{"id":99220,"date":"2017-10-02T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=99220"},"modified":"2017-09-26T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T12:31:34","slug":"this-week-in-history-148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/10\/this-week-in-history-148\/","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>Oct 2-8, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/author\/21513-Leonardo_Boff\" >\u201dThe eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love.\u201d<\/a> <\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>&#8212; Leonardo Boff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 02<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Day_of_Non-Violence\" >INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong>President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roh_Moo-hyun\" >Roh Moo-hyun<\/a> of South Korea walks across the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_Demarcation_Line\" >Military Demarcation Line<\/a> into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" >North Korea<\/a> on his way to the second <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inter-Korean_Summit\" >Inter-Korean Summit<\/a> with North Korean leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Jong-il\" >Kim Jong-il<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a> backs U.S. military strikes following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/9\/11\" >9\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam_Treaty\" >Amsterdam Treaty<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\" >European Union<\/a> is signed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_of_Information_Act_%28United_States%29\" >Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments<\/a> are signed by US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Clinton\" >Bill Clinton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carandiru_massacre\" >Carandiru massacre<\/a> takes place after a riot in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carandiru_Penitentiary\" >Carandiru Penitentiary<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A3o_Paulo\" >S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Myers_%28politician%29\" >Michael Myers<\/a> becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Expulsion_from_the_United_States_Congress\" >expelled<\/a> since the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\" >Civil War<\/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> denounces all forms of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concentration_camp\" >concentration camps<\/a> and torture while speaking at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.N.\" >U.N.<\/a> in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1969\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<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theblogbelow.com\/2008\/07\/underground-nuclear-test.html\" >underground nuclear test<\/a> at Amchitka Island Aleutians.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Underground nuclear weapons testing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthmagazine.org\/article\/satellites-can-detect-underground-nuclear-explosions\" >Satellite can detect underground nuclear explosions \u2013 EarthMagazine.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests\" >List of nuclear weapons tests \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons Testing at Amchitka Island:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Amchitka\" >Amchitka \u2013 Military \u2013 Wikia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/arcticcircle.uconn.edu\/SEEJ\/amchitka\/\" >Cannikin Atomic Test at Amchitka Island, Alaska \u2013 The Untold Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ims.uaf.edu\/research\/johnson\/amchitka\/history.html\" >Amchitka Island and Nuclear Weapons Testing \u2013 UAF.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dec.alaska.gov\/air\/am\/rad\/amchitka.htm\" >Former Amchitka Underground Test Site \u2013 Environmental Radiation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everything2.com\/title\/Amchitka+Nuclear+Tests\" >Amchitka Nuclear Tests \u2013 Everything2.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/en\/about\/history\/amchitka-hunter\/\" >Amchitka \u2013 the founding voyage \u2013 GreemPeace.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americablog.com\/2013\/01\/video-of-underground-nuclear-test-that-led-to-the-creation-of-greenpeace.html\" >Video of underground nuclear test that led to the creation of Greenpeace \u2013 AmericaBlog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Canadians%20campaign%20against%20nuclear%20testing%20on%20Amchitka%20Island%20%28Don%E2%80%99t%20Make%20a%20Wave%29,%201969-1971\" >Canadians campaign against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island (Don\u2019t Make a Wave), 1969-1971 \u2013 Swarthmore.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osti.gov\/scitech\/biblio\/758915\" >Amchitka Island, Alaska, special sampling project 1997 \u2013 SciTech Connect \u2013 Osti.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/249097799_Amchitka_and_the_Bomb_Nuclear_Testing_in_Alaska\" >Amchitka and the Bomb: Nuclear Testing in Alaska, by Douglas Dasher \u2013 ResearchGate.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/%7Eunsworth\/UA-classes\/210\/notes210\/C\/210C2.5-2008.pdf\" >Nuclear explosions \u2013 C2.5 Seismic detection \u2013 <em>Geophysics 210 October 2008<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City culminates in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tlatelolco_massacre\" >Tlatelolco massacre<\/a> by the order of the president, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustavo_D%C3%ADaz_Ordaz\" >Gustavo D\u00edaz Ordaz<\/a>, to the soldiers of killing unarmed students, hiding the event from the public eye. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1968_Summer_Olympics\" >1968 Summer Olympics<\/a>, hosted in Mexico City, started ten days after the massacre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thurgood_Marshall\" >Thurgood Marshall<\/a> is sworn in as the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American\" >African-American<\/a> justice of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States\" >United States Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1961\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/world\/russia\/novaya_zemlya_nuc.htm\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/novaya-zemlya\" >NOVAYA ZEMLYA \u2013 AtlasObscura.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/novaya-zemlya\/3035-3167\/\" >Novaya Zemlya \u2013 GiantBomb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkcode.com\/custom3_64.html\" >NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST \u2013 ArkCode.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/facilities\/924\/\" >Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/novalya.htm\" >ICE Case Studies \u2013 Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker \u2013 American.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=39591\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 Image \u2013 NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/novayazemlya.net\/\" >Novaya Zemlya Archipelago \u2013 NovayaZemlya.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclear-risks.org\/en\/hibakusha-worldwide\/novaya-zemlya.html\" >Novaya Zemlya, Russia \u2013 Nuclear-Risks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/743105\" >Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated \u2013 July 31, 2014 \u2013 TASS Russian News Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nuclearno.com\/text.asp?11073\" >Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna \u2013 RIA Novosti, Russia \u2013 15 August 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/1993\/0501\/report.pdf\" >UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY \u2013 Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko \u2013 Open-File Report 93-501 \u2013 Reston, Virginia \u2013 1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Erichards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guinea\" >Guinea<\/a> declares its independence from France.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/guinea.html\" >Guinea \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Guinea\" >Guinea \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/guinea.html\" >Guinea \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/guinea.htm\" >Republic of Guinea | R\u00e9publique de Guinee \u2013 NationsOnline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/africa\/gn.htm\" >Guinea \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13442051\" >Guinea profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Independence of Guinea:<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-cold-war-comes-to-africa-as-guinea-gains-its-independence\" >Oct 02, 1958 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Cold War comes to Africa, as Guinea gains its independence \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aglobalworld.com\/holidays-around-the-world\/guinea-independence-day\/\" >GUINEA INDEPENDENCE DAY: OCTOBER 2 \u2013 AGlobalWorld.com<\/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<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tspace.library.utoronto.ca\/bitstream\/1807\/19287\/1\/MacDonald_Mairi_S_200911_PhD_Thesis.pdf\" >THE CHALLENGE OF GUIENEAN INDEPENDENCE 1958-1971, by Mairi Stewart MacDonald \u2013 Utoronto.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Guinea\" >Foreign relations of Guinea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1958-60v14\/ch6\" >Guinea and the United States: US Recognition of Guinea; US Relations With Guinea; President Tour\u00e9\u2019s Visit to the United States \u2013 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960, Africa, Volume XIV \u2013 Office of the Historian \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/guinea\/ri188\" >Guinea \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/guinea\/index_en.htm\" >EU Relations with Guinea \u2013 Europa.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Guinea\" >History of Guinea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Guinea\" >\u201c<em><strong>French Guinea<\/strong><\/em><em> (French: Guin\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the independent nation of Guinea<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 French Guinea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/guinea\/p\/GuineaHist1.htm\" >A Brief History of Guinea \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 About.com<\/a>, <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/guinea\/p\/GuineaHist2.htm\" >Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad15\" >HISTORY OF GUINEA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/guinea-country-africa-history.html\" >Guinea \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/guinea\/history\" >Guinea \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13443183\" >Guinea profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Guinea\" >Economy of Guinea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/guinea\" >Guinea \u2013 Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/guinea\" >Guinea \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/guinea\" >Guinea \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Human Rights Issues of Guinea:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_rights_in_Guinea\" >Human rights in Guinea \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/africa\/guinea\" >Guinea \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/our-work\/countries\/africa\/guinea\" >Guinea Human Rights \u2013 Amnesty International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/countries\/AfricaRegion\/Pages\/GNIndex.aspx\" >Guinea \u2013 UN Office for High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.claiminghumanrights.org\/guinea.html\" >\u201c<em>The Republic of Guinea is a member of the United Nations and the African Union. It has ratified many UN Human Rights Conventions (compare list on the right) and thus has made binding international commitments to adhere to the standards laid down in these universal human rights documents<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Claiming Human Rights \u2013 in Guinea \u2013 ClaimingHumanRights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novaya_Zemlya\" >Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><em>For some more relevant information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1961\u00a0\u00a0\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><\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: German troops end the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_Uprising\" >Warsaw Uprising<\/a>, by killing 250,000 people.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Warsaw Uprising:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/warsaw-uprising-ends\" >OCT 2, 1944: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Warsaw uprising ends \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/classroom\/pajak.html\" >The Warsaw Uprising: August 1, 1944 \u2013 October 2, 1944, by Lukasz Pajewski \u2013 Buffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Warsaw-Uprising\" >\u201c<em>Warsaw Uprising (August-October 1944), insurrection in Warsaw during World War II by which Poles unsuccessfully tried to oust the German army and seize control of the city before it was occupied by the advancing Soviet army<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/august-1-1944-the-warsaw-uprising\/\" >August 1, 1944: The Warsaw uprising: \u201cThe democratic and progressive character of this struggle is testimony to the spirit prevailing in Poland today.\u201d By Richard Kreitner \u2013 The Nation \u2013 TheNation.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/info-poland.buffalo.edu\/web\/history\/WWII\/powstanie\/link.shtml\" >Warsaw Uprising \u2013 1944 \u2013 Baffalo.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.local-life.com\/warsaw\/articles\/warsaw-1944-uprising\" >\u201c<em>In the two month struggle 18,000 Home Army soldiers died and 12,000 were wounded with the survivors either sent to German POW camps or managing to go into hiding. A staggering 250,000 civilians were killed during the Uprising<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Warsaw Rises! \u2013 Local Life \u2013 Local-Life.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warsawuprising.com\/\" >WARSAW UPRISING \u2013 WarsawUprising.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/warsawrising-thefilm.com\/\" >WARSAW UPRISING \u2013 THE FILM \u2013 87 MINUTES OF TRUTH \u2013 WarsawRising-TheFilm.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warsawuprising.com\/timeline.htm\" >Timeline \u2013 WARSAW UPRSING AUGUST 1 \u2013 OCTOBER 2, 1944 \u2013 WarsawUprising.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: Ocean Liner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RMS_Queen_Mary\" >RMS\u00a0<em>Queen Mary<\/em><\/a> accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Curacoa_%28D41%29\" >HMS\u00a0<em>Curacoa<\/em><\/a>, off the coast of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Typhoon\" >Operation Typhoon<\/a>, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1937\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" >Dominican Republic<\/a> strongman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\" >Rafael Trujillo<\/a> orders the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parsley_Massacre\" >execution of the Haitian population<\/a> living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong>The \u201cPrelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God\u201d, commonly known as <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opus_Dei\" >Opus Dei<\/a><\/em>, is founded by Saint <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josemar%C3%ADa_Escriv%C3%A1\" >Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1925\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Logie_Baird\" >John Logie Baird<\/a> performs the first test of a working <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Television\" >television<\/a> system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1814\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Rancagua\" >Battle of Rancagua<\/a>: Spanish <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royalist_%28Spanish_American_Independence%29\" >Royalists<\/a> troops under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariano_Osorio\" >Mariano Osorio<\/a> defeats rebel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chilean<\/a> forces of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernardo_O%27Higgins\" >Bernardo O\u2019Higgins<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Miguel_Carrera\" >Jos\u00e9 Miguel Carrera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 03<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gambia\" >The Gambia<\/a> withdraws from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_Nations\" >Commonwealth of Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Gambia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/gambia.html\" >The Gambia \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gambia.gm\/\" >Republic of the Gambia \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/The-Gambia\" >The Gambia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/gambia.html\" >Gambia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13376517\" >The Gambia country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of the Gambia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_the_Gambia\" >Foreign relations of the Gambia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201311061106.html\" >Gambia: Foreign Relations \u2013 AllAfrica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Gambia\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF GAMBIA \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/5459.htm\" >US Relations With The Gambia \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of the Gambia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Gambia\" >History of the Gambia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessgambia.com\/information\/history.html\" >History of The Gambia \u2013 AccessGambia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/the-gambia\/history\" >The Gambia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gambia.co.uk\/history\" >The Gambia \u2013 History \u2013 Gambia.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad47\" >HISTORY OF THE GMBIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/resourcepage.gambia.dk\/history.htm\" >History of The Gambia \u2013 ResourcePage.Gambia.DK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.localhistories.org\/gambia.html\" >A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GAMBIA \u2013 LocalHistories.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/gambia-the-country-africa-history.html\" >The Gambia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/guinea\/l\/bl-The-Gambia-Timeline.htm\" >The Gambia Timeline \u2013 Prehistory to Present Day \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-13380407\" >The Gambia profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of the Gambia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_the_Gambia\" >Economy of the Gambia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/gambia\" >The Gambia \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessgambia.com\/information\/economic-profile.html\" >Economy of Gambia \u2013 AccessGambia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countryeconomy.com\/countries\/gambia\" >The Gambia \u2013 CountryEconomy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/countries\/west-africa\/gambia\/gambia-economic-outlook\/\" >Gambia Economic Outlook \u2013 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/gambia\" >The Gambia \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/gambia\" >The Gambia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2013\u00a0 <\/strong>At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Mediterranean_Sea_migrant_shipwreck\" >sinks<\/a> near the Italian island of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lampedusa\" >Lampedusa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The presidents of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijan\" >Azerbaijan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstan\" >Kazakhstan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyrgyzstan\" >Kyrgyzstan<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" >Turkey<\/a> sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkic_Council\" >Turkic Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008\" >Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008<\/a> for the U.S. financial system is signed by President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush\" >George W. Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O._J._Simpson\" >O J Simpson<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O._J._Simpson_murder_case\" >acquitted<\/a> of the murders of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicole_Brown_Simpson\" >Nicole Brown Simpson<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Goldman\" >Ronald Goldman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Mogadishu_%281993%29\" >Battle of Mogadishu<\/a>: A firefight occurs during a failed attempt to capture key officials of warlord <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohamed_Farrah_Aidid\" >Mohamed Farrah Aidid<\/a>\u2018s organisation in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mogadishu,_Somalia\" >Mogadishu, Somalia<\/a>, costing the lives of 18 American soldiers, and over 350 Somalis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_reunification\" >German reunification<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Germany\" >German Democratic Republic<\/a> ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germany\" >Federal Republic of Germany<\/a>. East German citizens became part of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Community\" >European Community<\/a>, which later became the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\" >European Union<\/a>. Now celebrated as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Unity_Day\" >German Unity Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>German Reunification:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/east-and-west-germany-reunite-after-45-years\" >OCT 3, 1990: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: East and West Germany unite after 45 years \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1990\/10\/3\/reunification-of-germany\" >OCT 3 1990 \u2013 Reunification of Germany \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/German-reunification\" >German unification \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de\/en\/history\/main-content-03\/1990-reunification.html\" >Unification \u2013 Facts about Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/icv.vlada.cz\/en\/tema\/reunification-of-germany-3-october-1990-77010\/\" >Unification of Germany 3 October 1990 \u2013 Vlada.cz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/holidays\/germany\/german-unity-day\" >Day of German Unity in Germany \u2013 TimeAndDate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/global\/2010\/09\/29\/the-dark-side-of-german-reunification\/\" >The dark side of German unification, by Erick Kirschbaum \u2013 September 29, 2010 \u2013 Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.levyinstitute.org\/pubs\/hili67a.pdf\" >The Economic Consequences of German Unification: The Impact of Misguided Macroeconomic Policies, by J\u00f6rg Bibow \u2013 No. 67A, 2001 \u2013 Public Policy Brief Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.questia.com\/library\/history\/european-history\/germany\/germany-since-1945\/german-unification-1990\" >List of some books on German unification of 1990<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eastgermany.info\/GermanReunification.htm\" >German Reunification \u2013 Foreign Reservations about German Reunification \u2013 High Cost of Reunification \u2013 EastGermany.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/diplomacy.state.gov\/berlinwall\/www\/exhibitions\/germany-east-and-west-unite.html\" >Germany: East and West Unite \u2013 US Diplomacy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/Documents\/in\/German_Unification_1989-1990\" >German Unification 1989-1990 \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/diplomacy.state.gov\/berlinwall\/www\/archive\/index.html\" >Articles and other relevant materials on Germany in the post-World War II \u2013 US Diplomacy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/current_affairs\/german-reunification\/reunited-germany-20-years-later.htm\" >German Reunification 20 Years Later<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/germanunif.htm\" >The Economics of the Unification of Germany \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/gm.html\" >Germany \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/germany\/\" >Germany \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germany\" >Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Germany\" >Germany \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/germany.html\" >Germany \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germany.travel\/en\/travel-information\/germany-at-a-glance\/germany-at-a-glance.html?utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=Germany&amp;utm_content=8520527451-20601799177&amp;utm_campaign=AN:GNTO%7CPB:M%7CTT:SN%7CCD:Locations%7CCS:Country\" >Germany at a glance: a brief summary of important facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germany.info\/\" >Welcome to Germany.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/places\/germany\" >Germany \u2013 REUTERS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Germany\" >Foreign relations of Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/germanysara.weebly.com\/foreign-relations.html\" >Germany \u2013 foreign relation \u2013 Weebly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/3997.htm\" >US Relations with Germany \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/countryprofil2\/p\/usgermany.htm\" >The Relationship of the United States with Germany \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/foreign-relations-of-germany-diplomatic-missions-contributions-alliances.html\" >Foreign Relations of Germany: Diplomatic Missions, Contributions &amp; Alliances \u2013 Study.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/germany\/ri281\" >Germany \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photius.com\/countries\/germany\/government\/germany_government_foreign_relations.html\" >Germany Foreign Relations \u2013 Photius.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.german-foreign-policy.com\/en\/news\/\" >GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY \u2013 German-Foreign-Policy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germany.info\/Vertretung\/usa\/en\/06__Foreign__Policy__State\/00\/__Home.html\" >Foreign Policy &amp; State \u2013 Germany.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Germany\" >History of Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/motherearthtravel.com\/history\/germany\/\" >History of Germany \u2013 MotherEarthTravel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Germany\" >History of Germany \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/germany-history.html\" >Germany \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac62\" >HISTORY OF GERAMNY \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Germany-history.htm\" >Outline of Germany\u2019s History \u2013 NationslOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germanculture.com.ua\/library\/history\/bl_german_history.htm\" >German HISTORY \u2013 All Facts and Events \u2013 GermanCulture.com.ua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justgermany.org\/germany-history.asp\" >GERMANY HISTORY \u2013 GERAMNY TRAVEL \u2013 JustGermany.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Foreign_relations_of_East_Germany\" >Foreign relations of East Germany \u2013 MusicIllustratedMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005203\" >German Foreign Policy 1933-1945 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theholocaustexplained.org\/ks3\/the-nazi-rise-to-power\/economic-issues\/1919-1933-an-economic-overview\/#.VgAVu5eufX4\" >1919-1933: an economic review \u2013 THE HOLOCAUSE EXPLAINED \u2013 TheHolocaustExplained.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.german-way.com\/history-and-culture\/germany\/history-of-germany\/\" >History of Germany \u2013 Germany is Younger Than You Think \u2013 The German Way &amp; More \u2013 German-Way.com<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/germany.htm\" >THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF GERMANY \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Ge-It\/Germany.html\" >Germany \u2013 Culture \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/europe\/germany\/detimeln.htm\" >Germany Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_German_history\" >Timeline of German History \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17301646\" >Germany profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/germany\" >Germany \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/germany\" >Germany \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Germany\" >Economy of Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/germany\" >Germany \u2013 Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/germany-economy.html\" >Germany \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/worldeconomy\/p\/Germany.htm\" >Germany\u2019s Economy \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country.eiu.com\/Germany\" >Germany \u2013 The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/watkins\/germany.htm\" >THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF GERMANY \u2013 SJSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/country-info\/profiles\/Germany\/Economy\" >Germany Economy Stats \u2013 NationMaster.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing\" >underground nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1987:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1987 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/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>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TASCC\" >TASCC<\/a>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superconducting\" >superconducting<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclotron\" >cyclotron<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chalk_River_Laboratories\" >Chalk River Laboratories<\/a>, is officially opened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis\" >Space Shuttle Atlantis<\/a> makes its maiden flight. (Mission <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-51-J\" >STS-51-J<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>198<\/strong><strong>1\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981_Irish_hunger_strike\" >hunger strike<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_National_Liberation_Army\" >Irish National Liberation Army<\/a> prisoners at the Maze Prison in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland\" >Northern Ireland<\/a> ends after seven months and ten deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hunger Strike of the IRA in 1981:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/onthisday\/hi\/dates\/stories\/october\/3\/newsid_2451000\/2451503.stm\" >ON THIS DAY: 3 October 1981: IRA Maze hunger strikes at an end \u2013 BBC \u2013 bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981_Irish_hunger_strike\" >1981 Irish hunger strike \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irishhungerstrike.com\/\" >Irish Hunger Strike 1981 \u2013 Irish Republican Prisoners Struggle \u2013 irishhungerstrike.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/events\/republican_hunger_strikes_maze\" >Republican hunger strikes in the Maze prison \u2013 October 1980 \u2013 October 1981 \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 BBC \u2013 bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irishcentral.com\/roots\/history\/Leader-of-1981-IRA-hunger-strike-Bobby-Sands-died-34-years-ago-today.html\" >Leader of 1981 IRA hunger strike, Bobbie Sands died 34 years ago today \u2013 by Frances Mulraney \u2013 May 05, 2015 \u2013 al.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/belfastchildis.com\/2016\/02\/29\/republican-hunger-strike-1981\/\" >Republican Hunger Strike 1981 \u2013 February 29, 2016 &#8211; belfastchildis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Irish Republican Army (IRA)\/Provisional Republican Army (PIRA):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/separatist-terrorism\/provisional-irish-republican-army-ira-aka-pira-provos-oglaigh-na-heireann-uk-separatists\/p9240\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) (aka, PIRA, \u201cthe provos,\u201d \u00d3glaigh na h\u00c9ireann) (UK separatists) \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations, by Kathryn Gregory \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA), Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) the Provos Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army \u2013 Military.Wikia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/hi\/english\/static\/in_depth\/northern_ireland\/2001\/provisional_ira\/\" >Provisional IRA: War, ceasefire, endgame? \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/provisional%20irish%20republican%20army\" >PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/irish-republican-army\/\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/irish-republican-army.html\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) \u2013 the Provos \u2013 Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emich.edu\/cerns\/downloads\/papers\/PoliceStaff\/Unsorted\/Irish%20Republican%20Army.pdf\" >Terrorism \u2013 Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten \u2013 Eastern Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>IRA\u2019s Terrorism:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_London#Irish_republican_attacks_during_.22the_Troubles.22\" >Irish republican attacks during the \u201cTroubles\u201d \u2013 List of terrorist incidents in London \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreportnews.com\/europe-archived\/terrorism-and-the-ira-methodologies-and-context\" >Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context \u2013 WorldReportNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_%281990%E2%80%9399%29\" >Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/2005\/jul\/07\/terrorism.july73\" >London past terror attacks \u2013 Thursday, 7 July 2005 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/terrorism-in-the-uk\/11071080\/IRA-terror-suspects-to-lose-immunity-from-prosecution.html\" >IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution \u2013 2 Sep 2014 \u2013 TheTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/forum.prisonplanet.com\/index.php?topic=178608.35;wap2\" >New 7\/7 London Bombings Documentary \u2013 PrisonPlanet.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.stedwards.edu\/craigc-culf331111fa2014\/group-europe\/the-gunpowder-plot\/\" >IRA Terrorism \u2013 Global Issues on Terrorism \u2013 Fall 2014 \u2013 Stedwards.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism09.wikispaces.com\/Irish+Republican+Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terrorismanalysts.com\/pt\/index.php\/pot\/article\/view\/96\/html\" >The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt \u2013 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM \u2013 TerrorismAnalysists.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trackingterrorism.org\/group\/irish-republican-army-ira\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 TERRORISM RESEARCH &amp; ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM \u2013 TrackingTerrorism.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Great_Britain\" >List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freerepublic.com\/focus\/f-news\/1982170\/posts\" >Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) \u2013 3\/7\/2008 \u2013 FreeRepublic.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of the IRA:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/irishistory.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/08\/history-of-irish-republican-army-irish.html\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Irish History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/history\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army-history-essay.php\" >History of the Irish Republican Army History Essay \u2013 UKEssays.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/timelines\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Video \u2013 TimeToast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rsfnational.wordpress.com\/\" >National Website of Republican Sinn F\u00e9in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.org\/documents.html\" >OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES \u2013 SINN F\u00c9IN \u2013 SinnFein.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/ira\/\" >THE IRA &amp; SINN FEIN \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/sinn-fein.html\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leader_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Leaders of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/sinn-fein\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 News Archive \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/s\/sinn_fein\/index.html\" >Sinn Feinn \u2013 News Archive \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/sinn-fein.htm?mediatype=Text\" >Sinn Fein News \u2013 ABC.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.philly.com\/keyword\/sinn-fein\" >Articles on Sinn Fein \u2013 Philly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/history\" >History \u2013 Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.corksf.20m.com\/about.html\" >A Brief History of Sinn Fein \u2013 Corks Sinn Fein<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Sinn F\u00e9in, IRA and the Catholic Church:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/07\/10\/the-catholic-church-vs-the-ira-hunger-strikers-of-1923\/\" >The Catholic Church vs. the IRA Hunger Strikes of 1923, by Lily Murphy \u2013 July 10, 2015 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/5755982\/The_Catholic_Church_and_Revolution_in_Ireland\" >The Catholic Church and the Revolution in Ireland \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2005\/mar\/14\/world\/fg-irish14\" >In Catholic Church Belfast, IRA Becomes Public Enemy \u2013 March 14, 2005 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2010\/09\/08\/sinn-fein-chief-says-met-catholic-priest-involved-bombing-didnt-discuss.html\" >Sinn Fein chief says he met Catholic priest involved in 1972 bombing, didn\u2019t discuss it \u2013 September 8, 2010 \u2013 FoxNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.spectator.co.uk\/article\/2nd-march-1918\/11\/the-roman-catholic-church-in-ireland-and-sinn-fein\" >THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND AND SINN FEIN \u2013 THE SPECTATOR ARCHIVE \u2013 Spectator.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/opinion\/letters\/questions-for-catholic-church-over-sinn-fein-29546185.html\" >Questions for Catholic Church over Sinn Fein \u2013 03\/09\/2013 \u2013 Belfast Telegraph \u2013 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6cf9miux4cI\" >Gross hypocrisy from DUP\/Sinn Fein and Catholic Church over brutal murder. \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 17 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/day\/october\/3?p=2\" >1972<\/a>\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>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1972:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1972_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1972 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>For some more relevant information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1987\u00a0\u00a0\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>\u201d, <em>as mentioned above.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada_Test_Site\" >Nevada Test Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\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=\"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>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1963_Honduran_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" >A violent coup in Honduras<\/a> pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_Mercury\" >Project Mercury<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercury-Atlas_8\" >Sigma 7<\/a> is launched from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Canaveral\" >Cape Canaveral<\/a>, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astronaut\" >astronaut<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wally_Schirra\" >Wally Schirra<\/a> aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1952\u00a0 <\/strong>The United Kingdom <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Hurricane\" >successfully tests<\/a> a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapon\" >nuclear weapon<\/a> at the Montebello Islands in Western Australia. The United Kingdom becomes the world\u2019s third nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>First British Nuclear Test<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/specials\/testing-times\/3-october-1952-first-british-nuclear-test\/\" >3 OCTOBER 1952 \u2013 FIRST BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Weapons and the United Kingdom:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-kingdomsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >UNITED KINGDOM\u2019S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME \u2013 CTBTO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dr.abdulqadeer.8m.net\/uk.htm\" >British Nuclear Programmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digplanet.com\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >List of nuclear weapons tests of the United Kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_Kingdom\" >Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/country-profiles\/united-kingdom\/\" >United Kingdom \u2013 Overview \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Uk\/UKTesting.html\" >Britain\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 British Nuclear Testing \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Uk\/UKFacility.html\" >Britain\u2019s Nuclear Weapons \u2013 British Nuclear Facilities \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/atomicarchive.com\/History\/coldwar\/page10.shtml\" >Cold War: A Brief History \u2013 Britain Goes Nuclear \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/r.search.yahoo.com\/_ylt=A0LEV1BROvxV8IMAHepXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNGV1YzFmBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjAwNDBfMQRzZWMDc3I-\/RV=2\/RE=1442622162\/RO=10\/RU=http%3a%2f%2fresearchbriefings.files.parliament.uk%2fdocuments%2fRP95-101%2fRP95-101.pdf\/RK=0\/RS=JySMZqPAVzW.FIOk5jRLkvvS5jo-\" >The United Kingdom and Nuclear Weapons \u2013 Research Paper 95\/101 \u2013 13 October 1995<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/\" >A Guided to Nuclear Weapons \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\" >Korean War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Battle_of_Maryang_San\" >First Battle of Maryang San<\/a>, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>First Battle of Maryang San:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Battle_of_Maryang_San\" >First Battle of Maryang San \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>1949\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WERD_%28defunct%29\" >WERD<\/a>, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlanta\" >Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spaceflight\" >Spaceflight<\/a>: The first successful launch of a V-2 \/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-2_rocket\" >A4-rocket<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_Stand_VII\" >Test Stand VII<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peenem%C3%BCnde\" >Peenem\u00fcnde<\/a>, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1935\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Italo-Abyssinian_War\" >Second Italo-Abyssinian War<\/a>: Italy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Bono%27s_invasion_of_Abyssinia\" >invades<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" >Ethiopia<\/a> under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emilio_De_Bono\" >General de Bono<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" >Iraq<\/a> gains independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Independence of Iraq:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/iraq-wins-independence\" >ON THIS DAY \u2013 OCT 3, 1932: Iraq wins independence \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1932\/10\/iraq-granted-independence-from-british-empire\" >OCT 1932 \u2013 Iraq Grated Independence from British Empire \u2013 historyproject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Iraq\" >\u201cThe kingdom of Iraq was granted full independence in 1932\u2026\u201d \u2013 Kingdom of Iraq &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/bpxwnri1zxzw\/colonization-and-decolonization-of-iraq-an-arabian-drama\/\" >Colonization and Decolonization of Iraq \u2013 prezi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Iraq and Its History:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/iraq.html\" >Iraq \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Iraq\" >History of Iraq \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asianhistory.about.com\/od\/Iraq\/p\/Iraq_Facts_and_History.htm\" >Iraq | Facts and History \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Iraq\" >History of Iraq \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/arabic-media.com\/iraq_history.htm\" >Iraq History \u2013 Arabic Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1930\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Socialist_Labour_Party_in_Poland_%E2%80%93_Left\" >German Socialist Labour Party in Poland \u2013 Left<\/a> is founded following a split in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Socialist_Labour_Party_in_Poland\" >DSAP<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA\" >\u0141\u00f3d\u017a<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Serbs,_Croats_and_Slovenes\" >Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes<\/a> is renamed to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia\" >Kingdom of Yugoslavia<\/a>, \u201cLand of the South Slavs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cState of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs\u201d \u2013 \u201cKingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs\u201d \u2013 \u201cKingdom of Yugoslavia\u201d:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.fordham.edu\/Halsall\/mod\/1917yugoslavia1.asp\" >Modern History Sourcebook: The Pact of Corfu &amp; The Formation of Yugoslavia, 1917 \u2013 legacy-fordham.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1647077\/CREATION_OF_THE_KINGDOM_OF_THE_SERBS_CROATS_AND_SLOVENES_1914-1918\" >CREATION OF THE KINGDOM OF THE SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES, 1914-1918, by Vladislav Sotirovic \u2013 academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/balkan.fabian-vendrig.eu\/yugoslavia\/1918-1943-the-kingdom-of-yugoslavia\/\" >29th October- 1st December 1918: The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs \u2013 The Balkan Pages \u2013 Fabian-vendrig.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_of_Slovenes,_Croats_and_Serbs\" >State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia\" >Kingdom of Yugoslavia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Why-was-Yugoslavia-formed\/answer\/Jason-Qu-1\" >\u201c<em>Yugoslavia, or lesser known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, was established in 1918 as the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell. However, the idea to create a Slavic state in the Balkans, wasn\u2019t too revolutionary at that time, considering it had started in the 1700\u2019s with Croat intellectuals and writers, claiming that the only way for the Southern Slavs (Slavs in the Balkans) to end their oppression under either Austrian or Ottoman rule, was to establish a united Slavic nation<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Why was Yugoslavia formed? \u2013 quora.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/yugoslavia-history.html\" >\u201c<em>Yugoslavia came into existence as a result of World War I. In 1914 only Serbia (which included the present Republic of Macedonia) and Montenegro were independent states; Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. (The earlier histories of Yugoslavia\u2019s six component republics are treated in more detail in their respective articles.)<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Yugoslavia \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of Yugoslavia:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1912\u00a0 <\/strong>US forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels under the command of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjam%C3%ADn_Zeled%C3%B3n\" >Benjam\u00edn Zeled\u00f3n<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Coyotepe_Hill\" >Battle of Coyotepe Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1873\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kintpuash\" >Captain Jack<\/a> and companions are hanged for their part in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modoc_War\" >Modoc War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1849\u00a0 <\/strong>American author <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edgar_Allan_Poe\" >Edgar Allan Poe<\/a> is found delirious in a gutter in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baltimore\" >Baltimore<\/a> under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe\" >death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1835\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staedtler\" >Staedtler<\/a> company is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuremberg\" >Nuremberg<\/a>, Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1778\u00a0 <\/strong>Captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cook\" >James Cook<\/a> anchors in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1739\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Ni%C5%A1_%281739%29\" >Treaty of Ni\u0161<\/a> is signed by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a> and Russia at the end of the Russian\u2013Turkish War, 1736\u201339.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 04<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2010\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajka_alumina_plant_accident\" >Ajka plant accident<\/a> in western Hungary releases about a million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of liquid <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_mud\" >alumina sludge<\/a>. Nine people are killed and 122 injured, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcal\" >Marcal<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danube\" >Danube<\/a> rivers are severely contaminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SpaceShipOne\" >SpaceShipOne<\/a><\/em> wins <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ansari_X_Prize\" >Ansari X Prize<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_spaceflight\" >private spaceflight<\/a>, by being the first private craft to fly into space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxim_restaurant_suicide_bombing\" >Maxim restaurant suicide bombing<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haifa\" >Haifa<\/a>, Israel: Twenty-one Israelis, Jews and Arabs, are killed, and 51 others wounded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812\" >Siberia Airlines Flight 1812<\/a>: a Sibir Airlines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tupolev_Tu-154\" >Tupolev Tu-154<\/a> crashes into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Sea\" >Black Sea<\/a> after being struck by an errant Ukrainian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SA-5_Gammon\" >S-200<\/a> missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a> confirms invocation of Article 5 of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Atlantic_Treaty\" >North Atlantic Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natolive\/official_texts_17120.htm\" >Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty<\/a>: \u201c<em>The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natolive\/official_texts_16937.htm\" >Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations<\/a>, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area<\/em>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em>See<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/charter\/chapter7.shtml\" >Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations on the UN website<\/a>, <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chapter_VII_of_the_United_Nations_Charter#Article_51\" >Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>NATO:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/\" >NATO \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/useconomy.about.com\/od\/internationalorganizations\/p\/NATO.htm\" >What Is NATO? \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/north-atlantic-treaty-organization.html\" >North Atlantic Treaty Organization \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/twentiethcentury\/p\/prnato.htm\" >NATO \u2013 Background \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nato\/north-atlantic-treaty-organization-nato\/p28287\" >The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Member_states_of_NATO\" >Member states of NATO \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>History of NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/history\/\" >A short history of NATO \u2013 NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact\" >FORMATION OF NATO AND WASAW PACT \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/nato\" >North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) \u2013 Office of the HISTORIANS \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.navalhistory.org\/2012\/04\/04\/the-establishment-of-nato\" >The Establishment of NATO \u2013 Naval History Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/members.tripod.com\/more_tra\/1e_nato_txt.htm\" >NATO: History of NATO: Information about NAOT \u2013 Tripod.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2008\/03\/31\/us-nato-summit-history-idUSL3151283520080331\" >Timeline of key events in NATO\u2019s 59 years of history \u2013 Monday, March 31, 2008 \u2013 Reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Problems of NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/article\/125\/the-need-for-nato\" >The Need for NATO \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/world\/issues-facing-nato-its-60th-birthday\/p18637\" >Interview: Issues NATO Facing On Its 60<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 Interviewee: F. Stephen Larrabee, Distinguished Chair in European Security, RAND Corporation; Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org \u2013 February 26, 2009 \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalbeat\/nato\/GIU031599.html\" >NATO Expansion and the Problem of a NATO Strategy \u2013 Global Intelligence Update, Red Alert, March 15, 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/object.cato.org\/sites\/cato.org\/files\/serials\/files\/cato-handbook-policymakers\/2001\/9\/hb107-52.pdf\" >Problems with the new NATO \u2013 CATO.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nato.usmission.gov\/issues\/our_issues.html\" >OPERATIONS AND ISSUES \u2013 UNITED STATES MISSION TO NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/the_costs_and_dangers_of_nato_expansion\/\" >The Costs and Danger of NATO Expansion \u2013 FPIF.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/world-against-russia-can-nato-solve-putin-problem-n195106\" >World Against Russia: Can NATO Solve the Putin Problem? \u2013 NBCNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democratichub.com\/nato.aspx?o=pv\" >NATO \u2013 DemocraticHub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/1952-10-01\/natos-growing-pains\" >Nato\u2019s Growing Pains, by Charles M. Spofford \u2013 October 1952 Issue \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1784206\" >Military-Political Strategy of NATO and Security Issues in the Middle East \u2013 March 12, 2011 \u2013 Social Science Research Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/jha\/archives\/103\" >\u201c<em>To cite but one example, NATO air support for UN troops in Bosnia took place under the general authorisation by security council resolutions and under the case-to-case authorisation provided for by the dual-key command structure where both UN and NATO officials had to agree on particular air raids<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Politics of Humanitarian Intervention \u2013 The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/united-states-to-nato-ditch-the-cold-war-playbook\/2015\/06\/21\/57f4a93c-5c96-47af-9b59-817c05a0b597_story.html\" >United States to NATO: Ditch the \u2018Cold War playbook\u2019 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The United States and NATO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usanato.army.mil\/\" >Connect with our NATO missions \u2013 US ARMY NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/amgov\/30145\/publications-english\/The%20United%20States%20and%20NATO_150.pdf\" >The United States and NATO \u2013 Embassy of the United States of America \u2013 REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2014\/08\/01\/the-united-states-nato-and-the-destruction-of-libya\/\" >The United States, NATO and the Destruction of Libya, by Horace G. Campbell \u2013 August 1, 2014 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/roomfordebate\/2013\/04\/23\/has-nato-outlived-its-usefulness\/time-for-the-united-states-to-leave-nato\" >Time for the United States to Leave NATO, by Andrew J. Bacevich \u2013 September 16, 2013 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/english\/other\/employee-of-international-organization-nato\/renewing-a-g-nato-visas-in-u-s.html\" >Renewing A, G, and NATO visas in the United States \u2013 US Visas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/cbofiles\/ftpdocs\/113xx\/doc11338\/1981_04_nato.pdf\" >COSTS AND BENEFITS TO THE UNITED STATES OF THE NATO INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps?cat=nato%20base\" >NATO Bases in the United States \u2013 MapQuest.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1997\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Loomis_Fargo_Robbery_in_North_Carolina\" >second largest cash robbery<\/a> in U.S. history occurs at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte,_North_Carolina\" >Charlotte, North Carolina<\/a> office of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wells_Fargo\" >Loomis, Fargo and Company<\/a>. An investigation by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation\" >Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/a> eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million stolen cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_constitutional_crisis_of_1993\" >Russian Constitutional Crisis<\/a>: In Moscow, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank\" >tanks<\/a> bombard the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House_of_Russia\" >White House<\/a>, a government building that housed the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Duma\" >Russian parliament<\/a>, while demonstrators against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Russia\" >President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Yeltsin\" >Boris Yeltsin<\/a> rally outside.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Russian Constitutional Crisis of 1993:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_Russian_constitutional_crisis\" >1993 Russian constitutional crisis \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php\/Russian_constitutional_crisis_of_1993\" >Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 \u2013 sourcewatch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onwar.com\/aced\/chrono\/c1900s\/yr90\/constitutionalcrisis1993.htm\" >RUSSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS 1993 \u2013 onwar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/voiceofrussia\/2013_10_04\/Russian-constitutional-crisis-1993-Yeltsin-had-no-choice-but-to-restore-peace-expert-9838\/\" >Russian constitutional crisis, 1993: Yeltsin had no choice but restore peace \u2013 expert \u2013 October 04, 2013 \u2013 suptniknews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/politics\/october-crisis-russia-politics-671\/\" >Background to bloodshed \u2013 20 years since Russia\u2019s constitutional crisis \u2013 October 03, 2013 \u2013 rt.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_legislative_election,_1993\" >Russian legislative election, 1993 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitution_of_Russia\" >Constitution of Russia &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1992\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rome_General_Peace_Accords\" >Rome General Peace Accords<\/a> ends a 16-year <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_war\" >civil war<\/a> in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rome General Peace Accords:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rome_General_Peace_Accords\" >Rome General Peace Accords \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/peaceaccords.nd.edu\/accord\/general-peace-agreement-mozambique\" >General Peace Agreement for Mozambique \u2013 nd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.c-r.org\/accord\/mozambique\" >The Mozambican peace process in perspective \u2013 publication date: 1998 \u2013 c-r.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/mozambique\/general-peace-agreement-mozambique\/p24232\" >General Peace Agreement for Mozambique \u2013 Council on Foreign Affairs \u2013 cfr.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104060077.html\" >Mozambique: Peace Accords \u2013 Nothing to Negotiate \u2013 allafrica.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Civil War in Mozambique:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambican_Civil_War\" >Mozambican Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/library\/report\/1991\/YLS.htm\" >MOZAMBIQUE\u2019S 16-YEAR BLOODY CIVIL WAR \u2013 globalsecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.our-africa.org\/mozambique\/civil-war\" >A group of youngsters from Manuela&#8217;s school have a history project and ask one of the retired SOS mothers what it was like during the civil war in Mozambique \u2013 our-africa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2016\/05\/06\/mozambiques-invisible-civil-war-renamo-frelimo-dhlakama-nyusi\/\" >\u201cThe horrific discoveries add to a growing body of evidence that, almost a quarter century after the end of a 16-year civil war that killed a million people, Mozambique is once again mired in conflict.\u201d \u2013 Mozambique\u2019s Invisible Civil War \u2013 May 6, 2016 \u2013 Foreign Policy \u2013 foreignpolicy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty\" >Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty<\/a> is opened for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Signature\" >signature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of 1991:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty\" >Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.antarctica.gov.au\/law-and-treaty\/the-madrid-protocol\" >Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (The Madrid Protocol) \u2013 antarctica.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Text of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cil.nus.edu.sg\/rp\/il\/pdf\/1991%20Protocol%20on%20Environmental%20protection%20to%20the%20Antarctic%20Treaty-pdf.pdf\" >PROTOCOL ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO THE ANTARCTIC TREATY \u2013 nus.edu.sg &#8211; pdf<\/a>, <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pca-cpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/2016\/01\/Protocol-to-the-Antarctic-Treaty-on-Environment-Protection.pdf\" >the same text on this site: pca-cpa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_Software_Foundation\" >Free Software Foundation<\/a> is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Massachusetts\" >Massachusetts<\/a>, United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Noble\" >Richard Noble<\/a> sets a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Land_speed_record\" >land speed record<\/a> of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468\u00a0km\/h), driving <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thrust2\" >Thrust2<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Rock_Desert\" >Black Rock Desert<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada\" >Nevada<\/a>.<\/p>\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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Sakha, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1979:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1979 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/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>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>Official launch of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/InterCity_125\" >InterCity 125<\/a> high speed train.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1974\u00a0 <\/strong>Founding of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Democracy_%28Greece%29\" >New Democracy<\/a> party in Greece.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Modern History of Greece:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_modern_Greece\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/video.minpress.gr\/wwwminpress\/aboutgreece\/aboutgreece_history.pdf\" >HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE, by S. Petmezas \u2013 MinPress.gr \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/historymyth\/history\/general\/modern.htm\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 In2Greece.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mlahanas.de\/Greece\/History\/ModernHistory.html\" >History of modern Greece \u2013 MLAHANAS.de<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/greece-history.html\" >Greece \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1971<\/strong><strong>\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<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 relevant information, see<\/em> \u201c<strong>1979 <\/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>\u201d, <em>mentioned above<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omar_Ali_Saifuddien_III\" >Omar Ali Saifuddien III<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brunei\" >Brunei<\/a> abdicates in favour of his son, His Majesty Sultan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hassanal_Bolkiah\" >Hassanal Bolkiah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basutoland\" >Basutoland<\/a> becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lesotho\" >Lesotho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Paul_VI\" >Pope Paul VI<\/a> arrives in New York, the first Pope to visit the United States of America and the Western hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1963\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Flora\" >Hurricane Flora<\/a>, kills 6,000 in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" >Cuba<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" >Haiti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1961\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 1961:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1961_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1961 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of the nuclear test of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\" >Semipalatinsk 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 Semipalatinsk\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 Semipalatinsk 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 Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests \u2013 IRPA.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>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Fifth_Republic\" >Fifth Republic<\/a> of France is established.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avro_Arrow\" >Avro Arrow<\/a> roll-out ceremony at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avro_Canada\" >Avro Canada<\/a> plant in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malton,_Ontario\" >Malton, Ontario<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1957\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Race\" >Space Race<\/a>: Launch of <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sputnik_1\" >Sputnik 1<\/a><\/em>, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>United Nations\u2019 permanent NYC headquarters is dedicated.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Headquarters of the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations\" >Headquarters of the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/John-D-Rockefeller-Jr\" >\u201c<em>After the war, he donated land for the United Nations headquarters, a gift that figured prominently in the decision to locate the world organization in the United States<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanprofile.com\/articles\/john-d-rockefeller-jr-donated-land-for-united-nations-headquarters\/\" >\u201c<em>The United Nations headquarters in New York City sits on 16 acres of land purchased with an $8 million donation made in 1946 by John D. Rockefeller Jr<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 John D. Rockefeller Donated Land for United Nations Headquarters \u2013 AmericanProfile.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/decad036.asp\" >Text of the<em> Agreement Between the United Nations and the United States Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, Signed June 26, 1947, and Approved by the General Assembly October 31, 1947<\/em> \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc-architecture.com\/MID\/MID001.htm\" >United Nations Headquarters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk\/internationalhistory\/architecture.htm\" >Architectural visions of the United Nations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/visit.un.org\/\" >WELCOME TO THE UNITED NATIONS: TOUR THE INTERNATIONAL UN HEADQUARTERS \u2013 UN.org<\/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>: US captures the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Islands\" >Solomon Islands<\/a> from the Japanese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1940\u00a0 <\/strong>Meeting between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" >Adolf Hitler<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benito_Mussolini\" >Benito Mussolini<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brenner_Pass\" >Brenner Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hitler and Mussolini:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/nazigermany\/hitler-and-mussolini\/\" >HITLER AND MUSSOLINI \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/russel-tarr\/foreign-policies-hitler-and-mussolini\" >The Foreign Policies of Hitler and Mussolini \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eutopiamagazine.eu\/en\/christian-goeschel\/columns\/mussolini-and-hitler\" >MUSSOLINI AND HITLER, by Christian Goeschel \u2013 EutopiaMagazine.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.differencebetween.com\/difference-between-hitler-and-vs-mussolini\/\" >Difference between Hitler and Mussolini \u2013 DifferenceBetween.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Adolf Hitler:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/riseofhitler\/\" >The Rise of Adolf Hitler \u2013 The History Place \u2013 historyplace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/adolf-hitler\" >ADOLF HITLER \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/adolf-hitler-9340144\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/cs\/hitleradolf\/p\/hitler.htm\" >Adolf Hitler, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 about.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/hitleradolf\/a\/Hitler-Facts.htm\" >Hitler Facts, by Jennifer Rosenberg \u2013 About education \u2013 about.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/hitler.html\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hitler.org\/\" >Hitler Historical Museum \u2013 hitler.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adolfhitler.dk\/\" >ADOLF HITLER \u2013 adolfhitler.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/GERhitler.htm\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 Spartacus-educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0386944\/bio\" >Adolf Hitler Biography \u2013 imdb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/topic\/Adolf_Hitler.aspx\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 encyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/Adolf_Hitler\" >Adolf Hitler \u2013 newencyclopedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who2.com\/bio\/adolf-hitler\/\" >Adolf Hitler Biography \u2013 who2.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/search\/?q=adolf+hitler\" >Articles on Adolf Hitler \u2013 TMS Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Adolf_Hitler\" >Death of Adolf Hitler \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=adolf+hitler&amp;sprefix=adolf+h%2Cstripbooks%2C285&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aadolf+hitler\" >Books related to Adolf Hitler \u2013 Amazon.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Full Text of <\/em><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/meinkampf035176mbp\/meinkampf035176mbp_djvu.txt\" >\u201cMein Kamph\u201d \u2013 archive.org<\/a><\/em> <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mk.christogenea.org\/references\/mein-kampf-pdf-version\" >Mein Kamph PDF Version \u2013 christogenea.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Nazi Germany:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123helpme.com\/view.asp?id=22684\" >History of Nazi Germany \u2013 World War II History \u2013 123HelpMe.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/nazigermany\/the-origins-of-nazism\/\" >THE ORIGINS OF NAZISM \u2013 alphahistory.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/GERnazigermany.htm\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 Spartacus-educational.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/naziregime.html\" >Nazi Regime in Germany \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history.co.uk\/study-topics\/history-of-ww2\/nazi-germany\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 history.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hiddenhistoryhumanity.com\/German\/7%20NaziGermanyEsotericHistory.html\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 An Austro-Historical Analysis \u2013 hiddenhistoryhumanity.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/revisiting-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-third-reich-20231221\/?no-ist\" >The Revisiting The Rise and the Fall of the Third Reich \u2013 smithsonianmag.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/ss\" >THE SS \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/aaregistry.org\/historic_events\/view\/black-history-nazi-germany-brief-story\" >BLACK HISTORY IN NAZI GERMANY, A BRIEF HISTORY \u2013 aaregistry.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyonthenet.com\/Chronology\/timelinenazigermany.htm\" >Nazi Germany Timeline \u2013 historyonthenet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/nazi-party\" >NAZI PARTY \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany#History\" >History \u2013 <strong>Nazi Germany<\/strong> \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980\/nazi-germany\/\" >Nazi Germany \u2013 historylearningsite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/yv\/en\/holocaust\/about\/01\/persecution.asp#%21prettyPhoto\" >Nazi Germany and the Jews 1933-1939 \u2013 Rise of the Nazis and Beginning of Persecution \u2013 Yadvashem.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Benito Mussolini:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/benito-mussolini\" >BENITO MUSSOLINI \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/people\/a\/Mussolini.htm\" >Who Was Benito Mussolini? \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/europeanhistory.about.com\/od\/italyandthecitystates\/p\/prmussolini.htm\" >Benito Mussolini \u2013 Summary of Mussolini \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/benito-mussolini-9419443#%21\" >Benito Mussolini (1983-1945) \u2013 Biography.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comandosupremo.com\/benito-mussolini.html\" >Benito Mussolini \u2013 CommandoSupremo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhistory.uh.edu\/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&amp;psid=3486\" >\u201c<em>Benito Mussolini\u2019s Italy posed another threat to world peace. Mussolini, Italy\u2019s ruler from 1922 to 1943, promised to restore his country\u2019s martial glory. Surrounded by storm troopers dressed in black shirts, Mussolini delivered impassioned speeches from balconies, while crowds chanted, \u2018Duce! Duce!<\/em>\u2019\u201d \u2013 Italy \u2013 Digital History ID 3486 \u2013 Digital History \u2013 UH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-mussolini\" >9 Things You May Not Know About Mussolini \u2013 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Benito-Mussolini\" >Benito Mussolini \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWmussolini.htm\" >Benito Mussolini \u2013 Spartacus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/historic_figures\/mussolini_benito.shtml\" >Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/russel-tarr\/foreign-policies-hitler-and-mussolini\" >The Foreign Policies of Hitler and Mussolini \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eutopiamagazine.eu\/en\/christian-goeschel\/columns\/mussolini-and-hitler\" >MUSSOLINI AND HITLER, by Christian Goeschel \u2013 EutopiaMagazine.eu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.differencebetween.com\/difference-between-hitler-and-vs-mussolini\/\" >Difference between Hitler and Mussolini \u2013 DifferenceBetween.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alphahistory.com\/nazigermany\/hitler-and-mussolini\/\" >HITLER AND MUSSOLINI \u2013 AlphaHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Mussolini\u2019s Doctrine:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldfuturefund.org\/wffmaster\/Reading\/Germany\/mussolini.htm\" >THE DOCTRINE OF FASCISM \u2013 BENITO MUSSOLIN (1932) \u2013 WorldFutureFund.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wwnorton.com\/college\/history\/ralph\/workbook\/ralprs35.htm\" >The Basic Philosophy of Fascism: Benito Mussolini \u2013 Chapter 35 \u2013 WWNorton.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyguide.org\/europe\/duce.html\" >Mussolini, Doctrine of Fascism (1932) \u2013 The History Guide \u2013 HistoryGuide.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hollowverse.com\/benito-mussolini\/\" >The Religion and Political Views of Benito Mussolini \u2013 HallowVerse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fascism\" >Fascism \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophybasics.com\/branch_fascism.html\" >\u201c<strong><em>Italian Fascism<\/em><\/strong><em> (in Italian, <strong>Fascismo<\/strong>) is the <strong>authoritarian<\/strong> political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of <strong>Benito Mussolini<\/strong> (1883 \u2013 1945). It is the <strong>original model<\/strong> which inspired other Fascist ideologies, and is generally referred to simply as Fascism<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Basics of Philosophy \u2013 PhilosophyBasics.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fsmitha.com\/h2\/phil-pareto.htm\" >Fascism and Philosophy \u2013 MACRO HISTORY AND THE TIMELINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crf-usa.org\/bill-of-rights-in-action\/bria-25-4-mussolini-and-the-rise-of-fascism.html\" >Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism \u2013 CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION \u2013 <em>Bill of Rights in Action \u2013 <\/em>SUMMER 2010 (Volume 25, No. 4)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greatspeeches.wordpress.com\/category\/twentieth-century-speeches\/benito-mussolini-speeches\/\" >Archive for the Benito Mussolini Speeches\u2019 Category \u2013 HISTORICAL SPEECHES \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>n the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_End_of_London\" >East End of London<\/a>, marches staged by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Union_of_Fascists\" >British fascists<\/a> and various anti-fascist organizations result in violent clashes between them in what becomes known as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Cable_Street\" >Battle of Cable Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1927\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gutzon_Borglum\" >Gutzon Borglum<\/a> begins sculpting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Rushmore\" >Mount Rushmore<\/a>.<\/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_Broodseinde\" >Battle of Broodseinde<\/a> fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1883\u00a0 <\/strong>First run of the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orient_Express\" >Orient Express<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Orient Express:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alibris.com\/The-Orient-Express-The-History-of-the-Orient-Express-Service-from-1883-to-1950-Anthony-Burton\/book\/4895001\" >The Orient Express: The History of the Orient Express from 1883-1950, by Anthony Burton \u2013 Albris.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seat61.com\/OrientExpress.htm#.VgBWE5eufX4\" >The truth behind the legend\u2026 The Orient Express\u2026- Seat61.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Orient-Express\" >Orient-Express \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/journeysbyrail\/9815164\/The-Orient-Express-Great-Train-Journeys.html\" >The Orient-Express: Great Train Journeys \u2013 Telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-2547362\/Orient-Express-train-Paris-Istanbul-relaunched-French-rail-firm-SNCF.html\" >\u201c<em>These two fabled words are most commonly associated with the train that ran from Paris to Istanbul between 1883 and 1977<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Orient Express train from Paris to Istanbul to be launched by French rail firm SNCF, by Chris Leadbeater \u2013 Published 28 January 2014; updated 29 January 2014 \u2013 DailyMail.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1853\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crimean_War\" >Crimean War<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a> declares war on Russia.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Crimean War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Crimean-War\" >Crimean War \u2013 Eurasian history [1853-1856] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/crimean-war.html\" >Crimean War \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofwar.org\/articles\/wars_crimean.html\" >Crimean War, 1853-1856 \u2013 HistoryOfWar.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/victorians\/crimea_01.shtml\" >Crimean War \u2013 History \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/primaryfacts.com\/467\/facts-about-the-crimean-war\/\" >Facts About the Crimean War \u2013 PrimaryFacts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.victorianweb.org\/history\/crimea\/chron.html\" >Chronology of the Crimean War \u2013 VictorianWeb.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/timesearch\/default.asp?conid=static_timeline&amp;timelineid=315&amp;page=1&amp;keywords=Crimean%20War%20timeline\" >Crimean War timeline \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Ottoman Empire:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Ottoman-Empire\" >Ottoman Empire \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.turizm.net\/turkey\/history\/ottoman3.html\" >The Ottoman Empire 1600-1923 \u2013 Turizm.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/od\/historyofgeography\/a\/The-Ottoman-Empire.htm\" >The Ottoman Empire \u2013 About.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/ottoman-empire-history.html\" >Ottoman Empire \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theottomans.org\/english\/index.asp\" >THE OTTOMANS \u2013 TheOttomans.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/islam\/history\/ottomanempire_1.shtml\" >Ottoman Empire (1301 \u2013 1922) \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Ottoman_Empire\" >History of the Ottoman Empire \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_the_Ottoman_Empire\" >Timeline of the Ottoman Empire \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/topics\/ottoman-empire\" >Ottoman Empire timeline \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1830\u00a0 <\/strong>Creation of the Kingdom of Belgium after separation from the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kingdom of Belgium:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/belgium-history.html\" >Belgium \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belgium.be\/en\/about_belgium\/country\/history\/before_1830\/dutch_period\/\" >The Dutch period (1815- 1830) \u2013 Belgium.be<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belgium.be\/en\/about_belgium\/country\/history\/belgium_from_1830\/\" >Belgium\u2019s Independence (1830-present time) \u2013 Belgium.be<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/famousdaily.com\/history\/kingdom-of-belgium-treaty-of-london.html\" >Kingdom of Belgium is established under the Treaty of London. By Charles-Feigelstock \u2013 FamousDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forumfed.org\/libdocs\/Global_Dialogue\/Book_1\/BK1-C02-be-Deschouwer-en.pdf\" >Kingdom of Belgium, by Kris Deshouner \u2013 ForumFed.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1824\u00a0 <\/strong>Mexico adopts a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1824_Constitution_of_Mexico\" >new constitution<\/a> and becomes a federal republic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1795\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon\" >Napoleon Bonaparte<\/a> first rises to national prominence with a \u201cWhiff of Grapeshot\u201d, using cannon to suppress armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the French Legislature (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Convention\" >National Convention<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 05<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Teachers\" >WORLD TEACHERS\u2019 DAY<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011\u00a0 <\/strong>In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mekong_River_massacre\" >Mekong River massacre<\/a>, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered in the lawless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Triangle_%28Southeast_Asia%29\" >Golden Triangle<\/a> region of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia\" >Southeast Asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mekong River massacre:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ourlost.com\/event\/mekong-river-massacre\/\" >\u201c<em>The Mekong River massacre occurred in the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on the borders of Burma and Thailand. All 13 crew members on the two ships were killed and dumped in the river<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Mekong River massacre \u2013 OurLost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gcaptain.com\/massacre-mekong-chinese-sailors\/#.VgUSS5eufX4\" >Massacre on Mekong, 13 Chinese Sailors Dead \u2013 October 11, 2011 \u2013 GCaptain.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/2011\/10\/30\/china-questions-following-mekong-river-massacre\/\" >China: Questions Following Mekong River Massacre \u2013 30 October 2011 \u2013 GlobalVoices.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2013\/03\/01\/world\/asia\/china-mekong-masscare-executions\/index.html\" >China executes drug gang over Mekong river massacre \u2013 March 2, 2013 \u2013 CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asiapacificmemo.ca\/after-the-massacre-of-2011-challenges-to-peace-and-security-along-the-mekong-river\" >After the Massacre of 2011: Challenges to Peace and Security along the Mekong River, by Kai Chen \u2013 October 15, 2014 \u2013 ASIA PACIFIC MEMO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong>Mass demonstrations in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgrade\" >Belgrade<\/a> lead to resignation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbia\" >Serbian<\/a> strongman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/a>. These demonstrations are often called the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overthrow_of_Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Bulldozer Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Serbia\u2019s Bulldozer Revolution:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lokashakti.org\/encyclopedia\/movements\/100-serbias-bulldozer-revolution\" >Serbia\u2019s Bulldozer Revolution (2000) \u2013 LokaShakti.org<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/6n8-tb-xcmox\/otpor-and-the-bulldozer-revolution-non-violent-civil-resistance-in-serbia\/\" >Optor and the Bulldozer Revolution: Non-Violent Civil Resistance in Serbia \u2013 Mirza Ramic \u2013 22 April 2013 \u2013 PREZI.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/share.nanjing-school.com\/9humanities\/files\/2014\/03\/Mladen-Joksic-GD-2crugus.pdf\" >Serbia\u2019s Bulldozer Revolution Reconsidered: Examining the Consequences of Pacted Transition in Cases of Regime Hybridity, by Mladen Jok\u0161i\u0107 \u2013 Graduate School of Development Studies \u2013 Institute of Social Studies<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/modernrevolutionse.podbean.com\/2008\/02\/01\/bulldozer-revolution\/\" >BULLDOZER REVOLUTION \u2013 PodBean.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gulagbound.com\/12652\/top-5-revolutions-backed-by-george-soros\/\" >The \u2018Bulldozer Revolution\u2019 in Serbia \u201cOn October 5, 2000, in the \u201cBulldozer Revolution\u201c, a movement funded partly by George Soros swept Slobodan Milosevic from power. The\u00a0LATimes reported on Soros\u2019 role, noting the problems it would cause if he were to get too much credit for his activities. By providing lots of money to already existing but struggling groups that Soros believed to be \u201cpro-democracy\u201d, including the student group Otpor, Soros was able to topple that country\u2019s government.\u201d \u2013 Top 5 Revolutions Backed by George Soros \u2013 February 14, 2011 \u2013 GULAG BOUND<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/defence.pk\/threads\/america%E2%80%99s-mind-control-projects-%E2%80%93-color-revolutions-for-a-new-world-order.302915\/\" >\u201c<em><strong>Some of these American instigated revolutions include:<\/strong><\/em><em> Velvet Revolution \u2013 Czechoslovakia; Bulldozer Revolution \u2013 Yugoslavia<\/em>\u201d \u2013 America\u2019s Mind Control Projects \u2013 Color Revolutions For A New World Order \u2013 Mar 4, 2014 \u2013 Pakistan Defense \u2013 Defense.pk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>The first official version of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux_kernel\" >Linux kernel<\/a>, version 0.02, is released.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Linux Kernel:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/howto\/31632\/what-is-the-linux-kernel-and-what-does-it-do\/\" >What is the Linux Kernel and What does it do? \u2013 HowToGeek.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kernel.org\/\" >The Linux Kernel Archives \u2013 Kernel.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/Kernel\" >Kernel \u2013 Official Documentation \u2013 Community Help Wiki \u2013 Ubuntu.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" >Indonesian<\/a> military transport crashes after takeoff from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakarta\" >Jakarta<\/a> killing 137.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR<\/a> reduces nuclear weapons arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reduction of Nuclear Weapon Arsenal:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Nwfaq\/Nfaq7.html\" >Nuclear Weapons Nations and Arsenal \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/research\/reports\/1991\/09\/bg853-who-controls-the-soviet-nuclear-arsenal\" >Who Controls the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal? What America Can Do, by Baker Spring \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu\/publication\/3240\/actions_to_reduce_the_nuclear_danger_in_the_former_soviet_union.html\" >Actions to Reduce the Nuclear Danger in the former Soviet Union \u2013 Testimony \u2013 December 14, 1991 \u2013 Harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oai.dtic.mil\/oai\/oai?verb=getRecord&amp;metadataPrefix=html&amp;identifier=ADA577537\" >The Presidential Nuclear Initiatives of 1991-1992, by Susan J. Koch\/NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION \u2013 Sep 2012 \u2013 DTIC.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/analysis\/articles\/presidential-nuclear-initiatives\/\" >Presidential Nuclear Initiatives: An Alternative Paradigm for Arms Control, by Eli Corin \u2013 March 1, 2004 \u2013 NTI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\" >Russia and Weapons of Mass Destruction \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/START_I\" >START I \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nonproliferation-arms-control-and-disarmament\/us-russia-arms-control\/p21620\" >US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control \u2013 Council of Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1396&amp;context=cgu_fac_pub\" >USSR Nuclear Weapons, by Robert J. Bunker \u2013 1-1- 2001 \u2013 Claremont.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Cold War and Armed Race:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allsands.com\/history\/events\/causesandeffec_zng_gn.htm\" >Causes And Effects Of The Cold War \u2013 AllSands.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/cold-war\/arms-race\" >Arms Race \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/john-swift\/soviet-american-arms-race\" >The Soviet-American Arms Race \u2013 HistoryToday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cccsd.org\/webpages\/mbayerl\/files\/Arms%20Race%20and%20Space%20Race%20worksheet.pdf\" >Arms Race and Space Race during the Cold War \u2013 CCCSD.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amnh.org\/exhibitions\/past-exhibitions\/einstein\/peace-and-war\/nuclear-arms-race\" >Nuclear Arms Race \u2013 American Museum of Natural History \u2013 AMNH.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_arms_race\" >Nuclear arms race \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:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/subs\/history\/timeline\/index.html\" >Cold War Timeline \u2013 SI.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Disarmament Timeline:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icanw.org\/the-facts\/the-nuclear-age\/\" >Nuclear weapons timeline \u2013 ICANW.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/analysis\/articles\/nuclear-disarmament-timeline\/\" >Nuclear Disarmament Timeline \u2013 NTI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearfiles.org\/menu\/library\/treaties\/index.htm\" >Libraries \u2013 Treaties \u2013 NuclearFiles.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Russell-Einstein Manifesto, on 9 July 1955:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umich.edu\/%7Epugwash\/Manifesto.html\" >\u201c<em>It is understood that the new bombs are more powerful than the old, and that, while one A-bomb could obliterate Hiroshima, one H-bomb could obliterate the largest cities, such as London, New York, and Moscow<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Russell-Einstein Manifesto \u2013 UMICH.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umich.edu\/%7Epugwash\/Manifesto.html\" >Russell-Einstein Manifesto \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong>After one hundred and fifty years <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Herald_%28Melbourne%29\" >The Herald<\/a><\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadsheet\" >broadsheet<\/a> newspaper in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne\" >Melbourne<\/a>, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Constitution\" >Brazilian Constitution<\/a> is ratified by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Constituent_Assembly_%281988%29\" >Constituent Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" >Chilean<\/a> opposition coalition <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concertaci%C3%B3n\" >Concertaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/em> (center-left) defeats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_Pinochet\" >Augusto Pinochet<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_national_plebiscite,_1988\" >his re-election attempt<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_election\" >general election<\/a> is called the following year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel\" >Israeli secret nuclear weapons<\/a> are revealed. The British newspaper <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sunday_Times\" >The Sunday Times<\/a><\/em> runs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordechai_Vanunu\" >Mordechai Vanunu<\/a>\u2018s story on its front page under the headline: \u201cRevealed \u2014 the secrets of Israel\u2019s nuclear arsenal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Israeli Secret Nuclear Weapons:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinproject.org\/countries\/israel\/nuke.html\">Israel\u2019s Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview \u2013 T<em>he Risk Report<\/em><br \/>\nVolume 2 Number 4 (July-August 1996). \u2013 WisconsinProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/index.html\" >\u201c<em>Israel has not confirmed that it has nuclear weapons and officially maintains that it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. Yet the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons is a \u201cpublic secret\u201d by now due to the declassification of large numbers of formerly highly classified US government documents which show that the United States by 1975 was convinced that Israel had nuclear weapons<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Nuclear Weapons \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2014\/01\/no_author\/israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\/\" >The Truth about Israel\u2019s Secret Nuclear Arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 LewRockWell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/programmes\/correspondent\/2841377.stm\" >Israeli nuclear power exposed, by Olenka Frenkiel \u2013 Sunday 16 March 2003 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/israel\/nuke\/farr.htm\" >THE THIRD TEMPLE\u2019S HOLY OF HOLIES: ISRAEL\u2019S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, by Warner D. Farr, LTC, U.S. Army \u2013 September 1999 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/canadian-mennonite-played-key-role-in-discovering-israels-nuclear-program\/article13193235\/\" >How Canada exposed Israel\u2019s secret nukes with help from a Mennonite, by Tu Thanh Ha \u2013 July 12, 2013 \u2013 The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/jan\/15\/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal\" >The truth about Israel\u2019s nuclear arsenal, by Julian Borger \u2013 Wednesday, 15 January 2014 \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theindependent.co.zw\/2014\/02\/21\/israels-nuclear-hypocrisy\/\" >Israel\u2019s Nuclear Hypocrisy \u2013 February 21, 2014 \u2013 TheIndependent.co.zw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/09\/israel-nuclear-weapons-secret-united-states\/380237\/\" >Israel\u2019s Worst-Kept Secret \u2013 Sep. 16, 2014 \u2013 The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1984\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Garneau\" >Marc Garneau<\/a> becomes the first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_space_program\" >Canadian in space<\/a>, aboard the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle\" >Space Shuttle<\/a> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger\" >Challenger<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Tylenol_murders\" >Chicago Tylenol murders<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnson_%26_Johnson\" >Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a> initiates a nationwide <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Product_recall\" >product recall<\/a> in the United States for all products in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tylenol_%28brand%29\" >Tylenol brand<\/a> after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyanide\" >cyanide<\/a>, resulting in seven deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Primicia\" >Operation Primicia<\/a>: terrorist attack against a Military Regiment at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formosa,_Argentina\" >Formosa, Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975<\/strong><strong>\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 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 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<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>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guildford_pub_bombings\" >Guildford pub bombings<\/a>: bombs planted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army<\/a> (PIRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Irish Republican Army (IRA):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/irish-republican-army\/\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/irish-republican-army.html\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emich.edu\/cerns\/downloads\/papers\/PoliceStaff\/Unsorted\/Irish%20Republican%20Army.pdf\" >Terrorism \u2013 Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten \u2013 Eastern Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Provisional Republican Army (PIRA):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/separatist-terrorism\/provisional-irish-republican-army-ira-aka-pira-provos-oglaigh-na-heireann-uk-separatists\/p9240\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) (aka, PIRA, \u201cthe provos,\u201d \u00d3glaigh na h\u00c9ireann) (UK separatists) \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations, by Kathryn Gregory \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA), Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) the Provos Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/military.wikia.com\/wiki\/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army\" >Provisional Irish Republican Army \u2013 Military.Wikia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/hi\/english\/static\/in_depth\/northern_ireland\/2001\/provisional_ira\/\" >Provisional IRA: War, ceasefire, endgame? \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/search\/provisional%20irish%20republican%20army\" >PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY \u2013 Tumblr.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_Republican_Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/irish-republican-army\/\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 News Archives \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Irish-Republican-Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/irish-republican-army.html\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/para\/ira.htm\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) \u2013 the Provos \u2013 Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism.about.com\/od\/groupsleader1\/p\/IRA.htm\" >Guide to the Irish Republican Army \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emich.edu\/cerns\/downloads\/papers\/PoliceStaff\/Unsorted\/Irish%20Republican%20Army.pdf\" >Terrorism \u2013 Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten \u2013 Eastern Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>IRA\u2019s Terrorism:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_London#Irish_republican_attacks_during_.22the_Troubles.22\" >Irish republican attacks during the \u201cTroubles\u201d \u2013 List of terrorist incidents in London \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldreportnews.com\/europe-archived\/terrorism-and-the-ira-methodologies-and-context\" >Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context \u2013 WorldReportNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_%281990%E2%80%9399%29\" >Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/2005\/jul\/07\/terrorism.july73\" >London past terror attacks \u2013 Thursday, 7 July 2005 \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/terrorism-in-the-uk\/11071080\/IRA-terror-suspects-to-lose-immunity-from-prosecution.html\" >IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution \u2013 2 Sep 2014 \u2013 TheTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/forum.prisonplanet.com\/index.php?topic=178608.35;wap2\" >New 7\/7 London Bombings Documentary \u2013 PrisonPlanet.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.stedwards.edu\/craigc-culf331111fa2014\/group-europe\/the-gunpowder-plot\/\" >IRA Terrorism \u2013 Global Issues on Terrorism \u2013 Fall 2014 \u2013 Stedwards.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/terrorism09.wikispaces.com\/Irish+Republican+Army\" >Irish Republican Army \u2013 History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol \u2013 WikiSpaces.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terrorismanalysts.com\/pt\/index.php\/pot\/article\/view\/96\/html\" >The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt \u2013 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM \u2013 TerrorismAnalysists.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trackingterrorism.org\/group\/irish-republican-army-ira\" >Irish Republican Army (IRA) \u2013 TERRORISM RESEARCH &amp; ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM \u2013 TrackingTerrorism.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Great_Britain\" >List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freerepublic.com\/focus\/f-news\/1982170\/posts\" >Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) \u2013 3\/7\/2008 \u2013 FreeRepublic.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of the IRA:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/irishistory.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/08\/history-of-irish-republican-army-irish.html\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Irish History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/essays\/history\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army-history-essay.php\" >History of the Irish Republican Army History Essay \u2013 UKEssays.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timetoast.com\/timelines\/history-of-the-irish-republican-army\" >History of the Irish Republican Army \u2013 Video \u2013 TimeToast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rsfnational.wordpress.com\/\" >National Website of Republican Sinn F\u00e9in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.org\/documents.html\" >OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES \u2013 SINN F\u00c9IN \u2013 SinnFein.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/ira\/\" >THE IRA &amp; SINN FEIN \u2013 FRONTLINE \u2013 PBS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/sinn-fein.html\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leader_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >Leaders of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/sinn-fein\" >Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 News Archive \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/organizations\/s\/sinn_fein\/index.html\" >Sinn Feinn \u2013 News Archive \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 NYTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/topics\/news\/world\/sinn-fein.htm?mediatype=Text\" >Sinn Fein News \u2013 ABC.go.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.philly.com\/keyword\/sinn-fein\" >Articles on Sinn Fein \u2013 Philly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Sinn F\u00e9in:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in\" >History of Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/history\" >History \u2013 Sinn F\u00e9in \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.corksf.20m.com\/about.html\" >A Brief History of Sinn Fein \u2013 Corks Sinn Fein<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Sinn F\u00e9in, IRA and the Catholic Church:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2015\/07\/10\/the-catholic-church-vs-the-ira-hunger-strikers-of-1923\/\" >The Catholic Church vs. the IRA Hunger Strikes of 1923, by Lily Murphy \u2013 July 10, 2015 \u2013 CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/5755982\/The_Catholic_Church_and_Revolution_in_Ireland\" >The Catholic Church and the Revolution in Ireland \u2013 Academia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2005\/mar\/14\/world\/fg-irish14\" >In Catholic Church Belfast, IRA Becomes Public Enemy \u2013 March 14, 2005 \u2013 Los Angeles Times \u2013 LATimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2010\/09\/08\/sinn-fein-chief-says-met-catholic-priest-involved-bombing-didnt-discuss.html\" >Sinn Fein chief says he met Catholic priest involved in 1972 bombing, didn\u2019t discuss it \u2013 September 8, 2010 \u2013 FoxNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.spectator.co.uk\/article\/2nd-march-1918\/11\/the-roman-catholic-church-in-ireland-and-sinn-fein\" >THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND AND SINN FEIN \u2013 THE SPECTATOR ARCHIVE \u2013 Spectator.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/opinion\/letters\/questions-for-catholic-church-over-sinn-fein-29546185.html\" >Questions for Catholic Church over Sinn Fein \u2013 03\/09\/2013 \u2013 Belfast Telegraph \u2013 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6cf9miux4cI\" >Gross hypocrisy from DUP\/Sinn Fein and Catholic Church over brutal murder. \u2013 YouTube video (12 min. 17 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>Signature of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Patent_Convention\" >European Patent Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Europe Patent Convention:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epo.org\/law-practice\/legal-texts\/html\/epc\/2013\/e\/index.html\" >The European Patent Convention \u2013 EPO.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/wipolex\/en\/other_treaties\/details.jsp?treaty_id=226\" >European Patent Convention \u2013 WIPO.int<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iusmentis.com\/patents\/epc\/priority\/\" >Priority under the European Patent Convention \u2013 Ius mentis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention\" >Software patents under the European Patent Convention \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montreal\" >Montreal<\/a>: British Trade Commissioner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cross\" >James Cross<\/a> is kidnapped by members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Front_de_lib%C3%A9ration_du_Qu%C3%A9bec\" >FLQ<\/a> terrorist group, triggering the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_Crisis\" >October Crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_Broadcasting_Service\" >Public Broadcasting Service<\/a> (PBS) is founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1968\u00a0 <\/strong>Police baton <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland_Civil_Rights_Association\" >civil rights<\/a> demonstrators in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derry\" >Derry<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Ireland\" >Northern Ireland<\/a> \u2013 considered to mark the beginning of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Troubles\" >The Troubles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1966\u00a0 <\/strong>Near <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit\" >Detroit, Michigan<\/a>, there is a partial core meltdown at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enrico_Fermi_Nuclear_Generating_Station\" >Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beatles\" >The Beatles<\/a>\u2018 first single, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Love_Me_Do\" >Love Me Do<\/a>\u201d backed with \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P.S._I_Love_You_%28Beatles_song%29\" >PS I Love You<\/a>\u201c, is released in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Beatle\u2019s Message in Their Music:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/JonFriedman\/beatles-lennon-mccartney\/2014\/02\/10\/id\/551836\/\" >The Beatles\u2019 Message: Peace and Love, by Jon Friedman \u2013 Monday, 10 Feb. 2014 \u2013 NewsMax.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/john-lennon-musicphilosophy-and-mission\/\" >John Lennon: Music, Philosophy and Mission, by Ruwan M Jayatunge \u2013 December 8, 2012 \u2013 Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/peace-love-and-the-beatles-have-always-gone-together\" >Peace, love and the Beatles always gone together \u2013 September 11, 2011 \u2013 Examiner.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourtango.com\/201087918\/the-top-10-beatles-love-songs\" >10 Sweeny Beatles Songs That Really Makes Us Feel The Love \u2013 Your Tango<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/give-peace-a-chance-lyrics-beatles.html\" >Give Peace A Chance \u2013 Lyrics \u2013 BEATLES LYRICS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._No_%28film%29\" >Dr No<\/a><\/em>, the first in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Bond_in_film\" >James Bond film series<\/a>, is released.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>James Bond Movies:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/winterstreetreview.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/18\/dr-no-and-spy-movies-of-the-1960s\/\" >Dr No and Spy Movies of the 1960s, by G. Arnold \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.007.com\/\" >Official Site of 007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8WHodH__gc\" >YouTube video (9 min. 02 sec.): James Bond \u2013 The True Story Part 1 out of 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_Fleming#Second_World_War\" >Ian Fleming \u2013 Biography \u2013 Second World War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>British and Other Secret Intelligence Service Agencies:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_intelligence_agencies\" >List of intelligence agencies \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.uk\/\" >Secret Intelligence Service \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secret_Intelligence_Service\" >Secret Intelligence Service \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_of_the_Secret_Intelligence_Service\" >Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/MI6\" >MI 6 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.uk\/our-history\/official-history.html\" >Official Story \u2013 SIS (MI6): Secret Intelligent Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/notesandqueries\/query\/0,5753,-20949,00.html\" >\u201c<em>MI5 is the British security service while <\/em><strong><em>MI6<\/em><\/strong><em> is the British foreign intelligence service. Crudely, <\/em><strong><em>MI6<\/em><\/strong><em> are \u201cour\u201d spies while MI5 is there to catch \u2018their\u2019 spies<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 What\u2019s the difference between MI5 and MI6? \u2013 The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pure.qub.ac.uk\/portal\/en\/publications\/the-secret-intelligence-service-and-the-armed-services-190949%28a3931f78-737f-4e02-bc53-1c8621d06141%29\/export.html\" >\u2018The Secret Intelligence Service and the Armed Services 1909 \u2013 1949\u2019 \u2013 Queen\u2019s University Belfast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsmun.ca\/uploads\/4\/4\/9\/9\/44991755\/nsmun_mi6backgrounder.pdf\" >MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, SECTION 6: SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE \u2013 MISSION BRIEFING \u2013 NSMUN.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Intelligence_Community\" >United States Intelligence Community \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/official.html\" >US Intelligence and Security Agencies \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dia.mil\/\" >Defense Intelligence Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intelligence.gov\/mission\/member-agencies.html\" >Member Agencies \u2013 Intelligence.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cia.gov\/\" >CIA \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Intelligence_Agency\" >\u201c<em>The <\/em><strong><em>Central Intelligence Agency<\/em><\/strong><em> (<\/em><strong><em>CIA<\/em><\/strong><em>) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the U.S. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national<\/em> \u2026\u201d \u2013 CIA \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/huachuca.army.mil\/files\/History_MIReader.pdf\" >US Army Military Intelligence History: A Source Book, edited by James P. Finley \u2013 (pdf)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/fas.org\/irp\/world\/israel\/mossad\" >Israeli Intelligence Agencies \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/\" >Global Security website \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/searchworks.stanford.edu\/view\/3361695\" >Book: <em>Intelligence Power in Peace and War<\/em>, by Michael Herman \u2013 Cambridge University Press New York &amp; Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1996<\/a>, <\/strong><em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em> <em>the same book on the website of <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Intelligence-Power-Peace-Michael-Herman\/dp\/0521566363\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1443367807&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=intelligence+power+in+war+and+peace\" >com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union\" >List of the nuclear test of the Soviet Union \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\" >Semipalatinsk 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 Semipalatinsk\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 Semipalatinsk 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><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>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>United States 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_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/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>1953\u00a0 <\/strong>The first documented recovery meeting of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narcotics_Anonymous\" >Narcotics Anonymous<\/a> is held.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Narcotics Anonymous:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.na.org\/\" >Narcotics Anonymous \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/12step.org\/references\/12-step-versions\/na\/\" >12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1948\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1948_Ashgabat_earthquake\" >1948 Ashgabat earthquake<\/a> kills 110,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1947\u00a0 <\/strong>The first televised <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\" >White House<\/a> address is given by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States\" >U.S. President<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_S._Truman\" >Harry S Truman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1945\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood_Black_Friday\" >Hollywood Black Friday<\/a>: A six-month strike by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood\" >Hollywood<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Set_decorator\" >set decorators<\/a> turns into a bloody riot at the gates of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros.\" >Warner Brothers<\/a>\u2018 studios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_suffrage#France\" >Suffrage<\/a> is extended to women in France.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Suffrage of Woman in France:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.edu\/chastain\/rz\/womrgt.htm\" >Women\u2019s Rights in France \u2013 Ohio.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.france.fr\/en\/institutions-and-values\/history-womens-right-vote.html\" >History of women\u2019s right to vote \u2013 France.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/activities\/suffrage\/history.htm\" >Women\u2019s Suffrage \u2013 Scholatic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/25\/opinion\/the-rights-of-french-women.html?_r=0&amp;module=ArrowsNav&amp;contentCollection=Opinion&amp;action=keypress&amp;region=FixedLeft&amp;pgtype=article\" >The Rights of French Women \u2013 Jan.24, 2014 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/facts_5087444_history-womens-rights-france.html\" >The History of Women\u2019s Rights in France, by Gail Chandler \u2013 eHow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikigender.org\/index.php\/Gender_Equality_in_France\" >Gender equality in France \u2013 Wikipedia<\/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=\"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 Rights in General:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1943\u00a0<\/strong> Ninety-eight American POW\u2019s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 7,<\/strong> <strong>1943 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW\u2019s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Note that some websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5\" >October 5 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> indicates that the date of the massacre was October 5, 1943, while other websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Mansell.com<\/a> indicate the date, October 7, 1943.<\/em> <em>TWH here assumes that the exact date of the massacre was October 7, 1943, because of the following description: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island#War_crimes\" >\u201cOn 5 October 1943, American naval aircraft from Yorktown raided Wake. Two days later, fearing an imminent invasion, the Japanese Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara ordered the execution of the 98 captured American civilian workers who had initially been kept to perform forced labor. The 98 were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded and executed with a machine gun.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1938\u00a0 <\/strong>In Nazi Germany Jews\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuremberg_Laws\" >passports are invalidated<\/a>, and those who needed a passport for emigration purposes are given one marked with the letter J (Jude \u2013 Jew).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Law on Passports on Jews:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.va-holocaust.com\/documents\/PassportsofJews.pdf\" >Laws on Passports on Jews \u2013 5 October 1938 \u2013 Virginia Holocaust Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/yv\/en\/holocaust\/about\/01\/crucial_year.asp\" >Nazi Germany and the Jews 1933-1939: 1938 \u2013 \u201cThe Fateful Year\u201d \u2013 YadVashem.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/databases\/holocaust\/0044_TempPassportsForGermanJews1938to1941.html\" >Temporary Jewish Passports for Jews 1938 \u2013 1940, by Peter W. Land\u00e9 \u2013 January 2002 \u2013 JewishGen.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chgs.umn.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/rescuers\/documents.html\" >\u201c<em>One of the most blatant examples of this antiimmigrant sentiment, motivated by a combination of xenophobia, indifference and antiSemitism, was the request made by Swiss officials in the fall of 1938 that all German and Austrian Jews\u2019 passports be stamped with the letter \u201cJ\u201d. Switzerland\u2019s request, which was granted by the Germans, sought to identify potential immigrants as Jews and thereby restrict their entry.<\/em> \u2013 Importance of Documents \u2013 UMN.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch\/holocaust-jewish-refugees-switzerland.html\" >\u201c<em>Finally Germany decided to mark passports of Jews with a stamp (\u201c<\/em><strong><em>J<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201c) in October 1938<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Discriminating \u201cJew Stamp\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Jewish_legislation_in_prewar_Nazi_Germany\" >\u201c<em>All Jews were obliged to carry identity cards that indicated their Jewish heritage, and, in the autumn of 1938, all Jewish passports were stamped with an identifying letter \u2018J.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyplace.com\/worldwar2\/holocaust\/timeline.html#1938\" >\u201c<em>October 5, 1938<\/em><strong><em> \u2013<\/em><\/strong><em> Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red \u2018J.<\/em>\u2019\u201d \u2013 Holocaust Timeline \u2013 HistoryPlace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.passport-collector.com\/tag\/jews\/\" >Post Tagged-Jews \u2013 Passport-collector.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejewishpassport.org\/?lang=\" >The Jewish Passport \u2013 Do Not Leave Home Without It \u2013 TheJewishPassport.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1936\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jarrow_March\" >Jarrow March<\/a> sets off for London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1915\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria\" >Bulgaria<\/a> enters World War I as one of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Powers\" >Central Powers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1914\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: first aerial combat resulting in an intentional fatality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1911\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton_Railway\" >Kowloon\u2013Canton Railway<\/a> (split into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTR\" >MTR<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Rail_Line\" >East Rail Line<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangshen_Railway\" >Guangshen Railway<\/a> now) commences service between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kowloon\" >Kowloon<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou\" >Canton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong>In a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5_October_1910_revolution\" >revolution<\/a> in Portugal the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Portuguese_monarchs\" >monarchy<\/a> is overthrown and a republic is declared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1905\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilbur_Wright\" >Wilbur Wright<\/a> pilots <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wright_Flyer_III\" >Wright Flyer III<\/a> in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1877\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chief_Joseph\" >Chief Joseph<\/a> surrenders his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nez_Perce_people\" >Nez Perce<\/a> band to General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nelson_A._Miles\" >Nelson A. Miles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong>The Indian city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolkata\" >Calcutta<\/a> is almost totally destroyed by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclone\" >cyclone<\/a>; 60,000 die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1813\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Thames\" >Battle of the Thames<\/a> in Canada; Americans defeat British and kill <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shawnee\" >Shawnee<\/a> leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tecumseh\" >Tecumseh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1793\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dechristianisation_of_France_during_the_French_Revolution\" >Christianity is disestablished<\/a> in France.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dechiristianization of France in the French Revolution:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/westerncivguides.umwblogs.org\/2012\/04\/30\/dechristianization-of-france-during-the-french-revolution\/\" >Dechristianization of France During the French Revolution \u2013 April 30, 2012 \u2013 WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN GUIDES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.museeprotestant.org\/en\/notice\/dechristianisation-during-the-reign-of-terror-1793-1794\/\" >Dechristianization during the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) \u2013 MuseeProtestant.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1798\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: Women of Paris march to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Versailles\" >Versailles<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles\" >March on Versailles<\/a> to confront <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_XVI_of_France\" >Louis XVI of France<\/a> about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feudalism\" >feudalism<\/a>, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a> this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 06<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012\u00a0 <\/strong>Iran\u2019s Ambassador to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/\" >International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a>, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons\" >Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/nptfact\" >Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons \u2013 IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/nptfact\" >The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) at a Glance \u2013 Arms Control Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/publications\/documents\/treaties\/npt\" >Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons \u2013 IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/nonproliferation-arms-control-and-disarmament\/nuclear-nonproliferation-treaty\/p8437\" >Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Iran\u2019s Nuclear Development:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/focus\/iran\/iaea-and-iran-iaea-reports\" >IAEA and Iran \u2013 IAEA Reports \u2013 IAEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/focus\/iran\" >Monitoring and Verification in Iran \u2013 IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2015\/07\/iran-nuclear-deal-compliance.html\" >Is IAEA Capable of Monitoring Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program? \u2013 Al-Monitor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nti.org\/country-profiles\/iran\/\" >Iran \u2013 Overview \u2013 NTI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_program_of_Iran\" >Nuclear Program of Iran \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" >Iran Nuclear Program \u2013 News Archive \u2013 The Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranintelligence.com\/program-history\" >Nuclear History \u2013 IranIntelligence.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-32114862\" >Iran nuclear crisis: Six key points \u2013 14 July 2015 \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranwatch.org\/our-publications\/articles-reports\/irans-nuclear-timetable\" >Iran\u2019s Nuclear Timetable \u2013 IranWatch.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.world-nuclear.org\/info\/Country-Profiles\/Countries-G-N\/Iran\/\" >Nuclear Power in Iran \u2013 World-Nuclear.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2015\/09\/01\/436593083\/an-unanswered-question-about-irans-nuclear-program\" >An Unanswered Question About Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program, by Michele Kelemen \u2013 September 01, 2015 \u2013 NPR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2007\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason_Lewis_%28adventurer%29\" >Jason Lewis<\/a> completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002\u00a0 <\/strong>The French oil tanker <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limburg_%28tanker%29\" >Limburg<\/a><\/em> is bombed off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yemen\" >Yemen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" >Argentine<\/a> vice president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_%C3%81lvarez_%28politician%29\" >Carlos \u00c1lvarez<\/a> resigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslav<\/a> president <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/a> resigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Slobodan-Milosevic\" >Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107 \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/ipa\/A0771127.html\" >Slobodan Milosevic \u2013 infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/serbia\/8538575\/Serbian-war-criminals-Slobodan-Milosevic-profile.html\" >Serbian war criminals: Slobodan Milosevic profile \u2013 telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87\" >Death of Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107 &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2006\/mar\/13\/guardianobituaries.warcrimes\" >Slobodan Milosevic \u2013 Monday, March 13, 2006 \u2013 theguardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1995\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/51_Pegasi\" >51 Pegasi<\/a> is discovered to be the second major star apart from the Sun to have a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extrasolar_planet\" >planet<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orbit\" >orbiting<\/a> around it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji\" >Fiji<\/a> becomes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic\" >republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fiji:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiji.gov.fj\/\" >Fijian Government \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/fj.html\" >Fiji \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean\" >Fiji \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/fiji.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919067\" >Fiji country profile \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Fiji:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Fiji\" >Foreign relations of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj\/\" >Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fijitimes.com\/story.aspx?id=302062\" >Foreign Policy, by Nasik Swami \u2013 Wednesday, April 15, 2015 \u2013 The Fiji Times Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsencyclopedia.com\/World-Leaders-2003\/Fiji-FOREIGN-POLICY.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Foreign Policy \u2013 NationsEncyclopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/1834.htm\" >US Relations with Fiji \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Fiji:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Fiji\" >History of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-history.html\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijihighcommission.org.uk\/about_1.html\" >About Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 Fiji High Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji History \u2013 Destination 360<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fijiguide.com\/page\/history-1\" >Fiji Guide \u2013 History \u2013 FijiGujide.co<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/fiji\/history\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goway.com\/travel-information\/australia-south-pacific\/fiji\/history\/\" >Fiji \u2013 History \u2013 GoWay.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-pacific-14919688\" >Fiji country profile \u2013 timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Fiji:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Fiji\" >Economy of Fiji \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/fiji-economy.html\" >Fiji \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.go-fiji.com\/economy.html\" >Fiji Economy \u2013 Go-Fiji.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adb.org\/countries\/fiji\/economy\" >Fiji: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finances.worldbank.org\/countries\/Fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Country Summary \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/fiji\" >Fiji \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_Keith_Blakelock\" >PC Keith Blakelock is murdered<\/a> as riots erupt in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadwater_Farm\" >Broadwater Farm<\/a> suburb of London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983\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\" >Semipalatinsk<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Tests in 1983:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1983_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1983 Soviet union 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>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>1979\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\" >Pope John Paul II<\/a> becomes the first pontiff to visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\" >White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The first prototype of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikoyan_MiG-29\" >Mikoyan MiG-29<\/a>, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicante\" >Alicante<\/a>, Spain, fascists attack a group of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Movement\" >MCPV<\/a> militants and sympathizers, and one MCPV sympathizer is killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thammasat_University_massacre\" >Massacre of students<\/a> gathering at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thammasat_University\" >Thammasat University<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangkok\" >Bangkok<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" >Thailand<\/a>, to protest the return of ex-dictator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thanom_Kittikachorn\" >Thanom<\/a>, by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong>New <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China\" >Premier<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hua_Guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng<\/a> orders the arrest of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gang_of_Four\" >Gang of Four<\/a> and associates and ends the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_Revolution\" >Cultural Revolution<\/a> in the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n_Flight_455\" >Cubana de Aviaci\u00f3n Flight 455<\/a> crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bridgetown\" >Bridgetown<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbados\" >Barbados<\/a>, after two bombs, placed on board by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luis_Posada_Carriles#Cubana_Flight_455.2C_1976\" >terrorists<\/a> with connections to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Intelligence_Agency\" >CIA<\/a>, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong>Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also, <\/em>\u201c<strong>OCTOBER 8,<\/strong> <strong>1973 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>: Gabi Amir\u2019s armored <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brigade\" >brigade<\/a> attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a>, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Launch of the Yom Kippur War on October 6, 1973:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-yom-kippur-war-brings-united-states-and-ussr-to-brink-of-conflict\" >OCT 06, 1973: ON THIS DAY: The Yom Kippur War brings the United States and USSR to brink of conflict \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/war-articles\/reflection-october-6-1973-marked-beginning-yom-kippur-war.html\" >A Reflection: October 6, 1973 Marked the Beginning of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Oct 23, 2013 \u2013 WAR HISTORY ONLINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war\/\" >\u201c<em>That day, the holiest and most solemn of the Jewish calendar, the IDF Spokesperson announced that at approximately 2:00 p.m., \u201cEgyptian and Syrian forces began an attack in both Sinai and the Golan Heights. Our forces are operating against the attackers<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.docschein.com\/ch8YomKipperWar.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Haifa, October 6, 1973, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. My mother wakes me up, \u201cA phone for you, it\u2019s Amikam, from the kibbutz.\u201d I look at the clock. Shit, so early<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Chapter 8: Yom Kippur War (1973)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.lib.purdue.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&amp;context=lib_fsdocs\" >Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), by Bert Chapman \u2013 12-11-2014 \u2013 Purdue University \u2013 (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_in_Israel\" >1973 in Israel \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Yom Kippur War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/yom-kippur-war\" >YOM KIPPUR WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1973toc.html\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Israel\u2019s War &amp; Operations \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/73_War.html\" >The Yom Kippur War: Background &amp; Overview (October 1973) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/myths3\/MF1973.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 MYTHS &amp; FACTS \u2013 A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980\/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973\/the-yom-kippur-war-of-1973\/\" >\u201c<em>The Yom Kippur War of 1973, the most recent \u2018full\u2019 war in Middle East history, is so-called because it began on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the Jewish calendar. The Yom Kippur War is also known as the October War. At the time of Yom Kippur, Israel was led by Golda Meir and Egypt by Anwar Sadat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Yom Kippur War of 1973 \u2013 The History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1973-74-war-the-yom-kippur-war.html\" >Arab-Israel Wars \u2013 The 1973-74 War (The Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Yom-Kippur-War\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Middle East [1973] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/israel\/record\/yomkippur.html\" >The 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3621090,00.html\" >The Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastweb.org\/octoberwarmapegypt.htm\" >1973 October War (Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Egyptian Front \u2013 Mid East Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Yom Kippur War and the US Policy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foia.cia.gov\/collection\/president-nixon-and-role-intelligence-1973-arab-israeli-war\" >\u201c<em>This collection highlights the causes and consequences of US Intelligence Community\u2019s (IC) failure to foresee the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the October War or the Yom Kippur War. A coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 6, the day of Yom Kippur<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 \u00a0 <strong>President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War<\/strong> \u2013 Library \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yom-kippur-1973.info\/afterwar\/usadocumentseng.htm\" >The October War and US Policy \u2013 Yom-Kippur-1973.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/middleeast\/a\/U-S-Foreign-Policy-In-The-Yom-Kippur-War-1973.htm\" >US Foreign Policy in the Yom Kippur War, 1973 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4285092,00.html\" >Declassified documents reveal failure of Yom Kippur War \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Yom Kippur War and the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/AboutIsrael\/History\/Pages\/The%20Yom%20Kippur%20War%20-%20October%201973.aspx\" >Yom Kippur War (October 1973) \u2013 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/\" >1973 Yom Kippur War: Day by Day \u2013 Israel Defense Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelforever.org\/history\/yom_kippur_war\/\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 The Israel Forever Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewis.armscontrolwonk.com\/archive\/6909\/israel-nuclear-weapons-and-the-1973-yom-kippur-war\" >Israel, Nuclear Weapons and the 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 Arms Control Wonk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/MiddleEast\/YomKippurWar.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 1973 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_course.php\" >What was the <em>course<\/em> [<em>sic<\/em>] of the 1973 Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php\" >What was the result of the Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Timeline of the Yom Kippur War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/1998\/09\/20\/life-religion\/features\/timeline-of-yom-kippur-war\" >Timeline of Yom Kippur War \u2013 JTA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jweekly.com\/article\/full\/9169\/a-timeline-of-the-events-of-the-yom-kippur-war\/\" >A timeline of the events of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Jweekly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/Israel_espionage_timeline_Yom_Kippur_War.htm\" >Timeline: Israeli Intelligence, Espionage and Covert Operations \u2013 From 1968 to the Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/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-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_testing\" >Nuclear weapons testing \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Russia\/Sovtestsum.html\" >Soviet Nuclear Test Summary \u2013 NuclearWeaponArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs<\/a> atmospheric nuclear test at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnston_Atoll\" >Johnston Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nuclear Tests by the United States:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\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=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_United_States\" >List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Argus\" >Operation Argus \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nuclearweaponarchive.org\/Usa\/Tests\/\" >Gallery of US Nuclear Tests \u2013 NuclearArchive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/Almanac\/Testing.shtml\" >Nuclear Test Sites \u2013 AtomicArchive.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/nuke\/guide\/usa\/nuclear\/nv209nar.pdf\" >United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 Through September 1992 \u2013 FAS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Atmospheric\/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:<\/strong><\/em><\/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<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Johnston Atoll:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Johnston-Atoll\" >Johnston Atoll \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cma.army.mil\/fndocumentviewer.aspx?docid=003673775\" >An Ecological Assessment of Johnston Atoll \u2013 Army.mil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Various Weapons Tests and Storage at Johnston Atoll, and Permanent Contamination:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/wmd\/facility\/johnston_atoll.htm\" >Johnston Atoll, and Kalama Atoll \u2013 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.nimia.com\/video\/188781\/south-pacific-nuclear-tests-on-johnston-island-i-6\" >South Pacific tests on Johnston Island in 1951 \u2013 NIMIA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nova.edu\/ncri\/11icrs\/proceedings\/files\/m23-13.pdf\" >Contaminants in Fishes from Johnston Atoll, by L. Kerr Lobel and P.S. Lobel \u2013 Boston University, Department of Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/home.earthlink.net\/%7Erobertbfish\/id19.html\" >\u201c<em>During the Cold War era, the US Air Force used JI <\/em>[Johnston Island]<em> to support several highly classified missions. In the early 1960\u2019s, it was involved with Operation Dominic, which tested a primitive anti-ballistic missile system as well as the impact of EMP on military command and control systems<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Johnstone Island, by Bob Fish \u2013 EarthLink.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dodlegacy.org\/Legacy\/project\/productdocs\/2008%20Lobels%20ch%2017_sm_b884f77c-3e42-4ea2-ab14-26e9772bd358.pdf\" >Aspects of the Biology and Geomorphology of Johnston and Wake Atolls, Pacific Ocean, by Philp S. Lobel and Lisa Kerr Lobel \u2013 DODLegacy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parsons.com\/Media%20Library\/0903_CSDP.pdf\" >\u201c<em>Construction began on a Parsons-designed prototype full-scale chemical weapons incinerator at Johnston Island in the South Pacific Ocean<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) \u2013 Parsons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/01\/27\/us\/radioactive-dump-on-pacific-wildlife-refuge-raises-liability-concerns.html\" >\u201c<em>In the 1950\u2019s and 60\u2019s, the United States Air Force conducted 12 test launchings of nuclear missiles on tiny Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. In 1962, two of the shots were aborted and the missiles exploded over the runway, drenching the area in radioactive contaminants<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Radioactive Dump on Pacific Wildlife Refuge Raises Liability Concerns, by Katharine Q. Seelye \u2013 January 27, 2003 \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/afspacemuseum.org\/johnston\/\" >Johnston Island \u2013 Air Force Space &amp; Missile Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/biologywriter.com\/backgrounder\/bioterror\/bioterror4\/\" >\u201c<em>At sunset one quiet July day an armada of ships was positioned in the ocean waters around Johnston Atoll, upwind from a line of barges with hundreds of cages containing Rhesus monkeys on their decks (figure 4)<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Bio Terror 4 \u2013 BiologyWriter \u2013 BiologyWriter.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/print_um.html\" >Johnston Atoll: \u201c<em>The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC ISLAND WILD LIFE REFUGES \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nautilus.org\/apsnet\/cleaning-up-johnston-atoll\/\" >Cleaning up Johnston Atoll \u2013 Nautilus Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ajw.asahi.com\/article\/forum\/security_and_territorial_issues\/japan_us\/AJ201503270059\" >South Pacific islands fell victim to tragedy of nuclear tests \u2013 March 27, 2015 \u2013 The Asahi Shimbun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.war-stories.com\/ws-ao-johnston-island-1-1972.htm\" >AGENT ORANGE \u2013 Johnston Island, AFB \u2013 War-Stories.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/news\/item\/16945-deny-deny-until-all-the-veterans-die-pentagon-investigation-into-agent-orange-on-okinawa\" >\u201c<em>Another issue addressed by the investigation was a 2003 U.S. Army report \u2013 titled \u201cAn Ecological Assessment of Johnston Atoll\u201d \u2013 which stated that 25,000 barrels of Agent Orange had been on Okinawa prior to 1972<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Deny, Deny Until All the Veterans Die\u201d \u2013 Pentagon Investigation into Agent Orange in Okinawa \u2013 Truth-Out.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guamagentorange.info\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/AgentOrange-JI.133194419.pdf\" >Summary Document: Agent Orange at Johnston Island \u2013 GuamAgentOrange.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/news\/14-worlds-most-amazing-abandoned-airports\" >Johnston Atoll Airport, USA \u2013 <em>14 of the world\u2019s most amazing abandoned airports<\/em> \u2013 SkyScanner.net<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guamagentorange.info\/yahoo_site_admin\/assets\/docs\/Johnston_Atoll_History.261114404.pdf\" >HISTORY OF JOHNSTON ATOLL \u2013 GuamAgentOrange.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/johns.htm\" >Case Name: Johnston Atoll Chemical Waste \u2013 Chemical Weapons Disposal Dispute \u2013 TED Case Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanghostsmedia.com\/2010\/04\/isolated-and-abandoned-military-airbase-johnston-atoll\/\" >Johnstone Atoll: An Isolated and Abandoned Military Air Base in the Mid Pacific Ocean \u2013 8 April 2010 \u2013 UrganGhostsMedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelivingmoon.com\/45jack_files\/03files\/Johnston_Atoll.html\" >Secret Bases \u2013 Johnston Atoll \u2013 TheLivingMoon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jason-stevens.com\/2010\/07\/the-forgotten-island-of-johnston-atoll\/\" >The Forgotten Atoll of Johnston Atoll \u2013 Jason-Sevens.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/johnstonmemories.com\/\" >History of Johnston Island \u2013 Johnston Memories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1961\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 1961:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1961_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1961 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>195<\/strong><strong>7\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 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<li><em>See<\/em> \u201c<strong>1961<\/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>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The October <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> begins as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> forces attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a> units along the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matanikau_River\" >Matanikau River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Germany\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Poland\" >invasion of Poland<\/a> ends with the surrender of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_Operational_Group_Polesie\" >Polesia army<\/a> after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kock_%281939%29\" >Battle of Kock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Battle of Kock of 1939:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Poland\" >\u201cOn 8 October, after an initial period of military administration, Germany directly annexed western Poland and the former Free City of Danzig and placed the remaining block of territory under the administration of the newly established General Government.\u201d \u2013 Invasion of Poland &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kock_(1939)\" >Battle of Kock (1939) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1939\/10\/2\/battle-of-kock-1939\" >Oct 2 1939 to Oct 5 1939: Battle of Kock (1939) \u2013 worldhistoryproject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nekropole.info\/en\/events\/Battle-of-Kock-1939\" >Battle of Kock 1939 \u2013 nekropole.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kock#History\" >History \u2013 Kock &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Nazi\u2019s Invasion and Occupation of Poland 1939-1945:<\/em><\/strong><\/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><strong><em>Holocaust and the Invasion of Poland in 1939:<\/em><\/strong><\/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>1923\u00a0 <\/strong>The great powers of World War I withdraw from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\" >Istanbul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1910\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleftherios_Venizelos\" >Eleftherios Venizelos<\/a> is elected <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Greece\" >Prime Minister of Greece<\/a> for the first time (seven times in total).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1908\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austria-Hungary\" >Austria-Hungary<\/a> annexes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austro-Hungarian_rule_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\" >Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a>, sparking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosnian_crisis\" >a crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1889\u00a0 <\/strong>American inventor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\" >Thomas Edison<\/a> shows his first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film\" >motion picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1884\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_War_College\" >Naval War College<\/a> of the United States Navy is founded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newport,_Rhode_Island\" >Newport, Rhode Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1876\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Library_Association\" >American Library Association<\/a> was founded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1854\u00a0 <\/strong>In England the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_fire_of_Newcastle_and_Gateshead\" >Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead<\/a> starts shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1849\u00a0 <\/strong>The execution of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/13_Martyrs_of_Arad\" >13 Martyrs of Arad<\/a> after the Hungarian war of independence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1789\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\" >French Revolution<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_XVI_of_France\" >Louis XVI<\/a> returns to Paris from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Versailles\" >Versailles<\/a> after being confronted by the Parisian women on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5_October\" >5 October<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1777\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\" >American Revolutionary War<\/a>: General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Clinton_%28American_War_of_Independence%29\" >Sir Henry Clinton<\/a> leads British forces in the capture of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continental_Army\" >Continental Army<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hudson_River\" >Hudson River<\/a> defenses in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Forts_Clinton_and_Montgomery\" >Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1762\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seven_Years%27_War\" >Seven Years\u2019 War<\/a>: conclusion of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Manila_%281762%29\" >Battle of Manila<\/a> between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manila\" >Manila<\/a> for the rest of the war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a>, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 07<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_War_on_Terrorism\" >Global War on Terrorism<\/a> begins as a result of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_11_attacks\" >September 11 attacks<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_in_Afghanistan_%282001%E2%80%93present%29\" >US invasion of Afghanistan<\/a> initiates with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>War on Terrorism:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/war-on-terrorism\" >War on terrorism \u2013 United States history \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/issue\/245\/war-on-terror\" >War on Terror \u2013 Global Issues \u2013 GlobalIssues.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/news-information\/cia-the-war-on-terrorism\/index.html\" >CIA &amp; the War on Terrorism \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/about-us\/investigate\/terrorism\" >FBI \u2013 Terrorism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicy.org\/war-on-terrorism.html\" >\u201cWar on Terrorism\u201d \u2013 Global Policy Forum \u2013 GlobalPolicy.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/war-on-terror\/\" >WAR ON TERROR \u2013 Huffington Post \u2013 HuffingtonPost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/war-on-terror\/summary.html\" >THE WAR ON TERROR: SUMMARY &amp; ANALYSIS \u2013 Shmoop.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonsblog.com\/2013\/10\/u-s-war-on-terror-has-increased-terrorism.html\" >US \u201cWar On Terror\u201d Has INCREASED Terrorism \u2013 posted October 21, 2013 \u2013 WashingtonsBlog.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2013\/05\/23\/obama-global-war-on-terror-is-over\" >Obama: \u2018Global War on Terror\u2019 Is Over, by Paul D. Shinkman \u2013 May 23, 2013 \u2013 US News \u2013 USNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Op-Ed-Contributors\/The-war-on-terrorism-and-the-Cold-War-321956\" >\u2018The war on terrorism\u2019 and the Cold War \u2013 08\/03\/2013 \u2013 The Jerusalem Post \u2013 Jpost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2014\/06\/10\/we-are-losing-the-war-on-terror\/\" >Are We Losing War on Terror, by David Rothkopf \u2013 June 10, 2014 \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/mood_of_america\/war_on_terror_update\" >War on Terror Update \u2013 Thursday, September 10, 2015 \u2013 RAMUSSEN REPORTS \u2013 RamussenReports.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/topics\/war_on_terror\" >WAR ON TERROR \u2013 Democracy Now \u2013 DemocracyNow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1998\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Shepard\" >Matthew Shepard<\/a>, a gay student at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Wyoming\" >University of Wyoming<\/a>, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laramie,_Wyoming\" >Laramie, Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatian_War_of_Independence\" >War in Croatia<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombing_of_Banski_dvori\" >Bombing of Banski dvori<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zagreb\" >Zagreb<\/a> kills one civilian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988\u00a0 <\/strong>An <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inupiat_people\" >Inupiaq<\/a> hunter discovers three <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gray_whale\" >gray whales<\/a> trapped under the ice in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barrow,_Alaska\" >Barrow, Alaska<\/a>, US; the situation becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Breakthrough\" >a multinational effort to free the whales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u00a0 <\/strong>Sikh nationalists declares the independence of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khalistan\" >Khalistan<\/a> from India; it is not internationally recognized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mameyes\" >Mameyes<\/a> landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1985<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>The <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS_Achille_Lauro\" >Achille Lauro<\/a><\/em> is hijacked by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestine_Liberation_Front\" >Palestine Liberation Front<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Palestine Liberation Front:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palestine_Liberation_Front\" >Palestine Liberation Front \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/terrorism\/symbols\/palestinian_liberation_front.html\" >Palestine Liberation Front \u2013 Terrorism \u2013 adl.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fas.org\/irp\/world\/para\/plf.htm\" >Palestine Liberation Front (FLF) \u2013 fas.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Palestine-Liberation-Front\" >Palestine Liberation Front \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/keyword\/palestine-liberation-front\" >Palestine Liberation Front \u2013 Articles \u2013 Chicago Tribune \u2013 chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1977\u00a0 <\/strong>The adoption of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977_Soviet_Constitution\" >Fourth Soviet Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1976\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hua_Guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mao_Zedong\" >Mao Zedong<\/a>\u2018s successor as chairman of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist_Party_of_China\" >Communist Party of China<\/a>, following the latter\u2019s death barely a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hua Guofeng:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hua_Guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/hua-guofeng-successor-to-chairman-mao-904010.html\" >Hua Guofeng: Successor to Chairman Mao \u2013 independent.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/2591227\/Hua-Guofeng-successor-to-Chairman-Mao-dies.html\" >Hua Guofeng, successor to Chairman Mao, dies \u2013 20 Aug 2008 \u2013 telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/hua-guofeng\" >Hua Guofeng \u2013 Relevant Articles \u2013 The New York Times \u2013 nytimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1971\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oman\" >Oman<\/a> joins the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Oman and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/oman\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unog.ch\/unog\/website\/missions.nsf\/(httpPermanentMissions_en)\/900CFEE4864462E7C1256F4100452025\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/a><\/em><\/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:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Oman\" >Oman \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/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:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/35834.htm\" >US Relations with Oman \u2013 US Department of State<\/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<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/oman\/\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman 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\/900CFEE4864462E7C1256F4100452025\" >Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva<\/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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy\" >John F Kennedy<\/a> signs the ratification of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Partial_Test_Ban_Treaty\" >Partial Test Ban Treaty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1960\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\" >Nigeria<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/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>Nigeria and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria_and_the_United_Nations\" >Nigeria and the United Nations \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nigeriaunmission.org\/\" >PERMANENT MISSION OF NIGERIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigerian-mission.ch\/\" >Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ng.undp.org\/\" >United Nations Development Programme \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/nigeria\/\" >United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/disastersandconflicts\/CountryOperations\/Nigeria\/tabid\/54124\/Default.aspx\" >United Nations Environmental Programme \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/unesco\/worldwide\/africa\/nigeria\/\" >UNESCO: Building peace in the minds of men and women \u2013 Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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>1959\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >USSR<\/a> probe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luna_3\" >Luna 3<\/a> transmits the first ever photographs of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Far_side_of_the_Moon\" >far side of the Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1958\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Pakistan\" >President of Pakistan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iskander_Mirza\" >Iskander Mirza<\/a>, with the support of General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayub_Khan_%28Field_Marshal%29\" >Ayub Khan<\/a> and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martial_law\" >martial law<\/a>, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1950\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother_Teresa\" >Mother Teresa<\/a> build an order called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missionary_of_Charity\" >Missionary of Charity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Missionaries of Charity:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Missionaries_of_Charity\" >Missionaries of Charity \u2013 Wikipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/news\/picture\/mother-teresas-missionaries-of-charity?articleId=USRTX2NM3A\" >MOTHER TERESA\u2019S MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY \u2013 reuters.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maryjohnson.co\/more-about-the-mcs\/\" >More About Missionaries of Charity \u2013 maryjohnson.co<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Mother Teresa and Her Biography:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/1979\/teresa-bio.html\" >Mother Teresa \u2013 Biographical \u2013 NobelPrize.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.motherteresa.org\/\" >Mother Teresa Center \u2013 motherteresa.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/news_services\/liturgy\/saints\/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html\" >Bibliography: Mother Teresa of Calcutta \u2013 Vatican.va<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fSoqd3G13_E&amp;spfreload=10\" >YouTube video (1h. 55 min. 01 sec.): M\u00e8re Teresa \u2013 Mother Teresa \u2013 Multi-subs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b8w81qOc5nU&amp;spfreload=10\" >YouTube video (2 min. 02 sec.): Mother Teresa Film Trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Mother-Teresa\" >Blessed Mother Teresa \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americancatholic.org\/Features\/Teresa\/Sainthood.asp\" >Mother Teresa \u2013 The Road to Official Sainthood \u2013 AmericanCatholic.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.handwriting.org\/mother-theresa.html\" >Mother Teresa \u2013 Handwriting Analysis \u2013 Handwriting.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Controversies:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa\" >Criticism of Mother Teresa \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mukto-mona.com\/Articles\/mother_teresa\/sanal_ed.htm\" >India has no reason to be grateful to Mother Teresa, by Sanal Edamaruku \u2013 Mukto-Mona.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2015\/02\/26\/mother-teresas-legacy-disrupts-indian-parliament\/\" >Mother Teresa\u2019s legacy disrupts Indian parliament \u2013 February 26, 2015 \u2013 Religion News Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/prism\/oct97\/mothert.html\" >Mother Teresa-She can\u2019t put us out of our misery any more, by Mark Cook \u2013 iBiblio.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca\/udem-news\/news\/20130301-mother-teresa-anything-but-a-saint.html\" >Mother Teresa: anything but a saint\u2026- 1 MAR. 2013 \u2013 UMontreal.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/03\/04\/mother-teresa-myth_n_2805697.html\" >Mother Teresa Humanitarian Image A \u2018Myth\u2019 New Study Says \u2013 March 04, 2013 \u2013 huffingtonpost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/28746\/mother-teresa-not-a-saint-new-study-suggests-she-was-a-fraud\" >Mother Teresa Not a Saint: New Study Suggests She Was a Fraud, by Zainab Akande \u2013 March 7, 2013 \u2013 Mic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/the-silence-of-the-nuns-missionaries-refuse-to-get-drawn-into-controversy-over-mother-teresa\/article1-1326493.aspx\" >Silence of the nuns: Missionaries refuse to get drawn into controversy over Mother Teresa, by Arindam Sarkar \u2013 March 15, 2015 \u2013 HundustanTimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/mother-teresa-saint-despite-spiritual-darkness-101727337.html\" >Mother Teresa: A saint despite spiritual \u2018darkness\u2019 \u2013 August 31, 2016 \u2013 AP \u2013 yahoo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/worldviews\/wp\/2015\/02\/25\/why-to-many-critics-mother-teresa-is-still-no-saint\/\" >Why Mother Teresa is still no saint to many of her critics \u2013 Adam Taylor \u2013 September 1, 2016 \u2013 washingtonpost.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc-2.com\/story\/32944193\/troubled-individual-mother-teresa-no-saint-to-her-critics\" >Troubled individual: Mother Teresa no saint to her critics \u2013 September 1, 2016 \u2013 nbc-2.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/mother-teresa-may-deserve-to-be-made-a-saint-but-why-now\/ar-AAilQCZ\" >Was Mother Teresa Really Saintly? \u2013 September 1, 2016 \u2013 kcra.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/mother-teresa-may-deserve-to-be-made-a-saint-but-why-now\/ar-AAilQCZ\" >Mother Teresa may deserve to be made a saint. But why now? \u2013 msn.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Miracles and Mother Teresa:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americancatholic.org\/Features\/teresa\/Sainthood.asp\" >The Road to Official Sainthood \u2013 AmericanCatholic.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/guardianlv.com\/2013\/10\/mother-teresa-was-no-saint-says-study\/\" >Mother Teresa Was No Saint Says Study \u2013 October 3, 2013 \u2013 GuardianLV.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/554631\/mother-teresa-anything-but-a-saint-researchers-claim\/\" >MOTHER TERESA \u2018ANYTHING BUT A SAINT\u2019 RESEARCHERS CLAIM \u2013 March 4, 2013 \u2013 INQUISTIR.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/lead\/the-miracle-that-was-mother-teresa\/article2397132.ece\" >The Miracle that was Mother Teresa \u2013 September 21, 2011 \u2013 TheHundu.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/1562284\/Mother-Teresa-miracle-patient-accuses-nuns.html\" >Mother Teresa Miracle patient accuses nuns \u2013 5 September 2007 \u2013 Telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-approves-mother-teresa-miracle\/\" >Pope Approves Mother Teresa Miracle \u2013 December 19, 2002 \u2013 CBSNews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1949\u00a0 <\/strong>The communist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Germany\" >German Democratic Republic<\/a> (East Germany) is formed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>History of German Democratic Republic (East Germany):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/east-germany-created\" >OCT 7, 1949: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: East Germany created \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_East_Germany\" >History of East Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.germanplaces.com\/about-germany\/history-germany\/history-east-and-west.html\" >History of East Germany and West Germany \u2013 History of Germany \u2013 GermanPlaces.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/understandinggermany.de\/history\/differences-between-east-west-germany\/\" >Differences between East and West Germany \u2013 March 30, 2014 \u2013 Judith Meyer \u2013 Understanding Germany \u2013 UnderstandingGermany.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2014-09-30\/understand-life-east-germany-all-you-need-board-game\" >To understand life in East Germany, all you need is this board game \u2013 September 30, 2014 \u2013 PRI.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spartacus-educational.com\/2WWeastGermany.htm\" >East Germany \u2013 Spartacus Educational \u2013 Spartucus-Educational.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eastgermany.info\/TimeLine.htm\" >Timeline of East Germany History \u2013 EastGermany.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/germany\" >A Guide to the United States\u2019 History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Germany \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17301646\" >Germany profile \u2013 Timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: During an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp#Birkenau_revolt\" >uprising<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auschwitz_concentration_camp\" >Birkenau concentration camp<\/a>, Jewish prisoners burn down the crematoria.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/aurevolt.html\" >The Revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 (October 7, 1944) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/revolt\/sonderevolt.html\" >Sonderkommando Revolt \u2013 Auschwitz \u2013 Birkenau \u2013 Holocaust Education &amp; Archive Research Tema \u2013 HolocaustResearchProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/learn\/timeline-of-events\/1942-1945\/auschwitz-revolt\" >Time of Events \u2013 Prisoner Revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005407\" >JEWISH UPRISING AT GHETTOS AND CAMPS, 1941-1944 \u2013 Holocaust Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/autoc.html\" >Concentration Camps: Auschwitz-Birkenau \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jan\/27\/auschwitz-short-history-liberation-concentration-camp-holocaust\" >Auschwitz: a short history of the largest mass murder site in human history \u2013 TheGuardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/auschwitz.dk\/Auschwitz.htm\" >GATE TO HELL: AUSCHWITZ \u2013 Auschwitz.dk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005189\" >AUSCHWTIZ \u2013 Holoccaust Encyclopedia \u2013 USHMM.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/auschwitz\" >AUSCHWITZ \u2013 HISTORY \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/auschwitz.org\/en\/\" >AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM \u2013 Auschwitz.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/battle_spec.php?battle_id=136\" >Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust, by C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database \u2013 WW2DB.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Gas Chambers at the Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Holocaust\/augas.html\" >Auschwitz and Birkenau: Crematoria &amp; Gas Chambers \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deathcamps.org\/gas_chambers\/gas_chambers_auschwitz.html\" >The Seven Gas Chambers at Auschwitz \u2013 deathcamps.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/auschwitz-survivor-gena-turgel-walked-out-gas-chamber-alive-n293496\" >Auschwitz Survivor Gena Turgel Walked Out of Gas Chamber Alive, by Bill Kelly \u2013 Jan 26, 2015 \u2013 nbcnews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holocaustresearchproject.org\/othercamps\/auschwitzgaschambers.html\" >Auschwitz Concentration Camp \u2013 The Gas Chambers and Crematoria \u2013 Mass Extermination \u2013 holocaustresearchproject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scrapbookpages.com\/Sachsenhausen\/ConcentrationCamp\/GasChamber.html\" >Gas Chamber at Station Z execution site \u2013 scrapbookpages.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveleak.com\/view?i=956_1178307255\" >Auschwitz Gas Chamber \u2013 Live Leak \u2013 liveleak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WkMT2h-IJzY\" >YouTube video (1 min. 23 sec.): Auschwitz Concentration Camp Gas Chamber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fpp.co.uk\/Auschwitz\/stories\/Pelt_sources\/Buchenwald_Report_extract.html\" >\u201c<em>ON MAY 20, 1944, I arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a fourteen-year old from the camp at Theresienstadt. The crematorium greeted us with its horrible tongues of flame coming out of its smokestacks<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Buchenwald Report \u2013 David A. Hackett \u2013 fpp.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The Holocaust and the Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ushmm.org\/wlc\/en\/article.php?ModuleId=10005189\" >Holocaust Encyclopedia: Auschwitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/holocaust\/a\/auschwitz.htm\" >Auschwitz Concentration and Death Camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/auschwitz.org\/en\/\" >Auschwitz and Birkenau Memorial and Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=449ZOWbUkf0\" >YouTube video: Auschwitz: Drone video of Nazi Concentration Camp (2 min. 29 sec.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1943\u00a0 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW\u2019s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See also<\/em> \u201c<strong>OCTOBER 5,<\/strong> <strong>1943 <\/strong>Ninety-eight American POW\u2019s are executed by Japanese forces on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island\" >Wake Island<\/a>\u201d, <em>as previously mentioned.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Note that some websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/October_5\" >October 5 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a> indicates that the date of the massacre was October 5, 1943, while other websites, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Mansell.com<\/a> indicate the date, October 7, 1943.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>This Week in History (TWH) here assumes that the exact date of the massacre was October 7, 1943, because of the following description: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island#War_crimes\" >\u201cOn 5 October 1943, American naval aircraft from Yorktown raided Wake. Two days later, fearing an imminent invasion, the Japanese Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara ordered the execution of the 98 captured American civilian workers who had initially been kept to perform forced labor. The 98 were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded and executed with a machine gun.\u201d \u2013 Battle of Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Massacre in Wake Island:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island\" >OCT 7 1943: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Japanese execute nearly 100 American prisoners on Wake Island. \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Island#Japanese_occupation_and_surrender\" >\u201c<em>After a successful American air raid on October 5, 1943, Sakaibara ordered the execution of all of the 98 captured Americans who remained on the island. They were taken to the northern end of the island, blindfolded, and machine-gunned. One prisoner escaped, carving the message \u201c<\/em><strong><em>98 US PW 5-10-43<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d on a large coral rock near where the victims had been hastily buried in a mass grave. This unknown American was soon recaptured and beheaded<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldtel.net\/ddxa\/massacre.html\" >Massacre in Wake Island \u2013 GoldTel.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bonitagilbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/WAKE-98.pdf\" >WAKE 98 \u2013 AMERICAN CIVIL POWS EXCUETED WAKE ISLAND, OCTOBER 1943 \u2013 BonitaGlibert.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/camplists\/other\/wake_civ.html\" >Wake Island Massacre \u2013 Mansell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seniorforums.com\/showthread.php\/11953-98-Rock-of-Wake-Island\" >98 Rock of Wake Island \u2013 SeniorForums.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/americanpowsofjapan.blogspot.hr\/2011\/10\/wake-island-massacre-anniversary.html\" >Wake Island Massacre Anniversary \u2013 American POWs of Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Wake_Island\" >Battle of Wake Island \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificwrecks.com\/provinces\/wake_island.html\" >Wake Island \u2013 PacificWrecks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldtel.net\/ddxa\/history.html\" >Chronology of significant Wake Island dates and events \u2013 WAKE ISLAND HISTORY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>The Laws of War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/lawwar.asp\" >The Laws of War \u2013 Avalon Project \u2013 Yale Law School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prisoner_of_war\" >Prisoner of war \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geneva_Convention_%281929%29\" >\u201c<em>The Geneva Convention (1929) was signed at Geneva, July 27, 1929. Its official name is the Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929. It entered into force 19 June 1931.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Geneva Convention of 1929 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/society\/prisoner-war-the-1929-geneva-convention.html\" >Prisoner of war \u2013 The 1929 Geneva Convention \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mansell.com\/pow_resources\/Jackfert-War_Crimes_Tribunal.pdf\" >MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PRISONERS OF WAR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY: ATROCITIES-SEVERE MISTREATMENT-SLAVE LABOR \u2013 WORLD WAR II \u2013 DOCUMENTARY \u2013 Mansell.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/research\/library\/online-reading-room\/title-list-alphabetically\/u\/us-prisoners-war-civilian-american-citizens-captured.html\" >US Prisoners of War and Civilian American Citizens Captured and Interned by Japan in World War II \u2013 Naval History and Heritage Command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_war_crimes\" >Japanese war crimes \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1942\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The October <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> begins as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" >United States Marine Corps<\/a> forces attack <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" >Imperial Japanese Army<\/a> units along 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\/McCollum_memo\" >McCollum memo<\/a> proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1933\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France\" >Air France<\/a> is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1929\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patriarch_Photios_II_of_Constantinople\" >Photios II<\/a> becomes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople\" >Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1919\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM\" >KLM<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_carrier\" >flag carrier<\/a> of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong>Germany and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austria-Hungary\" >Austria-Hungary<\/a> sign the \u201cTwofold Covenant\u201d and create the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dual_Alliance_%281879%29\" >Dual Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1870\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franco-Prussian_War\" >Franco-Prussian War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Paris_%281870%E2%80%9371%29\" >Siege of Paris<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A9on_Gambetta\" >L\u00e9on Gambetta<\/a> flees Paris in a hot-air balloon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1864\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\" >American Civil War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahia_incident\" >Bahia incident<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Wachusett_%281861%29\" >USS <em>Wachusett<\/em><\/a> illegally captures the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CSS_Florida_%28cruiser%29\" >CSS\u00a0<em>Florida<\/em><\/a> Confederate raider while in port in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salvador,_Bahia\" >Bahia<\/a>, Brazil in violation of Brazilian neutrality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1828\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morea_expedition\" >Morea expedition<\/a>: The city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patras\" >Patras<\/a>, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force in the Peloponnese under <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Joseph_Maison\" >General Maison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1800\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_corsairs\" >French corsair<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Surcouf\" >Robert Surcouf<\/a>, commander of the 18-gun ship <em>La Confiance<\/em>, captures the British 38-gun <em>Kent<\/em> inspiring the traditional French song <em>Le Trente-et-un du mois d\u2019ao\u00fbt<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1763\u00a0 <\/strong>King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom\" >George III of the United Kingdom<\/a> issues the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763\" >Royal Proclamation of 1763<\/a>, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alleghenies\" >Alleghenies<\/a> to white settlements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2005\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Kashmir_earthquake\" >2005 Kashmir earthquake<\/a>: Thousands of people are killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in parts of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" >Pakistan<\/a>, India and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" >Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush\" >George W. Bush<\/a> announces the establishment of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security\" >Office of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Office of Homeland Security:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/\" >Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Official Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/creation-department-homeland-security\" >Creation of the Department of Homeland Security \u2013 History \u2013 dhs.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/issues\/homeland-security\" >Homeland Security \u2013 whitehouse.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/topics\" >Topics \u2013 Homeland Security \u2013 dhs.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security\" >United State Department of Homeland Security &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2001\u00a0 <\/strong>A twin engine <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cessna\" >Cessna<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_Airlines_System\" >Scandinavian Airlines System<\/a> (SAS) jetliner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linate_Airport_disaster\" >collide in heavy fog during takeoff<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milan\" >Milan<\/a>, Italy, killing 118 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia\" >Croatia<\/a> votes to sever constitutional relations with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yugoslavia\" >Yugoslavia<\/a>, rendering the country fully independent.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Croatian Independence Referendum of 1991:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >Croatian independence referendum, 1991 \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/monstersuniversity.ga\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >Croatian independence referendum, 1991 \u2013 MosterUniversity.ga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Croatian_independence_referendum,_1991\" >CROATIAN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM, 1991 \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independence_of_Croatia\" >Independence of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Independence Movement, Croatian Nationalism, and Ethnic Cleansing against Local Ethnic Minorities 1991-1995:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/de-construct.net\/e-zine\/?p=4869\" >\u201cIn the exclusive interview, Franjo Tu\u0111man\u2019s Internal Affairs Minister Josip Boljkovac admitted Croat leadership carried out planned attacks on Croatia Serbs in 1991, in order to start a war. \u2018Tu\u0111man wanted the war at any cost, following the concept according to which Serbs must disappear from Croatia,\u2019 Boljkovac said.\u201d \u2013 Tudjman\u2019s Police Minister Admits Croatia Started the War by Attacking Serbs [in Croatia] \u2013 De-construct.net<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-07-21\/news\/mn-422_1_croatian-police\" >\u201c<em>Authorities in Zagreb replaced Glina\u2019s Serbian police chief after Croatia declared its independence on June 25 [1991]. Since then, there has been no peace in this town of 8,000, which is 90% Serbian\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/1991-07-21\/news\/mn-422_1_croatian-police\" >\u201c<em>Authorities in Zagreb replaced Glina\u2019s Serbian police chief after Croatia declared its independence on June 25 [1991]. Since then, there has been no peace in this town of 8,000, which is 90% Serbian\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1991<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/humanrts\/commission\/country52\/36-yug.htm\" >\u201c<em>Operation \u2018Storm\u2019 was launched on 4 August 1995. The offensive lasted for four days, and according to reports human rights abuses and violations of fundamental freedoms of civilians were committed by the Croatian Army. It was also reported that Serb men were separated from the elderly, women and children and taken away by Croatian officials for interrogation; the whereabouts of many of them remain unknown. It was further reported that soldiers systematically looted and burned houses in localities they captured<\/em>\u2026.\u201d [para. 40] \u2013 QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT QUESTION OF ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES \u2013 Special process on missing persons in the territory of the former Yugoslavia \u2013 UN Commission on Hunan Rights \u2013 E\/CN.4\/1996\/36 \u2013 March 1996<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1996\/Croatia.htm\" ><em>\u201c<\/em><em>One year ago, on August 4, 1995, the Croatian Army launched \u2018Operation Storm,\u2019 an offensive to retake the Krajina region, which had been controlled by separatist ethnic Serbs since early 1991<\/em><em>\u2026\u201d <\/em>\u2013 IMPUNITY FOR ABUSES COMMITTED DURING \u201cOPERATION STORM\u201d AND THE DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF REFUGEES TO RETURN TO THE KRAJINA \u2013 August 1996 \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.danielpearl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/042299_Separate_Peace.pdf\" ><em>\u201c<\/em><em>Serbs are \u2018free to come,\u2019 says Croatia\u2019s assistant foreign minister, Josip Paro. But while proclaiming that policy, Croatia encouraged ethnic Croatians to occupy Serb homes and stalled thousands of Serbs trying to get Croatian citizenship or reclaim their property. Now, it is helping Serbs unload their homes at a steep discount, and is building houses for ethnic Croat refugees in formerly Serb villages. \u2018It\u2019s a slow, bureaucratic ethnic cleansing,\u2019 charges Ivan Zvonimir Cicak, a Croatian opposition figure and human rights activist<\/em><em>.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Separate Peace: Why Ethnic Cleansing Once Underway, Is So Difficult to Reverse, by Daniel Pearl \u2013 KNIN, Croatia \u2013 Updated April 22, 1999 12:53 a.m. EST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/1999\/04\/croa-a15.html\" >The US and ethnic cleansing \u2013the case of Croatia, by David North \u2013 15 April 1999 \u2013 WSWS.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Croatia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Croatia\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/history-of-Croatia\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/croatia\/history\" >Croatia \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/etfss.html\" >CROATIA \u2013 An Overview of its History, Culture and Science \u2013 CroatianHistory.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.find-croatia.com\/history-croatia\/\" >History of Croatia \u2013 Find-Croatia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Independent_State_of_Croatia\" >Independent State of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Usta%C5%A1e#Modern_usage_of_term_.22Usta.C5.A1a.22\" >Usta\u0161e \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usna.edu\/Users\/history\/tucker\/hh367\/OgnyanovaArticle.pdf\" >Nationalism and the Nationalism Policy in the Independence State of Croatia (1941-1945), by Irina Ognyanova \u2013 2000 \u2013 IWM Junior Fellow Conferences, Vol. VI\/5 \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/countries\/croatia\" >A Guide to the United States\u2019 History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by country, 1776-2008: Croatia \u2013 OFFICE of the HISTORIAN \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Croatian_history\" >Timeline of Croatian history \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/inavukic.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/timeline-croatia-1900-2011.pdf\" >Timeline: Croatia \u2013 A Chronology of key events \u2013 WordPress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/europe\/croatia\/hrtimeln.htm\" >Croatia Timeline \u2013 WorldAtlas.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/country_profiles\/1097156.stm\" >Croatia timeline \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Croatia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/hr.html\" >Croatia \u2013 THE WORLD FACTBOOK \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.un.org\/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Data \u2013 UN Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17212572\" >Croatia country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/croatia.html\" >Croatia \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/data-and-analysis\/statistics\/corruption\/Croatia_corruption_report_web_version.pdf\" >Corruption in Croatia: BRIBERY AS EXPERIENCED BY THE POPULATION \u2013 The Institute of Economics of Zagreb; Co-financed by the European Commission \u2013 UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME, Vienna \u2013 2011 \u2013 pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Croatia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Croatia\" >Foreign relations of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mvep.hr\/en\/\" >REPUBLIC OF CROATIA \u2013 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/self.gutenberg.org\/articles\/Foreign_relations_of_Croatia\" >FOREIGN RELATIONS OF CROATIA \u2013 Self.Gutenberg.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Croatia:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Croatia\" >Economy of Croatia \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/croatia\/overview\" >Croatia \u2013 An Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/croatia\" >Croatia \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1990\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict\" >Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict<\/a>: In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem\" >Jerusalem<\/a>, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dome_of_the_Rock\" >Dome of the Rock<\/a> mosque on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_Mount\" >Temple Mount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Israeli-Palestine Conflict of 1990:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict\" >Israeli-Palestine conflict \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/publication\/CGME_transcript.html\" >CRISIS GUIDE: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINE CONFLICT \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merip.org\/primer-palestine-israel-arab-israeli-conflict-new\" >Primer on Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict \u2013 Middle East Research and Information Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bookzz.org\/book\/713313\/832d85\" >The Israeli-Palestine Conflict: A Documentary Record, 1967-1990, by Yuhuda Lukacs<\/a> \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bookzz.org\/\" >The world\u2019s largest e-book library \u2013 BookZZ.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coldwarstudies.com\/2012\/12\/10\/palestine-israel-timeline-1977-1990\/\" >PALESTINE-ISRAEL TIMELINE: 1977 \u2013 1990, by Lisa Reynolds Wolfe, December 10, 2012 \u2013 Cold War \u2013 ColdWarStudies.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wrmea.org\/1990-march\/1990-march-table-of-contents.html\" >March 1990 Table of Contents \u2013 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs \u2013 WRMEA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/world\/countries\/israel-palestine-conflict\/timeline.html\" >Timeline: Israeli-Palestine Conflict 1948-2000 \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/time90s.html\" >Timeline of Jewish History: Modern Israel &amp; the Diaspora \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1982\u00a0 <\/strong>Poland bans <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solidarity_%28Polish_trade_union%29\" >Solidarity<\/a> and all <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trade_union\" >trade unions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/learning.blogs.nytimes.com\/on-this-day\/october-8\/?_r=0\" ><em>\u201c<\/em><em>On Oct. 8, 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 On This Day October 8 \u2013 The Learning Network \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/learning\/general\/onthisday\/big\/1008.html#article\" ><em>\u201c<\/em><em>WARSAW, Oct. 8 \u2014 The Polish Parliament overwhelmingly approved a law today that bans Solidarity, the independent trade union that once captured the imagination and allegiance of nearly 10 million Poles<\/em><em>.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 WARSAW OUTLAWS SOLIDARITY UNION \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Solidarity:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Solidarity\" >Solidarity \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyillustratedmagazine.com\/q\/Solidarity_%28Polish_trade_union%29\" >Solidarity (Polish trade union) \u2013 TechnologyIllustratedTradeMagazine.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.local-life.com\/gdansk\/articles\/solidarity\" >The Story of the Solidarity Movement \u2013 Local-Life.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fact-index.com\/s\/so\/solidarity.html\" >Solidarity \u2013 Fact-Index.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_demonstrations_in_Poland\" >1982 demonstrations in Poland \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu\/content\/solidarno-solidarity-brings-down-communist-government-poland-1988-89\" >Solidarno\u015b\u0107 (Solidarity) brings down the communist government of Poland, 1988-89 \u2013 Time period: 21 April 1988 \u2013 4 June 1989 \u2013 Global Nonviolence Action Database \u2013 SWARTHMORE.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Solidarity:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Solidarity\" >History of Solidarity \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lt.vt.edu\/jrc554\/2013\/11\/11\/solidarity-in-poland-1980\/\" ><em>\u201c<\/em><em>The Solidarity movement in Poland began in 1970 at the shipyards in Gdansk in response to a sharp increase in food prices<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Solidarity in Poland in 1980 \u2013 VT.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/culturalinstitute\/exhibit\/the-solidarity-and-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain\/wRdWMAgi?hl=en\" >30, 1980 \u2013 THE SOLIDARITY AND THE FALL OF THE IRON CURTAIN \u2013 Google.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/13\/opinion\/the-rise-and-fall-of-solidarity.html\" >The Rise and Fall of Solidarity, by Mark Kramer \u2013 Dec.12, 2011 \u2013 The Opinion Pages \u2013 The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Poland during World War II and the Cold War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%9345%29\" >History of Poland (1939-1945) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Poland_%281945%E2%80%9389%29\" >History of Poland (1945-1989) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shsu.edu\/%7Ehis_ncp\/PolandPW.html\" >Post-War Poland \u2013 [Excerpted from <em>Poland: A Country Study<\/em>, Glenn E. Curtis, ed. (Washington, D. C.: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1992).] \u2013 SHSU.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/poland\/16.htm\" >THE POLISH PEOPLE\u2019S REPUBLIC \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/worldatwar.net\/timeline\/poland\/18-52.html\" >From the Rebirth to the Establishment of the People\u2019s Republic: Poland 1918-1952, by Richard Doody \u2013 The World at War \u2013 WorldAtWar.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/vjw\/Poland.html\" >Poland \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2db.com\/country\/poland\" >Poland, by C. Peter Chen \u2013 World War II Database<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/polandpoland.com\/germans_expelled_after_war.html\" >Germans Expelled from Poland after the Second World War \u2013 PolandPoland.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1980<\/strong><strong>\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> nuclear test (underground) at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1980_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >Astrakhan, Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>USSR Nuclear Test 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><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>1974\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franklin_National_Bank\" >Franklin National Bank<\/a> collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_military_junta_of_1967%E2%80%9374\" >Greek military junta of 1967\u201374<\/a>: Junta strongman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Papadopoulos\" >George Papadopoulos<\/a> appoints <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spyros_Markezinis\" >Spyros Markezinis<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Greece\" >Prime Minister of Greece<\/a> with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>: Gabi Amir\u2019s armored <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brigade\" >brigade<\/a> attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" >Suez Canal<\/a>, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/#8-10\" >October 8, 1973 \u2013 Yom Kippur War Day by Day \u2013 ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>See also<\/em>, \u201c<strong>OCOTBR 6, 1973 <\/strong>Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_Kippur_War\" >Yom Kippur War<\/a>\u201d, <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-yom-kippur-war-brings-united-states-and-ussr-to-brink-of-conflict\" >OCT 06, 1973: ON THIS DAY: The Yom Kippur War brings the United States and USSR to brink of conflict \u2013 History.com<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Yom Kippur War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/yom-kippur-war\" >YOM KIPPUR WAR \u2013 History.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/1973toc.html\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Israel\u2019s War &amp; Operations \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/History\/73_War.html\" >The Yom Kippur War: Background &amp; Overview (October 1973) \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/myths3\/MF1973.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 MYTHS &amp; FACTS \u2013 A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict \u2013 Jewish Virtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historylearningsite.co.uk\/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980\/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973\/the-yom-kippur-war-of-1973\/\" >\u201c<em>The Yom Kippur War of 1973, the most recent \u2018full\u2019 war in Middle East history, is so-called because it began on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the Jewish calendar. The Yom Kippur War is also known as the October War. At the time of Yom Kippur, Israel was led by Golda Meir and Egypt by Anwar Sadat<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 The Yom Kippur War of 1973 \u2013 The History Learning Site \u2013 HistoryLearningSite.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yom-kippur-1973.info\/afterwar\/usadocumentseng.htm\" >The October War and US Policy \u2013 Yom-Kippur-1973.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/AboutIsrael\/History\/Pages\/The%20Yom%20Kippur%20War%20-%20October%201973.aspx\" >Yom Kippur War (October 1973) \u2013 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4285092,00.html\" >Declassified documents reveal failure of Yom Kippur War \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foia.cia.gov\/collection\/president-nixon-and-role-intelligence-1973-arab-israeli-war\" >\u201c<em>This collection highlights the causes and consequences of US Intelligence Community\u2019s (IC) failure to foresee the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the October War or the Yom Kippur War. A coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 6, the day of Yom Kippur<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 \u00a0 <strong>President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War<\/strong> \u2013 Library \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/israelforever.org\/history\/yom_kippur_war\/\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 The Israel Forever Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewis.armscontrolwonk.com\/archive\/6909\/israel-nuclear-weapons-and-the-1973-yom-kippur-war\" >Israel, Nuclear Weapons and the 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 Arms Control Wonk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thenagain.info\/WebChron\/MiddleEast\/YomKippurWar.html\" >The Yom Kippur War \u2013 1973 \u2013 ThenAgain.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_course.php\" >What was the <em>course<\/em> [<em>sic<\/em>] of the 1973 Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinefacts.org\/pf_1967to1991_ykwar_result.php\" >What was the result of the Yom Kippur War? \u2013 PalestineFacts.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/history\/arab-israeli-wars-the-1973-74-war-the-yom-kippur-war.html\" >Arab-Israel Wars \u2013 The 1973-74 War (The Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/usforeignpolicy.about.com\/od\/middleeast\/a\/U-S-Foreign-Policy-In-The-Yom-Kippur-War-1973.htm\" >US Foreign Policy in the Yom Kippur War, 1973 \u2013 About.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Yom-Kippur-War\" >Yom Kippur War \u2013 Middle East [1973] \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idfblog.com\/about-the-idf\/history-of-the-idf\/1973-yom-kippur-war-day-day\/\" >1973 Yom Kippur War: Day by Day \u2013 Israel Defense Forces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/israel\/record\/yomkippur.html\" >The 1973 Yom Kippur War \u2013 ADL.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3621090,00.html\" >The Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 YnetNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/1998\/09\/20\/life-religion\/features\/timeline-of-yom-kippur-war\" >Timeline of Yom Kippur War \u2013 JTA.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jweekly.com\/article\/full\/9169\/a-timeline-of-the-events-of-the-yom-kippur-war\/\" >A timeline of the events of the Yom Kippur War \u2013 Jweekly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zionism-israel.com\/Israel_espionage_timeline_Yom_Kippur_War.htm\" >Timeline: Israeli Intelligence, Espionage and Covert Operations \u2013 From 1968 to the Yom Kippur War (1973) \u2013 Zionism-Israel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mideastweb.org\/octoberwarmapegypt.htm\" >1973 October War (Yom Kippur War) \u2013 Egyptian Front \u2013 Mid East Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>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>1970\u00a0 <\/strong>Vietnam War: In Paris, a North Vietnam delegation rejects US President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" >Richard Nixon<\/a>\u2018s \u201cOctober 7 peace proposal\u201d as \u201ca <em>manoeuvre<\/em> to deceive world opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ending the Vietnam War:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1969-1976\/ending-vietnam\" >Ending the Vietnam War, 1969-1973 \u2013 OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN \u2013 state.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/ops\/vietnam2-talks.htm\" >Vietnam Peace Negotiations \u2013 globalsecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/vietnam\/30.htm\" >Peace Negotiations \u2013 countrystudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/nixon-announces-a-new-peace-proposal\" >THIS DAY IN HISTORY: OCT 7, 1970: Nixon announces a new peace proposal \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thevietnamwar.info\/what-was-paris-peace-accords\/\" >What was Paris Peace Accords? \u2013 thevietnamwar.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris_Peace_Accords\" >Paris Peace Accords &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1970:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1970_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1970 in the Vietnam War &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vietnamgear.com\/war1969.aspx\" >Vietnam War Timeline: 1969-1970 \u2013 vietnamgear.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1968<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\" >Vietnam War<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Sealords\" >Operation Sealords<\/a>: United States and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Vietnam\" >South Vietnamese<\/a> forces launch a new operation in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mekong_Delta\" >Mekong Delta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vietnam War in 1968:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1968_in_the_Vietnam_War\" >1968 in the Vietnam War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Operation Sealords:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Sealords\" >Operaton Sealords \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/u-s-and-south-vietnamese-navies-commence-operation-sealords\" >THIS DAY IN HISTORY &#8211; OCT 08 1968: US and South Vietnamese navies commence Operation Sealords \u2013 history.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fliphtml5.com\/cove\/kgkp\/basic\/51-96\" >OPERATION SEALORDS: A FRONT IN FRONTLESS WAR \u2013 fliphtml5.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1967\u00a0 <\/strong>Guerrilla leader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Che_Guevara\" >Che Guevara<\/a> and his men are captured in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" >Bolivia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1965\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-soviet-unionsnuclear-testing-programme\/\" >USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> (underground) 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 1965:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1965_Soviet_nuclear_tests\" >1965 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>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>1961\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 1961:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/Korisnik\/Downloads\/Mother%20Teresa%20and%20Her%20Biography:\">1961 Soviet nuclear tests &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Novaya Zemlya 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<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Erichards\/my_papers\/khalturin_NZ_1-42%20.pdf\" >A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 \u2013 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith \u2013 Columbia.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" >Algeria<\/a> joins the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" >United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaworldfactbook.us\/africa\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 The World Factbook \u2013 CIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/country\/algeria.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/algeria\/\" >Algeria \u2013 CountryStudies.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14118852\" >Algeria country profile \u2013 Overview \u2013 BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Foreign Relations of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_relations_of_Algeria\" >Foreign relations of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfr.org\/region\/algeria\/ri354\" >Algeria \u2013 Council on Foreign Relations \u2013 CFR.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/8005.htm\" >US Relations with Algeria \u2013 US Department of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/algeria\/forrel.htm\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations \u2013 GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arso.org\/Algerian_Foreign_Policy.doc\" >Some elements about the Algerian Foreign Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctc.usma.edu\/posts\/algerian-foreign-policy-in-the-context-of-the-arab-spring\" >ALGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARAB SPRING, by Anouar Boukhars \u2013 January 14, 2013 \u2013 USMA.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/country-facts.com\/en\/country\/africa\/35-algeria\/69-algeria-foreign-relations-a-military.pdf\" >Algeria \u2013 Foreign Relations &amp; Military \u2013 Country-Facts.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Algeria and the United Nations:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.int\/algeria\/\" >Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations, New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/embassy-finder.com\/algeria_in_geneva_switzerland\" >Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Algeria in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>History of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Algeria\" >History of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-history.html\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/history\/\" >A Synopsis of Algeria\u2019s History \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/algeria\/history\" >Algeria \u2013 History \u2013 LonelyPlanet.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsonline.org\/oneworld\/History\/Algeria-history.htm\" >History of Algeria \u2013 NationsOnline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyworld.net\/wrldhis\/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac92\" >HISTORY OF ALGERIA \u2013 HistoryWorld.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_War\" >Algerian War (of Independence) \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_Civil_War\" >Algerian Civil War \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/A-Bo\/Algeria.html\" >Culture of Algeria \u2013 EveryCulture.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Algeria\" >Culture of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/africanhistory.about.com\/od\/algeria\/l\/Bl-Algeria-Timeline-1.htm\" >Algeria Timeline \u2013 Part I: Prehistory to Colonization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Economy of Algeria:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economy_of_Algeria\" >Economy of Algeria \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/world\/algeria-economy.html\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Infoplease.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.algeria.com\/economy\/\" >Algeria \u2013 Economy \u2013 Algeria.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/index\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 The Heritage Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/algeria\/overview\" >Algeria \u2013 Overview \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/algeria\" >Algeria \u2013 Data \u2013 THE WORLD BANK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1962\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spiegel_scandal\" >Spiegel scandal<\/a>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Der_Spiegel\" >Der Spiegel<\/a><\/em> publishes the article <em>\u201cBedingt abwehrbereit\u201d<\/em> (<em>\u201cConditionally prepared for defense\u201d<\/em>) about a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" >NATO<\/a> manoeuvre called \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallex_62\" >Fallex 62<\/a>\u201c, which uncovered the sorry state of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bundeswehr\" >Bundeswehr<\/a> (Germany\u2019s army) facing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communist\" >communist<\/a> threat from the east at the time. The magazine is soon accused of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treason\" >treason<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fallex 62:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/archivescanada.accesstomemory.org\/exercise-fallex-62\" >Exercise Fallex 62 \u2013 ArchivesCanada.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spies_for_Peace\" >\u201c<em>The pamphlet described emergency planning exercises in which RSG-6 had been activated, including a NATO exercise in September 1962, FALLEX-62<\/em>.\u201d \u2013 Spies for Peace \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ignorancedenied.com\/threads\/4262-Recently-Declassified-UK-Cold-War-Secrets\" >Recently Declassified Cold War Secret<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1958<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbto.org\/nuclear-testing\/the-effects-of-nuclear-testing\/the-united-states-nuclear-testing-programme\/\" >US performs nuclear test<\/a> (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>1944\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Crucifix_Hill\" >Battle of Crucifix Hill<\/a> occurs just outside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aachen\" >Aachen<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bobbie_E._Brown\" >Capt. Bobbie Brown<\/a> receives a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" >Medal of Honor<\/a> for his heroics in this battle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1941\u00a0 <\/strong>World War II: In their invasion of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" >Soviet Union<\/a>, Germany reaches the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_of_Azov\" >Sea of Azov<\/a> with the capture of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariupol\" >Mariupol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1939<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" >World War II<\/a>: Germany annexes Western Poland.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Annexation of Western Poland in 1939:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldhistoryproject.org\/1939\/10\/8\/germany-directly-annexes-western-poland-and-the-former-free-city-of-danzig\" >Oct 8 1939 \u2013 Germany Directly Annexes Western Poland and the Former Free City of Dazing \u2013 WorldHistoryProject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polish_areas_annexed_by_Nazi_Germany\" >Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\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=\"https:\/\/www.blendspace.com\/lessons\/y4IffpQX92RHcg\/1939-german-invasion-of-poland\" >1939 German Invasion of Poland \u2013 BlendSpace.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eyewitnesstohistory.com\/poland.htm\" >The Nazi Occupation of Poland \u2013 EyeWitnessToHistory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uNOqSSP1o94\" >YouTube video (20 min. 09 sec.): The Nazi Invasion of Poland in 1939 \u2013 Captured WWII German films_Full Length Historical Documentary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1932\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Air_Force\" >Indian Air Force<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1928\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Szigeti\" >Joseph Szigeti<\/a> gives the first performance of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfredo_Casella\" >Alfredo Casella<\/a>\u2018s Violin Concerto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1918\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" >World War I<\/a>: In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forest_of_Argonne\" >Argonne Forest<\/a> in France, United States Corporal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alvin_C._York\" >Alvin C. York<\/a> kills 28 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Empire\" >German<\/a> soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" >Medal of Honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1912\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Balkan_War\" >First Balkan War<\/a> begins: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montenegro\" >Montenegro<\/a> declares war against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" >Ottoman Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1895\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eulmi_incident\" >Eulmi incident<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Myeongseong\" >Queen Min of Joseon<\/a>, the last <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress\" >empress<\/a> of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gyeongbok_Palace\" >Gyeongbok Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1879\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_of_the_Pacific\" >War of the Pacific<\/a>: The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilean_Navy\" >Chilean Navy<\/a> defeats the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_Navy\" >Peruvian Navy<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Angamos\" >Battle of Angamos<\/a>, Peruvian Admiral <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miguel_Grau_Seminario\" >Miguel Grau<\/a> is killed in the encounter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1856\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Opium_War\" >Second Opium War<\/a> between several western powers and China begins with the <em>Arrow Incident<\/em> on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pearl_River_%28China%29\" >Pearl River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1821\u00a0 <\/strong>The government of general <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn\" >Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn<\/a> establishes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peruvian_Navy\" >Peruvian Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1813\u00a0 <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Ried\" >Treaty of Ried<\/a> is signed between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bavaria\" >Bavaria<\/a> and Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1806\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleonic_Wars\" >Napoleonic Wars<\/a>: Forces of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Empire\" >British Empire<\/a> lay siege to the port of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulogne\" >Boulogne<\/a> in France by using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congreve_rocket\" >Congreve rockets<\/a>, invented by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sir_William_Congreve,_2nd_Baronet\" >Sir William Congreve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1645 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeanne_Mance\" >Jeanne Mance<\/a> opened the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%B4tel-Dieu_de_Montr%C3%A9al\" >H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, the first lay hospital in North America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1600\u00a0 <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Marino\" >San Marino<\/a> adopts its written constitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1582\u00a0 <\/strong>Because of the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregorian_calendar\" >Gregorian calendar<\/a> this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(<em>Sources and references:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/october2\" >https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/october2<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to_october_8; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/october\/2\" >http:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/events\/october\/2<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 to october\/8;\u00a0\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/october_2.html\" >http:\/\/www.brainyhistory.com\/days\/october_2.html<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 to october_8.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>Oct 2-8, 2017~ QUOTE OF THE WEEK: \u201dThe eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love.\u201d  &#8212; Leonardo Boff <\/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-99220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99220","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=99220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}