indonesia\/pro-history.htm\" >Indonesia\u2019s History and Background \u2013 AsianInfo.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/indonesia.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDONESIA \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/indonesia\/history\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Indonesia-history.htm\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-history.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/history-of-indonesia.html\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/resources\/indonesian_history\" >Indonesian History \u2013 TheJakartaPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Indonesian_history\" >Timeline of Indonesian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-15114517\" >Indonesia country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/id.shtml\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.net\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Country Studies \u2013 The World Fact Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/\" >Indonesia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/indonesia.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Indonesia\" >Foreign relations of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2014\/02\/04\/indonesias-foreign-relations-policy-shaped-by-the-ideal-of-dynamic-equilibrium\/\" >Indonesia\u2019s foreign relations: policy shamed by the ideal of \u2018dynamic equilibrium\u2019, by Dewi Fortuna Anwar \u2013 4 February 2014 \u2013 EAST ASIA FORUM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/indonesia\/indonesian-foreign-policy\/p31071\" >Indonesian Foreign Policy \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Indonesia%29\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia_and_the_United_Nations\" >Indonesia and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.or.id\/en\/\" >Indonesia and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.id.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Indonesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indonesiamission-ny.org\/pages\/HOME\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mission-indonesia.org\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, WTO, and Other International Organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Indonesia\" >Economy of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-economy.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/business-and-economy-indonesia.html\" >Business &amp; Economy of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/indonesia\/economy\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a> troops recapture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seoul\" >Seoul<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korean<\/a> forces.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Korean War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/korean-war\" >KOREAN WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.org\/whistlestop\/study_collections\/koreanwar\/index.php\" >Korean War and Its Origins \u2013 Documents \u2013 TrumanLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/alic\/reference\/military\/korean-war.html\" >Military Resources: Korean War \u2013 NARA Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/korean-war-2\" >Korean War, 1951-1953 \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/battleswars1900s\/tp\/The-Korean-War.htm\" >The Korean War: An Overview, by Kennedy Hickman \u2013 About education \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Korean-War\" >Korean War \u2013 1950-1953 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/korean-war.html\" >Korean War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Korean_War.aspx\" >Korean War \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/amex\/bomb\/peopleevents\/pandeAMEX58.html\" >People &amp; Events \u2013 The Korean War \u2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/52e.asp\" >The Korean War \u2013 US History.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-world.org\/korean_war.htm\" >KOREAN WAR, edited by R A Guisepi \u2013 History-World.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/worldwars\/coldwar\/korea_hickey_01.shtml\" >The Korean War: An Overview \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/korean-war\/videos\" >KOREAN WAR VIDEOS \u2013 KOREAN WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historycentral.com\/korea\/index.html\" >\u201c<em>The Korean War is the forgotten war of the 20th century. Maybe it was because it took place so soon after the end of of Wolrd War II, or maybe because it ended in a stalment and to this day that stalemate has not been resolved. For whatever reason it was a war that no great movie(other then the TV show Mash) were done about it, there was never much discussion about it. But for the 5,720,000 US troops who served, of which 36,995 died and another 103,235 were wounded it was every bit a war<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 HistoryCentral.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/history\/korean-war.htm\" >Korean War News \u2013 ABC.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Korean War Timelines:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/history\/american\/koreanwar\/timeline.html\" >THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953) \u2013 Timeline \u2013 SparkNotes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwar60.com\/timeline-korean-war-events\" >Timeline of the Korean War Events \u2013 KoreanWar60.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/korean-war\/timeline.html\" >THE KOREAN WAR TIMELINE \u2013 Shmoop.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softschools.com\/timelines\/korean_war_timeline\/36\/\" >Korean War \u2013Timeline Description \u2013 SoftSchool.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguy.com\/korean_war_timeline.htm\" >Korean War \u2013 Timeline \u2013 The History Guy \u2013 HistoryGuy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/totallyhistory.com\/us-history\/korean-war\/\" >Korean War \u2013 Pre-Korean War Timeline and the Korean War Timeline \u2013 TotallyHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanwaronline.com\/arms\/TimeLine.htm\" >KOREAN WAR TIMELINE \u2013 KoreanWarOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: On the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Line#Central_Front_.285th_Army.29\" >central front<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Line#Battle\" >Gothic Line<\/a> Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Market_Garden\" >Operation Market Garden<\/a> fails.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >The Holocaust<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank\" >August Frank<\/a>, a higher official of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt\" >SS concentration camp administration department<\/a>, issues <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank_memorandum\" >a memorandum<\/a> containing a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be \u201cevacuated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>August Frank of 1942:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank\" >August Frank \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Frank_memorandum\" >August Frank memorandum &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustav_Stresemann\" >Gustav Stresemann<\/a> resumes the Weimar Republic\u2019s payment of reparations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong>World War I: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meuse-Argonne_Offensive\" >Meuse-Argonne Offensive<\/a>, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1917\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Polygon_Wood\" >Battle of Polygon Wood<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Trade_Commission\" >Federal Trade Commission<\/a> (FTC) is established by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Trade_Commission_Act\" >Federal Trade Commission Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>Indian journalist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swadeshabhimani_Ramakrishna_Pillai\" >Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai<\/a> is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Travancore\" >Travancore<\/a> and exiled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong>New Zealand and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion_of_Newfoundland\" >Newfoundland<\/a> each become <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion\" >dominions<\/a> within the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1872\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shriners\" >Shriners<\/a> Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1810\u00a0 <\/strong>A new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedish_Act_of_Succession\" >Act of Succession<\/a> is adopted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riksdag_of_the_Estates\" >Riksdag of the Estates<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_XIV_of_Sweden\" >Jean Baptiste Bernadotte<\/a> becomes heir to the Swedish throne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1792\u00a0 <\/strong>Marc-David Lasource begins accusing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maximilien_Robespierre\" >Maximilien Robespierre<\/a> of wanting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dictatorship\" >dictatorship<\/a> for France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Jefferson\" >Thomas Jefferson<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Secretary_of_State\" >United States Secretary of State<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Jay\" >John Jay<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Supreme_Court\/Chief_Justice\" >Chief Justice of the United States<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Osgood\" >Samuel Osgood<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Postmaster_General\" >United States Postmaster General<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_Randolph\" >Edmund Randolph<\/a> is appointed the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Attorney_General\" >United States Attorney General<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1777\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolution\" >American Revolution<\/a>: British troops <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia_campaign\" >occupy<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philadelphia\" >Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1687\u00a0 <\/strong>The city council of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam\" >Amsterdam<\/a> votes to support <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_III_of_England\" >William of Orange<\/a>\u2018s invasion of England, which became the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glorious_Revolution\" >Glorious Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1687\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parthenon\" >Parthenon<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a> is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Venice\" >Venetian forces<\/a> led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesco_Morosini\" >Morosini<\/a> who are besieging the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Turks\" >Ottoman Turks<\/a> stationed in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\" >Athens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Tourism_Day\" >WORLD TOURISM DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_National_Space_Administration\" >CNSA<\/a> astronaut <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhai_Zhigang\" >Zhai Zhigang<\/a> becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhou_7\" >Shenzhou 7<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dawn_%28spacecraft%29\" >Dawn<\/a><\/em> probe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smart_1\" >Smart 1<\/a> satellite is launched.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Timor\" >Timor-Leste<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Timor-Leste:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gov.east-timor.org\/\" >Timor-Lest \u2013 Official Site of the Government of Timor-Lest<\/a>, <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/timor-leste.gov.tl\/?lang=en\" >Government of Timor-Leste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/tt.html\" >East Timor \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/tt.html\" >Timor-Leste \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Timor\" >East Timor \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Timor-Leste:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_East_Timor\" >Foreign relations of East Timor \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/35878.htm\" >US Relations with Timor-Leste \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Timor-Leste and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/etan.org\/etun\/\" >East Timor and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/Pages\/SecurityCouncilResolutionsTP.aspx\" >UN Security Council Resolutions on Timor-Leste \u2013 OHCHR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/security-council\/index-of-countries-on-the-security-council-agenda\/east-timor.html\" >UN Documents on Timor-Leste \u2013 Global Policy Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/east-timor_in_new-york_usa\" >Permanent Mission to the UN of Timor-Leste in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tl.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Timor-Leste<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zug_massacre\" >Zug massacre<\/a>: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google\" >Google<\/a> internet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Search_engine\" >search engine<\/a> retrospectively claims this as its birthday.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History of Google and Search Engines:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Google\" >History of Google \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/google-algorithm-visual-history-infographic\" >A Visual History of Google: Algorithm Updates [Infographic], by Erik Devaney \u2013 HubSpot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cozy-digital.co.uk\/history-of-google-cozy\" >HISTORY OF GOOGLE \u2013 Cozy-DIGITAL.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/businessideaslab.com\/google-history\/\" >Google\u2019s History \u2013 BusinessIdeasLab.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/graphics.stanford.edu\/%7Edk\/google_name_origin.html\" >Origin of the name \u201cGoogle\u201d \u2013 Stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.submittoday.com\/history_of_google.htm\" >The History of Google: From Garage-based Business to #Search Engine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/news\/google-founders-history-facts\" >The Google Chronicles: 7 Facts on Founders Larry Page &amp; Sergey Brin \u2013 biorgraphy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/articles\/internet-search-engines-history\" >The History of Search Engines \u2013 An Infographic \u2013 WordStream.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julie_N._oil_spill\" >Julie N<\/a><\/em> tanker ship crashes into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Million_Dollar_Bridge_%28Maine%29\" >Million Dollar Bridge<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portland,_Maine\" >Portland, Maine<\/a> spilling thousands of gallons of oil.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Julie N and the Environmental Disaster in 1996:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cerc.usgs.gov\/nrdar\/NRDA_Restoration_Table_files\/Restoraton_Docs\/plans\/ME_Julie_N_oilspill_RP_04-00.pdf\" >RESTORATION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 <em>JULIE N<\/em> OIL SPILL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/incidentnews.noaa.gov\/incident\/5080\" >\u201c<em>On the afternoon of September 27, 1996, the motor tanker, Julie N, owned and operated by Maritime Overseas Corporation, entered Portland Harbor under pilotage carrying a cargo of #2 home heating fuel (HHF). The pilot prepared for passage through the \u201cMillion Dollar Bridge,\u201d an extremely narrow draw bridge, affording less than five feet of clearance on either side of the vessel\u2019s mid-section<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 M\/T Julie N \u2013 NOAA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.lib.noaa.gov\/noaa_documents\/NOS\/ORCA\/TM_NOS_ORCA\/nos_orca_132.pdf\" >Oiling Cleaning Issues Wetlands, M\/T <em>Julie N<\/em> Spill, PORTLANT, MAINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oil-spill-info.com\/Spill_Julie_N.html\" >Julie N Oil Spill Photographs \u2013 Oil-Spill-Info.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban\" >Taliban<\/a> capture the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_city\" >capital city<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabul\" >Kabul<\/a> after driving out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burhanuddin_Rabbani\" >Burhanuddin Rabbani<\/a> and executing former leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Najibullah\" >Mohammad Najibullah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Taliban:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-south-asia-11451718\" >Who are the Taliban? \u2013 July 29, 2015 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.org\/what-is-the-taliban.htm\" >What is the Taliban? \u2013 WiseGeek.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/afghanista1\/f\/Who-Are-the-Taliban.htm\" >Who Are the Taliban?, by Kalie Szczepanski \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Taliban.aspx\" >Taliban \u2013 Encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/taliban.html\" >Who Are the Taliban \u2013 Their history and their resurgence, by Laura Hay, Borgna Brunner, and Beth Rowen \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Taliban\" >Taliban \u2013 Political and religious faction, Afghanistan \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/special_reports\/taliban_conflict\" >Taliban conflict \u2013 BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/afghanistan\/taliban-afghanistan\/p10551\" >The Taliban in Afghanistan, by Zachary Laub \u2013 July 4, 2014 \u2013 CFR Backgrounders \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban_treatment_of_women\" >Taliban treatment of women \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Taliban:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-pub.naz.edu\/%7Eaamghar6\/History%20of%20the%20Taliban.htm\" >History of the Taliban \u2013 NAZ.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/asia\/2009\/03\/2009389217640837.html\" >Timeline: Taliban in Afghanistan \u2013 4 Jul 2009 \u2013 ALJAZEERA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/spot\/taliban-time.html\" >Timeline \u2013 The Taliban \u2013 FactMosnter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Is the Taliban a Terrorist Organization? :<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2014\/03\/yes-the-taliban-are-terrorists\/\" >Yes, The Taliban Are Terrorists, by Aziz Hikimi \u2013 March 25, 2014 \u2013 TheDiplomat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/06\/02\/is-the-taliban-still-considered-a-terrorist-group-jay-carney-wont-say\/\" >Is Taliban Still Considered a \u2018Terrorist Group?\u2019 Jay Carney Won\u2019t Say, by Fred Lucas \u2013 Jun. 2, 2014 \u2013 TheBaze.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/white-house-taliban-terrorist-organization\/story?id=23981888\" >White House: Yes, The Taliban Is a Terrorist Organization, by John Parkinson and Lee Ferran \u2013 June 4, 2014 \u2013 ABCNews.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/Newsfront\/white-house-spokesman-taliban-not\/2015\/01\/28\/id\/621364\/\" >White House Spokesman: Taliban Not a Terrorist Group, by Joel Himelfarb \u2013 Wednesday, 28 Jan. 2015 \u2013 NewsMax.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2015\/01\/28\/white-house-embarrasses-itself-with-claim-taliban-is-not-a-terrorist-group\/\" >White House embarrasses itself with claim Taliban is not a terrorist group \u2013 January 28, 2015 \u2013 HotAir.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/katiepavlich\/2015\/01\/29\/white-house-the-taliban-isnt-a-terrorist-group-n1949938\" >White House: The Taliban Isn\u2019t a Terrorist Group, by Katie Pavlich \u2013 Jan.29, 2015 \u2013 TownHall.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukhumi_massacre\" >Sukhumi massacre<\/a> takes place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abkhazia\" >Abkhazia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sukhumi Massacre:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exequy.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/27\/sukhumi-massacre\/\" >SUKIHUMI MASSACRE \u2013 September 27, 2014 \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldlibrary.org\/articles\/Sukhumi_massacre\" >SUKIHIMI MASSACRE \u2013 World Public Library \u2013 WorldPublicLibrary.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelyourassoff.com\/2012\/02\/ghosts-of-sukhumi-sukhumi-abkhazia.html\" >Ghosts of Sukhumi (Sukihumi, Abkhazia) \u2013 July 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_League_for_Democracy\" >National League for Democracy<\/a> is formed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi\" >Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a> and various others to help fight against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dictatorship\" >dictatorship<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Also see<\/em> \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/09\/this-week-in-history-41\/\" >SEPTERMBER 18 1988\u00a0<\/a> <\/strong>End of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/8888_Uprising\" >pro-democracy uprisings<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar<\/a> after a bloody <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_coup\" >military coup<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council\" >State Law and Order Restoration Council<\/a>. Thousands, mostly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monk\" >monks<\/a> and civilians (primarily students), are killed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar_Armed_Forces\" >Tatmadaw<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>National League for Democracy of Myanmar:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/National-League-for-Democracy\" >National League for Democracy \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nldchairperson.com\/\" >The Official website of the Office of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League for Democracy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Myanmar:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theodora.com\/wfbcurrent\/burma\/index.html\" >MYANMAR \u2013 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Myanmar\" >Myanmar \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/myanmar.html\" >Myanmar \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmar.com\/\" >Latest Myanmar News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/myanmar\/index.html\" >Myanmar \u2013 CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Myanmar:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/journalism.berkeley.edu\/projects\/burma\/history.html\" >A Brief History of Burma, by Thomas R. Lansner \u2013 Berkeley.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Myanmar\" >History of Myanmar \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmarburma.com\/article\/835\/a-brief-history-of-myanmar-burma\" >A Brief History of Myanmar (Burma) \u2013 MyanmarBurma.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfob.org\/HistoryofBurma\/historyOfBurma.shtml\" >History of Burma \u2013 CFOB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-12992883\" >Myanmar profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Pro-Democracy Uprising, Ethnic Cleansing and Other Pertinent Issues:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news.va\/en\/news\/myanmar-remembers-1988-pro-democracy-uprising\" >Myanmar remembers 1988 pro-democracy uprising \u2013 2013-08-08 Vatican Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordburmaalliance.org\/1988-uprising--1990-elections.html\" >1988 Uprising and 1990 Election \u2013 Oxford Burma Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.burmalibrary.org\/KN\/asa160101990en-full-red.pdf\" >MYANMAR IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST\u2019 Prisoners of conscience, torture, summary trials under martial law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2013\/08\/06\/burma-justice-1988-massacres\" >Burma: Justice for 1988 Massacre \u2013 August 6, 2013 \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/student-leader-in-1988-myanmar-pro-democracy-protests-joins-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-contest-polls-783011\" >Student Leader in 1988 Myanmar Pro-Democracy Protests Joins Aung San Suu Kyi to Contest Polls \u2013 Updated: July 19, 2015 \u2013 NDTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/2008-08-12-2105069515_x.htm\" >Myanmar police arrest opposition party executive \u2013 8\/12\/2008 \u2013 USAToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/article\/116335\/burma-massacre-muslims-ethnic-cleansing-has-just-escalated\" >Ethnic Cleansing Just Went to Bad to Worse, by Graeme Wood \u2013 January 24, 2014 \u2013 NewRepublic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=myanmar+ethnnic+cleansing\" >TMS Archive on Myanmar ethnic cleansing<\/a> <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=myanmar+ethnnic+cleansing\" >Myanmar pro-democracy movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Aung San Suu Kyi:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1991\/kyi-bio.html\" >Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 Nobelprize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/aung-san-suu-kyi-9192617#%21\" >Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 \u2013 ) \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Aung San Suu Kyi and Issues on the Rohingya People:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thepolitic.org\/the-silence-of-aung-san-suu-kyi\/\" >\u201c<em>However, Ms. Suu Kyi has remained silent on an issue that goes to the heart of why Burma (or Myanmar, as its military rulers have rechristened it) is considered to be an autocratic, uncaring state: the plight of its mostly Muslim minorities<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Silence of Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 April 8, 2013 \u2013 ThePolitic.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/may\/19\/why-is-aung-san-suu-kyi-silent-on-the-plight-of-the-rohingya-people\" >Why is Aung San Suu Kyi silent on the plight of the Rohingya people? \u2013 Tuesday, 19 May 2015 \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/05\/29\/world\/asia\/dalai-lama-urges-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-help-myanmars-rohingya.html?_r=0\" >Dalai Lama Urges Aung San Suu Kyi to Help Myanmar\u2019s Rohingya, by Thomas Fuller \u2013 May 28, 2015 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/topic\/person\/aung-san-suu-kyi-rfa-burmese-news-tv-update-on-14-september-2015daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-holds-rally-in-shadow-kayah-st-video-biIy2Kl9hvE-5601-1.html\" >Aung San Suu Kyi sidesteps Rohingya migrant crisis for political pragmatism \u2013 May 29, 2015 \u2013 FirstStep.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rappler.com\/world\/regions\/asia-pacific\/96703-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-careful-handling\" >\u2018Rohingya issue needs careful handling\u2019 \u2013 Aung San Suu Kyi \u2013 June 18, 2015 \u2013 Rappler.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Some Relevant Issues on the Rohingya People:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_people\" >Rohingya people \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_insurgency_in_Western_Myanmar\" >Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohingya_Solidarity_Organisation\" >Rohingya Solidarity Organisation \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rohingyana.org\/history.html\" >A History For The Conflict of Rohingya \u2013 Rohingyana.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15562941003792135?journalCode=wimm20\" >Brief Note: The Rohingya Refugee: A Security Dilemma for Bangladesh \u2013 02 June 2010 \u2013 Journal of Immigrant &amp; Refugee Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/50090deb2.html\" >Myanmar: Abuses against Rohingya erode human rights progress \u2013 19 July 2012 \u2013 Amnesty International \u2013 RefWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Southeast_Asia\/NG27Ae04.html\" >Islamic militants take aim at Myanmar \u2013 July 27, 2012 \u2013 Online Asia Times \u2013 Atimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radioaustralia.net.au\/international\/radio\/program\/connect-asia\/concern-militants-will-seek-revenge-for-rohingya-attacks\/1160476\" >\u201c<em>A post on the radical Islamic website Ar Rahmah Media Network claims that leaders from Myanmar\u2019s ethnic Rohingya community have been in Indonesia for talks with hardline groups about recruiting fighters and weapon supplies<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Concern militants will seek revenge for Rohingya attacks \u2013 12 July 2013 \u2013 RadioAustralia.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myanmar.com\/jobs\/entry\/militant-islam-meets-militant-buddhism-in-myanmar-1.html\" >Militant Islam meets Militant Buddhism in Myanmar \u2013 October 17, 2013 \u2013 Myanmar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/asia-pacific\/2014\/04\/un-raises-alarm-over-rohingya-muslim-abuse-20144863638917587.html\" >\u201c<em>Human rights envoy says the long history of persecution in Myanmar could amount to \u2018crime against humanity\u2019<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 UN raises alarm over Rohingya Muslim abuse \u2013 8 April 2014 \u2013 ALJAZEERA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/arrested-rohingya-trained-militants-in-myanmar\/article1-1289131.aspx\" >Arrested Rohingya trained militants in Myanmar \u2013 November 23, 2014 \u2013 HundustanTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rvisiontv.com\/rakhine-extremists-carry-out-militant-trainings-amidst-jungles-of-buthidaung\/\" >\u201c<em>Some Rohingya loggers (lumberjacks) in Buthidaung Township witnessed many Rakhine extremists taking part in the militant\u00a0training\u00a0being carried out amidst the jungles\u00a0in the township, according to the reliable sources<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Rakhine Extremists Carry Out Militant Trainings amidst Jungles of Buthidaung \u2013 March 6, 2015 \u2013 PEOPLE\u2019S VOICE: ROHINGYA VISION \u2013 RvisionTV.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/world\/2015\/05\/27\/3662946\/rohingya-genocide\/\" >Rohingya People In Myanmar Face Genocide, According To One Rights Group, by Beenish Ahmed \u2013 May 27, 2015 \u2013 ThinkProgress.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/05\/28\/the-rohingya-genocide\/\" >The Rohingya Genocide, by Ramzy Ramoud \u2013 May 28, 2015 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-06-09\/pakistani-taliban-call-for-jihad-in-myanmar\/6530878\" >Pakistani Taliban urges Muslims in Myanmar to \u2018take up the sword\u2019 against country\u2019s leaders \u2013 8 Jun. 2015 \u2013 ABC.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/20150729\/1025159538.html\" >India Watchful of Rohingya, Fearing Radicalization by Pakistan Militants \u2013 29.07.2015 \u2013 SUPUTNIK \u2013 SuputnikNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nirapadnews.com\/english\/2015\/09\/06\/news-id:33249\/\" >Two \u2018Rohingya militants\u2019 arrested in Cox\u2019s Bazar \u2013 September 6, 2015 \u2013 NirapadNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Stallman\" >Richard Stallman<\/a> announces the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GNU\" >GNU<\/a> project to develop a free <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unix-like\" >Unix-like<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operating_system\" >operating system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>GNU Project:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/GNU-Project\" >GNU Project \u2013 Computer science \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/\" >What is GNU? \u2013 GNU Operating System \u2013 GNU.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/gnu\/gnu.html\" >The GNU Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/audio-video.gnu.org\/\" >GNU Audio and Video \u2013 GNU Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1979\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\" >Semipalatinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1979:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1979 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Tests at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalatinsk<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2009\/11\/kazakhstans_radioactive_legacy.html\" >Kazakhstan\u2019s radioactive legacy \u2013 Boston.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/semipalatinsk_test_site\" >\u201cMy home: nuclear base Semipalatinsk \u2013 21\u201d, Episode 02 \u201cMain Testing Field\u201d (Video: 3 min. 14 sec.) \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death In Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/carlwillis.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/13\/visit-to-the-semipalatinsk-nuclear-test-site\/\" >Visit to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 SPEICAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-ns.iaea.org\/appraisals\/semipalatinsk.asp\" >The Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan \u2013 IAEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/732\/\" >Semipalatinsk Test Site \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5988266\/the-tragic-story-of-the-semipalatinsk-nuclear-test-site\" >The Tragic Story of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, by Vincze Mikl\u00f3s \u2013 io9.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/Sixty_Years_After_First_Soviet_Nuclear_Test_Legacy_Of_Misery_Lives_On\/1809712.html\" >60 Years After First Soviet Nuclear Test, Legacy Of Misery Lives On In Kazakhstan \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 Monday, August 10, 2015 \u2013 RFERL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/8236431.stm\" >Soviet nuclear tests leave Kazakh fallout \u2013 Sunday, 6 September 2009 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/story\/2010\/02\/24\/ST2010022403314.html?sid=ST2010022403314\" >In Kazakhstan, the race for uranium goes nuclear, by Philip P. Pan \u2013 Thursday, February 25, 2005 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?17456\" >Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 NuclearNo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2012\/05\/15\/top-10-nuclear-test-sites\/\" >Top 10 Nuclear Test Sites, Michael Affleck, May 15, 2012 \u2013 Our World \u2013 ListVerse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan\/Semipalatinsk:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reference.allrefer.com\/country-guide-study\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan17.html\" >Kazakstan\/Kazakhstan \u2013 Environmental Problems \u2013 Reference.AllRefer.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdfs\/HBWW_EN\/Semipalatinsk_EN_web.pdf\" >\u201cIn Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades\u2026\u201d \u2013 Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site \u2013 Nuclear-Risk.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/issues\/testing\/PDFs\/JC-143920%5B1%5D.pdf\" >Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan\u2019s Semipalatinsk Test Site Implications on Human and Ecological Heath, by T.M. Carlsen, L.E. Peterson, B.A. Ulsh, C.A. Werner, K.L.Purvis, A.C. Sharber<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nukefreetexas.org\/downloads\/plutominum_uranium_semipalatinsk_test_site.pdf\" >Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 NukeFreeTexas.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2013\/0828\/Secrets-of-Semipalatinsk-How-nuclear-theft-was-averted-in-Central-Asia\" >\u201cTheir research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1\/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers\u2026\u201d \u2013 Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cajgh.pitt.edu\/ojs\/index.php\/cajgh\/article\/view\/127\/0\" >Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idosi.org\/wasj\/wasj23%285%2913\/19.pdf\" >Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 IDOSI.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC3866702\" >Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 \u2013 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure \u2013 Europe PubMed Central<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1978:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1978 Soviet nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Soviet Atmospheric Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovatmtest.html\" >Soviet Atmospheric Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1990 <\/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><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>A US Navy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II\" >McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Yokohama_F-4_crash\" >crashes into a residential neighborhood<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yokohama\" >Yokohama<\/a>, Japan, killing two children on the ground and injuring seven other people.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281975%E2%80%9379%29\" >\u201c<em>The crash destroys several houses. The boys\u2019 mother is also severely burned. Due to the fear that she may be adversely affected during her recovery by the shock, she is not told until 29 January 1979, that her sons have died. The mother dies in 1982, aged 31, of complications from her injuries<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 27 September 1977 \u2013 List of accident and incidents involving military aircraft (1975-79) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan\" >Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/ps\/japan\/mutual_cooperation_treaty.pdf\" >\u201c<em>At the peace negotiations in 1951, the Japanese delegation was pressured to endorse a separate security agreement with the United States. The Japanese were reluctant to accept this ongoing subordination to America, but had no choice but to acquiesce, signing the U.S.- Japan Security Treaty on the same day (September 8, 1951) as the San Francisco Peace Treaty. The Security Treaty was revised and renewed in 1960 and almost 50,000 American troops are still stationed in Japan today<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 <em>TREATY OF MUTUAL COOPERATION AND SECURITY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN,<\/em> SIGNED JANUARY 19, 1960 \u2013 Introduction and the full text of the Treaty<\/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.mofa.go.jp\/region\/n-america\/us\/security\/agree0009.html\" >Text of the <em>Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Japan<\/em>, signed January 19, 1960<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/natsec\/RL34531.pdf\" >Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Has It Been Utilized? \u2013 R. Chuck Mason \u2013 Legislative Attorney \u2013 March 15, 2012 \u2013 Congressional Research Service \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/page\/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\" >About: US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement \u2013 DBPedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/facility\/sofa.htm\" >Status-of-Forces Agreement [SOFA] \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/status-forces-agreements-sofa-agreements-primer\" >Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA Agreements) \u2013 A Premier \u2013 The National Law Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php?title=Status_of_forces_agreement\" >Status of forces agreement \u2013 SourcesWatch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059&amp;context=iclr\" >A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT, Lan Roberts McConnel \u2013 BC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tsuyoshi.or.jp\/agreement\/pdf\/0003.pdf\" >Questionnaire on the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/japanfocus.org\/-C__Douglas-Lummis\/2933\/article.html\" >The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger, by C. Douglas Lummis \u2013 JapanFocus.org<\/a>, <em><strong>or the same article on this website: <\/strong><\/em><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.tokyoprogressive.org\/content\/us-japan-status-forces-agreement-and-okinawan-anger\" >Application of US Status of Forces Agreements to Article 98 of the Rome Statute \u2013 Erik Rosenfeld \u2013 WUSTL.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&amp;context=mscas\" >US Status of Forces Agreements With Asian Countries: Selected Studies, Charles L. Cochran and Hungdah Chiu \u2013 School of Law, University of Maryland \u2013 Occasional Papers\/Reprints Series in Contemporary Asian Studies \u2013 Number 7 \u2013 1979 (28)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_use_of_capital_punishment_in_Spain\" >last use of capital punishment in Spain<\/a> sees the executions of five members of militant organizations, sparking worldwide protests against the Spanish government and the withdrawal of numerous ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Capital Punishment:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_punishment\" >Capital punishment \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathpenaltyinfo.org\/abolitionist-and-retentionist-countries\" >Abolitionists and Retentionists Countries \u2013 DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/13\/130412-death-penalty-capital-punishment-culture-amnesty-international\/\" >5 Surprising Facts About the Death Penalty Worldwide \u2013 Amnesty International report reveals downwards trend. \u2013 NationalGeographic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Optional_Protocol_to_the_International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights\" >Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/2ndOPCCPR.aspx\" >Full text of the <em>Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty<\/em> \u2013 United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1973:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1973 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information,<\/em> <em>see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR\u201d, <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1971:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1971 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information,<\/em> <em>see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR\u201d, <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1990 <\/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><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAC_TSR-2\" >TSR-2<\/a> aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boscombe_Down\" >Boscombe Down<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wiltshire\" >Wiltshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen_Arab_Republic\" >Yemen Arab Republic<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Yemen:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/ym.shtml\" >Yemen \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/yemen\/p\/me080103.htm\" >Yemen: Country Profile \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen\" >Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Yemen\" >Yemen \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/yemen.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/yemen.htm\" >Yemen \u2013 Nations Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemeni-dreams.com\/facts.php\" >FACTS ABOUT YEMEN \u2013 Yemeni-Dreams.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countryreports.org\/country\/Yemen.htm\" >Yemen Facts and Culture \u2013 CountryReports.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/library\/report\/call\/call_02-8_ch5.htm\" >Yemen \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14704852\" >Yemen profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Yemen:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Yemen\" >Foreign relations of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/yemen\/ri374\" >Yemen \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/article\/WHEBN0000034253\/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Yemen\" >FOREIGN RELATIOS OF YEMEN \u2013 Self.Guenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Yemen:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Yemen\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Yemen\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yemen-history.html\" >Yemen \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemeni-dreams.com\/history.php\" >HISTORY OF YEMEN \u2013 Yemeni-Dreams.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/world\/article\/0,8599,2028740,00.html\" >A Brief History of Yemen: Rich Past and Impoverished Present \u2013 TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemen.com\/history-of-yemen\/\" >History of Yemen \u2013 Yemen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yemenweb.com\/History.htm\" >History \u2013 Yemen \u2013 YemenWeb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14704951\" >Yemen profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Yemen:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Yemen\" >Economy of Yemen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/economies\/Asia-and-the-Pacific\/Yemen-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Overview of Economy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yemen-economy.html\" >Yemen \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/yemen\" >Yemen \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/yemen-republic\" >Yemen, Rep. \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>US sells Israel, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MIM-23_Hawk\" >Hawk anti-aircraft missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hawk anti-aircraft missiles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/spp\/starwars\/program\/hawk.htm\" >HAWK \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.redstone.army.mil\/miss-hawk.html\" >HAWK \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designation-systems.net\/dusrm\/m-23.html\" >Raytheon SAM-A-18\/M3\/MIM-23 Hawk \u2013 MIM-23<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usmilitary.about.com\/library\/milinfo\/marinefacts\/blhawk.htm\" >Hawk Surface-to-Air Missile System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>US-Israeli (Military) Relations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel%E2%80%93United_States_military_relations\" >Israel-US military relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/US-Israel\/strattoc.html\" >US-Israel Relations: Strategic &amp; Military Cooperation \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ifamericansknew.org\/us_ints\/history.html\" >THE HISTORY OF US-ISRAEL RELATIONS \u2013 Against Our Better Judgement \u2013 The hidden history of how the United States was used to create Israel \u2013 IfAmericansKnews.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/view\/friends-with-benefits-why-the-u.s.-israeli-alliance-is-good-for-america\" >Friends with Benefits: Why the US-Israeli Alliance Is Good for America, by Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock \u2013 November 7, 2012 \u2013 The Washington Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofi3\/p\/usisraelprofile.htm\" >The US-Israel Relationship \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/israel\/forrel-us.htm\" >Israel \u2013 US Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/US-Israel\/roots_of_US-Israel.html\" >US-Israel Relations: Roots of the US-Israel Relationships \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/mideast\/RL33476.pdf\" >Israel: Background and the US Relations, by Jim Zanotti \u2013 June 1, 2015 \u2013 Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearworld.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/04\/the_complex_history_of_the_us-israel_relationship_111012.html\" >The Complex History of the US-Israel Relationship, by George Friedman \u2013 March 4, 2015 \u2013 RealClearWorld.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofi3\/a\/usisraeltimelin.htm\" >Timeline of US-Israeli Relations \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone\" >Sierra Leone<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sierra Leone:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/sl.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/sierra-leone.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Sierra-Leone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Sierra_Leone\" >Foreign relations of Sierra Leone \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Relations\" >Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/sierra-leone\/ri207\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sl.one.un.org\/\" >UN in Sierra Leone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094194\" >Sierra Leone country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Sierra Leone:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sierra_Leone\" >History of Sierra Leone \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/sierra-leone-history.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad45\" >HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Sierra-Leone-HISTORY.html\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 History \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timelinesdb.com\/listevents.php?subjid=119&amp;title=Sierra%20Leone\" >TIMELINES \u2013 Sierra Leone \u2013 TimelinesDB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094419\" >Sierra Leone profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Sierra Leone:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Sierra_Leone\" >Economy of Sierra Leone \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/sierra-leone\/sierra-leone-economic-outlook\/\" >Sierra Leone EconomicOutlook \u2013 AFDB.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/sierra-leone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 Data \u2013 World Bank<\/a>, <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/sierraleone\" >Sierra Leone \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doingbusiness.org\/data\/exploreeconomies\/sierraleone\" >Ease of Doing Business in Sierra Leone \u2013 World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Sierra Leone and the United Nations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/sierraleone\/\" >Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/(httpPermanentMissions_en)\/CFA8EB1823020866C1257908000B0E29\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1959\u00a0 <\/strong>Nearly 5,000 people die on the main Japanese island of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honsh%C5%AB\" >Honsh\u016b<\/a> as the result of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon\" >typhoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1956\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USAF\" >USAF<\/a> Captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milburn_G._Apt\" >Milburn G. Apt<\/a> becomes the first man to exceed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mach_number\" >Mach<\/a> 3 while flying the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bell_X-2\" >Bell X-2<\/a>. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The first Plenary Session of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_People%27s_Congress\" >National People\u2019s Congress<\/a> approves the design of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China\" >Flag of the People\u2019s Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Flag of China:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flagspot.net\/flags\/cn.html\" >Flags of The World \u2013 China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Kassel_in_World_War_II\" >Kassel Mission<\/a> results in the largest loss by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Air_Forces\" >USAAF<\/a> group on any mission in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>Last day of the September <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actions_along_the_Matanikau_%28September_%E2%80%93_October_1942%29\" >Matanikau action<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalcanal\" >Guadalcanal<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> troops barely escape after being surrounded by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Japan\" >Japanese<\/a> forces near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tripartite_Pact\" >Tripartite Pact<\/a> is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tripartite Pact of 1940:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" >SEP 27 1940 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Tripartite Pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/wwii\/triparti.asp\" >Text of the <em>Three-Power Pact Between Germany, Italy, and Japan, Signed at Berlin, September 27, 1940<\/em>. \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" >Axis powers \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/pha\/policy\/pre-war\/361125a.html\" >SOME DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO THE ALLIANCE OF GERMANY, JAPAN, AND ITALY DURING WORLD WAR II. \u2013 iBiblio.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/r.search.yahoo.com\/_ylt=AwrBT_yTMfhVmakAruRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMHZ0NG9yBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM3BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--\/RV=2\/RE=1442357780\/RO=10\/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hehs.d211.org%2fpeople%2fmallonk%2fAP%2fWorld%2520War%2520II%2fRise%2520of%2520fascism%2520and%2520militarism%2520in%2520Germany%2c.pptx\/RK=0\/RS=DV9gGOrsVZTzw3mh26Ll03M4ltI-\" >Rise of fascism, and militarism in Germany, Italy, and Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comandosupremo.com\/protocol.html\" >Protocol Concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan, at Rome, November 6, 1937 \u2013 ComandoSupremo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005177\" >\u201c<em>Finally, on September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, which became known as the Axis alliance<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 AXIS ALLIANCE IN WORLD WAR II \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Why-did-Japan-and-Italy-ally-themselves-with-Germany-in-WW2\" >Why did Japan and Italy ally themselves with Germany in WW2? \u2013 Quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/decmenu.asp\" >Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/italy-declares-war-on-germany\" >OCT 13 1943 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Italy declares war on Germany \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter17.shtml\" >Article 107 of the Charter of the United Nations:<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter8.shtml\" >Article 53 of the Charter of the United Nations:<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balinese_Tiger\" >Balinese Tiger<\/a> declared extinct.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Balinese Tiger:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people.uwec.edu\/jolhm\/EH3\/Group10\/Tiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger (Extinct 1937) \u2013 UWEC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/petermaas.nl\/extinct\/speciesinfo\/balitiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger \u2013 <em>Panthera tigris balica <\/em>\u2013 The Sixth Extinction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnature.org\/rip\/bali-tiger\/\" >\u201c<em>The Bali Tiger was part of the\u00a0 Panthera<\/em> Tigris<em> species which also included the now extinct Javan Tiger and the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Bali Tiger \u2013 ItsNature.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dinosaurs.about.com\/od\/mesozoicmammals\/p\/Bali-Tiger.htm\" >Bali Tiger \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lairweb.org.nz\/tiger\/bali.html\" >Historic distribution of Balinese Tiger:<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China\" >Republic of China<\/a> is recognized by the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1922\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_I_of_Greece\" >King Constantine I<\/a> of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_II_of_Greece\" >King George II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1916\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iyasu_V\" >Iyasu V<\/a> is proclaimed deposed as ruler of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Ethiopia<\/a> in a palace coup in favor of his aunt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zewditu_I\" >Zewditu I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong>The first production of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Model_T\" >Ford Model T<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automobile\" >automobile<\/a> was built at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piquette_Plant\" >Piquette Plant<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit,_Michigan\" >Detroit, Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>The physics journal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annalen_der_Physik\" >Annalen der Physik<\/a> received <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_Einstein\" >Albert Einstein<\/a>\u2018s paper \u201cDoes the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?\u201d, introducing the equation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E%3Dmc%C2%B2\" >E=mc\u00b2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Einstein\u2019s Theory &#8211; E=mc\u00b2<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> :<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/scitech\/SciRefGuides\/einstein.html\" >The Annus Mirabilis of Albert Einstein \u2013 Science Reference Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2005\/03\/17\/4538324\/albert-einsteins-year-of-miracles-light-theory\" >Albert Einstein\u2019s Year of Miracles: Light Theory, by Richard Harris \u2013 March 17, 2005 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pitt.edu\/%7Ejdnorton\/teaching\/2509_Einstein_1905.html\" >HPS 2590 Einstein 1905 \u2013 PITT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/the-year-of-albert-einstein-75841381\/?no-ist\" >The Year Of Albert Einstein \u2013 Smithsonian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miniphysics.com\/einsteins-significant-1905-papers.html\" >Einstein\u2019s significant 1905 papers \u2013 MiniPhysics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/6272.html\" >Book: <em>Einstein\u2019s Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics<\/em>, edited and introduced by John Stachehl, with a new introduction by John Stachel, with a forward by Roger Penrose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_scientific_publications_by_Albert_Einstein\" >List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1903\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wreck_of_the_Old_97\" >Wreck of the Old 97<\/a>, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wreck of the Old 97:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopediavirginia.org\/Wreck_of_the_Old_97\" >Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 ENCYCLOPEDIA VIRGINIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1903\/9\/27\/wreck-of-the-old-97\" >Sep 27 1903 Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thecentrecannothold.net\/rnr-history\/1903-wreck-97\/\" >1903 \u2013 The Wreck of the Old \u201997 \u2013 TheCentreCannotHold.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.countrymusictreasures.com\/storybehindthesong\/wreck-of-the-old.html\" >Wreck of the Old 97 \u2013 CountryMusicTreasures.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.markerhistory.com\/wreck-of-the-old-97-marker-q-5-b\/\" >WRECK OF THE OLD 97 \u2013 MarkerHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1875\u00a0 <\/strong>The merchant sailing ship <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_Southard\" >Ellen Southard<\/a><\/em> is wrecked in a storm at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liverpool\" >Liverpool<\/a>; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >United States Congress<\/a> subsequently awards 27 gold <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lifesaving_Medal\" >Lifesaving Medals<\/a> to the lifeboat men who went to rescue her crew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steamship\" >steamship<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Arctic\" >SS\u00a0<em>Arctic<\/em><\/a> sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1825\u00a0 <\/strong>The world\u2019s first public railway to use steam locomotives, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway\" >Stockton and Darlington Railway<\/a>, is ceremonially opened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1822\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Champollion\" >Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Champollion<\/a> announces that he has deciphered the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosetta_stone\" >Rosetta stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\" >Mexico<\/a> gains its independence from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" >Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mexico:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mx.html\" >MEXICO \u2013 THE WORLD FACT BOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/mexico\/\" >Mexico \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mexico.html\" >Mexico \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mexico\" >Mexico \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/mexico\/index.html\" >Mexico \u2013 News Archive \u2013 Chronology of Coverage \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/ipka\/A0107779.html\" >Mexico \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Mexico:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Mexico\" >Foreign relations of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/mexico\/p30700\" >Mexico \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/mexico\/92.htm\" >Foreign Relations \u2013 Mexico \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History and Culture of Mexico:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/mexico\" >MEXICO \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mexico\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-world.org\/mexico.htm\" >Mexico: A brief History \u2013 The International History Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatmexico.com\/history-mexico.html\" >History of Mexico \u2013 WhatMexico.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Mexico\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/mexico\/mexicohistory.htm\" >Mexico \u2013 History and Culture \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Mexico-history.htm\" >History of Mexico \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/mexico\/history\" >Mexico \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/north-america\/mexico\/history\" >Mexican History \u2013 Destination360.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexperience.com\/lifestyle\/history-of-mexico\/\" >History of Mexico \u2013 Mexperience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/americas\/country_profiles\/1210779.stm\" >Mexico timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mexicanhistory.org\/timeline.htm\" >Mexican History Time lines \u2013 MexicanHistory.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/mexico\/mexico-timeline\" >MEXICO TIMELINE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Mexican_history\" >Timeline of Mexican history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Independence of Mexico:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexonline.com\/mexican-independence.htm\" >The History of Mexican Independence \u2013 MexonOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/ww.history.com\/topics\/mexico\/struggle-for-mexican-independence\" >STRUGGLE FOR MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_War_of_Independence\" >Mexican War of Independence \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/mexican-war-of-independence-begins\" >Sep 16 1810 Mexican War of Independence begins \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mexperience.com\/lifestyle\/history-of-mexico\/independence-from-spain\/\" >Independence from Spain \u2013 Mexperience.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Mexico:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Mexico\" >Economy of Mexico \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mexico\/overview\" >Mexico \u2013 Overview \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/mexico\" >Mexico \u2013 Data \u2013 The World Bank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/worldeconomy\/p\/Mexico_Economy.htm\" >Mexico\u2019s Economy: Facts, Opportunities, Challenges, by Kimberly Amadeo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1669\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Venice\" >Venetians<\/a> surrender the fortress of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heraklion\" >Candia<\/a> to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottomans<\/a>, thus ending the 21-year-long <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Candia\" >Siege of Candia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1605\u00a0 <\/strong>The armies of Sweden are defeated by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth\" >Polish\u2013Lithuanian Commonwealth<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kircholm\" >Battle of Kircholm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Rabies_Day\" >WORLD RABIES DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Right_to_Know_Day\" >INTERNATIONAL RIGHT TO KNOW DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2014\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Hong_Kong_protests\" >Hong Kong protests<\/a>\u00a0: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benny_Tai\" >Benny Tai<\/a> announces that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Occupy_Central_with_Love_and_Peace\" >Occupy Central<\/a> is launched as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong\" >Hong Kong<\/a>\u2018s government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Police_Force\" >Hong Kong police<\/a> resort to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tear_gas\" >tear gas<\/a> to disperse protesters but thousands remain.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hong Kong Occupy Central:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2014\/09\/27\/world\/asia\/hong-kong-five-things\/index.html\" >Hong Kong Occupy Central protests \u2013 September 27, 2014 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/hong-kong-occupy-central-protest-live-stream-2014-least-41-people-injured-78-arrested-1696136\" >Hong Kong Occupy Central Protest Live Stream 2014: At Least 41 People Injured, 78 Arrested, by Maria Voltaggio \u2013 September 28, 2014 \u2013 International Business Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/occupy-central\" >\u201c<em>Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Occupy Central | South China Morning Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/10\/12\/hong-kong-police-protester-barricade_n_5974432.html\" >Hong Kong Police Remove Protester Barricades, Occupy Central Says \u2013 Oct 13, 2014 \u2013 Reuters \u2013 HuffigtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Support of China against Pro-Democracy Movement:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/18\/world\/asia\/thousands-protest-an-occupy-movement-in-hong-kong.html?_r=0\" >Thousands in Hong Kong Rally in Support of China \u2013 AUG.17, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/journal-neo.org\/2014\/10\/01\/hong-kong-s-occupy-central-is-us-backed-sedition\/\" >Hong Kong\u2019s \u201cOccupy Central\u201d is US-backed Sedition \u2013 October 1, 2014 \u2013 Journal-Neo.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somali_Armed_Forces\" >Somali<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia\" >African Union<\/a> forces launch a coordinated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kismayo_%282012%29\" >assault<\/a> on the Somali port city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kismayo\" >Kismayo<\/a> to take back the city from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29\" >al-Shabaab<\/a> militants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The military junta leading <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guinea\" >Guinea<\/a>, headed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moussa_Dadis_Camara\" >Captain Moussa Dadis Camara<\/a>, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Guinea_protest\" >a protest rally<\/a> in a stadium called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stade_du_28_Septembre\" >Stade du 28 Septembre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Aqsa_Intifada\" >Al-Aqsa Intifada<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ariel_Sharon\" >Ariel Sharon<\/a> visits <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Aqsa_Mosque\" >Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/a> known to Jews as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_Mount\" >Temple Mount<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem\" >Jerusalem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>Former president of Afghanistan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Najibullah\" >Mohammad Najibullah<\/a> is tortured and brutally murdered by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliban\" >Taliban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yitzhak_Rabin\" >Yitzhak Rabin<\/a> and PLO Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yasser_Arafat\" >Yasser Arafat<\/a> sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Agreement_on_the_West_Bank_and_the_Gaza_Strip\" >Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Oslo II Accords:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oslo_II_Accord\" >Oslo II Accord (= Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/israel\/oslo-ii-accords-interim-agreement-west-bank-gaza-strip\/p9676\" >Oslo II Accords (Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) \u2013 Council on Foreign Affairs \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1991to_now_oslo_accords_2.php\" >What was the \u201cOslo II\u201d Interim Agreement in 1995? \u2013 Oslo II Interim Agreement \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/3de5ebbc0.html\" >Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip \u2013 RefWorld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Denard\" >Bob Denard<\/a> and a group of mercenaries take the islands of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comoros\" >Comoros<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Comoros\" >coup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Special_Commission\" >UN weapons inspectors (= UNSCOM)<\/a> ends 5-day standoff with Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) to Iraq:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Special_Commission#1991.E2.80.931995\" >UNSCOM in 1991-1995 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanbuilt.us\/patriots\/scott-ritter.shtml\" >UNSCOM Weapon\u2019s Inspector Scott Ritter\u2019s website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/iraq\/iraq-weapons-inspections-1991-1998\/p7705\" >IRAQ: Weapons Inspections: 1991 \u2013 1998 \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/previous-issues-and-debate-on-iraq\/weapons-inspection-program.html\" >Weapons Inspection Program \u2013 Global Policy Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Inspection of Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Iraq War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-10770239\" >Iraq inquiry: Former UN inspector Blix says war illegal \u2013 27 July 2010 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/armscontrolnow.org\/2013\/03\/05\/the-cost-of-ignoring-un-inspectors-an-unnecessary-war-with-iraq\/\" >The Cost of Ignoring UN Inspectors: An Unnecessary War with Iraq, by Greg Thielmann \u2013 March 5, 2013 \u2013 Arms Control Now \u2013 ArmsControlNow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/106\/iraq-weapons-inspections-double-standards\" >Iraq Weapons Inspections and Double Standards, by Anup Shah \u2013 Global Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/NSAEBB\/NSAEBB80\/\" >Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 The National Security Archive \u2013 GWU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/gunning\/etc\/arsenal.html\" >Saddam Hussein\u2019s Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/iraqchron\" >Disarming Saddam-A Chronology of Iraq and UN Weapons Inspections From 2002-2003: Factsheets &amp; Briefs \u2013 Arms Control Association \u2013 ArmsControl.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/17\/who-was-right-about-w-m-d-s-in-iraq\/?_r=0\" >Who Was Right About WMDs in Iraq? ,by Hannah Kozlowska \u2013 October 17, 2014 \u2013 The Opinion Pages \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/bush-the-truth-and-iraqs-weapons-of-mass-destruction-letters-to-the-editor-1423868736\" >Bush, the Truth and Iraq\u2019s Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 February 13, 2015 \u2013 The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2015\/04\/10\/twelve-years-later-u-s-media-still-cant-get-iraqi-wmd-story-right\/\" >TWELVE YEARS LATER, US MEDIA STILL CAN\u2019T GET IRAQ WMD STORY RIGHT, by Jon Schwarz \u2013 April 10, 2015 \u2013 The Intercept<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2015\/05\/18\/stop-it-liberals-bush-didnt-lie-about-iraq-having-wmds\/\" >Stop It, Liberals: Bush Didn\u2019t Lie About Iraq Having WMDs, by Jamie Weinstein \u2013 05\/18\/2015 \u2013 The Daily Caller \u2013 DailyCaller.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spaghetti_House_siege\" >Spaghetti House siege<\/a>, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITT_Corporation\" >ITT<\/a> Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT\u2019s alleged involvement in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_coup_of_1973\" >September 11, 1973 coup d\u2019\u00e9tat<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >Parliament of the United Kingdom<\/a> passes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971\" >Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/a> banning the medicinal use of cannabis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Egypt\" >Egyptian President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser\" >Gamal Abdel Nasser<\/a> dies of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myocardial_infarction\" >heart attack<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cairo\" >Cairo<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anwar_Sadat\" >Anwar Sadat<\/a> is named as Nasser\u2019s temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whaam%21\" >Whaam!<\/a><\/em>, now considered <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roy_Lichtenstein\" >Roy Lichtenstein<\/a>\u2018s most important work, debuted at an exhibition held at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leo_Castelli_Gallery\" >Leo Castelli Gallery<\/a> that lasted until at October 24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paddington_tram_depot_fire\" >Paddington tram depot fire<\/a> destroys 65 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tram\" >trams<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brisbane\" >Brisbane<\/a>, Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_coup\" >military coup<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damascus\" >Damascus<\/a> effectively ends the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Arab_Republic\" >United Arab Republic<\/a>, the union between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" >Egypt<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" >Syria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali\" >Mali<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Senegal\" >Senegal<\/a> join the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mali\" >Mali \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/mali.html\" >Mali \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa.com\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 Africa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographia.com\/mali\/\" >Exploring Mali \u2013 Geographia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13881370\" >Mali country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Mali\" >Foreign relations of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2828.htm\" >US Relations with Mali \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/mali\/ri196\" >Mali \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/mali\/index_en.htm\" >EU Relations with Mali \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/english\/features\/focac\/183436.htm\" >Mali and China \u2013 China.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations\" >Mali \u2013 Russia relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/sid_FCDD90907B2F4172D17553BAC313F95F\/EN\/Aussenpolitik\/Laender\/Laenderinfos\/01-Nodes\/Mali_node.html\" >Mali and Germany \u2013 Federal Foreign Office of Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Mali and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/mali\/\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mali to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/%28httpPermanentMissions_en%29\/5C326E8AD68E3269C1256F4100451FEC?OpenDocument\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mali to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncsp.undp.org\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) \u2013 UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/AFRICARegion\/Pages\/MLIndex.aspx\" >Mali \u2013 UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/childrenandarmedconflict.un.org\/countries\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>US\u2013Mali Military Relations\/Cooperation:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/18\/us-mali-rebels-us-idUSBRE91H0Q620130218\" >US could resume direct Mali military aid if elections successful, by Pascal Fletcher \u2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/will-the-u-s-go-back-to-training-malis-military-20130816\" >Will US Go Back to Training Mali\u2019s Military? , by John Knefel, \u2013 August 16, 2013 \u2013 RollingStone.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bridgesfrombamako.com\/2014\/04\/21\/how-us-military-assistance-failed\/\" >How US military assistance failed in Mali \u2013 April 21, 2014 \u2013 Bridges from Bamaka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_of_Mali\" >Military of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mali\" >History of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Mali-HISTORY.html\" >Mali \u2013 History \u2013 Nations Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa26\" >HISTORY OF MALI \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/mali\/p\/MaliHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Mali \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/mali\/history\" >Mali \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Mali-historical-empire-Africa\" >Mali \u2013 historical empire, Africa \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/gah\/mali-empire-ca-1200\" >Mali Empire (ca. 1200 \u2013 ) \u2013 BlackPast.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/mali\/history-politics\" >Mali \u2013 History &amp; Politics \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/mali\/mali-conflict-three-things-know\/p29824\" >Mali Conflict: Three Things to Know \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13881978\" >Mali profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Mali:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Mali\" >Economy of Mali \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/mali-economy.html\" >Mali \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/Africa\/Mali-ECONOMY.html\" >Mali \u2013 Economy \u2013 Nations Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/mali\/economy-industry\" >Mali \u2013 Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africaneconomicoutlook.org\/en\/country-notes\/west-africa\/mali\/\" >Mali \u2013 African Economic Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mali\/overview\" >Mali \u2013 Country Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/mali\" >Mali \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/node\/257.html\" >Senegal \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/senegal.html\" >Senegal \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/senegal.htm\" >Senegal \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Sa-Th\/Senegal.html\" >Culture of Senegal \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14093674\" >Senegal country profile \u2013 Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Senegal\" >Foreign relations of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geographyiq.com\/countries\/sg\/Senegal_relations_summary.htm\" >Senegal \u2013 Foreign Relations (Notes) \u2013 Geography IQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/row\/R41369.pdf\" >Senegal: Background and the US Relations, by Alexis Arieff, Analyst of African Affairs \u2013 June 20, 2013 \u2013 Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Senegal and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/senegal\/content\/permanent-mission-republic-senegal-united-nations-0\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/%28httpPermanentMissions_en%29\/7185B89AA0755303C1256F4100452050?OpenDocument\" >The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Countries\/AFRICARegion\/Pages\/SNIndex.aspx\" >Senegal \u2013 UN Office for High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncsp.undp.org\/country\/senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) \u2013 UNDP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Senegal\" >History of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac64\" >HISTORY OF SENEGAL \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/senegal\/history-politics\" >Senegal \u2013 History &amp; Politics \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/senegal\/history\" >Senegal \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/senegal\/\" >Senegal \u2013 History \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/senegal-country-africa-history.html\" >Senegal \u2013 History- Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14093813\" >Senegal profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Senegal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Senegal\" >Economy of Senegal \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/senegal-country-africa-economy.html\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/senegal\/economy-industry\" >Senegal \u2013 Economy &amp; Industry \u2013 Our-Africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/senegal\/overview\" >Senegal \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/senegal\" >Senegal \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/senegal\/senegal-economic-outlook\/\" >Senegal Economy Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong>France ratifies a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_of_France\" >Constitution of France<\/a>; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Fifth_Republic\" >French Fifth Republic<\/a> is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution\" >constitution<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_4\" >October 4<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guinea\" >Guinea<\/a> rejects the new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution\" >constitution<\/a>, voting for independence instead.\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Guinea#Independence_.281958.29\" >On October 2, 1958, Guinea declares its independence from France<\/a>.<em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/guinea-country-africa-history.html\" >\u201cUnder Tour\u00e9\u2019s leadership, Guinea became the only colony to vote against the constitution of the French Community in 1958 and to opt for complete independence, which was achieved on Oct. 2, 1958. France retaliated by severing relations and withdrawing all financial and technical aid.\u201d \u2013 Guinea \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>French Constitution of 1958:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Constitution-of-1958\" >Constitution of 1958 \u2013 French History \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisnation.com\/library\/france.html\" >Text of the English translation of the French Constitution of 1958 and its Amendments \u2013 ThisNation.com<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr\/conseil-constitutionnel\/english\/constitution\/constitution-of-4-october-1958.25742.html\" >Constitution of 4 October 1958<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Guinean Constitutional Referendum on 28 September 1958:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guinean_constitutional_referendum,_1958\" >Guinean constitutional referendum, 1958 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/books\/9780821442562\" >\u201c<em>In September 1958, the French territory of Guinea claimed its independence. In a defiant \u201cNo\u201d to France, the Guinean people, through a popular referen-dum, decisively rejected a constitution that would have relegated their country to junior partnership in a new French Community<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Introduction \u2013 <em>Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958<\/em>, by Elizabeth Schmidt \u2013 JHU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<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><em><strong>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1951\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS\" >CBS<\/a> makes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Color_television\" >color televisions<\/a> available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/id.shtml\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.net\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Country Studies \u2013 The World Fact Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/\" >Indonesia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/indonesia.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Indonesia\" >Foreign relations of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2014\/02\/04\/indonesias-foreign-relations-policy-shaped-by-the-ideal-of-dynamic-equilibrium\/\" >Indonesia\u2019s foreign relations: policy shamed by the ideal of \u2018dynamic equilibrium\u2019, by Dewi Fortuna Anwar \u2013 4 February 2014 \u2013 EAST ASIA FORUM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/indonesia\/indonesian-foreign-policy\/p31071\" >Indonesian Foreign Policy \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Indonesia%29\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia_and_the_United_Nations\" >Indonesia and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.or.id\/en\/\" >Indonesia and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.id.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Indonesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indonesiamission-ny.org\/pages\/HOME\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mission-indonesia.org\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, WTO, and Other International Organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/3.htm\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indo.com\/indonesia\/history.html\" >History \u2013 BALI &amp; INDONESIA \u2013 Indo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinfo.org\/asianinfo\/indonesia\/pro-history.htm\" >Indonesia\u2019s History and Background \u2013 AsianInfo.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/indonesia.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDONESIA \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/indonesia\/history\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Indonesia-history.htm\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-history.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/history-of-indonesia.html\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/resources\/indonesian_history\" >Indonesian History \u2013 TheJakartaPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Indonesian_history\" >Timeline of Indonesian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-15114517\" >Indonesia country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Indonesia\" >Economy of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-economy.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/business-and-economy-indonesia.html\" >Business &amp; Economy of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/indonesia\/economy\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Army\" >Soviet Army<\/a> troops liberate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klooga_concentration_camp\" >Klooga concentration camp<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klooga\" >Klooga<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estonia\" >Estonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Uprising\" >Drama Uprising<\/a> against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria\" >Bulgarian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_occupation_of_Greece\" >occupation<\/a> in northern <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" >Greece<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw\" >Warsaw<\/a> surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Treaty_of_Friendship,_Cooperation_and_Demarcation\" >agree<\/a> on a division of Poland after their invasion during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Invasion of Poland in September 1939:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Occupation_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%9345%29\" >Occupation of Poland (1939-1945) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Administrative_division_of_Polish_territories_during_World_War_II\" >Administrative division of Poland during World War II \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2days.com\/nazis-soviets-divide-poland-3.html\" >NAZIS, SOVIET DIVIDE POLAND \u2013 WW2Days.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/worldwarii\/a\/nonaggression.htm\" >The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/web\/history\/WWII\/1939\/link.shtml\" >German Invasion of Poland \u2013 September 1939 \u2013 Buffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msuweb.montclair.edu\/%7Efurrg\/research\/mlg09\/did_ussr_invade_poland.html\" >Did the Soviet Union Invade Poland in September 1939? NO! \u2013 Montclair.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwar2movietimeline.com\/topics\/soviet-invasion-of-poland\/\" >Soviet Invasion of Poland \u2013 World War II Movie Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2014\/09\/01\/how_the_1939_soviet_invasion_sealed_polands_fate_in_wwii_and_changed_the_world_forever.html\" >How the 1939 Soviet invasion sealed Poland\u2019s fate in WWII \u2013 and changed the world forever \u2013 World \u2013 TheStar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.secondworldwarhistory.com\/invasion-of-poland.asp\" >Invasion of Poland \u2013 Timeline \u2013 SecondWorldWar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Holocaust and the Invasion of Poland in 1939:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005070\" >INVASION OF POLAND FALL 1939 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theholocaustexplained.org\/ks4\/the-nazi-impact-on-europe\/nazi-occupation-case-studies\/poland\/#.Vf7j-JeufX4\" >\u201c<em>The German Army attacked Poland on 1 September 1939. Poland was defeated by the 28 September 1939. The Polish government fled to France, then, in May 1940, to London, after the German invasion of France<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 German Invasion \u2013 The Holocaust Explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Fleming\" >Sir Alexander Fleming<\/a> notices a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bacterium\" >bacteria<\/a>-killing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mold\" >mold<\/a> growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penicillin\" >penicillin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >UK Parliament<\/a> passes the Dangerous Drugs Act outlawing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cannabis_%28drug%29\" >cannabis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1924\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_aerial_circumnavigation\" >First round-the-world<\/a> flight completed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omaha_Race_Riot_of_1919\" >Race riots<\/a> begin in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omaha,_Nebraska\" >Omaha, Nebraska<\/a>, US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fifth_Battle_of_Ypres\" >Fifth Battle of Ypres<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulster_Covenant\" >Ulster Covenant<\/a> is signed by half a million Ulster Protestants in opposition to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Third_Irish_Home_Rule_Bill\" >Third Irish Home Rule Bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1901\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War\" >Philippine\u2013American War<\/a>: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balangiga_massacre\" >surprise attack<\/a> in the town of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balangiga,_Eastern_Samar\" >Balangiga<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samar_Island\" >Samar Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Conference_on_Weights_and_Measures\" >General Conference on Weights and Measures<\/a> (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Platinum\" >platinum<\/a> with ten percent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iridium\" >iridium<\/a>, measured at the melting point of ice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riot\" >Riots<\/a> break out in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montreal\" >Montreal<\/a> to protest against compulsory <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smallpox\" >smallpox<\/a> vaccination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1871\u00a0 <\/strong>Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" >Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SETPEMBER 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>Over 42 people are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gujba_college_massacre\" >killed<\/a> by members of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boko_Haram\" >Boko Haram<\/a> at the College of Agriculture in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gujba\" >Gujba<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Samoa_earthquake\" >8.0 magnitude earthquake<\/a> near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samoan_Islands\" >Samoan Islands<\/a> causes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsunami\" >tsunami<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>Following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bankruptcy\" >bankruptcies<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lehman_Brothers\" >Lehman Brothers<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Mutual\" >Washington Mutual<\/a>, The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average\" >Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a> falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sellafield\" >Calder Hall<\/a>, the world\u2019s first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907\" >Gol Transportes A\u00e9reos Flight 1907<\/a> collides in mid-air with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_Legacy_600\" >Embraer Legacy 600<\/a> business jet near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peixoto_de_Azevedo\" >Peixoto de Azevedo<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mato_Grosso\" >Mato Grosso<\/a>, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006%E2%80%932007_Brazilian_aviation_crisis\" >Brazilian aviation crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burt_Rutan\" >Burt Rutan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ansari_X_Prize\" >Ansari X Prize<\/a> entry <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SpaceShipOne\" >SpaceShipOne<\/a><\/em> performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asteroid\" >asteroid<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/4179_Toutatis\" >4179 Toutatis<\/a> passes within four lunar distances of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth\" >Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" >United States Navy<\/a> disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VF-84\" >VF-84<\/a>), nicknamed the \u201cJolly Rogers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulysses_%28spacecraft%29\" >US space probe Ulysses<\/a> completes 2nd passage behind Sun.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Space Probe:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_probe\" >Space probe \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/science\/space-probe.html\" >Space probe \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/historicspacecraft.com\/Probes_Outer_Planets.html\" >Space Probes to the Outer Planet \u2013 Historic Spacecraft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/my.execpc.com\/%7Eculp\/space\/timeline.html\" >Time Line of Space Exploration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Ulysses Space Probe:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Ulysses-space-probe\" >Ulysses \u2013 European-United States space probe \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Ulysses_overview\" >ULYSSES OVERVIEW \u2013 ESA.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/Ulysses_factsheet\" >ULYSSES FACTSHEET \u2013 ESA.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/missions\/ulysses\/indepth\" >Missions \u2013 Ulysses: In Depth \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.universe-galaxies-stars.com\/Ulysses_probe.html\" >\u201c<em><strong>Ulysses space probe<\/strong><\/em><em> is a robotic space probe designed to study the Sun at all latitudes. The Ulysses space probe is named for the Latin translation of \u201cOdysseus\u201d, was launched in October 1990 from the Space Shuttle Discovery (mission STS-41) as a joint venture of NASA and the European Space Agency<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Universe-Galexies-Stars.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/science\/space\/solarsystem\/space_missions\/ulysses_%28spacecraft%29\" >\u201c<em>The first probe to fly over the Sun\u2019s poles was the joint European-US Ulysses, launched aboard the space shuttle in 1990<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Ulysses \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>Brazilian President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fernando_Collor_de_Mello\" >Fernando Collor de Mello<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impeachment\" >impeached<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>Military coup in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991_Haitian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >1991 Haitian coup d\u2019\u00e9tat<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Military Coup in Haiti, 1991\u00a0:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ushaititext.wikispaces.com\/1991+Aristide+and+Coup\" >1991 Aristide and Coup \u2013 USHaiti Text<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2004\/03\/hait-m01.html\" >The Overthrow of Haiti\u2019s Aristide: a coup made in the USA \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hartford-hwp.com\/archives\/43a\/245.html\" >Tenth Anniversary of the 1991 coup d\u2019\u00e9tat; President Aristide denounces \u201ceconomic terrorism,\u201d \u2013 Haiti \u2013 Progres, This Week in Haiti, Vol. 19, no. 29, 3-9 October 2001<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Haiti:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ha.html\" >Haiti \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/haiti\/\" >Haiti \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Haiti\" >Haiti \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/haiti.html\" >Haiti \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/haiti.htm\" >Haiti \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/haiti\/haiti-current-upheaval\/p7819\" >HAITI \u2013 Current Upheaval \u2013 March 2, 2004 \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Haiti:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Haiti\" >Foreign relations of Haiti \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/haiti\/80.htm\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 HAITI \u2013 CountryStudes.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/1982.htm\" >US Relations with Haiti \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/haiti\/ri335\" >Haiti \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Haiti:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Haiti\" >History of Haiti \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelinghaiti.com\/history.asp\" >The History of Haiti \u2013 TravelingHaiti.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Haiti-history.htm\" >History of Haiti \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/haiti-history.html\" >Haiti \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/frontlineworld\/rough\/2007\/12\/haiti_belos_sonlinks.html\" >Haiti\u2019s History \u2013 FRONTLINE WORLD \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.language-works.com\/Haiti\/history.htm\" >Haiti: A Brief History \u2013 Language-Work.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/haiti.htm\" >Political and Economic History of Haiti \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 State University Department of Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Haiti:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Haiti\" >Economy of Haiti \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/haiti-economy.html\" >Haiti \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/haiti\" >Haiti \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/haiti\" >Haiti \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>The YF-22, which would later become the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F-22_Raptor\" >F-22 Raptor<\/a>, flies for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>Construction of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_National_Cathedral\" >Washington National Cathedral<\/a> is completed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cathedral.org\/\" >Washington National Cathedral \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/main\/religion\/cath.html\" >Washington National Cathedral Archives \u2013 Main Reading Room \u2013 The Library of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nr\/travel\/wash\/dc5.htm\" >National Cathedral, WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/articles\/arts-events\/mysteries-of-the-washington-national-cathedral\/\" >Mysteries of the National Cathedral, by Graham Meyer \u2013 September 1, 2007 \u2013 Washington.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1988\/press.html\" >UN peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Peacekeeping, and the UN Peacekeeping:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peacekeeping\" >Peacekeeping \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_peacekeeping\" >United Nations peacekeeping \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/operations\/peacekeeping.shtml\" >What is peacekeeping? \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/\" >United Nations peacekeeping \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Peacekeeping_Operations\" >Department of Peacekeeping Operations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/about\/dpko\/\" >Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) \u2013 United Nations Peacekeeping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/conflict\/peace\/treatment\/peacemkg.htm\" >Web links on Peacekeeping \u2013 Peacekeeping \u2013 International Online Training Program on Intractable Conflict \u2013 Colorado.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>UN Peacekeeping Forces and the Nobel Peace Prize 1988:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1988\/09\/30\/world\/un-peacekeeping-forces-named-winner-of-the-nobel-peace-prize.html\" >\u201c<em>OSLO, Sept. 29\u2014 The United Nations peacekeeping forces, which for 40 years have been deployed to reduce tensions in the world\u2019s trouble spots, were named here today as the 1988 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 UN Peacekeeping Forces Named Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, by Sheila Rule \u2013 September 30, 1988 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1988\/\" >The Nobel Peace Prize 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/aboutun\/nobelprize\/1988\/index.shtml\" >United Nations and the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of the UN Peacekeeping:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping\" >History of the United Nations peacekeeping \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1988\/un-history.html\" >United Nations Peacekeeping Forces \u2013 History \u2013 NobelPrize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nobelpeacekeepers.tripod.com\/id4.html\" >History of the UN Peacekeeping \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un-museum.ru\/history\/index-e.htm\" >Museum of Peacekeeping Operations \u2013 UN-Museum.ru<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Various Problems, the Past and Present, relating to the UN Peacekeeping Operations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/issues\/\" >Peacekeeping issues \u2013 \u201c<em>Peacekeeping operates within a changing physical, social, economic and political environment. We need to be flexible to address a changing set of issues<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1998\/06\/11\/opinion\/11iht-edced.t.html\" >Look at the Benefits and Cost of the UN Peacekeeping, by Cedric Thornberry \u2013 June 11, 1998 \u2013 Opinion \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sam.gov.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/EmelOsmanCavusoglu.pdf\" >CHALLENGES TO [THE] UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA \u2013 December 1999 \u2013 February 2000 \u2013 Volume IV, No. 4 \u2013 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.lib.unb.ca\/index.php\/jcs\/article\/view\/4334\/4970\" >Blue Helmets From the South: Accounting for the Participation of Weaker States in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, by Andrew Blum \u2013 Spring 2000 \u2013 The Journal of Conflict Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beyondintractability.org\/essay\/peacekeeping\/\" >Peacekeeping, by Julian Ouellet \u2013 Conflict Management Program at SAIS \u2013 September 2003 \u2013 Beyond Intractability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipu.org\/splz-e\/unga04\/peacekeeping.pdf\" >The Challenges of the Peacekeeping in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century \u2013 19-20 October 2004 \u2013 2004 PARLIAMENTARY HEARING AT THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/2007\/02\/time-for-a-new-united-nations-peacekeeping-organization\" >Time for a New United Nations Peacekeeping Organization, by Brett D. Schaefer \u2013 February 13, 2007 \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/en\/publication-type\/commentary\/grignon-kroslak-the-problem-with-peacekeeping.aspx\" >The Problem with Peacekeeping, by Fran\u00e7ois Grignon and Daniela Kroslak \u2013 14 April 2008 \u2013 CrisisGroup.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/angola\/peacekeeping-successes-and-failures-africa\" >Peacekeeping successes and failures in Africa \u2013 29 April 2009 \u2013 ReliefWeb.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/p\/io\/rm\/2009\/126740.htm\" >Confronting New Challenges Facing the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations \u2013 Testimony: Susan E. Rice \u2013 Permanent Representative\u00a0to the United Nations\u00a0Opening Statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC \u2013 July 29, 2009 \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1194136\/Critical_Analysis_of_United_Nations_Peacekeeping_Missions_in_Africa\" >Critical Analysis of the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Africa, by John Rabougi Ahere \u2013 R50\/75472\/2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toglobalist.org\/2012\/12\/the-challenges-of-un-peacekeeping-in-darfur\/\" >The Challenges of UN Peacekeeping in Darfur, by Sarah Mahmood \u2013 December 17, 2012 \u2013 The OXONIAN Globalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/issues\/children\/\" >Children in Conflict \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/origins.osu.edu\/article\/avoiding-scourge-war-challenges-united-nations-peacekeeping\" >Avoiding the Scourge of War: The Challenges of the United Nations Peacekeeping, by Donald A. Hempson III \u2013 October 2011 \u2013 OSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/lecture\/2011\/02\/united-nations-urgent-problems-that-need-congressional-action\" >United Nations: Problems That Need Congressional Action, by Brett D. Schaefer \u2013 February 3, 2011 \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idppcenter.com\/UN_Peacekeeping_Failures.pdf\" >UN Peacekeeping: Few Successes, Many Failures, Inherent Flaws, by Thomas W. Jacobson \u2013 March-April 2012 \u2013 International Diplomacy &amp; Public Policy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewamerican.com\/world-news\/africa\/item\/16746-un-peacekeeping-troops-face-scandals-on-sex-crimes-corruption\" >UN Peacekeeping Troops Face Scandals on Sex Crimes, Corruption, by Alex Newman \u2013 Tuesday, 15 October 2013 \u2013 The New American<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unmultimedia.org\/radio\/english\/2013\/06\/secretary-general-highlights-three-major-challenges-facing-peacekeeping\/\" >Secretary-General highlights three major challenges facing peacekeeping \u2013 19 Jun 2013 \u2013 UNMultiMedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Relevant Reports on the UN Peacekeeping Operations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unrol.org\/files\/A_47_277.pdf\" >An Agenda for Peace: Preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace-keeping \u2013 Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to the statement adopted by the Summit Meeting of the Security Council on 31 January 1992 \u2013 A\/47\/277 \u2013 S\/24111 \u2013 17 June 1992<\/a>, <\/strong><em><strong>or <\/strong><\/em><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/peacekeeping\/report-un-secretary-general-agenda-peace\/p23439\" >the same report, published on the website of Council on Foreign Relations<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/ga\/search\/view_doc.asp?symbol=A\/55\/305\" >The Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations, a.k.a. the \u201c<em><strong>Brahimi Report<\/strong><\/em>\u201d \u2013 A\/55\/305 \u2013 S\/2000\/809<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>UN Peacekeeping Trainings, and Other Peace-related Learning Programs:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usaraf.army.mil\/documents_pdf\/READING_ROOM\/UNpeacekeepingTngMan.pdf\" >UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING TRAINING MANUAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitar.org\/ptp\/\" >Peacekeeping Training Programme \u2013 UNITAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peaceopstraining.org\/\" >Peace Operations Training Institute: Expand your knowledge of UN peacekeeping and related subjects<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peaceopstraining.org\/courses\/\" >Peacekeeper Training Courses \u2013 Peace Operations Training Institute<\/a>, <em><strong>and\/or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdn.peaceopstraining.org\/2013\/course_catalogue_2013.pdf\" >Peace Operations Training Institute: Study peace and humanitarian relief any place, any time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peaceopstraining.org\/cotipso\/\" >Certificate of Training in United Nations Peace Support Operations (COTIPSO) \u2013 Peace Operations Training Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitar.org\/event\/elearning\" >UNITAR E-Learning Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elearning.upeace.org\/certificates.cfm\" >University for Peace (of the United Nations) \u2013 UNPEACE ONLINE PROGRAMS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tpu\/\" >TRANSCEND Peace University Online Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle\" >Space Shuttle<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> launches <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-26\" >STS-26<\/a>, the return to flight mission, after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster\" >Space Shuttle <em>Challenger<\/em> disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong>USSR releases US journalist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicholas_Daniloff\" >Nicholas Daniloff<\/a> confined on spy charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nicholas Daniloff\u2019s Spy Charge:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/national\/articles\/2008\/05\/16\/nicholas-daniloffs-exclusive-story-thirteen-days\" >Nicholas Daniloff\u2019s Exclusive Story; Thirteen Days in a KGB Prison \u2013 May 16, 2008 \u2013 USNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/09\/09\/world\/man-in-the-news-the-bolsheviks-prisoner-nicholas-daniloff.html\" >MAN IN THE NEWS; THE BOLSHEVIKS\u2019 PRISONER: NICHOLOAS DANILOFF \u2013 September 9, 1986 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/09\/30\/world\/the-daniloff-affair-4-tense-weeks.html\" >The Daniloff Affair: 4 Tense Weeks \u2013 September 30, 1986 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1988-09-21\/news\/vw-2214_1_nicholas-daniloff\" >Back From the Cold War : Reporter Nick Daniloff Says His KGB Arrest Probably Wouldn\u2019t Happen Under <em>Glasonost <\/em>, by Elizabeth Mehren \u2013 September 21, 1988 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Tylenol_murders\" >Chicago Tylenol murders<\/a> begin when the first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> becomes the first pope to visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Ireland\" >Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1976:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1976_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1976 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Krasnoyarsk, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1975:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1975 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WGPR\" >WGPR<\/a> in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world\u2019s first black-owned-and-operated television station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China%E2%80%93Japan_relations\" >China\u2013Japan relations<\/a>: Japan establishes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diplomatic_relations\" >diplomatic relations<\/a> with the People\u2019s Republic of China after breaking official ties with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China\" >Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oman\" >Oman<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arab_League\" >Arab League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Arab League:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Arab-League\" >Arab League \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-league.html\" >Arab League \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/middleeastmaps\/a\/The-Arab-League.htm\" >The Arab League \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arableagueonline.org\/\" >ARAB LEAGUE ONLINE \u2013 AN INDEPENDENT VIEW OF THE ARAB WORLD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/arab-league\/p25967\" >The Arab League \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arableague.org\/\" >Arab League \u2013 ArabLeague.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Member_states_of_the_Arab_League\" >Member states of the Arab League \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Oman:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mu.html\" >Oman \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Oman\" >Oman \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/oman.html\" >Oman \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/persian-gulf-states\/45.htm\" >Oman \u2013 Persian Gulf States \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14654150\" >Oman \u2013 Country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Oman:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Oman\" >Foreign relations of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/persian-gulf-states\/67.htm\" >Oman \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 Persian Gulf States \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Oman\" >FOREIGN RELATINS OF OMAN \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/research_briefs\/RB2501\/index1.html\" >Oman: A Unique Foreign Policy \u2013 Rand.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Oman:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Oman\" >History of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad54\" >HISTORY OF OMAN \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/oman\/history\" >Oman \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/omansultanate.com\/history.htm\" >SULTANATE of OMAN \u2013 OmanSultanate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.omaninfo.com\/oman\/history.asp\" >The history of Oman \u2013 OmanInfo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-14654492\" >Oman profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Oman:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Oman\" >Economy of Oman \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/omansultanate.com\/economy.htm\" >Oman Sultanate Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.meepas.com\/Omanemergingeconomy.htm\" >Oman \u2013 The Arab World\u2019s Emerging Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/en\/countries\/Oman\" >Country Summary: Oman \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/oman\" >Oman \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong>The second period of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Vatican_Council\" >Second Vatican Council<\/a> opens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alouette_1\" >Alouette 1<\/a>,<\/em> the first Canadian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satellite\" >satellite<\/a>, is launched.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> (atmospheric) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<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><em><strong>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikita_Khrushchev\" >Nikita Khrushchev<\/a>, leader of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>, disrupts a meeting of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_General_Assembly\" >United Nations General Assembly<\/a> with a number of angry outbursts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> (atmospheric) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For some more pertinent information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> (atmospheric) 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><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>Twenty MCi (740 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Petabecquerel\" >petabecquerels<\/a>) of radioactive material is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyshtym_disaster\" >released<\/a> in an explosion at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mayak\" >Mayak<\/a> nuclear plant at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chelyabinsk\" >Chelyabinsk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The convention establishing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CERN\" >CERN<\/a> (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>US government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>US Foreign Aid and Indo-China:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtholyoke.edu\/acad\/intrel\/pentagon\/pent9.htm\" >The Pentagon Papers \u2013 Gravel Edition \u2013 AID FOR FRANCE IN INDOCHINA 1950-1953<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_foreign_aid#Usage_of_Money_for_Support\" >United States foreign aid \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_China\" >Communist Party of China<\/a> writes the Common Program for the future People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Yugoslavia during World War II:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia\" >World War II in Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/worldwars\/wwtwo\/partisan_fighters_01.shtml\" >History \u2013 Partisans: War in the Balkans 1941-1945, by Dr Stephen D Hart \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/cgi-bin\/query\/r-14923.html\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 World War II \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ww2f.com\/topic\/14673-yugoslavia-in-world-war-ii-1941-45\/\" >YUGOSLAVIA IN WORLD WAR II (1941-1945) \u2013 WW2f.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.srpska-mreza.com\/History\/ww2\/index.html\" >YUGOSLAVIA DURING WORLD WAR II \u2013 Serbian contribution to the Victory \u2013 Srpska-Mreza.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/country\/yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia, by C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.eu\/article.php?lang=2&amp;id=23\" >History \u2013 Yugoslavia and World War II (1918-1990) \u2013 Croatia.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kingdom-of-yugoslavia-in-ww2.com\/en\/\" >The Kingdom of Yugoslavia in World War II \u2013 Kingdom-Of-Yugoslavia-In-WW2.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/balkansavage.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/17\/world-war-ii-in-yugoslavia-a-historiographical-review\/\" >World War II in Yugoslavia \u2013 A Historical Review \u2013 Balkan Savage \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>AVNOJ, Yugoslavia and World War II:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.country-data.com\/cgi-bin\/query\/r-14783.html\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 The Resistance Movement \u2013 Country-Data.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arhivyu.gov.rs\/active\/en\/home\/glavna_navigacija\/leksikon_jugoslavije\/konstitutivni_akti_jugoslavije\/rezolucija_o_osnivanju_avnoja.html\" >The Resolution on the Establishment of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia, November 27, 1942 \u2013 Arhivyu.gov.rs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Anti-Fascist-Council-for-the-National-Liberation-of-Yugoslavia\" >Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dvhh.org\/history\/atrocities\/AVNOJ.htm\" >The AVNOJ-Regulations and the Genocide of Germans \u2013 Danube Swabian History \u2013 DVHH.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historycommons.org\/entity.jsp?entity=avnoj_1\" >Profile: Anti-Fascist Council of the National Liberation of Yugoslavia \u2013 a.k.a. AVNOJ \u2013 HistoryCommons.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Yugoslavia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religioustolerance.org\/yugo_his.htm\" >A brief History of Yugoslavia \u2013 ReligiousTorrelance.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yugoslavia-history.html\" >Yugoslavia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/thebalkansandturkey\/a\/Yugoslavia.htm\" >Yugoslavia, by Robert Wilde \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/politicalgeography\/a\/fmryugoslavia.htm\" >The former Yugoslavia \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/didyouknow.org\/history\/yugoslavia\/\" >History of Yugoslavia \u2013 DidYouKnow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fcnl.org\/resources\/newsletter\/jul99\/a_brief_history_of_yugoslavia\/\" >A Brief History of Yugoslavia \u2013 Friends Commission on National Legislation \u2013 FCNL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >Holocaust<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiev\" >Kiev<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>: German <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Einsatzgruppe_C\" >Einsatzgruppe C<\/a> begins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babyn_Yar\" >Babi Yar<\/a> massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Holocaust of Kiev in 1941:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babi_Yar#Massacres_of_29.E2.80.9330_September_1941\" >Massacre of 29-30 September 1941 &#8211; Babi Yar \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/holocaust\/a\/babiyar.htm\" >Babi Yar \u2013 by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 about education \u2013 about.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust_in_Ukraine\" >The Holocaust in Ukraine \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zB7S5l-y-Qg\" >Video of Bab Yar, Ukraine \u2013 Jewish Holocaust \u2013 YouTube video (6 min. 50 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>Two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avro_Anson\" >Avro Ansons<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._2_Service_Flying_Training_School_RAAF\" >No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1940_Brocklesby_mid-air_collision\" >collide in mid-air<\/a> over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brocklesby,_New_South_Wales\" >Brocklesby, New South Wales<\/a>, Australia, remain locked together after colliding, and then land safely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a>: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a>, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>SEPTEMBER 30, 1938<\/strong> At 2:00 am, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >Britain<\/a>, France, Germany and Italy sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a>, allowing Germany to occupy the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a>\u201d, <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 1,<\/strong> <strong>1938 <\/strong>Germany annexes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=87\" >Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland \u2013 29 September 1938 \u2013 10 October 1938, by C Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaco_War\" >Chaco War<\/a>: Last day of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Boquer%C3%B3n\" >Battle of Boquer\u00f3n<\/a> between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paraguay\" >Paraguay<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" >Bolivia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1923\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Mandate_for_Palestine_%28legal_instrument%29\" >British Mandate for Palestine<\/a> takes effect, creating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandatory_Palestine\" >Mandatory Palestine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\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\/Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal\" >Battle of St. Quentin Canal<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hindenburg_Line\" >Hindenburg Line<\/a> is broken by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_I\" >Allied<\/a> forces. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria\" >Bulgaria<\/a> signs an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armistice\" >armistice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>Italy declares <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italo-Turkish_War\" >war<\/a> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong>The cornerstone is laid at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_National_Cathedral\" >Washington National Cathedral<\/a> in the U.S. capital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1885\u00a0 <\/strong>The first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackpool_tramway\" >practical public electric<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tram\" >tramway<\/a> in the world is opened in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackpool\" >Blackpool<\/a>, England.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\" >American Civil War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Chaffin%27s_Farm\" >Battle of Chaffin\u2019s Farm<\/a> is fought.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1850\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic\" >Roman Catholic<\/a> hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Pius_IX\" >Pope Pius IX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1848\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_P%C3%A1kozd\" >Battle of P\u00e1kozd<\/a>: Stalemate between Hungarian and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia\" >Croatian<\/a> forces at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P%C3%A1kozd\" >P\u00e1kozd<\/a>; the first battle of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1848\" >Hungarian Revolution of 1848<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1798\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_United_States_Congress\" >1st United States Congress<\/a> adjourns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_War\" >United States Department of War<\/a> first establishes a regular <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" >army<\/a> with a strength of several hundred men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SETPEMBER 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blasphemy_Day\" >BLASPHEMY DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Sumatra_earthquakes\" >2009 Sumatra earthquakes<\/a> occur, killing over 1,115 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy\" >controversial drawings of Muhammad<\/a> are printed in the Danish newspaper <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyllands-Posten\" >Jyllands-Posten<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AIM-54_Phoenix\" >AIM-54 Phoenix<\/a>, the primary missile for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F-14_Tomcat\" >F-14 Tomcat<\/a>, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong>The first images of a live <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giant_squid\" >giant squid<\/a> in its natural habitat are taken 600 miles south of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1999\u00a0 <\/strong>Japan\u2019s second-worst nuclear accident at a uranium reprocessing facility in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C5%8Dkai,_Ibaraki\" >T\u014dkai-mura<\/a>, northeast of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >United States Congress<\/a> passes an Amendment that bans the possession of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Firearm\" >firearms<\/a> for people who were convicted of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domestic_violence\" >domestic violence<\/a>, even <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misdemeanor\" >misdemeanor<\/a> level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong>An earthquake hits India\u2019s Latur and Osmanabad district of Marathwada (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aurangabad_district,_Maharashtra\" >Aurangabad<\/a> division) in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maharashtra\" >Maharashtra<\/a> state leaving tens of thousands of people dead and many more homeless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/14th_Dalai_Lama\" >Dalai Lama<\/a> unveils the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_Tribute_to_Human_Rights\" >Canadian Tribute to Human Rights<\/a> in Canada\u2019s capital city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottawa\" >Ottawa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>US Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordechai_Vanunu\" >Mordechai Vanunu<\/a>, who revealed details of Israel\u2019s covert nuclear program to British media, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy by the Israeli <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mossad\" >Mossad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyanide\" >Cyanide<\/a>-laced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tylenol_%28brand%29\" >Tylenol<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Tylenol_murders\" >kills six people<\/a> in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1980:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1980 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<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><em><strong>Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A--r7jbXEgs\" >YouTube video (4 min. 21 sec.): Semipalatinsk Test Site \u2013 Kazakhstan \u2013 Nuclear Threat Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >THE SOVIET UNION\u2019S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO<\/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:\/\/www.historyorb.com\/war-history\/weapons\/nuclear-weapon\/nuclear-testing?p=8\" >Nuclear weapons tests in history \u2013 HistoryOrb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan\/Semipalatinsk:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reference.allrefer.com\/country-guide-study\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan17.html\" >Kazakstan\/Kazakhstan \u2013 Environmental Problems \u2013 Reference.AllRefer.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdfs\/HBWW_EN\/Semipalatinsk_EN_web.pdf\" >\u201c<em>In Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site \u2013 Nuclear-Risk.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/issues\/testing\/PDFs\/JC-143920%5B1%5D.pdf\" ><em>Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan\u2019s Semipalatinsk Test Site Implications on Human and Ecological Heath<\/em>, by T.M. Carlsen, L.E. Peterson, B.A. Ulsh, C.A. Werner, K.L.Purvis, A.C. Sharber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" ><em>Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests<\/em> \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nukefreetexas.org\/downloads\/plutominum_uranium_semipalatinsk_test_site.pdf\" ><em>Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site<\/em> \u2013 NukeFreeTexas.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2013\/0828\/Secrets-of-Semipalatinsk-How-nuclear-theft-was-averted-in-Central-Asia\" >\u201c<em>Their research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1\/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers<\/em>\u2026\u201d \u2013 Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cajgh.pitt.edu\/ojs\/index.php\/cajgh\/article\/view\/127\/0\" ><em>Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan<\/em>, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idosi.org\/wasj\/wasj23%285%2913\/19.pdf\" ><em>Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site<\/em> \u2013 IDOSI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC3866702\" ><em>Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 \u2013 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure<\/em> \u2013 Europe PubMed Central<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethernet\" >Ethernet<\/a> specifications are published by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xerox\" >Xerox<\/a> working with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intel\" >Intel<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_Equipment_Corporation\" >Digital Equipment Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1977:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1977 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of US budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo\" >Apollo<\/a> program\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALSEP\" >ALSEP<\/a> experiment packages left on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moon\" >Moon<\/a> are shut down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hughes_Helicopters\" >Hughes<\/a> (later <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas\" >McDonnell Douglas<\/a>, now <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing\" >Boeing<\/a>) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AH-64_Apache\" >AH-64 Apache<\/a> makes its first flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Orenburg, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1973:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1973 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1972\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roberto_Clemente\" >Roberto Clemente<\/a> records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" >Jordan<\/a> makes a deal with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine\" >Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine<\/a> (PFLP) for the release of the remaining hostages from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dawson%27s_Field_hijackings\" >Dawson\u2019s Field hijackings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1966_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Bukhara, Uzbekistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1966:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1966_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1966 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>The British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protectorate\" >protectorate<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bechuanaland_Protectorate\" >Bechuanaland<\/a> declares its independence, and becomes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" >Republic of Botswana<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seretse_Khama\" >Seretse Khama<\/a> takes office as the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heads_of_state_of_Botswana\" >President<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/30_September_Movement\" >30 September Movement<\/a> attempts a <em>coup<\/em> against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesian<\/a> government, which is crushed by the military under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suharto\" >Suharto<\/a> and leads to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesian_killings_of_1965%E2%80%9366\" >a mass anti-communist purge<\/a>, with over 500,000 people killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Meredith\" >James Meredith<\/a> enters the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Mississippi\" >University of Mississippi<\/a>, defying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racial_segregation\" >segregation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican-American\" >Mexican-American<\/a> labor leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez\" >C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez<\/a> founds the National Farm Workers Association, which later becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Farm_Workers\" >United Farm Workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> (atmospheric) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1958:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1958_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1958 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Soviet Atmospheric Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovatmtest.html\" >Soviet Atmospheric Tests \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/zvis.com\/nuclear\/ndb\/ussrnuks.shtml\" >USSR Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Database \u2013 Zvis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death of Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 RFRL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebulletin.org\/lasting-toll-semipalatinsks-nuclear-testing\" >The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk\u2019s nuclear testing \u2013 TheBulletin.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/12566948_External_doses_of_residents_near_Semipalatinsk_nuclear_test_site\" >External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1955\u00a0 <\/strong>Film star <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Dean\" >James Dean<\/a> dies in a road accident aged 24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The US Navy submarine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Nautilus_%28SSN-571%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Nautilus<\/em><\/a> is commissioned as the world\u2019s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_reactor\" >nuclear reactor<\/a> powered vessel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1954\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin_Airlift\" >Berlin Airlift<\/a> ends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen\" >Yemen<\/a> join the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy\" >United States Merchant Marine Academy<\/a> (USMMA) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kings_Point,_New_York\" >Kings Point, New York<\/a> was dedicated by President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_D._Roosevelt\" >Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Holocaust\" >Holocaust<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kiev\" >Kiev<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine\" >Ukraine<\/a>: German <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Einsatzgruppe_C\" >Einsatzgruppe C<\/a> complete <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babi_Yar\" >Babi Yar<\/a> massacre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong>General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Sikorski\" >W\u0142adys\u0142aw Sikorski<\/a> becomes <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\/Poland\" >Polish Government<\/a> in exile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/League_of_Nations\" >League of Nations<\/a> unanimously outlaws \u201cintentional bombings of civilian populations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Civilian Bombing and International Law:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.stanford.edu\/people\/eroberts\/courses\/ww2\/projects\/firebombing\/targeting-civilians.htm\" >Targeting Civilians \u2013 cs.stanford.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian#Civilians_in_modern_conflicts\" >Civilians in modern conflicts \u2013 Civilian &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dannen.com\/decision\/int-law.html\" >International Law on the Bombing of Civilians \u2013 dannen.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crf-usa.org\/america-responds-to-terrorism\/firestorms-the-bombing-of-civilians\" >Firestorms: The Bombing of Civilians in World War II \u2013 crf-usa.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerial_bombardment_and_international_law\" >Aerial bombardment and international law &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/oct\/03\/kunduz-charity-hospital-bombing-violates-international-law\" >MSF: hospital bombing \u2018violates international law\u2019 \u2013 Oct.03, 2015 \u2013 theguardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/When-can-a-military-force-lawfully-attack-civilian-infrastructure-under-international-law\" >When can a military force lawfully attack civilian infrastructure under international law? \u2013 quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian_casualties#International_law\" >International law &#8211; Civilian casualties \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian_casualties_of_strategic_bombing\" >Civilian casualties in strategic bombing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2015\/8\/14\/hiroshima-and-history-of-bombing-civilians.html\" >Hiroshima: How bombing civilians became thinkable \u2013 August 14, 2015 \u2013 Aljazeera.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>At 2:00 am, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >Britain<\/a>, France, Germany and Italy sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a>, allowing Germany to occupy the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Munich Agreement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>SEPTEMBER 29, 1938 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a>: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a>, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend\u201d, <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 1, 1938 <\/strong>Germany annexes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/airminded.org\/archives\/sudeten-crisis\/\" >The Sudeten crisis, 1938 \u2013 AirMinded.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/world-war-two\/resistance-movements\/czechoslovakia-resistance\/\" >Czechoslovakia resistance \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/userpages.umbc.edu\/%7Enmiller\/POLI388\/SUMMARIES\/STUART.htm\" >\u201c<em>The Munich Crisis was one of the many waypoints along the road to World War II. This Crisis began when Nazi Germany demanded the annexation of the Sudetenland, the Czech territory bordering Germany<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Executive Summary: The Munich Crisis \u2013 UMBC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dr-charles-g-cogan\/crimea-sudetenland_b_4892893.html\" >The Current Crisis: It Takes Me Back to the Sudetenland, 1938, by Dr. Charles G. Cogan \u2013 posted 03\/04\/2014; updated 05\/04\/2014 \u2013 The World Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/sudetenland\" >Sudetenland Timeline \u2013 Sep 30 1938 \u2013 Munich Agreement \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoover_Dam\" >Hoover Dam<\/a>, astride the border between the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._state\" >US states<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arizona\" >Arizona<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada\" >Nevada<\/a>, is dedicated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1931 <\/strong>Start of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voortrekkers_%28youth_organisation%29\" >\u201cDie Voortrekkers\u201d<\/a> youth movement for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrikaner\" >Afrikaners<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloemfontein\" >Bloemfontein<\/a>, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth\" >Babe Ruth<\/a> becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbian_Army\" >Serbian Army<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_%28rank%29\" >private<\/a> becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-aircraft_warfare\" >ground-to-air<\/a> fire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1907\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McKinley_National_Memorial\" >McKinley National Memorial<\/a>, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_McKinley\" >William McKinley<\/a> and his family, is dedicated in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canton,_Ohio\" >Canton, Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1906\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Galician_Academy\" >Royal Galician Academy<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galician_language\" >Galician language<\/a>\u2018s biggest linguistic authority, starts working in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\" >Havana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1903\u00a0 <\/strong>The new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gresham%27s_School\" >Gresham\u2019s School<\/a> is officially opened by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evelyn_Wood_%28British_Army_officer%29\" >Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madagascar\" >Madagascar<\/a> becomes a French protectorate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1888\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_the_Ripper\" >Jack the Ripper<\/a> kills his third and fourth victims, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Stride\" >Elizabeth Stride<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catherine_Eddowes\" >Catherine Eddowes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1882\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\" >Thomas Edison<\/a>\u2018s first commercial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydroelectric\" >hydroelectric<\/a> power plant (later known as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vulcan_Street_Plant\" >Appleton Edison Light Company<\/a>) begins operation on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_River_%28Wisconsin%29\" >Fox River<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appleton,_Wisconsin\" >Appleton<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wisconsin\" >Wisconsin<\/a>, United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1813\u00a0 <\/strong>Battle of B\u00e1rbula: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar\" >Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar<\/a> defeats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_Bobadilla\" >Santiago Bobadilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1791\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Constituent_Assembly\" >National Constituent Assembly<\/a> in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maximilien_Robespierre\" >Maximilien Robespierre<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_P%C3%A9tion\" >J\u00e9r\u00f4me P\u00e9tion<\/a> as \u201cincorruptible patriots\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1791\u00a0 <\/strong>The first performance of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Magic_Flute\" >The Magic Flute<\/a><\/em>, the last opera by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart\" >Mozart<\/a> to make its debut, took place at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freihaus-Theater_auf_der_Wieden\" >Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna\" >Vienna<\/a>, Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1744\u00a0 <\/strong>France and Spain defeat the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Sardinia\" >Kingdom of Sardinia<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Madonna_dell%27Olmo\" >Battle of Madonna dell\u2019Olmo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 01<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Day_of_Older_Persons\" >INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Vegetarian_Day\" >WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_government_of_the_United_States\" >US federal government<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_federal_government_shutdown_of_2013\" >shuts down<\/a> non-essential services after it is unable to pass a budget measure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>US Federal Government Financial Crisis of 2013:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis_of_2013\" >United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2013 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/articles\/archives\/2014\/jan\/09\/financial-crisis-why-no-executive-prosecutions\/\" >The Financial Crisis: Why Have No High-Level Executives Been Prosecuted? ,by Jed S. Rakoff \u2013 January 6, 2014 issue \u2013 The New York Review of Books \u2013 NYBooks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1994\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palau\" >Palau<\/a> gains independence from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Trusteeship_Council\" >trusteeship<\/a> administered by the United States of America).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Dubrovnik\" >Siege of Dubrovnik<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Siege of Dubrovnik:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roughguides.com\/destinations\/europe\/croatia\/dubrovnik-around\/siege-dubrovnik-1991-92\/\" >The Siege of Dubrovnik 1991 \u2013 92<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Dubrovnik\/bombing.html\" >Bombing of Dubrovnik<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=0bd_1322792522\" >Yugoslav army shelling the city of Dubrovnik in 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-10-03\/news\/mn-4617_1_yugoslav-army\" >Yugoslav Army Driving on Dubrovnik, 2 Other Cities: Civil War: Military brushes aside offer by Croatian president to lift the blockade of army facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ref.topictimes.com\/videos\/news\/dubrovnik-in-war-1991,-serbian-attack-on-dubrovnik-full-GlzA_o_NfkQ.html\" >Dubrovnik War in 1991 \u2013 Serbian Attack on Dubrovnik<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/viscrit.cca.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/brailo1.pdf\" >Dubrovnik under Siege: Artists\u2019 Interactions with the Old City During the Yugoslav Aggression<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/un-jails-yugoslav-general-over-attack-on-dubrovnik-1528163.html\" >UN jails Yugoslav general over attack on Dubrovnik<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>Denmark introduces the world\u2019s first legal modern same-sex <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_union\" >civil union<\/a> called \u201cregistered partnership\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Whittier_Narrows_earthquake\" >Whittier Narrows earthquake<\/a> shakes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Gabriel_Valley\" >San Gabriel Valley<\/a>, registering as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richter_magnitude_scale\" >magnitude<\/a> 5.9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli_Air_Force\" >Israeli Air Force<\/a> bombs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestine_Liberation_Organization\" >Palestine Liberation Organization<\/a> Headquarters in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunis\" >Tunis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony\" >Sony<\/a> launches the first consumer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compact_disc\" >compact disc<\/a> player (model <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sony_CDP-101\" >CDP-101<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helmut_Kohl\" >Helmut Kohl<\/a> replaces <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helmut_Schmidt\" >Helmut Schmidt<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chancellor_of_Germany_%28Federal_Republic%29\" >Chancellor of Germany<\/a> through a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constructive_vote_of_no_confidence\" >constructive vote of no confidence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/events\/1982\/october_1_1982_155350.html\" >1982\u00a0 USSR performs underground nuclear test<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Note that this nuclear test, even if it was actually performed, is not recorded in \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1982 Soviet nuclear tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a>\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1981\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1981:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1981 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States returns sovereignty of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_Canal\" >Panama Canal<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama\" >Panama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voltaic_Revolutionary_Communist_Party\" >Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party<\/a> is founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1978\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuvalu\" >Tuvalu<\/a> gains independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thrilla_in_Manila\" >Thrilla in Manila<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muhammad_Ali\" >Muhammad Ali<\/a> defeats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Frazier\" >Joe Frazier<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boxing\" >boxing<\/a> match in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manila\" >Manila<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" >Philippines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seychelles\" >Seychelles<\/a> gain internal self-government. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellice_Islands\" >Ellice Islands<\/a> split from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilbert_Islands\" >Gilbert Islands<\/a> and take the name Tuvalu.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Seychelles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/seychelles.html\" >Seychelles \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Seychelles\" >Seychelles \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/seychelles.html\" >Seychelles \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/seychelles.htm\" >Seychelles \u2013 NationsOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Seychelles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Seychelles\" >Foreign relations of Seychelles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/seychelles\/30.htm\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 Seychelles \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/6268.htm\" >US Relations With Seychelles \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Seychelles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Seychelles\" >History of Seychelles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/seychelles-history.html\" >Seychelles \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/seychelles\/p\/SeychellesHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Seychelles \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 About.com<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/seychelles\/p\/SeychellesHist2.htm\" >Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seychelles.org\/seychelles-info\/history-seychelles\" >The History of The Seychelles \u2013 Seychelles.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Seychelles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Seychelles\" >Economy of Seychelles \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/seychelles\" >Seychelles \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/seychelles\" >Seychelles \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/seychelles\" >Seychelles \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong>The first brain-scan using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/X-ray_computed_tomography\" >x-ray computed tomography<\/a> (CT or CAT scan) is performed at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atkinson_Morley_Hospital\" >Atkinson Morley Hospital<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wimbledon,_London\" >Wimbledon, London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concorde\" >Concorde<\/a> breaks the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sound_barrier\" >sound barrier<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1969\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> (underground) at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1969:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1969_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1969 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Tests at Eastern Kazakh\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site\" >Semipalitinsk<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>USSR\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovwpnprog.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/tests\/USSR-ntestsS.html\" >Database of nuclear tests, USSR\/Russia: overview \u2013 JohnstonArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Effect and\/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/page-3-effects-of-nuclear-weapon-testing-by-the-soviet-union\/\" >Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union \u2013 Economic, social, and environmental impacts \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/general-overview-of-theeffects-of-nuclear-testing\/\" >GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/slashdot.org\/story\/13\/08\/20\/1738213\/the-secret-effort-to-clean-up-a-former-soviet-nuclear-test-site\" >The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site \u2013 Slashdot.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8580\" >A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya, by Vitaly I. Khalturin , Tatyana G. Rautian , Paul G. Richards , and William S. Leith \u2013 CiteSeerX- PSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Underground Nuclear Tests:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tightflash.org\/all_911\/third_truth\/nuclear_demolition_basic\/USGSOFR01312.pdf\" >The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith \u2013 OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 \u2013 US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/srl.geoscienceworld.org\/content\/86\/2A\/451.full.pdf\" >Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council \u2013 USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/11\/world\/asia\/north-korea-underground-explosion-explainer\/index.html\" >What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt \u2013 February 19, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nnsa.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nv_sweis\/environmentalimpact\/v2\/Appendix%20H.pdf\" >APPENDIX H \u2013 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gajitz.com\/buried-history-underground-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 GAJITZ.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 TheBlogBelow.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/res\/pi\/Monitoring\/Arch\/BRV_arch_exp.html\" >Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993 \u2013 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2009\/11\/kazakhstans_radioactive_legacy.html\" >Kazakhstan\u2019s radioactive legacy \u2013 Boston.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/semipalatinsk_test_site\" >\u201cMy home: nuclear base Semipalatinsk \u2013 21\u201d, Episode 02 \u201cMain Testing Field\u201d (Video: 3 min. 14 sec.) \u2013 WN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/soviet_nuclear_testing_semipalatinsk_20th_anniversary\/24311518.html\" >Slow Death In Kazakhstan\u2019s Land Of Nuclear Tests \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/carlwillis.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/13\/visit-to-the-semipalatinsk-nuclear-test-site\/\" >Visit to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 SPEICAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www-ns.iaea.org\/appraisals\/semipalatinsk.asp\" >The Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan \u2013 IAEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/732\/\" >Semipalatinsk Test Site \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5988266\/the-tragic-story-of-the-semipalatinsk-nuclear-test-site\" >The Tragic Story of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, by Vincze Mikl\u00f3s \u2013 io9.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/Sixty_Years_After_First_Soviet_Nuclear_Test_Legacy_Of_Misery_Lives_On\/1809712.html\" >60 Years After First Soviet Nuclear Test, Legacy Of Misery Lives On In Kazakhstan \u2013 Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty \u2013 Monday, August 10, 2015 \u2013 RFERL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/8236431.stm\" >Soviet nuclear tests leave Kazakh fallout \u2013 Sunday, 6 September 2009 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/story\/2010\/02\/24\/ST2010022403314.html?sid=ST2010022403314\" >In Kazakhstan, the race for uranium goes nuclear, by Philip P. Pan \u2013 Thursday, February 25, 2005 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?17456\" >Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 NuclearNo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/listverse.com\/2012\/05\/15\/top-10-nuclear-test-sites\/\" >Top 10 Nuclear Test Sites, Michael Affleck, May 15, 2012 \u2013 Our World \u2013 ListVerse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan\/Semipalatinsk:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/reference.allrefer.com\/country-guide-study\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan17.html\" >Kazakstan\/Kazakhstan \u2013 Environmental Problems \u2013 Reference.AllRefer.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/pdfs\/HBWW_EN\/Semipalatinsk_EN_web.pdf\" >\u201cIn Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades\u2026\u201d \u2013 Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site \u2013 Nuclear-Risk.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/large.stanford.edu\/courses\/2014\/ph241\/powell2\/docs\/vakulchuk.pdf\" >Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences \u2013 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/key-issues\/nuclear-weapons\/issues\/testing\/PDFs\/JC-143920%5B1%5D.pdf\" >Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan\u2019s Semipalatinsk Test Site Implications on Human and Ecological Heath, by T.M. Carlsen, L.E. Peterson, B.A. Ulsh, C.A. Werner, K.L.Purvis, A.C. Sharber<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irpa.net\/irpa10\/cdrom\/00504.pdf\" >Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nukefreetexas.org\/downloads\/plutominum_uranium_semipalatinsk_test_site.pdf\" >Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 NukeFreeTexas.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2013\/0828\/Secrets-of-Semipalatinsk-How-nuclear-theft-was-averted-in-Central-Asia\" >\u201cTheir research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1\/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers\u2026\u201d \u2013 Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia \u2013 The Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cajgh.pitt.edu\/ojs\/index.php\/cajgh\/article\/view\/127\/0\" >Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idosi.org\/wasj\/wasj23%285%2913\/19.pdf\" >Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site \u2013 IDOSI.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC3866702\" >Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 \u2013 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure \u2013 Europe PubMed Central<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana\" >Guyanese<\/a> government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong>General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suharto\" >Suharto<\/a> puts down an apparent coup attempt by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/30_September_Movement\" >30 September Movement<\/a> in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>30 September Movement in Indonesia:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefullwiki.org\/30_September_Movement\" >30 September Movement \u2013 Wikis \u2013 thefullwiki.org<\/a>, <strong><em>or <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/30_September_Movement\" >Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/September-30th-Movement\" >September 30<sup>th<\/sup> Movement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transition_to_the_New_Order\" >Transition to the New Order \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/konflikdanmiliter.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/communist-coup-attempt-in-indonesia-30.html\" >PKI \/ communist coup attempt in Indonesia &#8211; 30 September Movement 1965 \/ Gerakan 30 September G30S &#8211; Part 1 Ahmad Yani \u2013 blogspot.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.insideindonesia.org\/who-plotted-the-1965-coup\" >Who plotted the 1965 coup? \u2013 insideindonesia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesian_killings_of_1965%E2%80%9366\" >Indonesian killings 1965-66 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/3.htm\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indo.com\/indonesia\/history.html\" >History \u2013 BALI &amp; INDONESIA \u2013 Indo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinfo.org\/asianinfo\/indonesia\/pro-history.htm\" >Indonesia\u2019s History and Background \u2013 AsianInfo.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/indonesia.html\" >A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDONESIA \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/indonesia\/history\" >Indonesia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Indonesia-history.htm\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Indonesia\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-history.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/history-of-indonesia.html\" >History of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/resources\/indonesian_history\" >Indonesian History \u2013 TheJakartaPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Indonesian_history\" >Timeline of Indonesian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-15114517\" >Indonesia country profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factbook.org\/factbook\/id.shtml\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.net\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Country Studies \u2013 The World Fact Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/indonesia\/\" >Indonesia \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/indonesia.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Indonesia\" >Foreign relations of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2014\/02\/04\/indonesias-foreign-relations-policy-shaped-by-the-ideal-of-dynamic-equilibrium\/\" >Indonesia\u2019s foreign relations: policy shamed by the ideal of \u2018dynamic equilibrium\u2019, by Dewi Fortuna Anwar \u2013 4 February 2014 \u2013 EAST ASIA FORUM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/indonesia\/indonesian-foreign-policy\/p31071\" >Indonesian Foreign Policy \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Indonesia%29\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Indonesia and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia_and_the_United_Nations\" >Indonesia and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.or.id\/en\/\" >Indonesia and the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.id.undp.org\/\" >UNDP Indonesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indonesiamission-ny.org\/pages\/HOME\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mission-indonesia.org\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, WTO, and Other International Organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Indonesia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Indonesia\" >Economy of Indonesia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/indonesia-economy.html\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indonesiapoint.com\/business-and-economy-indonesia.html\" >Business &amp; Economy of Indonesia \u2013 IndonesiaPoint.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/indonesia\" >Indonesia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/indonesia\/economy\" >Indonesia \u2013 Economy \u2013 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>Japanese <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shinkansen\" >Shinkansen<\/a><\/em> (\u201cbullet trains\u201d) begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osaka\" >Osaka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Shinkansen:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Shinkansen\" >Tokaid\u014d Shinkansen \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ethw.org\/Milestones:Tokaido_Shinkansen_%28Bullet_Train%29,_1964\" >Milestones: Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-technology.com\/projects\/shinkansen\" >Shinkansen, Japan \u2013 Railway-Technology.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/english.kyodonews.jp\/photos\/2015\/08\/368627.html\" >Shinkansen bullet train in 1964, photograph<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1964\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_Speech_Movement\" >Free Speech Movement<\/a> is launched on the campus of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_California,_Berkeley\" >University of California, Berkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong>UN gives Netherlands control of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Guinea\" >New Guinea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>United Nations Security Force (UNSF) and United Nations Temporary Security Authority (UNTEA):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/peacekeeping\/missions\/past\/unsfbackgr.html\" >West New Guinea \u2013 UNSF: Background \u2013 UN.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Agreement\" >New York Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>New Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/New-Guinea\" >New Guinea \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/New_Guinea\" >New Guinea \u2013 New World Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of New Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.howstuffworks.com\/asian-history\/history-of-new-guinea.htm\" >History of New Guinea \u2013 HowStuffWorks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vanderheijden.org\/ng\/history.html\" >History of Netherlands New Guinea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> (atmospheric) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion\" >Atmospheric nuclear explosion \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/nuclear\/hane.html\" >High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston \u2013 JohnstonsArchive.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/history-of-nuclear-testing\/types-of-nuclear-weapons-tests\/\" >\u201c<em>Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS \u2013 CTBTO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<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><em><strong>Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Nuclear Weapons and the United States:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \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><strong><em>Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdclv.unlv.edu\/healthnv\/environment.html\" >Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada \u2013 UNLV.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nv.doe.gov\/library\/publications\/Environmental\/DOENV_11718_594.pdf\" ><em>ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS<\/em> \u2013 DOE\/NEV\/11718-594<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/6458066\" ><em>Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group<\/em> \u2013 Sci-Tech Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ecologycenter.org\/terrainmagazine\/summer-2002\/sovereignty-at-shoshone-mountain\/\" >\u201c<em>Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons \u2014 945 times. All but 17 of those explosions took place on a stretch of basin-and-range desert northwest of Las Vegas called the Nevada Test Site (NTS),\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain \u2013 EcologyCenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/%7Eota\/disk1\/1989\/8909\/8909.PDF\" ><em>The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions<\/em> \u2013 Princeton.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadatestsite.info\/\" >Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation \u2013 National Cancer Benefits Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong>The United States <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defense_Intelligence_Agency\" >Defense Intelligence Agency<\/a> (DIA) is formed, becoming the country\u2019s first centralized military espionage organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria<\/a> gains independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ni.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \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><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Nigeria\" >Foreign relations of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/80.htm\" >Foreign Relations of Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/democratization\/nigeria\/p30819\" >Nigeria \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/2836.htm\" >US Relations with Nigeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Nigeria\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-history.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad41\" >HISTORY OF NIGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/history.html\" >History of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/3.htm\" >History \u2013 Nigeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glpinc.org\/Classroom%20Activities\/Nigeria%20Articles\/Nigeria-history%20since%201960.htm\" >History of Nigeria since 1960 \u2013 GLPINC.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriaembassyusa.org\/index.php?page=nigeria-past-present-and-future\" >NIGERIA \u2013 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE \u2013 NigeriaEmbassyUSA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history\" >Timeline of Nigerian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13951696\" >Nigeria profile \u2013 Timeline \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><em><strong>Economy of Nigeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Nigeria\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/nigeria\/52.htm\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/nigeria-economy.html\" >Nigeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123independenceday.com\/nigeria\/economy.html\" >Economy of Nigeria \u2013 123IndependenceDay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/nigeria\/nigeria-economic-outlook\/\" >Nigeria Economic Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nigeria\" >Nigeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NASA\" >NASA<\/a> is created to replace <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics\" >NACA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>History of NASA:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/factsheet.htm\" >A Brief History of NASA \u2013 nasa.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/history\/nasa_history.htm\" >NASA History \u2013 nasa.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/\" >HISTORY HOME \u2013 nasa.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong>First appearance of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_God_we_trust\" >In God we trust<\/a><\/em> on US paper currency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" >People\u2019s Republic of China<\/a> is established and declared by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mao_Zedong\" >Mao Zedong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mao Zedong:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Mao-Zedong\" >Mao Zedong \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/mao-tse-tung-9398142\" >Mao Tse-tung \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/people\/mao-zedong.html\" >Mao Zedong \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/historic_figures\/mao_zedong.shtml\" >Mao Zedong (1893-1976) \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>China:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/asia\/china.html\" >China \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/China\" >China \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/china.html\" >China \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/ipka\/A0107411.html\" >China \u2013 FactMonster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of China:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_China\" >Foreign relations of China \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/special\/china_1950_foreign_policy.htm\" >China\u2019s Foreign Policy: The Historical Challenge and the Current Challenge \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/china\/ri225\" >China \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People\u2019s Republic of China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/china\/us-relations-china-1949---present\/p17698\" >US-China Relations \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of China:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chaos.umd.edu\/history\/welcome.html\" >History of China \u2013 UMD.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Chinese_history\" >Timeline of Chinese history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/browse\/article.jsp?id=3749762\" >China: A Basic Timeline \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/timelines\/china_modern_timeline.htm\" >Introduction to China\u2019s Modern History \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quatr.us\/china\/history\/\" >Chinese History \u2013 Quatr.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-13017882\" >China profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of China:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_China\" >Economy of China \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/china-economy.html\" >China \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/china\" >China \u2013 The Heritage Foundation \u2013 Heritage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinatravel.com\/facts\/china-economy.htm\" >China Economy \u2013 ChinaTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/china\" >China \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/china\" >China \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>US control of Haitian customs &amp; governmental revenue ends.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History of Haiti, and the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Haiti\" >History of Haiti \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Haiti\" >History of Haiti \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/haiti-history.html\" >Haiti \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab41\" >HISTORY OF HAITI \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Haiti-history.htm\" >History of Haiti \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/browse\/article.jsp?id=3753349\" >History of Haiti \u2013 Scholastic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti%E2%80%93United_States_relations\" >Haiti-United States relations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1784-1800\/haitian-rev\" >The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804 \u2013 Office of the Historian \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti\" >United States occupation of Haiti \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/travelinghaiti.com\/history_of_haiti\/united_states_occupation.asp\" >THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION 1915-1935 \u2013 TravelingHaiti.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/haiti\/80.htm\" >HAITI \u2013 FOREIGN RELATIONS \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialstudiesforkids.com\/articles\/ushistory\/haitianrevolution1.htm\" >How Haiti Saved the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/haiti\/corruption.htm\" >Haiti \u2013 Corruption \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Haiti and Jewish People:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/haiti.html\" >Haiti \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Timelines of Haitian History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Haitian_history\" >Timeline of Haitian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-19548814\" >Haiti profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_American_F-86_Sabre\" >North American F-86 Sabre<\/a> flies for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mensa_International\" >Mensa International<\/a> is founded in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daegu_October_Incident\" >Daegu October Incident<\/a> occurs in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army_Military_Government_in_Korea\" >Allied occupied Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1946\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazism\" >Nazi<\/a> leaders are sentenced at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuremberg_trials\" >Nuremberg trials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nuremberg Military Tribunal and Its Trials:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/nuremberg\/NurembergChronology.html\" >The Nuremberg Trials: Chronology \u2013 UMKC.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/imt.asp\" >The International Military Tribunal for Germany \u2013 Contents of the Nuremberg Trials Collection \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/nuremberg-trials\" >THE NUBERMBERG TRIALS \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/1940s\/fl\/The-Nuremberg-Trials.htm\" >The Nuremberg Trials \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/information\/exhibitions\/online-features\/special-focus\/nuremberg-trials-legacy\" >THE NUREMBERG TRIALS AND THEIR LEGACY \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10007069\" >INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL AT NUREMBERG \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faculty.umb.edu\/gary_zabel\/Courses\/Morals%20and%20Law\/M+L\/TheNurembergTrials.html\" >Origin of the International Tribunal at Nuremberg, by January Godkin \u2013 UMB.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1943\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\/Naples\" >Naples<\/a> falls to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" >Allied<\/a> soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>First flight of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bell_Aircraft\" >Bell<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XP-59\" >XP-59<\/a> \u201cAircomet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Grouper_%28SS-214%29\" >USS\u00a0<em>Grouper<\/em><\/a> torpedoes <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lisbon_Maru\" >Lisbon Maru<\/a><\/em> not knowing she is carrying British <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prisoner_of_war\" >PoWs<\/a> from Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania_Turnpike\" >Pennsylvania Turnpike<\/a>, often considered the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superhighway\" >superhighway<\/a> in the United States, opens to traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong>After a one-month <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Warsaw_%281939%29\" >Siege of Warsaw<\/a>, hostile Nazi forces enter the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Siege of Warsaw of 1939:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Warsaw_(1939)\" >Siege of Warsaw (1939) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.derekcrowe.com\/post.aspx?id=96\" >Siege of Warsaw (Poland 1939) \u2013 drekcrowe.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1939\/9\/8\/siege-of-warsaw-1939\" >Sep 8 1939 to Sep 28 1939: Siege of Warsaw (1939) \u2013 worldhistoryproject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><em><strong>Economy of Poland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>Germany annexes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Munich Agreement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>SEPTEMBER 30, 1938<\/strong> At 2:00 am, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" >Britain<\/a>, France, Germany and Italy sign the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement<\/a>, allowing Germany to occupy the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudetenland\" >Sudetenland<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czechoslovakia\" >Czechoslovakia<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/militaryhistory.about.com\/od\/worldwarii\/p\/World-War-Ii-Munich-Agreement.htm\" >World War II: Munich Agreement \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_Agreement\" >Munich Agreement \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Munich-Agreement\" >Munich Agreement \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWmunich.htm\" >Munich Agreement \u2013 Spartacus Educational<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Franco\" >Francisco Franco<\/a> is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1931\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" >Spain<\/a> adopted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_suffrage\" >women\u2019s suffrage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Women\u2019s Suffrage in Spain:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/rearvision\/spain-womens-rights\/3269196\" >Spain: women\u2019s rights \u2013 abc.net.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_suffrage#Women.27s_suffrage\" >\u201cIn 1931, the Second Spanish Republic allowed women the right of passive suffrage with three women being elected.\u201d \u2013 Women\u2019s suffrage \u2013 Universal suffrage \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women_in_Spain\" >Women in Spain \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/womensuffrage.org\/?page_id=97\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage and Beyond \u2013 Europe \u2013 womensuffrage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/ipa\/A0931343.html\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage \u2013 infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2014\/03\/11\/step-backward-womens-human-rights-spain\" >A Step Backwards for Women\u2019s Human Right in Spain \u2013 March 11, 2014 &#8211; hrw.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Women\u2019s Suffrage and Its History:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_women\" >Timeline of women\u2019s suffrage \u2013 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><strong><em>Women\u2019s Suffrage in General (1) \u2013 Overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong><em>Women\u2019s Rights in General (2) \u2013 Worldwide:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_suffragists_and_suffragettes\" >List of suffragists and suffragettes \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_women\" >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><em><strong>Women\u2019s Rights in General:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a> introduces its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_five-year_plan_%28Soviet_Union%29\" >First five-year plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1920\u00a0 <\/strong>Sir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Percy_Cox\" >Percy Cox<\/a> lands in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basra\" >Basra<\/a> to assume his responsibilities as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Commissioner\" >High Commissioner<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\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\/Arab\" >Arab<\/a> forces under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T._E._Lawrence\" >T. E. Lawrence<\/a>, also known as \u201cLawrence of Arabia\u201d, capture <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damascus\" >Damascus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Times_bombing\" >Los Angeles Times bombing<\/a>: A large bomb destroys the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_Times\" >Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em> building in downtown <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles\" >Los Angeles<\/a>, killing 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Motor_Company\" >Ford<\/a> puts the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Model_T\" >Model T<\/a> car on the market at a price of US$825.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong>Franti\u0161ek Pavl\u00edk is killed in a demonstration in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prague\" >Prague<\/a>, inspiring <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek\" >Leo\u0161 Jan\u00e1\u010dek<\/a> to the piano composition <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1._X._1905\" >1. X. 1905<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>YouTube videos of the piano composition 1. X. 1905:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jW5fRySjgq4\" >(1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GaFwrivnHDs\" >(2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lhxq5G1sEYk\" >(3)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u1ufRd1Eaw4\" >(4)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1898\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna_University_of_Economics_and_Business_Administration\" >Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration<\/a> is founded under the name <em>k.u.k. Exportakademie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1891\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" >California<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanford_University\" >Stanford University<\/a> opens its doors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1890\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yosemite_National_Park\" >Yosemite National Park<\/a> is established by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Congress\" >U.S. Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1887\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balochistan\" >Balochistan<\/a> is conquered by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1880\u00a0 <\/strong>First electric lamp factory is opened by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\" >Thomas Edison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>The watch company founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1850\" >1850<\/a> in Roxbury by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison\" >Aaron Lufkin Dennison<\/a> relocates to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waltham,_Massachusetts\" >Waltham, Massachusetts<\/a>, to become the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waltham_Watch_Company\" >Waltham Watch Company<\/a>, a pioneer in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_system_of_watch_manufacturing\" >American system of watch manufacturing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1847\u00a0 <\/strong>German inventor and industrialist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Werner_von_Siemens\" >Werner von Siemens<\/a> founds <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siemens_AG\" >Siemens AG<\/a> &amp; Halske.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1829\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_African_College\" >South African College<\/a> is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Town\" >Cape Town<\/a>, South Africa; it will later separate into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Cape_Town\" >University of Cape Town<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_African_College_Schools\" >South African College Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1827\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Persian_War_%281826%E2%80%9328%29\" >Russo-Persian War<\/a>: The Russian army under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivan_Paskevich\" >Ivan Paskevich<\/a> storms <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yerevan\" >Yerevan<\/a>, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" >Armenia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1814\u00a0 <\/strong>Opening of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congress_of_Vienna\" >Congress of Vienna<\/a>, intended to redraw Europe\u2019s political map after the defeat of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napol%C3%A9on\" >Napol\u00e9on<\/a> the previous spring.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>(<em>Sources and references:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September25\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September25<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to_October_1; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/september\/25\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/september\/25<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to october\/1;\u00a0\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/september_25.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/september_25.html<\/a>.\u00a0 to october_1.html; and other pertinent web sites and\/or documents, mentioned above.<\/em><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>The views expressed in the cited or quoted websites and\/or documents in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the author of this article. These websites and\/or documents are cited or quoted for academic or educational purposes. Neither the author of this article nor the Transcend Media Service (TMS) is responsible for the contents, information, or whatsoever contained in these websites and\/or documents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>One of the primary purposes of this article is to provide the readers with opportunities to think about \u201cpeace\u201d, including positive peace and negative peace as well as external\/outer peace and internal\/inner peace, and more, directly or indirectly, from various angles and\/or in the broadest sense, through historical events. It is because this article is prepared specifically for the TMS whose main objective is to address \u201cpeace\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 25 \u2013 Oct 1, 2017~ QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201cIs death the last sleep?  No, it is the last and final awakening.\u201d  \u2015 Walter Scott<\/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-98884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98884","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=98884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}