This Week in History
HISTORY, 6 Feb 2017
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
Feb 6-12
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FEBRUARY 06
Climate Change:
- Climate change – Wikipedia
- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE – Climate.NASA.gov
- Climate Change: Global Temperature, by LuAnn Dahlman – Sunday, August 30, 2009 – Climate.gov
- Climate Change – Exploratorium.edu
- Climate Change – NationalGeographic.com
- Climate change impacts – EDF.org
Global Warming and Climate Change:
- Global warming – Wikipedia
- Global Warming – NRDC.org
- Global warming vs climate change – SkepticalScience.com
- Global Warming or Climate Change: Is There a Difference? , by Riley E. Dunlap – Gallup.com
- What’s In A Name? Global Warming vs Climate Change – pdf downloadable – YALE PROJECT ON CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION – Yale.edu
- Climate Change and Global Warming – GlobalIssues.org
- Global Warming & Climate Change – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- Global Warming: News, Facts, Causes & Effects – LiveScience.com
- The Global Climate Change Center – AccuWeather.com
- Global Warming: May cooler heads prevail – GlobalWarming.org
Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change:
- What is Carbon Dioxide? – WiseGeek.com
- Carbon dioxide – Wikipedia
- Carbon dioxide – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Carbon Dioxide Emissions – Overview of Greenhouse Gases – EPA.gov
- Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) – WebMD.com
- Carbon dioxide – The Encyclopedia of EARTH – EoEarth.org
- CARBON DIOXIDE, CO2 – Chemical of the Week – Prof. Shakhashiri – pdf – WISC.edu
- “A team of scientists has launched a series of research flights over the remote seas surrounding Antarctica in an effort to better understand how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.” – NASA.gov
- Carbon Dioxide – Climate Change from the BBC Weather Centre – BBC
- About climate change and carbon emissions – CarbonFund.org
- NASA scientists react to 400 ppm carbon milestone – GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE – Climate.NASA.gov
- Estimated social cost of climate change is not accurate, Stanford scientists say, by Ker Than – January 12, 2015 – Stanford.edu
- Carbon dioxide emissions and climate change: policy implications for the cement industry, by R. Rehan and M. Nehdi – ScienitistDirect.com
- CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) – DWB.UNL.edu
- Compressed Carbon Dioxide Gas & Liquide Carbon Dioxide – AirProducts.com
- Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide – Climate.gov
- Record Emissions CO2 ‘committing world to dangerous climate change – September 21, 2014 – TheGuardian.com
- Household Carbon Footprint Calculator – Climate Change – EPA.gov
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIC) – CDIC.ORNL.gov
- Carbon Dioxide – Pertinent Articles – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
Chechen Wars:
- Chechen-Russian conflict – Wikipedia
- Russia-Chechnya Conflict: A Quick Guide, by Zainab Akande – April 19, 2013 – News Mic – Mic.com
- Q&A: The Chechen conflict – BBC
- THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHECHNYA, by Mariya Yevsyukova – 1995 – Colorado.edu
- Crisis in Chechnya, by Anup Shah – GlobalIssues.org
- Chechnya: A History of Conflict – Voice of America – VOANews.com
- Chechnya, Russia and 20 years of conflict, by Mansur Milovalev – 11 Dec 2014 – Aljazeera.com
- The Conflict in Chechnya, by Vlad Akselrud – SlideShare.net
- Chechnya: A History of Conflict – Voice of America – VOANews.com
- Timeline: Major Chechen attacks in Russia – Fri Apr 19, 2013 – Reuters.com
- YouTube videos: Chechen Conflict Documentary Part One (13 min. 24 sec.), Part Two (12 min. 15 sec.), Part Three (13 min. 10 sec.)
- YouTube video (48 min. 14 sec.): Documentary – Chechnya: The Dirty War (2005)
Second Chechen War:
- Second Chechen War – Wikipedia
- Second Chechen War – 1999-2006 – GlobalSecurity.org
- The Chechen War: The Information Component – Army.mil
- Casualties of the Second Chechen War – Wikipedia
- SECOND CHECHEN WAR – OnWar.com
- Second Chechen War – FindTheData.com
- War: Second Chechen War – FunnyJunk.com
- Category Second Chechen War – Commander Khattab Chechnya (April 14, 1969 – March 20, 2002) – WordPress.com
- Anarchists and the second Chechen war – pdf – LibCom.org
- Russian airpower in the Second Chechen War, by Robert D. Evans – ResearchGate.net
- The Second Chechen War – published 04 Nov 1999 – report from Andrei Sakharov Foundation – ReliefWeb.int
- List Of Second Chechen War Battles – Ranker.com
- Tag Archives: Second Chechen War – PorkingsPolicyReview.com
- Second Chechen War – Beyond Highbrow – Rebert Lyndsay – RobertLyndsay.WordPress.com
- SECOND CHECHEN WAR – Photographs – Tumblr.com
- The Second Chechen War – Photographs – features – Noor Foundation – NoorImages.com
First Chechen War:
- First Chechnya War – 1994-1996 –GlobalSecurity.org
- Chechnya and the First Chechen War – RussianRulersHistory.com
- First Chechen War – StudyMode.com
- FIRST CHECHEN WAR – Tumbrl.com
- First Chechen War Combat Footage – LiveLeak.com
- Russian Soldiers in Chechnya…First Chechen War. – LiveLeak.com
- The First Chechen War History Essay – UKEssays.com
- The First War of Chechnya – VoltaireNet.org
Russia, Chechnya and Terrorism:
- From « Ordinary Violence » to Terrorism: the Chechen case, by Aurélie Campara – Université Laval – TSAS.ca
- Russia, Chechnya and Terrorism: A Timeline of Russian-Chechen conflict, by Amy Zalman – About.com
- Russia’s Chechnya has long terrorist connections – April 19, 2013 – USAToday.com
- Chechen Terrorism (Russia, Chechnya, Separatist), by Preeti Bhattacharji – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- What drives the separatists commit such terrible outrages? , by Masha Gessen – Chechnya – Slate.com
- The Arab Connection to Chechen Conflict – Faryal Leghari – The Khaleej Times, 21 March 2006 – Yale.edu
Civilians under International Humanitarian Law:
- Civilian protected under international humanitarian law – ICRC.org
- International humanitarian law – Wikipedia
- International Humanitarian Law – Farnesia – Esteri.it
- International humanitarian law – Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – FDFE – EDA.Admin.ch
- International Humanitarian Law – Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project – RULAC – Geneva-Academy.ch
- CRIMES OF WAR – CHECHNYA, by Barry Renfrew – CrimesOfWar.org
- Civilians in Situations of armed conflict – UNITAR.org – pdf
- International Convention Against Taking Hostages, by Ben Saul – AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY ON INTERNATIONAL LAW – UN.org
1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
1996 Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident/incident involving a Boeing 757.
1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
1988 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1981:
USSR’s Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union
- Soviet Nuclear Test Summary – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Database of nuclear tests, USSR/Russia: overview – JohnstonArchive.net
Effect and/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union – Economic, social, and environmental impacts – CTBTO
- GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING – CTBTO
- The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site – Slashdot.org
- 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 – CiteSeerX- PSU.edu
Underground Nuclear Tests:
- The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith – OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 – US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
- Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council – USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina
- What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt – February 19, 2013 – CNN
- APPENDIX H – UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING
- Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests – GAJITZ.com
- Underground Nuclear Tests – TheBlogBelow.com
- Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests – Columbia.edu
- Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko – Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia – 1993 – THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:
- Kazakhstan’s radioactive legacy – Boston.com
- “My home: nuclear base Semipalatinsk – 21”, Episode 02 “Main Testing Field” (Video: 3 min. 14 sec.) – WN.com
- Slow Death In Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Library
- Visit to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – SPEICAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
- The Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan – IAEA.org
- Semipalatinsk Test Site – NTI.org
- The Tragic Story of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, by Vincze Miklós – io9.com
- 60 Years After First Soviet Nuclear Test, Legacy Of Misery Lives On In Kazakhstan – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – Monday, August 10, 2015 – RFERL.org
- Soviet nuclear tests leave Kazakh fallout – Sunday, 6 September 2009 – BBC
- In Kazakhstan, the race for uranium goes nuclear, by Philip P. Pan – Thursday, February 25, 2005 – The Washington Post
- Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia – NuclearNo.com
- Top 10 Nuclear Test Sites, Michael Affleck, May 15, 2012 – Our World – ListVerse.com
Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan/Semipalatinsk:
- Kazakstan/Kazakhstan – Environmental Problems – Reference.AllRefer.com
- “In Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades…” – Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site – Nuclear-Risk.org
- Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan’s 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
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
- Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – NukeFreeTexas.org
- “Their research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers…” – Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia – The Christian Science Monitor
- Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene
- Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – IDOSI.org
- Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 – 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure – Europe PubMed Central
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
1988 Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
1987 Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed.
1981 The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
Uganda Bush War:
- THE WAR IN THE BUSH IN UGANDA 1981-1986 – OnWar.com
- War in the Bush – GlobalSecurity.org
- Ugandan Bush War – Wikipedia
- Uganda Civil War 1980-2013 – The Polynational War Memorial – War-Memorial.net
- Ugandan Bush War – Pertinent Web Sites – DBPedia.org
- Ugandan Bush War – FindTheData.com
- Ugandan bush war – Prezi.com
- UGANDAN BUSH WAR – Paul Kagame – FAMPeople.com
National Resistance Movement:
- National Resistance Movement
- National Resistance Movement – Encyclopedia Britannica
- NATIONL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT – First-Thoughts.org
- NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT – TheAfricaReport.com
- Internal strife in Uganda’s National Resistance Movement – September 3, 2015 – StateOfTheNation.ug
- The peace process in northern Uganda 1986-1990 (2002) – C-R.org
- Tito Okello – Wikipedia
- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – Wikipedia
- “Movement House is a building under construction in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The building is sometimes referred to as NRM House, in reference to its largest tenant, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda since 1986.” – Movement House – Wikipedia
- Beginning in Uganda – Idi Amin and Post-Colonial Uganda – EnoughProject.org
History of Uganda:
- History of Uganda – Wikipedia
- HISTORY OF UGANDA – HistoryWorld.net
- Uganda: History – TheCommonWealth.org
- History & Politics – Uganda – Our-Africa.org
- Culture of Uganda – EveryCulture.com
- Uganda profile – Timeline – BBC
Uganda:
- Uganda – Wikipedia
- Uganda – The World Factbook – CIA
- Uganda – Data – UN Data
- Uganda – Infoplease.com
- Uganda – Encyclopedia Britannica
- “Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda’s Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala.” – Buganda – Wikipedia
- Uganda country profile – Overview – BBC
Foreign Relations of Uganda:
- REPUBLIC OF UGANDA – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFIARS – Official Site
- Foreign relations of Uganda – Wikipedia
- Foreign relations of Uganda – GardeningIllustratedMagazine.com
- Uganda – FOREIGN RELATIONS – CountryStudies.us
Uganda and the United Nations:
- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations – New York
- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
- United Nations – UGANDA
- UNDP Uganda
- Uganda – United Nations Human Rights – Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Economy of Uganda:
- Economy of Uganda – Wikipedia
- Uganda – Economy – Infoplease.com
- The Economy of Uganda – CountryStudies.us
- Uganda – THE WORLD BANK
- Uganda – Data – THE WORLD BANK
- Economy & Industry – Uganda – Our-Africa.org
1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
1975 A crucial by-election is held in Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka.
Kankesanthurai Election in Sri Lanka:
- Kankesanthurai Electoral District – DigNet.com
- PARLIAMENT OF SRI LANKA – Official Site
- Elections in Sri Lanka – Wikipedia
- Sri Lanka – GlobalLegalInsights.com
1975 US performs nuclear test (underground) at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
Nevada Test Site:
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1959 At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
1952 Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1951 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), (atmospheric) to demonstrate lax in security
Argonne Atomic Lab:
Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:
Atmospheric/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:
- Atmospheric nuclear explosion – Wikipedia
- High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston – JohnstonsArchive.net
- “Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere.” – TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS – CTBTO.org
- US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page – Nuclear Weapons – Zvis.com
Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site – OnlineNevada.org
- The Years of Atmospheric Testing 1945-1963 – Trinity Atomic Web Site – Abomb1.org
- High-altitude nuclear explosions – JohnstonArchive.org
- RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTING AT NEVADA TEST SITE, 1950-60 – GPO.gov – pdf
- Cancer Mortality at the US Nuclear Weapons Tests – US Department of Veterans Affairs – VA.gov
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing and The US Navy – A BILIOGRAPHY – FMD-INC.org
- Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout – CDC.gov
- “Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks….These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from 16 July 1945 to 4 November 1962, the era of atmospheric testing.” – RADIOCHEMISTORY SOCIETY – US NUCLEAR TESTS – Info Gallery – Radiochemistry.org
- When We Tested Nuclear Bombs, by Alan Taylor – May 06, 2011 – TheAtlantic.com
- US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING – The Connection Between John Wayne and Radioactive Fallout, and Other Tales, by Bruce W Church – October 22, 2000 – FalloutRadiation.com – pdf
- Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA – June 6, 2015 – BoingDoing.net
- YouTube video (13 min. 49 sec.): Declassified US Nuclear Test Film #55
- YouTube video (14 min. 35 sec.): High-altitude Atomic Tests – Operation Dominic parts 1-2 – 1962
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1951 The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
Canadian Army in the Korean War:
- Canadian army involvement – Canada in the Korean War – Wikipedia
- “Recalled with bitterness by many veterans as the “forgotten war”, defence of the Korean peninsula was the third largest military deployment in Canadian history. 26,791 Canadian troops served, and more than 500 died.” – The Korean War – CanadianMilitary.Page.tl
- Canada’s Military Commitments – Korean War – CanadianEncyclopedia.com
- Canada Remembers the Korean War – Veterans.gc.ca
Korean War Timelines:
- TIMELINE OF KOREAN WAR EVENTS – KoreanWar60.com
- Korean War Timeline – SoftSchools.com
- KOREAN WAR (1950-1953) – TIMELINE – SparkNotes.com
Documents on the Korean War:
- Documents – The Korean War – MTHOLYOKE.edu
- KOREAN WAR, 1950-1953 – Wilson Center Digital Archive – WilsonCenter.org
- THE KOREAN WAR PRIMARY SOURCES – Shmoop.com
- The Korean War – Dwight D. Eisenhower – Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home – Eisenhower.Archives.gov
- THE KOREAN WAR and it Origins – Documents – TrumanLibrary.org
1934 Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
1922 The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, DC, limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
Washington Naval Treaty of 1922:
- Washington Naval Treaty – Wikipedia
- Text of the Treaty Between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan, Signed at Washington, February 6, 1922 – iBiblio.org, the same treaty on this site AlternateWars.com, or this site Washington Naval Treaty, 1922 – Wikisource.org
- THE 1922 WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY – WW2Ships.com
- The Washington Naval Treaty: An Attempt at Arms Limitations in the Pre-Nuclear Age – BrightHubEngineering.com
- Disarmament: Washington Naval Treaty – About education – About.com
- A Naval Views of the Washington Treaties, April 1922, by William Howard Gardiner – TeachingAmericanHistory.org
- Washington Naval Treaty – TotallyHistory.com
- Washington Naval Limitation Treaty of 1922 – Navweaps.com
Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922:
- 1921-1922 Washington Naval Conference – GlobalSecurity.org
- Washington Naval Conference, 1921-1922 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- Washington Conference 1921-1922 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Washington Naval Conference – Wikipedia
- “The Washington Disarmament Conference occurred from the November of 1921, to February 1922, in Washington, D.C. was held to create the Washington Naval Treaty. The outcome of the conference limited the construction of aircraft carriers, battleships, and battle cruisers The treaty was signed by Italy, France, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This treaty was later modified during the 1930 conference in London and then later modified again in the 1936 conference, again, in London.” – Washington Disarmament Conference (1922) – DisarmamentConferences.Weebly.com
1918 British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
Women’s Suffrage in the UK:
- Women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom – Wikipedia
- Women and the vote – Parliament.uk
- The Struggles for Suffrage – Historic England – HistoricEngland.org.uk
- Women’s Suffrage Movement in England – History and Culture
- Women’s Suffrage in England History Essay – UKEssays.com
- The history of the suffragettes – BBC
- Sisters for Suffrage: British and American Women Fight for the Vote – The Glider Lerhman Institute of American History – GliderLerhman.org
Women’s Suffrage and Its History:
- History of Women’s Suffrage – Scholastic.com
- WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT – Historynet.com
- Woman Suffrage – History-World.org
- Women’s Suffrage Around The World, by Kerilynn Engel – Answers.com
- Women’s suffrage and World War I – CUNY.edu
- Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement – Reforming Their World: Women in the Progressive Era – The National Women’s History Museum – NWHM.org
- International Woman Suffrage Timeline – About.com
- A timeline of women’s right to vote – interactive – Wednesday, 6 July, 2011 – TheGuardian.com
- WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – IPU.org
- Timeline of Women’s Suffrage Granted, by Country – Infoplease.com
Women’s Rights in General:
- Women’s rights – Wikipedia
- Women’s Rights Worldwide – WomensRightsWorldwide.org
- Women’s Rights, by Anup Shah – Global Issues
- A Brief History of Women’s Rights Movements: The prominent figures and notable events of women’s rights movements in America and beyond – Scholatic.com
- Women’s Rights as Human Rights – UN Chronicle – UN.org
- Women’s Human Rights as Gender Equality – United Nations Human Rights – Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR.org
- POLL: Women’s Rights in the Arab World – THOMPSON REUTERS FOUNDATION – Trust.org
- Women’s Rights are Human Rights – Amnesty International USA
1914 The Bondetåget, a peasant uprising in support of the monarchy, takes place in Sweden
1900 The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
Permanent Court of Arbitration:
- PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION – Official Site
- History – Permanent Court of Arbitration – Wikipedia
- 1899 CONVENTION FOR THE PACIPHIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES – pdf – PCA-CPA.org
- 1907 CONVENTION FOR THE PACIPHIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES – pdf – PCA-CPA.org
- Rules of Procedure – PCA-CPA.org
- Member States to the 1899 Convention and/or the 1907 Convention
1899 Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
1862 American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
1840 Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
1833 Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
1820 The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
1806 Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
1778 American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
FEBRUARY 07
2014 Over 350 people were injured in the anti-government unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2012 President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
1999 Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
1997 NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
1995 Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1992 The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
Maastricht Treaty:
- Text of the TREAY ON EUROPEAN UINON – (Maastricht Treaty) – pdf – Europa.eu
- Maastricht Treaty – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Treaty of Maastricht (1992) – Historiasiglo20.org
- Maastricht Treaty – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Maastricht Treaty – Euro-Know.org
- Maastricht Treaty – A-Z of Europe – BBC
- The Maastricht criteria – Maastricht Treaty – Wikipedia
History of the European Union:
- History of the European Union – Wikipedia
- History of the European Union – About education – About.com
- History of the European Union – European Union – Europa.eu
- Balancing Nationalism and Federalism – A History of the European Union – RandomHistory.com
- A Brief History Of The EU – NPR.org
- The European Union: A History and Overview – About education – About.com
- Timeline: history of the Europe Union – 14 Sep 2009 – TheGuardian.com
1991 Haiti‘s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
1990 Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
1986 Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
1984 Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
1979 Pluto moves inside Neptune‘s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
1974 Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
History of Grenada:
- History of Grenada – Wikipedia
- Grenada’s History – GrenadaGudie.com
- History of Grenada – SpiceIslandBeachResort.com
- Grenada History – WorldRover.com
- Grenada: History – The Commonwealth – TheCommonwealth.org
- Historical Sites in Grenada – VisitGrenadams.com
1962 The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
1951 Korean War: 705 suspected communist sympathizers are butchered by South Korean forces.
Korean War Timelines:
- TIMELINE OF KOREAN WAR EVENTS – KoreanWar60.com
- Korean War Timeline – SoftSchools.com
- KOREAN WAR (1950-1953) – TIMELINE – SparkNotes.com
1944 World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.
1943 World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
1940 The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
1935 The classic board game Monopoly is invented.
1907 The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
1900 Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
Second Boer War:
- Second Boer War – HistoryNet.com
- South African War (Second Boer War) – Encyclopedia Britannia
- South African ‘Boer War’ – Page South African War 1899-1902 – NZHistory.net.nz
- Boer War 1899-1902 – AngloBoerWar.com
- Second Boer War – HistoryWarsWeapons.com
- “The Boer War (or Anglo-Boer War) was a conflict in which the British Empire fought the forces of two “Boer Republics” from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa. The Boers lost the war, but resistance gained them concessions even in defeat.” – Boer War – Encyclopedia.com
- Background – Second Boer War – Wikipedia
- BOER WAR – History-Net.com
- Impact of Second Boer War – Quizlet.com
- Weapons of the Second Boer War – KieranMcMullen.com
- Second Boer War – FindTheData.com
- What were the causes of the second boer war? – Answers.com
- List of the Second Boer War Battles – Ranker.com
Siege of Ladysmith:
- Battle of Ladysmith – Wikipedia
- Background – Siege of Ladysmith – Wikipedia
- Siege of Ladysmith, 2 November 1899- 27 February 1900 – HistoryOfWar.org
1898 Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J’accuse.
1897 Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia.
Greco-Turkish War of 1897:
- Prelude – Greco-Turkish War (1897) – Wikipedia
- 19th century – Modern Greece – List of wars involving Greece – Wikipedia
Greco-Turkish War:
- Greco-Turkish War 1921-1922 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Greco-Turkish War – GlobalSecurity.org
- Greco-Turkish War (1919 – 1922) – HellenicWorld.com
- Greco-Turkish War – FindTheData.com
- YouTube video (59 min. 33 sec.): The Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922
- YouTube video (5 min. 58 sec.): Blood & Oil: Greco-Turkish War
- The American who Saved 250,000 Greeks from Death in Smyrna During the Final Days of the Genocide, by Lou Ureneck – April 25, 2015 – The PAPPAS POST
1863 HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
1856 The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the second piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.
1842 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
1813 Action of 7 February 1813: stalemate two evenly matched frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy, Aréthuse and HMS Amelia.
1807 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Eylau – Napoleon‘s French Empire begins fighting against Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition at Eylau, Poland.
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2014 A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 also injured.
2013 A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
2010 A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
2005 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
Sri Lankan Civil War:
- The Sri Lankan Civil War – About.com
- The Sri Lankan Conflict – Backgrounder – CFR.org
- Sri Lankan Civil War – FindTheData.com
- Casualties of the Sri Lankan Civil War – Wikipedia
- Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2009) – 2011/04/16 – WordPress.com
History of the Sri Lankan Civil War:
- History of the Civil War in Sri Lanka since 1983, by Kim, Kyung Mook – Korean Minjok Leadership Academy International Program – Term Paper, AP World History Class, November 2006 – Zum.de
- Sri Lankan Civil War – SRI LANKA HISTORY – Weebly.com
- Sri Lanka’s civil war – The history of the Tamil conflict – The Telegraph – Telegraph.co.uk
- Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war – Wikipedia
- Sri Lankan Civil War History: The Closing Days for the LTTE Rebels – November 20, 2015 – My Apologetics – WordPress.com
- YouTube video (7 min. 52 sec.): Short History of Sri Lankan Civil War
- YouTube video (4 min. 14 sec.): History of the war in Sri Lanka – BBC
- YouTube video (26 min. 12 sec.): Truth of the LTTE – Full documentary
- The historical roots of Sri Lanka’s civil war – 12 June 2000 – WSWS.org
- The Sri Lankan Civil War: A Personal Reminiscence, by COL Sylvester Perera;, Sri Lankan Army – GlobalEcco.org
- Birth of the Tigers, Attempts at peace – History of Sri Lanka – LonenlyPlanet.com
History of Sri Lanka:
- History of Sri Lanka – Wikipedia
- History of Sri Lanka – LonelyPlanet.com
- Sri Lanka History – LankaLibrary.com
- History of Sri Lanka – Lanka.com
- Sri Lanka | Facts & History – About.com
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF SRI LANKA – LocalHistories.org
- Sri Lanka – History – Infoplease.com
- The history of Sri Lanka – CBC News – CBC.ca
- History of Sri Lanka – Mahavamsa.org
- Sri Lanka profile – Timeline – BBC
Sri Lanka:
- Sri Lanka – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Sri Lanka – UN Data
- Sri Lanka – Infoplease.com
- Sri Lanka country profile – BBC
Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka:
- Foreign relations of Sri Lanka – Wikipedia
- Sri Lanka – FOREIGN RELATIONS – CountryStudies.us
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
- US Relations With Sri Lanka – US Department of State
- Sri Lanka – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Sri Lanka – ForeignAffairs.com
Economy of Sri Lanka:
- Economy of Sri Lanka – Wikipedia
- Sri Lanka – WORLD BANK
- Sri Lanka – Data – WORLD BANK
- Sri Lanka – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Sri Lanka – Economy – Infoplease.com
- Sri Lanka – Economy – Asia Development Bank – ADB.org
1996 The US Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
1979 US performs nuclear test (underground) at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
Nevada Test Site:
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1978 Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1974 Military coup in Upper Volta.
Military Coup in Upper Volta, Burkina Faso of 1974:
- The Republic of Upper Volta – History of Burkina Faso – Wikipedia
- Republic of Upper Volta – Wikipedia
- BURKINA FASO (UPPER VOLTA) (BURKINA) – OnWar.com
- Sangoulé Lamizana – Wikipedia
History of Burkina Faso:
- History of Burkina Faso – Wikipedia
- Burkina Faso – History – Infoplease.com
- HISTORY OF BURKINA FASO – HistoryWorld.net
- Burkina Faso – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Burkina Faso – History – NationsEncyclopedia.com
- Burkina Faso – History & Politics – Our-Africa.org
- Burkina Faso – History, Language and Culture – WorldTravelGuide.net
- Burkina Faso – EveryCulture.com
- History of Burkina Faso – HowStuffWorks.com
- Burkina Faso – History – African-Volunteer.net
- Burkina24 – Burkina24.com
- Burkina Faso profile – Timeline – BBC
Burkina Faso:
- BURKINA FASO – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Burkina Faso – UN Data
- Burkina Faso – Infoplease.com
- Burkina Faso – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Burkina Faso – NationsOnline.org
- Portail: Burkina Faso – fr.Wikipedia
- Burkina Faso – Burkina.com
- BURKINA FASO – AllAfrica.com
- Burkina Faso country profile – Overview – BBC
Foreign Relations of Burkina Faso:
- Portail gouvernemental du Burkina Faso
- Foreign relations of Burkina Faso – Wikipedia
- EU Relations with Burkina Faso – Europa.eu
- US Relations With Burkina Faso – US Department of State
Economy of Burkina Faso:
- Economy of Burkina Faso – Wikipedia
- Burkina Faso – Economy – Infoplease.com
- Burkina Faso – WORLD BANK
- Burkina Faso – Data – WORLD BANK
- Burkina Faso – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
1974 After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
1971 South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
Vietnam War in 1971:
- 1971 in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- Vietnam War Timeline: 197-1972 – VietnamGear.com
- History Map of Vietnam War – Map a) South Vietnam 1971; Map b) Lam Sam 791, February 1971.
Communism and the Vietnam War:
- Vietnam War – Communism in Vietnam – Wikipedia
- Communist Party in Vietnam – Vietnam War Wiki – VietnamWar.Wika.com
- Communism and Vietnam, by Kathie Amatniek – March 30, 1962 – The Harvard Crimson
- DOMINO THEORY – History.com
- Vietnam War Democracy Communism – DirectEssays.com
- The Failure of Communism in Vietnam – FreeRepublic.com
1971 The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
NASDAQ and Its History:
- History of The NASDAQ Composite Index – FedPrimeRate.com
- History of the American and NASDAQ Stock Exchanges – LOC.gov
- The History: How Nasdaq Was Born – TRADERS – TradersMagazine.com
- NASDAQ’S STORY – NASDAQ.com
- NASDAQ-100 – Wikipedia
- NASDAQ Facts – NASDAQ Online – NASDAQ.net
1969 Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico.
1968 American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town’s only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Orangeburg Massacre of 1968:
- Background – Orangeburg massacre – Wikipedia
- Orangeburg Massacre (1968) – BlackPast.org
- The Orangeburg Massacre – OrangeburgMassacre.com
- SCARRED JUSTICE – THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE 1968 – NewsReel.org
- Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968 Reveals the Most Unknown Tragedy in the History of The Civil Rights Movement – ITVS.org
- THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE OF 1968 – December 17, 2013 – TodayIFoundOut.com
- THE 1968 ORANGEBURG MASSACRE IN SOUTH CAROLINA – SCIWAY.org
- Scarred Justice: the Orangeburg Massacre 1968 – KanopyStreaming.com
- YouTube video (4 min. 20 sec.): Orangeburg Massacre 1968
History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States – Overview:
- CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – History.com
- American civil rights movement – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Civil Rights Movement – About education – About.com
- Civil Rights Movement – Encyclopedia.com
- Civil rights movement in America – Overview – BBC
- The Civil Rights Movement – History Now (Summer 2006) – GliderLehrman.org
- Civil Rights Movement – Civil Rights & Modern Georgia, Since 1945 – New Georgia Encyclopedia – GeorgiaEncylopedia.org
- Civil Rights Movement (1954-1984) – PBS.org
- Recent History – Better Day Coming: Civil Rights Movement in the 20th Century America, Professor Adam Fairclough – BBC
- Civil Rights Chronology – CivilRights.org
- Civil Rights Timeline – Infoplease.com
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum – SitiMovement.org
Civil Rights Movements of Various Ethnic Minorities in the United States:
- African-American Civil Rights Movement – MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER – Libguides.MNHS.org
- Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) – Wikipedia
- Native Americans – Civil Rights 101 – CivilRights.org
- Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. – Albany.edu
- Asian-American Civil Rights Movement – About education – About.com
1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- For some more pertinent information, see “1979 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site” , mentioned above.
1963 US performs nuclear test (atmospheric) at Nevada Test Site.
Operation Storax (1962-1963):
- Operation Storax – Wikipedia
- Operation Storax, Sun Beam, and Roller Coaster: 1962-1963: Nevada Test Site, Nellis Air Force Range (Nevada) – radiochemistry.org
- Database of nuclear tests, United States: part 1, 1945-1963 – compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston – johnstonsarchive.net
Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:
Atmospheric/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:
- Atmospheric nuclear explosion – Wikipedia
- High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston – JohnstonsArchive.net
- “Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere.” – TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS – CTBTO.org
- US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page – Nuclear Weapons – Zvis.com
Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site – OnlineNevada.org
- The Years of Atmospheric Testing 1945-1963 – Trinity Atomic Web Site – Abomb1.org
- High-altitude nuclear explosions – JohnstonArchive.org
- RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTING AT NEVADA TEST SITE, 1950-60 – GPO.gov – pdf
- Cancer Mortality at the US Nuclear Weapons Tests – US Department of Veterans Affairs – VA.gov
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing and The US Navy – A BILIOGRAPHY – FMD-INC.org
- Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout – CDC.gov
- “Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks….These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from 16 July 1945 to 4 November 1962, the era of atmospheric testing.” – RADIOCHEMISTORY SOCIETY – US NUCLEAR TESTS – Info Gallery – Radiochemistry.org
- When We Tested Nuclear Bombs, by Alan Taylor – May 06, 2011 – TheAtlantic.com
- US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING – The Connection Between John Wayne and Radioactive Fallout, and Other Tales, by Bruce W Church – October 22, 2000 – FalloutRadiation.com – pdf
- Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA – June 6, 2015 – BoingDoing.net
- YouTube video (13 min. 49 sec.): Declassified US Nuclear Test Film #55
- YouTube video (14 min. 35 sec.): High-altitude Atomic Tests – Operation Dominic parts 1-2 – 1962
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1963 The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba’ath Party.
Ramadan Revolution:
- Ramadan revolution – Iraqi Republic (1958-68) – Wikipedia
- Ramadan Revolution – Wikipedia
- US Reaction to 1963 Baath Coup, by Juan Cole – Jan. 2, 2007 – JuanCole.com
- Background – Ar-Rashid revolt – Wikipedia
- “On February 8, a military coup in Baghdad, in which the Baath Party played a leading role, overthrew Qassim. Support for the conspirators was limited. In the first hours of fighting, they had only nine tanks under their control. The Baath Party had just 850 active members. But Qassim ignored warnings about the impending coup.” – Richard – 25 October 2002 – Richard Helms: CIA Assassination, Regime Change, Mass Murder and Saddam, by Richard Sanders – 25 October 2002 – GlobalResearch.ca
- “In spite of some opposition from original supporters and political opponents, tribal uprisings, and several attempts at assassination, Qasim managed to remain the head of Iraq for four and a half years. On 9 February 1963, however, a military junta, led by Col. ‘Abd as-Salam Muhammad ‘Arif, overthrew his regime and executed Qasim.” – History – Iraq – Encyclopedia.com
- Iraq – Foreign policy of John F Kennedy administration – Wikipedia
- Iraq 1963 – CIA Activities in Iraq – Wikipedia
- US intelligence activities in Iraq – Wikipedia
- Iraq-United States relations – Wikipedia
Ba’ath Party:
- History – Ba’ath Party Wikipedia
- Ba’ath party – Infoplease.com
- “On 8 February 1963 Qasim’s government was overthrown in a military coup by Baathist and other officers aligned with Arab nationalism. Qasim himself was summarily executed. Arif, who had earlier been expelled from the government, now became president.” – The Baath Party seizes power – Chronicle. Fanack.com
- “At the time the Ba’ath party was a small nationalist movement with only 850 members. But the CIA decided to use it because of its close relations with the army. One of its members tried to assassinate Kassim as early as 1959. Saddam, then 22, was wounded in the leg, later fleeing the country….In 1963, Saddam Hussein worked with the CIA to carry out the coup by the Baath party, which eventually brought him to power in Iraq.” – Regime Change: How the CIA put Saddam’s Party in Power – Richard Sanders – Hartford-HWP.com, and/or How the CIA put the Baath in power – CASI.org.uk
- The Iraqi Baath party, by Tarik Kafala – Tuesday, 25 March 2003 – BBC
1963 The first full color television program in the world, publicly advertised, is broadcast in Mexico City by XHGC-TV, Channel 5, due to technical breakthrough advances made by Mexican engineer Guillermo González Camarena.
1963 Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
For some more pertinent information, see “1979 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site” , mentioned above.
1962 Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
Charonne Metro Station Massacre:
- “During the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) most French politicians came to accept the need to grant Algeria its independence. Only the Organisation armée secrète (OAS; Secret Armed Organization) continued to resist independence. The Left called for a demonstration on 8 February 1962 to denounce the OAS and the Algerian war.” – Charonne Metro Station Massacre – Charonne (Paris Métro) – Wikipedia
- Chronne Metro Station Massacre, Paris, France, 1962 – Library of Congress – LOC.gov
- Commemoration in Paris “massacre state” of February 8, 1962 – DLLRepairTool.com
- Paris commemorate deadly Algerian War protest – February 8, 2008 – France24.com
Algeria:
- Algeria – The World Factbook – CIA
- Algeria – Data – UN Data
- Algeria – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Algeria – Infoplease.com
- Algeria – CountryStudies.us
- Algeria country profile – Overview – BBC
History of Algeria:
- History of Algeria – Wikipedia
- Algeria – History – Infoplease.com
- A Synopsis of Algeria’s History – Algeria.com
- Algeria – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- History of Algeria – NationsOnline.org
- HISTORY OF ALGERIA – HistoryWorld.net
- Algerian War (of Independence) – Wikipedia
- Algerian Civil War – Wikipedia
- Culture of Algeria – EveryCulture.com
- Culture of Algeria – Wikipedia
- Algeria Timeline – Part I: Prehistory to Colonization
1960 The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1960 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name “Mountbatten-Windsor“.
1955 The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km2) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
Jagirdari/Jagirdar System:
- What is the jagirdari system? – Quara.com
- Jāgīrdār system – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Jagir – Wikipedia
- Here is your short note on the jagirdari system during the Mughal Period – PreserveArticles.com
- Role of Mansabdari and Jagirdari System During Mughal Empire, by Vikram Rana – HistoryDiscussion.net
- Jagirdari System – Scribd.com
- Short essay on JAGIRDARI SYSTEM of Mughal Empire, by Vijay Rayan – PreserveArticles.com
- Jagir System During Mughal Empire, Indian History – IndiaNetzone.com
- Feudalism swept away, but jagirdari system lives on in Indore – updated Aug 22, 2014 – HindustanTimes.com
1952 Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth II:
- Queen Elizabeth II – History.co.uk
- 1952 – Princes Elizabeth Becomes Queen at Age of 25, by Jennifer Rosenberg – About education – About.com
- Reign – Elizabeth II – Wikipedia
- Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – Wikipedia
- Queen Elizabeth II – Biography.com
- Queen Elizabeth II (1952 -) – ROYAL FAMILY HISTORY – BritRoyals.com
- Queen Elizabeth II of England: AKA “Elizabeth Alexandra Mary” – HomeOfOurFathers.com
- Elizabeth II – Encyclopedia Britannica
- “ 6, 1952: King George VI dies, bringing Elizabeth II to the throne as Queen of England” – When Princess Elizabeth Became Queen, She Didn’t Even Know, by Jennifer Latson – Feb. 6, 2015 – TIME
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – Queen Elizabeth II – BBC
- Queen Elizabeth becomes longest-reigning UK monarch – 9 September 2015 – BBC
- Elizabeth II Queen of England – EngagingNews.us
Queen Elizabeth II Era:
- Timeline: Queen Elizabeth II – GlobalNews.ca
- Queen Elizabeth II – Timeline – HistoryInAnHour.com
- 12 surprising facts about Queen Elizabeth II – HistoryExtra.com
English Monarchs:
- The official website of The British Monarchy – Royal.gov.uk
- Welcome to English Monarchs – EnglishMonarchs.co.uk
- MONARCHS of BRITAIN – Britannia.com
- Monarchs of England – BritainExpress.com
- 10 Curious Facts About The British Monarchs – Listverse.com
- English Kings and Queens – Timeline – Brtiroyals.com
1950 The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
Stasi:
- “The Stasi was founded on 8 February 1950. Wilhelm Zaisser was the first Minister of State Security of the GDR, and Erich Mielke was his deputy. Zaisser tried to depose SED General Secretary Walter Ulbricht after the June 1953 uprising…” – Creation – Stasi – Wikipedia
- Stasi – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Stasi – Conservapedia.com
- East Germany’s secret police sold citizens to western pharmaceutical companies to use as human guinea pigs in drug trials, by Allan Hall – 4 December 2012 – Mail Online – DailyMail.co.uk
- Stasi – The Untold Story of East German Secret Police, by John O. Koehler – Books – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
1949 Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
1948 The formal creation of the Korean People’s Army of North Korea is announced.
1946 The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
1945 World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
1942 World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
Japan’s Invasion of Singapore:
- Background – Battle of Singapore – Wikipedia
- Singapore Japanese invasion, December 1941-February 1942 – Photius.com
- Chronology of Japanese invasion of Singapore (1942) – BukitBrown.com
Massacres in Singapore, and Some Pertinent Atrocities:
- List of Massacres in Singapore – Wikipedia
- Japanese occupation of Singapore – Wikipedia
- Japanese war crimes – Wikipedia
- JAPANESE WAR CRIMES TRIAL IN SINGAPORE – IWM.org.uk
- The Battle of Singapore, the Massacre of Chinese and Understanding of the Issue in Postwar Japan, by Hirofumi Hayashi – The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus – JapanFocus.org
- “Even before World War II ended Allied authorities began collecting evidence of war crimes committed by the Japanese in the countries they occupied. This culminated in a series of trials held throughout the Pacific between 1945 and 1951 which mirrored war crimes trials in Europe.” – War Crimes Trial – After the War
- Pacific Theater – War Crimes Studies Center – Berkeley.edu
- 10 Japanese Atrocities from World War II – May 6, 2014 – LISTVERSE.com
- Statistics of Japanese Democide: Estimates, Calculations, And Sources, by R.J. Rummel – STATISTICS OF DEMOCIDE
Double Tenth Incident of October 1943 – One of the Main Atrocities:
- Double Tenth incident – Singapore Infopedia
- Double Tenth Incident – AnimalIllustrated.com
- “The Double Tenth incident, which took place on 10 October 1943, refers to the arrest and torture of civilian residents in Singapore and civilian internees by Japanese military police which lasted until 2 April 1944.” – DOUBLE TENTH INCIDENT TAKES PLACE: 10th Oct 1943 – History SG – NLB.gov.sg
- DOUBLE TENTH INCIDENT – Self.Gutenberg.org
- Double Tenth Incident (10 Oct 1943) – My life under the Second World War in Singapore
- “This article is about the incident in Singapore. For the revolt against the Japanese occupation of British Borneo, see Jesselton Revolt. The “Double Tenth incident” or “Double Tenth massacre” occurred on 10 October 1943, during the Second World War Japanese occupation of Singapore.” – Double Tenth Incident – IJKM.nl
- “On 10 October 1943, the Japanese kempeitai, or secret police, arrested more than 130 locals in Singapore. This was carried out after seven Japanese ships were sunk in Keppel Harbour. The Japanese soldiers suspected that the sabotage was an inside job.” – 1943 Double Tenth Massacre – MINDEF.gov.sg
1924 Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
Capital Punishment:
- CAPITAL PUNISHMENT – ACLU.org
- Capital punishment – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Capital Punishment – Encyclopedia.com
- Capital Punishment – Legal Dictionary – TheFreeDicitionary.com
- Capital punishment in the United States – Wikipedia
- Capital Punishment – Bureau of Justice Statistics – BJS.gov
- DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER – DeathPenaltyInfo.org
- Modern-day public opinion – Capital punishment – Wikipedia
- Capital punishment: All viewpoints on the death penalty – ReligiousTolerance.org
- Capital Punishment – Chronology of Coverage – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
1904 Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
Battle of Port Arthur:
- The night attack of 8-9 February 1904 – Battle of Port Arthur – Wikipedia
- Siege of Port Arthur – Wikipedia
- Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur – About education – About.com
- Battle of Port Arthur – Russo-Japanese Research Society – RussoJapaneseWar.com
- Feb 8 1904-Feb 9 1904 Battle of Port Arthur – WorldHistoryProject.org
- BATTLE OF PORT ARTHUR – Tumblr.com
- The Battle of Port Arthur (Feb 9, 1904) – Russo-Japanese War – Battle-Fleet.com
Russo-Japanese War:
- Background – Russo-Japanese War – Wikipedia
- Russo-Japanese War (1094-1905) – OldTokyo.com
- Russo-Japanese War – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Russo-Japanese War – Spartacus-Educatinoal.com
- The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 – Map – USF.edu
- Iconic Photos – Russo-Japanese War – WordPress.com
- Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 – YouTube video (6 min. 49 sec.)
- The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
1885 The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
1879 Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
1856 Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia.
1855 The Devil’s Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon.
1817 Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
1807 Battle of Eylau – Napoleon defeats Russians under General Bennigsen and the Prussians under L’Estocq
FEBRUARY 09
2013 An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes southwest Colombia causing major disruption to the region and injuring at least 15 people.
2001 The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
1996 The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London’s Canary Wharf.
Irish Republican Army (IRA)/Provisional Republican Army (PIRA):
- Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) (aka, PIRA, “the provos,” Óglaigh na hÉireann) (UK separatists) – Council on Foreign Relations, by Kathryn Gregory – CFR.org
- Irish Republican Army (IRA), Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) the Provos Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) – GlobalSecurity.org
- Provisional Irish Republican Army – Military.Wikia.com
- Provisional IRA: War, ceasefire, endgame? – BBC
- PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY – Tumblr.com
- Irish Republican Army – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Irish Republican Army – Wikipedia
- Irish Republican Army – News Archives – The Huffington Post
- Guide to the Irish Republican Army – About.com
- Irish Republican Army – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Irish Republican Army – Infoplease.com
- Irish Republican Army (IRA) – Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) – the Provos – Direct Action Against Drugs (DADD) – GlobalSecurity.org
- Guide to the Irish Republican Army – About.com
- Terrorism – Irish Republican Army, by Michele Koznicki, Corey Willett, Michal Griffin, Eric Manley, and Ronald Matten – Eastern Michigan University
History of the IRA:
- History of the Irish Republican Army – Irish History
- History of the Irish Republican Army History Essay – UKEssays.com
- History of the Irish Republican Army – Video – TimeToast.com
Sinn Féin:
- Sinn Féin – Official Site
- National Website of Republican Sinn Féin
- OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES – SINN FÉIN – SinnFein.org
- THE IRA & SINN FEIN – FRONTLINE – PBS.org
- Sinn Féin – Wikipedia
- Sinn Féin – Infoplease.com
- History of Sinn Féin – Wikipedia
- Leaders of Sinn Féin – Wikipedia
- Sinn Féin – News Archive – TheGuardian.com
- Sinn Feinn – News Archive – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- Sinn Fein News – ABC.go.com
- Articles on Sinn Fein – Philly.com
History of Sinn Féin:
- History of Sinn Féin – Wikipedia
- History – Sinn Féin – Official Site
- A Brief History of Sinn Fein – Corks Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin, IRA and the Catholic Church:
- The Catholic Church vs. the IRA Hunger Strikes of 1923, by Lily Murphy – July 10, 2015 – CounterPunch.org
- The Catholic Church and the Revolution in Ireland – Academia.edu
- In Catholic Church Belfast, IRA Becomes Public Enemy – March 14, 2005 – Los Angeles Times – LATimes.com
- Sinn Fein chief says he met Catholic priest involved in 1972 bombing, didn’t discuss it – September 8, 2010 – FoxNews.com
- THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND AND SINN FEIN – THE SPECTATOR ARCHIVE – Spectator.co.uk
- Questions for Catholic Church over Sinn Fein – 03/09/2013 – Belfast Telegraph – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
- Gross hypocrisy from DUP/Sinn Fein and Catholic Church over brutal murder. – YouTube video (12 min. 17 sec.)
1991 Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
Independence of Lithuania
- Lithuania’s independence movement (1988 – 1991) – LokaShakti.org
- Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence – March 17, 1990 – THIS DAY IN HISTORY – History.com
- Lithuanian Independence – January 13, 1991 – WordPress.com
- 11 March 1990: Lithuania Declared Independence From the Soviet Union – GarryWallice.net
- Timeline: Lithuania – BBC
History and Social Issues of Lithuania:
- History of Lithuania – Wikipedia
- A Short History of Lithuania – LocalHistories.org
- Lithuanian History – A Brief Chronology – BalticsWorldwide.com
- History of Lithuania – HistoryWorld.net
- Lithuania – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Lithuania – History – Infoplease.com
- History: Lithuania – MSU.edu
- “Like many countries of the former USSR, Lithuania has significant environmental problems related to pollution. Despite the growth of the country’s environmental awareness since its independence from the USSR in 1991, a lack of technology, equipment, and funds make it difficult to adequately treat industrial emissions and to replace old equipment.” – Land and Resources, Environmental Issues A– Lithuania – CountriesQuest.com
- Suicide in Lithuania – Wikipedia
- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROBLEMS IN LITHUANIA, by Juozas Bagdanavičius, Vladas Senkus
Historical Background of the Baltic States and the Soviet Union:
- Baltic States – Wikipedia
- History of the Baltic states – MIT.edu
- Occupation of the Baltic States – Wikipedia
- Russia’s Periphery – Baltic States: Dealing with the Past in the Baltic States, by Frederick Corney
- Baltic States and the Soviet Union – Wikibin.org
- THE FALL OF SOVIET UNION – History.com
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union – Wikia.com
- Baltic Independence from the Soviet Union, by James Graham – OnThisDay.com
Russia Reviews the 1991 Decision to Recognize the Independence of the Baltic States:
- “Russia is examining the legality of the decision to recognise the independence of the Baltic republics in 1991 by the State Council of the USSR – according to Russia’s state news service Interfax.” – Russia to review 1991 decision to recognise independence of Baltic states – June 30, 2015 – UAToday.tv
- Russia To Review Independence Recognition Of Baltic States: Report, by Aditya Tejas – July 1, 2015 – International Business Times – IBTimes.com
- Russia is reviewing the ‘legality’ of Baltic states’ independence, by Barbara Tasch – BusinessInsider.com.au
- Russians in the Baltic states – Wikipedia
- How Russia Sees Baltic Sovereignty, by Agnia Grigas – July 14, 2015 – The Moscow Times
1986 Halley’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
Halley’s Comet:
- Comet Halley | Halley’s Comet – Comet-Halley.com
- Halley’s Comet: Facts About the Most Famous Comet, by Elizabeth Howell – February 20, 2013 – SPACE.com
- “Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.” – Halley’s Comet – Wikipedia
- Halley’s Comet – About education – About.com
- Halley’s Comet – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Comet Halley – UTK.edu
- Encounter with Halley’s Comet, by Dr. Sherwood B. Idso – IDS.org
- The Return of Halley’s Comet – THE UNIVERSE IN THE CLASSROOM – Astrosociety.org
- Halley’s Comet Armada: “Comet Halley Returns-Voyager Uranus Flyby” 1986 NASA – YouTube video (3 min. 06 sec.)
1975 The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
1971 Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing.
Apollo 14:
- Apollo 14 Mission – USRA.edu
- Apollo 14 – NASA.gov
- Apollo 14 – Mission Objective – NASA.gov
- “The Command Module Kitty Hawk splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971 at 21:05 [UTC], approximately 760 nautical miles (1,410 km) south of American Samoa.” – Return, splashdown and quarantine – Apollo 14 – Wikipedia
History of the Apollo Program:
- The Apollo Missions – NASA.gov
- Apollo – Space program – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Apollo Program (1963 – 1972) – NASA.gov
- The Apollo Program – Human Space Flight – NASA.gov
- The Apollo Program – History – NASA.gov
- List of Apollo missions – Wikipedia
- How the Apollo Craft Worked – HowStuffWorks.com
1971 Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the USA’s Baseball Hall of Fame.
Satchel Paige:
- Satchel Paige – The Official Web Page – SatchelPaige.com
- Satchel Paige Stats – Baseball-Almanc.com
- Satchel Paige – Baseball-Reference.com
- Satchel Page, by Larry Tye – Society for American Baseball Research – SABR.org
- Satchel Paige – Encyclopedia Britannica
Racism and Satchel Paige:
- Satchel: Confronting Racism One Footfall At A Time – published June 5, 2009 – NPR.org
- Satchel Paige and Segregation – SatchelPage.Weebly.com
- Josh: The Black Babe Ruth and Satchel: A Requiem for Racism, by A.J. Mell – February 05, 2008 – BLACK STAGE – All Stars.org – pdf
- SATCHEL: A REQUIEM OF RACISM, by Fred Newman – Castillo.org
- BASEBALL BLOTTER SOCIAL HISTORY RACISM RELIGION NEGRO LEAGUE SATCHEL PAIGE BLACK – purchasable – eBay.com
- US Slave – Negro League Baseball – US Slave Blog Spot
- “Jackie Robinson was chosen to cross that barrier first, step across that foul line segregating major-league baseball’s whites from blacks.” – Finder: A page from Satchel’s tall tales, by Chuck Finder – August 13, 2006 – Pittsburg Post-Gazette – Post-Gazette.com
Sports and Racism:
- Race and sports – Wikipedia
- Culture, Race, and Gender in Sports, by Alisa Alexander
- My Tribute to Serena Williams, by Richard Falk
- White Americans’ Genetic Explanations for a Perceived Race Difference in Athleticism: The Relation to Prejudice toward and Stereotyping of Blacks, Jane P. Sheldon – Athletic Insight
- Tag Archives: racism in baseball – SPORTS – DIAMOND LIGHTNING: JAMES THOMAS “COOL PAPA BELL” – March 7, 2013 – JKKelley.org
- Ethnicity and racism in sports – personal.umich.edu
- Pumpsie Green and the Boston Red Sox’s Racism – BleacherReport.com
- The Red Sox: Racist – RedSoxAreRacist.BlogSpot.com
- Yawkey Way and the Red Sox’ Racist History – OverTheMoster.com
- The Boston Red Sox, Jackie Robinson, and a Legacy of Racism – OpEdNews.com
- Racism in American Baseball – Rearchomatic.com
- Racism in baseball – Johnny’s baseball blog
- “The color line in American baseball, until the late 1940s, excluded players of Black African descent from Major League Baseball and its affiliated Minor Leagues…” – Baseball color line – Wikipedia
1969 First test flight of the Boeing 747.
Boeing 747 and Its Maiden Flight:
- Boeing 747 – Wikipedia
- Boeing 747 takes maiden flight on February 9, 1969 – by Alan J. Stein – historylink.org
- Boeing 747 Maiden Flight (1969). – LiveLeak.com
- “Designed by Seattle native Joe Sutter, the first 747 was twice the size of its nearest competitor when it debuted. Known as RA001, it made its first flight for Boeing four months later on Feb. 9 1969, ushering in a new age in air travel and changing the face of modern aviation.” – The world’s first Boeing 747 gets a much needed makeover – usatoday.com
- YouTube video (2 min. 57 sec.): 9th February 1969: First test flight of Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’
- Boeing – boeing.com
1965 Vietnam War: The first United States troops with a combat mission, a Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion, are sent to South Vietnam.
1965 in the Vietnam War:
- 1965 in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- The Vietnam War – 1965 – Weebly.com
- Battlefield: Timeline – PBS.org
- 39 Photos That Captured the Human Side of the Vietnam War, by Eliza Berman – April 30, 2015 – TIME
Viet Nam War and Some Pertinent Events:
- VIETNAM WAR HISTORY – History.com
- Chronology of Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events – Digital History – DigitalHistory.UH.edu
- The Vietnam War – The Jungle War 1965 – 1968 – The History Place – HistoryPlace.com
- The VIETNAM WAR: US Involvement & Escalation – ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO Inc. – RESEARCH REPORT – PART ONE – April 23, 1961 – May 27, 1968 – ATVAudio.com
- The Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War, by David L Anderson – Illinois.edu
- America’s Vietnam War in Indochina – U-S-History.com
- Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume VII, Vietnam, September 1968-January 1969 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- Britain and the Tet Offensive 1967-1968: A ‘Turning Point’ in British Foreign Policy? – All Empires – AllEmpires.com
1962 US performs nuclear test (atmospheric) at Nevada Test Site.
Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site:
Atmospheric/High-altitude Nuclear Explosion Testing:
- Atmospheric nuclear explosion – Wikipedia
- High-altitude nuclear explosions, by Wm Robert Johnston – JohnstonsArchive.net
- “Atmospheric testing refers to explosions which take place in the atmosphere.” – TYPES OF NUCLEA WEAPONS TESTS – CTBTO.org
- US Atmospheric Nuclear Test Page – Nuclear Weapons – Zvis.com
Atmospheric Nuclear Tests of the United States and Radioactive Fallout:
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site – OnlineNevada.org
- The Years of Atmospheric Testing 1945-1963 – Trinity Atomic Web Site – Abomb1.org
- High-altitude nuclear explosions – JohnstonArchive.org
- RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR TESTING AT NEVADA TEST SITE, 1950-60 – GPO.gov – pdf
- Cancer Mortality at the US Nuclear Weapons Tests – US Department of Veterans Affairs – VA.gov
- Atmospheric Nuclear Testing and The US Navy – A BILIOGRAPHY – FMD-INC.org
- Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout – CDC.gov
- “Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks….These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from 16 July 1945 to 4 November 1962, the era of atmospheric testing.” – RADIOCHEMISTORY SOCIETY – US NUCLEAR TESTS – Info Gallery – Radiochemistry.org
- When We Tested Nuclear Bombs, by Alan Taylor – May 06, 2011 – TheAtlantic.com
- US ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTING – The Connection Between John Wayne and Radioactive Fallout, and Other Tales, by Bruce W Church – October 22, 2000 – FalloutRadiation.com – pdf
- Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA – June 6, 2015 – BoingDoing.net
- YouTube video (13 min. 49 sec.): Declassified US Nuclear Test Film #55
- YouTube video (14 min. 35 sec.): High-altitude Atomic Tests – Operation Dominic parts 1-2 – 1962
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
US Nuclear Tests at Nevada Site:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1959 The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
1951 Korean War: Geochang massacre
Geochang Massacre:
- Geochang massacre – Military.wikia.com
- Geochang Massacre – Tudo.com
- “TRCK informed investigator Ahn Jeong-ae, 51, that she had be fired for announcing in a thesis she wrote a secret Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) file on the Geochang Incident. In her thesis, Ahn said that at the time, the counter-insurgency force of the ROK 11th Division ordered – in an appendix of Operational Order No. 5 – that all residents in unpacified areas of Sancheong, Hamyang and Geochang, or as the order put it, “those in the hands of the enemy,” be shot. She said this operational order remains intact in the CIC file ‘Material on the Geochang Incident, 1951.’” – TRCK admits firing investigator for disclosing civilian massacre – The Hankyoreh – Oct.11, 2010 – Hani.co.kr
- List of events named massacres – Wikipedia
Korean War:
- KOREAN WAR – History.com
- Korean War and Its Origins – Documents – TrumanLibrary.org
- Military Resources: Korean War – NARA Resources
- Korean War, 1951-1953 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- The Korean War: An Overview, by Kennedy Hickman – About education – About.com
- Korean War – 1950-1953 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Korean War – Infoplease.com
- Korean War – Encyclopedia.com
- People & Events – The Korean War – AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – PBS.org
- The Korean War – US History.org
- KOREAN WAR, edited by R A Guisepi – History-World.org
- The Korean War: An Overview – History – BBC
- KOREAN WAR VIDEOS – KOREAN WAR – History.com
- “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.” – HistoryCentral.com
- Korean War News – ABC.go.com
Korean War Timelines:
- THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953) – Timeline – SparkNotes.com
- Timeline of the Korean War Events – KoreanWar60.com
- THE KOREAN WAR TIMELINE – Shmoop.com
- Korean War –Timeline Description – SoftSchool.com
- Korean War – Timeline – The History Guy – HistoryGuy.com
- Korean War – Pre-Korean War Timeline and the Korean War Timeline – TotallyHistory.com
- KOREAN WAR TIMELINE – KoreanWarOnline.com
1950 Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
Second Red Scare and McCarthyism:
- Second Red Scare/McCarthyism, by Jordann McGoveny – 29 May 2014 – Prezi.com
- The Second Red Scare – UIOWA.edu
- The Second Red Scare – SlideShare.net
- The Second Red Scare: Fear and Loathing in High Places, 1947-1954, by Kyle Wilkinson – United States History, 1877- – Collin.edu
- Red Scare — Again – “Un-American” Activities – AP US Study Notes – APStudyNotes.org
- The Second Red Scare – Digital History – UH.edu
- RED SCARE – History.com
- Second Red Scare – Ohio History Central – OhioHistoryCentral.org
- The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism – TimeToast.com
- McCarthyism – Fact-Index
- McCarthyism – U.S. History
- How McCarthyism Worked
- Arthur Miller, “Are You Now Or Were You Ever?”
- McCarthyism – Arthur Miller
- House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph McCarthy:
- JOSEPH R MCCARTHY – History.com
- Joseph McCarthy – Biography.com
- Joseph McCarthy – U-S-History.com
- Joseph McCarthy – Conservapedia.com
- Senator Joseph McCarthy – AMERICAN PATRIOT – SenatorMcCarthy.com
- Senator Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, and The Witch Hunt – ColdWar.org
- McCARTHY, Joseph Raymond, (1908-1957) – Congress.gov
- Joseph McCarthy – Spartacus-Educational.com
Red Scare (First Red Scare):
- Red Scare (1919-1920) – aka First Red Scare – The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture – EncyclopeidaOfArkansas.net
- First Red Scare – Wikipedia
- The Red Scare – U-S-History.com
- The Red Scare – US History – USHistory.org
- The Red Scare – UMKC.edu
- THE FIRST RED SCARE: A TIMELINE – COLD WAR – ColdWarStudies.com
- Red Scare – Boundless.com
- The Red Scares: Comparison – The FIRST RED SCARE – THE SECOND RED SCARE – 8234.Weebly.com
1945 World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.
1945 World War II: The Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
1943 World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Battle of Guadalcanal:
- Guadalcanal Campaign – Wikipedia
- A Guadalcanal Chronology & Order of Battle: 7 August 1942 – 6 March 1943 – Friesian.com
- Guadalcanal Naval Battles – CombinedFleet.com
- World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal – About.com
1942 Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
1942 World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
1934 The Balkan Entente is formed.
1922 Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1920 Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
1913 A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
1904 Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
Battle of Port Arthur:
- The night attack of 8-9 February 1904 – Battle of Port Arthur – Wikipedia
- Siege of Port Arthur – Wikipedia
- Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur – About education – About.com
- Battle of Port Arthur – Russo-Japanese Research Society – RussoJapaneseWar.com
- Feb 8 1904-Feb 9 1904 Battle of Port Arthur – WorldHistoryProject.org
- BATTLE OF PORT ARTHUR – Tumblr.com
- The Battle of Port Arthur (Feb 9, 1904) – Russo-Japanese War – Battle-Fleet.com
Russo-Japanese War:
- Background – Russo-Japanese War – Wikipedia
- Russo-Japanese War (1094-1905) – OldTokyo.com
- Russo-Japanese War – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Russo-Japanese War – Spartacus-Educatinoal.com
- The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 – Map – USF.edu
- Iconic Photos – Russo-Japanese War – WordPress.com
- Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 – YouTube video (6 min. 49 sec.)
- The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
1900 The Davis Cup competition is established.
History of the Davis Cup:
- FEB 9, 1900: Davis Cup established – History.com
- Davis Cup History – DavisCup.com
- History of the Davis Cup – TennisHistory.com
- The history of the Davis Cup – BBC
- List of Davis Cup champions – Wikipedia
1849 New Roman Republic established.
1788 The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
Habsburg Empire:
- Habsburg Monarchy – Wikipedia
- House of Habsburg – Wikipedia
- House of Habsburg – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Hapsburg Monarchy – Jewish Virtual Library
- The Habsburgs – hyperhistory.com
- Austria-Hungary – Wikipedia
- The Great dynasties of the world: The Habsburgs – theguardian.com
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878):
- Russo-Turkish Wars – Infoplease.com
- Course of the war – Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) – Wikipedia
- “The last Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) was also the most important one. In 1877 Russia and its ally Serbia came to the aid of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria in their rebellions against Turkish rule. The Russians attacked through Bulgaria, and after successfully concluding the Siege of Pleven they advanced into Thrace, taking Adrianople (now Edirne, Tur.) in January 1878.” – Russo-Turkish Wars – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (187-1878) – Wikipedia
- RUSSO-TURKISH WARS – XENOPHON Group International – Xenophon-Mil.org
- RUSSO-TURKISH WAR 1877-1878 – OnWar.com
- Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878 – GlobalSecurity.org
- Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) – RusArt.net
- YouTube video (5 min. 19 sec.): The Russo-Turkish War
FEBRUARY 10
Obama’s Request and the Fight against ISIS:
- Obama soon ask Congress for ISIS war authority, by Dana Bash – February 10, 2015 – CNN
- President Obama Requests War Power for Global Flight Against ISIS, by Devin Dwyer – Feb 11, 2015 – ABCNews.go.com
- Obama: I Do Not Need Congressional Approval To Go To War With ISIS – September 10, 2014 – JONATHAN TURLEY – JonathanTurley.org
President Obama, and Use of the Military Force against ISIS/ISIL:
- Military intervention against ISIL – Wikipedia
- ISIL Syria Conflict Frontline Maps – AgathocleDeSyracuse.com
- Don’t worry, the Next World War Is Not Upon Us…Yet, by Graham Allison – July 31, 2014 – DefenseOne.com
- Don’t worry, Whatever It Is We’re Doing In The Middle East, It’s Totally Not A “War”, by Sara Boboltz – Sep 30, 2014 – HuffingtonPost.com
- Obama on ISIS: My soft drink strategy is working! (Satire) – Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Obama Report
- 75 TIMES OBAMA BROKE LAW DURING PRESIDENCY: An extensive list of Obama’s crimes showing why Congress must impeach him now, by Kit Daniels – January 7, 2016 – InfoWars.com
- Without a Clear War Strategy, White House Wants to Increase Spending to Fight ISIS, Boost Surveillance State – February 1, 2016 – Advocates for Self-Government – TheAdvocates.org
ISIS and the United States:
- ISIS in Iraq stinks of CIA/NATO ‘dirty war’ op – RT Op-Edge
- Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS jihadists: Declassified documents – Examiner.com
- Washington and ISIS: The Evidence
- ISIS leader a confirmed CIA puppet
- Secret Pentagon Report Reveals West Saw ISIS as Strategic Asset – GovtSlaves.info
- How the US Helped ISIS – JacobinMag.com
- ISIS: US-made monster running amok in Middle East, by Robert Bridge – RT.com
- ISIS arming themselves with US-made military hardware to wage jihad across the Middle East after seizing weapons from Syrian rebels and Iraqi soldiers – Daily Mail
- US intentionally holding back attacks on obvious key ISIL target in Syria, Iraq: Report – PressTV.ir
- What Iraq Thinks: “It Is Obvious To Everyone That ISIS Is A Creation Of The United States And Israel” – ZeroHedge.com
- Why Iran Believe the Militant Group ISIS Is an American Plot – Time.com
- ISIS Made in U.S.A.? – FinalCall.com
- How America Made ISIS – Their Videos and Ours, Their “Caliphate” and Ours, by Tom Engelhardt – CommonDreams.org
- How America Made ISIS – OpenDemocracy.net
- ISIS Fires American-Made Missiles At Syrian Army: “U.S. Funding, Arming ISIS From the Beginning” – SHTFplan.com
- PHOTOS: See how America fight(!) with ISIL: ISIS Terrorists Drive American Humvees! – IslamicInvitationTurkey.com
- YouTube video (14 min. 59 sec.) ISIS EXPOSED 100% AS CIA OPERATION “The Next Bin Laden is Here” – Don’t Be Fooled
- YouTube video (27 min.00 sec.) ISIS: The Creation of The CIA
- YouTube video (16 min. 20 sec.): ISIS ‘Flames Of War’ HOAX: The Road To WW3 – DON’T BE FOOLED!
- YouTube video (8 min. 05 sec.): ISIS was created by the CIA and Mossad
- ISIS: A CIA Creation to Justify War Abroad and Repression at Home – The Vigilant Citizen
- ISIS Domestic Terror Threat Created by CIA and U.S. Military – Alex Jones – Infowars.com
- Former CIA Contractor: We Created ISIS – Amtvmedia.com
- Iran Didn’t Create ISIS; We Did – The Diplomat
- ISIS used to be al-Qaeda in Iraq – 17 things about ISIS and Iraq you need to know – Vox.com and Middle East Security Report 14, September 2013, by Jessica D. Lewis, – Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurgent: Breaking the Walls Campaign Part 1
- YouTube video (4 min. 25 sec.): ‘US fighting alongside ISIS’: Direct American role in strengthening jihadists?
- YouTube video (4 min. 44 sec.): Iran Exposes ISIS! Top Commander Says It’s Supported by US, Israel and KSA!
- Teheran Times 6-18-14…”Iran will never cooperate with U.S. in war against ISIL: top commander”
- Don’t Worry, Whatever It Is We’re Doing in the Middle East, It’s Totally Not a ‘War’
Training, Support and Funding:
- General Wesley Clerk: “ISIS Got Started Through Funding From Our Friends & Allies” – ZeroHedge.com
- The Forbidden Truth: Islamic State (ISIS) Recruiter Admits Getting Funds From America – GlobalResearch.ca
- Islamic State operative confesses to receiving funding from US – report – RT.com
- America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS – TheDailyBeast.com
- Blowback! U.S. Trained Islamists Who Joined ISIS
- Report claims America created the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) –NJtoday.net
- YouTube video (3 min. 01 sec.): This is why the US created ISIS
- YouTube video (7 min. 01 sec.): US allies funding ISIS – Gen. Dempsey
- YouTube video (3 min. 21 sec.): Exactly how the US trained and armed ISIS
- YouTube video (11 min. 47 sec.): General Wesley Clark explains ISIS was created by U.S. allies
- Iraq Crisis: ISIS Terrorists were Trained by US in 2012 for Syria Conflict
- Snowden Bombshell: ISIS Leader CIA/MI6 Asset, Trained By Israel
- You Do Realize that the US Funded and Trained ISIS, Right?
- Key members of ISIS were trained by CIA and U.S. Special Forces
- Militant Islamic Group ISIS Trained at US Base in Jordan
- CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels – The Washington Post
- FORMER CIA AGENT: “ISIS LEADER ABU BAKR AL BAGHADI WAS TRAINED BY ISRAELI MOSSAD.”
- Former CIA Officer: “ISIS were trained by the United States in Jordan”
- CIA and NATO have trained and financed ISIS
- How America Made ISIS – Their Videos and Ours, Their “Caliphate” and Ours
- How the West Created the Islamic State
- Did We Really Create ISIS?
- The Creation of ISIS
ISIS and Israel:
- Why Aren’t ISIS and Al-Qaeda Attacking Israel?- HAARETZ
- UN Report Reveals How Israel is Coordinating with ISIS Militants Inside Syria
- Video: ISIS, Saudi Arabia, the CIA and Israel Exposed – Intellihub.com
- ISIS: What Does It Mean for Israel? – Ronald Tiersky
- Israel bolsters ties to Jordan as ISIS looms – CNN
- The Silence of the Israelis on ISIS – Consortium
- Israel and ISIS, two sides of the same coin – Al Arabiya News
- Why the Islamic State isn’t in any rush to attack Israel
- The University of Al-Qaeda? America’s “Terrorist Academy” in Iraq Produced ISIS Leaders
- Secret Pentagon Report Reveals US “Created” ISIS As A “Tool” To Overthrow Syria’s President Assad
- YouTube video (10 min. 09 sec.): Israel Joining ISIS
- New UN report reveals collaboration between Israel and Syrian rebels – The Jerusalem Post
- UN finds credible ties between ISIS And Israel Defense Forces – AddictingInfo.org
Supply of Weapons to ISIS:
- Report: The Islamic State’s Best Weapon Was Born in the USA – Foreign Policy
- Made in USA: Report Shows ISIS Using US Arms from ‘Syrian Rebels’ – AntiWar.com
- ISIS Video: America’s Air Dropped Weapons Now in Our Hands
- Did the U.S. Just Accidentally Give Weapons to ISIS?
- Report: US Military Arming ISIS
- continues to airdrops weapons and aid to ISIS – a group they’re allegedly fighting
- More American Weapons for ISIS
- Airdrops Weapons to ISIS as Iraqi Army Makes Gains
- Right into enemy hands? ISIS shows off new weapons allegedly airdropped by US (VIDEO)
- CAUGHT RED-HANDED : Two British Planes Shot Down in Iraq Carrying Weapons for ISIS Terrorists
- US and BRITISH Planes Have Been Making Airdrops of Weapons to ISIS – YouTube video (6 min. 07 sec.)
- Report: Iraqi Forces AGAIN Claim US is Supplying ISIS with Weapon Drops: Claim to have shot down US chopper full of weapons
- Terrorists Supported by America: U.S. Helicopter Delivering Weapons to the Islamic State (ISIS), Shot Down by Iraq “Popular Forces”
How ISIS Uses Oil to Finance Its Terror Operations
- America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS
- The Scary Amount of Oil Money ISIS Makes Every Day – The Daily Signal
- ISIS is rolling in cash, but from where? – CBS News
- ISIS earns $3 million from oil sales every day, expert says – Daily Sabah
- Is everything we know is ISIS’s oil money wrong? – Vox.com
- ISIS Oil Revenue: Islamic State Makes Money By Selling Gas To Bashar Assad, New BBC2 Documentary Claims – International Business Times
- YouTube video (3 min 47 sec.): Ali Soufan Interviewed on BBC This World: World’s Richest Terror Army
- ISIS Generates $720 MILLION a Year in Oil Revenue! – Liberty News
- Inside Islamic State’s Oil Empire: How Captures Oilfields Fuel Isis Insurgency – Aina.org
- ISIS’ Sources of Revenue Unclear But Group Well Financed – Newsmax.com
- ISIS Finances Are Strong – The New York Times
- ISIS is about to make A LOT of money off ‘the archaeological equivalent of a beheading’ – Business Insider
Buyers of ISIS Oil:
- Supporting Terror: EU States Buying Islamic States Oil – Israel National News
- CLAIM: EU Countries Buying ISIS Oil – One News Page
- European Union Buying ISIS Oil – Shoebat.com
- EU Ambassador to Iraq Admits: We’re ‘Funding ISIS’ By Buying Their Oil!
- EU Members Purchasing Oil from ISIS
- Petrodollar Panic: EU Officials Admit Buying Oil From ISIS – Zerohedge.com
- ISIS Oil: The West loves cheap oil… –Windows to Russia
- NATO US, UK Rothschild Zionist Buy ISIS Stolen Oil. Boycott Russian Oil
- ISIS is selling cheap oil to its enemies – from Syria’s government to the Kurds – Pri.org
- Islamic State Smuggles Oil into Turkey – With Hostages as Insurance – Bloomberg.com
- Who’s Buying ISIS’ Oil? Kerry Says They’re Looking Into It – PJ Media
- Israel is Doomed! US Caught Buying Oil Stolen by ISIS – SimmersReport.com
- YouTube video (8 min. 21 sec.): Is the U.S. Buying Oil from ISIS in Syria?
- Thanks to Islamic State ISIS, the world is getting cheap oil! Terrorist group selling oil as cheap as $20 per barrel! – Shameonyou.buzz
- ISIS Oil is Cheaper and Flowing to Europe – 123 Islamic State ISIS ISIL
2009 The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
1998 Voters in Maine repeal a gay rights law passed in 1997 becoming the first US state to abandon such a law.
1996 The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
1989 Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
1989 US performs nuclear test (underground) at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
Nevada Test Site:
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1985 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1985:
USSR’s Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union
- Soviet Nuclear Test Summary – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Database of nuclear tests, USSR/Russia: overview – JohnstonArchive.net
Effect and/or Impact of Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- Page 3: Effects of Nuclear Weapon Testing by the Soviet Union – Economic, social, and environmental impacts – CTBTO
- GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR TESTING – CTBTO
- The Secret Effort To Clean Up a Former Soviet Nuclear Test Site – Slashdot.org
- 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 – CiteSeerX- PSU.edu
Underground Nuclear Tests:
- The Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions, by Vitaly V. Adshkin, and William Leith – OPEN FILE REPROT 01-312, September 2001 – US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
- Political Seismology or Seismological Politics: Natural Resources Defense Council – USSR Experiments in Underground Nuclear Test Verification, by Anna Amramina
- What happens with an underground nuclear test? , by Kevin Voigt – February 19, 2013 – CNN
- APPENDIX H – UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING
- Buried History: Underground Nuclear Tests – GAJITZ.com
- Underground Nuclear Tests – TheBlogBelow.com
- Borovoye Archive Data from Underground Nuclear Tests – Columbia.edu
- Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko – Open-File Report 93-501- Reston, Virginia – 1993 – THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site:
- Kazakhstan’s radioactive legacy – Boston.com
- “My home: nuclear base Semipalatinsk – 21”, Episode 02 “Main Testing Field” (Video: 3 min. 14 sec.) – WN.com
- Slow Death In Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Library
- Visit to the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – SPEICAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
- The Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan – IAEA.org
- Semipalatinsk Test Site – NTI.org
- The Tragic Story of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, by Vincze Miklós – io9.com
- 60 Years After First Soviet Nuclear Test, Legacy Of Misery Lives On In Kazakhstan – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – Monday, August 10, 2015 – RFERL.org
- Soviet nuclear tests leave Kazakh fallout – Sunday, 6 September 2009 – BBC
- In Kazakhstan, the race for uranium goes nuclear, by Philip P. Pan – Thursday, February 25, 2005 – The Washington Post
- Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia – NuclearNo.com
- Top 10 Nuclear Test Sites, Michael Affleck, May 15, 2012 – Our World – ListVerse.com
Health, and Ecological Issues in Kazakhstan/Semipalatinsk:
- Kazakstan/Kazakhstan – Environmental Problems – Reference.AllRefer.com
- “In Semipalatinsk, the local population was exposed to high levels of radioactivity from nuclear weapon tests for several decades…” – Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Nuclear test site – Nuclear-Risk.org
- Semipalatinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- Radionuclide Contamination at Kazakhstan’s 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
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
- Plutonium and Uranium in Human Bones from Areas surrounding the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – NukeFreeTexas.org
- “Their research done on sample villages near the test site found cancer mortality rates 2-1/2 times greater than those in a control village. The agency says some 356,000 people face radiation risk, with 70 percent of those being descendants of exposed villagers…” – Secrets of Semipalatinsk: How nuclear theft was averted in Central Asia – The Christian Science Monitor
- Studies of Health Effects from Nuclear Testing near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Kazakhstan, by Bernd Grosche, Tamara Zhunussova, Kazbek Apsalikov, Ausrele Kesminiene
- Information Report on Biological Studies Conducted At the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site – IDOSI.org
- Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Semipalatinsk Historical Cohort, 1960 – 1999, and its Relationship to Radiation Exposure – Europe PubMed Central
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
- For some more pertinent information, see “1985 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR”, mentioned above.
1962 Roy Lichtenstein‘s first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
1962 Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
1954 United States President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
Eisenhower and the Vietnam War:
- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER – history.com
- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE VIETNAM WAR – shmoop.com
- What was Eisenhower’s involvement in the Vietnam War? – answers.com
- What did Eisenhower’s Vietnam policy consist of? – quora.com
- The Domino Theory & the Vietnam War: Definition & Eisenhower’s Speech – study.com
- Vietnam War EISENHOWER, KENNDY, JOHNSON, NIXON 1954-1973. – sideplayer.com
- Eisenhower’s Letter of Support to Ngo Dinh Diem, October 23, 1954 – mu.edu
- Eisenhower to Ngo Dinh Diem – VIETNAM ONLINE – pbs.org
- EISENHOWER, OFFERS HIS SUPPORT TO NG DINH DIEM (1954) – alphahistory.com
- Eisenhower and the Cold War: 1954-1960 – sparknotes.com
- Eisenhower and the Vietnam War – getresiting.co.uk
- Foreign Policy under President Eisenhower – OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN – state.gov
- The Vietnam War under Truman and Eisenhower – quizlet.com
- An Exceptional Alliance: Johnson, Eisenhower, and the Vietnam War– milliercenter.org
- Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Cold War – prezi.com
History of the Vietnam War (1954-1975):
- VIETNAM WAR HISTORY – history.com
- War in Vietnam (1954-59) – Wikipedia
- War in Vietnam (1954-1975) – Wikipedia
- Vietnam War (1954-1975) – gameo.org
- History of the Vietnam War 1954-1975 – timeline created by Brady Uechi – timetoast.com
- Vietnam War 1954-1975 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Vietnam War, 1954-1975 – weebly. com
- The Vietnam War 1954-1975 – emersonkent.com
- Turning Points in the Vietnam War – historytoday.com
- “The domino theory, which governed much of U.S. foreign policy beginning in the early 1950s, held that a communist victory in one nation would quickly lead to a chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring states. In Southeast Asia, the United States government used the domino theory to justify its support of a non-communist regime in South Vietnam against the communist government of North Vietnam, and ultimately its increasing involvement in the long-running Vietnam War (1954-75).” – DOMINO THEORY – history.com
- Vietnam War: Facts, information and articles about The Vietnam War – history.net
- VIETNAM WAR – WEBSOURCES – tom.pilsch.com
- Battlefield: Vietnam – Timeline – pbs.org
- The Vietnam War: 1954-1975 – Mr. Cegielski – weebly.com – pdf
- Vietnam War (1954-75) – Encyclopedia Britannica
1947 Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia.
Venezia Giulia and Yogoslavia in 1947:
- Julian March – Wikipedia
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Wikpedia
- Chapter XV: The Occupation of Venezia Giulia – Robert W Komer – Military History Network – milhist.net
- Friuli Venezia-Giulia – infoplease.com
- “The Foreign Ministers’ Deputies Commission will arrive shortly in Trieste in an attempt to fix an Italo-Yugoslav boundary which will satisfy the mixed Italian-Slovene population of Venezia Giulia ethnically, economically, and politically. It has not yet become clear to what extent the Soviet Union will back Yugoslav claims to Venezia Giulia. Italo-Slav animosity over the issue has already created a tense atmosphere and caused some bloodshed.” – World in Review – Commission to Study Italo-Yugoslav Boundary Problem – milhis.net
1943 World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
Siege of Leningrad:
- SIEGE OF LENINGRAD – History.com
- Background – Siege of Leningrad – Wikipedia
- Effect of the Siege of Leningrad on the city – Wikipedia
- The Siege of Leningrad, 1941 – 1944 – EyewitnessHistory.com
- The Siege of Leningrad – HistoryLearningSite.co.uk
- St Petersburg (Leningrad) during the Great Patriotic War and the Siege (1941-1945) – Saint-Petersburg.com
- Siege of Leningrad – Encyclopedia Britannica
- World War II: Siege of Leningrad – About education – About.com
- Siege of Leningrad: 4 Sep 1941-27 Jan 1944, by C. Peter Chen – World War II Database – WW2DB.com
- Appalling truth of Leningrad siege: 95yo Russian writer gives powerful speech at Bundestag – published 29 January 2014 – RT.com
- Siege of Leningrad Timeline, by Dan Alex – SecondWorldWarHistory.com
Battle of Krasny Bor:
- Background – Battle of Krasny Bor – Wikipedia
- Battle Of Krasny Bor – February 10th – 13th, 1943 – Operation Polar Star Is Stopped In Its Track – World War II Files
- The 250 ID – Krasny Bor 1943 – Feldgrau.net
1942 The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo“.
Glenn Miller:
- Glenn Miller – Biography.com
- “On February 10, 1942, RCA Victor presented Miller with the first gold record for “Chattanooga Choo-Choo”. “Chattanooga Choo Choo” was performed by the Miller orchestra with his singers Gordon “Tex” Beneke, Paula Kelly and the vocal group, the Modernaires.” – Bluebird Records and Glen Island Casino – Glenn Miller – Wikipedia
- Glenn Miller – GlennMiller.com
- The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra – GlennMillerOrchestra.com
- YouTube videos Glenn Miller Orchestra
Chattanooga Choo Choo:
- Background – Chatanooga Choo Choo – Wikipedia
- Chattanooga Choo Choo Lyrics – LyricsDepot.com, or Glenn Miller – Chattanooga Choo Choo – LyricsFreek.com
- YouTube videos Chatanooga Choo Choo – Glann Miller
1940 The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
Soviet Occupation of Poland:
- Soviet invasion of Poland – Wikipedia
- Soviet Occupation of Poland 1939 – SOVIET INVASON OF PLAND DURING WORLD WAR II – Tripod.com
- Soviet occupation of Poland – Territories annexed by the Soviet Union
- Occupation of Poland (1939-45) – Wikipedia
- “Together Forever”: Soviet Occupation of Eastern Poland during the Second World War – uploaded by Daniel Bockowski – Academia.edu
- SOVIET OCCUPATION OF POLAND 1939/40 – A Postal History – pdf – CherryStoneAuctions.com
History of Poland:
- History of Poland – Wikipedia
- HISTORY OF POLAND – HistoryWorld.net
- Poland – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- History of Poland – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Poland – HISTORY – CountryStudies.us
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAND – LocalHistories.org
- Poland – The Virtual Jewish World – Jewish Virtual Library
- Timeline of Polish History – Roots Web – Ancestry.com
- Historical Maps of Poland – Buffalo.edu
- Poland country profile – Timeline – BBC
Poland and Russia:
- History of Poland (1945-1989) – Wikipedia
- Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union – Wikipedia
- Poland-Russia relations – Wikipedia
- HISTORY OF RUSSIAN-POLISH RELATIONS – Euro-Dialogue.org
- “The first years of independence were very difficult: war havoc, hyperinflation and the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920. In the course of this war, the Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city, and the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated. Poland stopped on itself the full brunt of the Red Army and defeated an idea of the ‘export of the revolution.’” – History of Warsaw – Wikipedia
- Russia-Poland: a history too terrible – OpenDemocracy.net
- POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS, uploaded by Fatih Özbay – Academia.edu – pdf downloadable
- POLAND – THE ECONOMY UNDER COMMUNISM – CountryStudies.us
- Poland vs. Russia in a war of words, rent and history – DW.com
- Russo-Polish Wars: Wars and Conflicts Between Russia and Poland – HistoryGuy.com
- Russia, Poland and the history wars – OpenDemocracy.net
Poland:
- POLAND – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Poland – UN Data
- Poland – Infoplease.com
- Poland – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Poland – FactMonster.com
- Geography of Poland – About.com
- Poland country profile – Overview – BBC
Foreign Relations of Poland:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
- Foreign relations of Poland – Wikipedia
- Poland – FOREIGN RELATOINS – CountryStudies.us
- Poland – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Poland-United States relations – Wikipedia
- US Relations with Poland – US Department of State
Economy of Poland:
- Economy of Poland – Wikipedia
- Poland – Economy – Infoplease.com
- Poland – WORLD BANK
- Poland – Data – WORLD BANK
- Poland – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
1939 Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
Spanish Civil War:
- Background – Spanish Civil War – Wikipedia
- Spanish Civil War – Spanish-Fiestas.com
- 1936-1939: The Spanish civil war and revolution – libcom.org
- The Spanish Civil War – DonQuijote.org
Conquest of Catalonia:
Catalonia and Its History:
- Catalonia profile – Overview – BBC
- History – Catalonia – Wikipedia
- Catalonia – History – Infoplease.com
- An Overview of the History of Catalonia, posted by Maria Bonet Donato – Academia.edu
- The History of Catalans from Catalonia – WN.com
- History of Catalonia – Princeton.edu
- History of Catalonia – ThisIsSpain.info
- A Catalan history of Spain – interactive – TheGuardian.com
- Principality of Catalonia – Wikipedia
- History of Catalonia – Wikipedia
1936 Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
1930 Yên Bái mutiny in French Indochina
1870 The YWCA is founded in New York City.
1846 First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in final battle of the war
Battle of Sobraon:
- Background – Battle of Sobraon – Wikipedia
- Battle of Sobraon – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Battle of Sobraon – SikhPhilosophy.net
- The Battle of Sobraon – Sobraon.com
- The Battle of Sobraon 10 February 1846 – NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM – NAM.ac.uk
- The Battle of Sobraon.mov – YouTube video (7 min. 36 sec.)
First Anglo-Sikh War:
- Background and the causes of the war – First Sikh War – Wikipedia
- The First Anglo-Sikh War. Causes of Anglo Sikh War – AllAboutSikhs.com
- First Anglo-Sikh War – IMPACT OF COLONIZATION IN ASIA – TheGreatestPuzzle.com
- First Anglo Sikh War – Sikh-History.com
- Anglo-Sikh War – History of India – IndoHistory.com
Second Anglo-Sikh War:
- Second Anglo-Sikh War – Wikipedia
- Second Anglo-Sikh War – Sikh-History.com
- Second Anglo-Sikh War – General Knowledge Today – GKToday.in
- Second Anglo-Sikh War – PediaView.com
- Second Anglo-Sikh War. Chillianwala – All About Sikhs – AllAboutSikhs.com
- Historical Sikh Events: The Second Anglo Sikh War – All About Sikhs – AllAboutSikhs.com
- About Second Anglo-Sikh War – DBPedia.org
1814 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
1763 French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
1567 Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o’ Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination.
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Today is the WORLD DAY OF THE SICK:
2015 A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.
2014 After restricting its ties with Cuba since 1996, the European Union agrees to launch negotiations; the talks aim to increase the dialogue on human rights and increase trade and investment between Cuba and the EU.
2014 A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.
Pope Benedict XVI:
- Pope Benedict XVI – Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI – Biography.com
- Pope Benedict XVI – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- THE LEGACY OF POPE BENEDICT XVI – UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS – USCCB.org
- Pope Benedict XVI – Vatican.va
Announcement of Pope Benedict XVI:
- Pope Benedict Resignation Announcement – FULL TEXT – 02/11/2013 – HuffingtonPost.com
- YouTube video (4 min. 55 sec.): Pope Benedict announces his resignation (see description), or YouTube video (2 min. 39 sec.) – Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation speech in full (Latin)
Lightning Strikes the Vatican Hours after Pope’s Resignation Announcement:
- Lightning strikes the Vatican – literally, by Doyle Rice – February 12, 2013 – USAToday.com
- A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican hours after Pope’s shock resignation, by Paul Cockerton – 11 FEB 2013 – Mirror.co.uk
- A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican after Pope Benedict resigns, by Megan Levy – February 12, 2013 – The Sydney Morning Herald – SMH.com.au
- VIDEO FOOTAGE – Lightning Strikes the Vatican the Same Day Pope Benedict Resigns – Feb 11, 2013 – YouTube video (0:05 sec.), or Lightning strikes The Vatican hours after pope resigns – YouTube video (0:12 sec.)
Any Real Reason of the Resignation of Pope XVI? :
- Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – Wikipedia
- Why Pope Benedict resign? , by Mark Dowd – 28 November 2013 – BBC
- Pope Benedict’s ‘Mystical Experience’ Prompted Resignation, Said ‘God Told Me To’ – 8/21/2013 – HuffingtonPost.com
- The Real Reason Pope Benedict Resigned, by Gary DeMar – March 4, 2013 – GodFatherPolitics.com
- The real story behind the Pope’s resignation, by Phil Lawler – Feb 15, 2013 – CatholicCulture.org
- Benedict rejects rumors on why he resigned as “simply absurd”, by David Gibson Follow – Religion News Service – ReligionNews.com
2011 The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
2008 Namdaemun, a 550-year-old gate in South Korea, was toppled by fire.
2008 Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
2001 A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
1997 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
1990 Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
1981 Around 100,000 US gallons (380 m3) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee, contaminating eight workers.
1979 The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
1978 Censorship: China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.
1973 Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
Vietnam War in 1973:
- 1973 in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- Ending the Vietnam War, 1969-1973 – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- “On January 15, 1973, after pressuring South Vietnam to accept the peace deal, Nixon announced the end of offensive operations against North Vietnam.”– Vietnam War: End of the Conflict 1973-1975 – About.com
- “Washington, Jan. 23 (News Bureau) President Nixon announced tonight that the United States and North Vietnam have concluded an agreement to end the longest war in America’s history and bring “peace with honor” to Vietnam.” – President Nixon declares an end of US involvement in the Vietnam in 1973 – NYDailyNews.com
- Nixon White House Tapes: January 1973 – Achives.org
- Vietnam War Timeline: 1973-1975 – VietnamGear.com
Prisoners of War (POW) in the Vietnam War:
- Vietnam War POW/MIA issue – Wikipedia
- Vietnam/Southeast Asia Prisoners of War (Returned Alive) – Detail Listing – homeofheroes.com
- Treatment of American POWs in North Vietnam – Merle Pribbenow – Feb 14, 2012 – wilsoncenter.org
- Vietnam Prisoners of War: Escapes and Attempts – by John Powers – axpow.org – pdf
- See the Emotional Return of Vietnam Prisoners of War in 1973 – time.com
1971 Eighty-seven countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, sign the Seabed Arms Control Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
1968 The Memphis Sanitation Strike begins.
1968 Israeli–Jordanian border clashes rage.
1964 Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
1959 The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, which will later become South Yemen, is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
1953 The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
1953 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
1943 World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
1942 World War II: The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
1939 A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.
1938 BBC Television produces the world’s first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term “robot“.
1929 Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
Kingdom of Italy:
- History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) – Wikipedia
- The Kingdom of Italy – Arcaini.com
- Kingdom of Italy Established – History-World.org
- Kingdom of Italy – NZHistory.net.nz
Lateran Treaty:
- Text of Lateran Treaty of 1929
- Lateran Treaty – totallyhistory.com
- Lateran Treaty – infoplease.com
- Solving the Roman Question :Mussolini, Pius XI and the Lateran Accords of 1929
- Domestic Policies under Benito Mussolini
- How the Lateran Treaty made the Catholic Church into a state
- Mussolini and the Lateran Treaty – Wikipedia
- Forty Years after the Lateran Pacts, by L’Osservatre Romano [written in 1969]
1925 Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, Inc. Was Founded At The College of New Jersey
1919 Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany.
1916 Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
1906 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
1903 Anton Bruckner‘s 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
1889 Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first National Diet convenes in 1890.
1858 Bernadette Soubirous‘s first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
1856 The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.
1926 Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within Swaminarayan Hinduism.
Swaminarayan:
Shikshapatri:
- Shikshapatri – Publications – Swaminarayangadi.com
- Shikshapatri (English) – Swaminarayan.nu
- Shikshapatri – Swaminarayan.org
- DIGITAL SHIKSHAPATRI – Shikshapatri.org.uk
1826 University College London is founded under the name University of London.
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2004 The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
2002 The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion.
2001 NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
1999 United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
1994 Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch‘s iconic painting The Scream.
1993 Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him.
1992 The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
1990 Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
1983 One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq‘s proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
1982 US performs nuclear test (underground) at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons Tests:
- List of the nuclear weapons tests of the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- The Cold War – AtomCentral.com
Nuclear Weapons and the United States:
- Nuclear Weapons and the United States – Wikipedia
- Nuclear Weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges: Verifications and Entry into Force of the CTBT – US Department of State
- US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs – January 3, 2013 – US Department of State
- 50 Facts About US Nuclear Weapons Today – April 28, 2014 – Brookings.edu
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Michaela Dodge – The Heritage Foundation
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Policy – Arms Control Association
- The Future of the US Nuclear Weapons Program, by Linton F. Brooks – ResearchGate.net
- US Nuclear Weapons Policy in the 21st Century – Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah – October 21, 2014 – US Department of State
Nevada Test Site:
- NEVADA TEST SITE – FAS.org
- NEVADA TEST SITE – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nevada Test Site Overview – OnlineNevada.org
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site – Brookings.edu
- Nevada Test Site – Toxipedia.org
- Nevada Test Site – Oral History Project
- NUKE TESTING in NEVADA – Archure.net
- ECOLOGY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center – NevadaTestSite.info
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
Ecological and Health Issues in and around the Nevada Test Site:
- Environment and the Quality of Life in Nevada – UNLV.edu
- ECONLGOY OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NARRATIVE SUMMARY, KEY WORD INDEX, AND SPECIES LISTS – DOE/NEV/11718-594
- Nevada Applied Ecology Information Center: a review of technical information support provided to the Nevada Applied Ecology Group – Sci-Tech Connect
- “Between 1951 and 1992, the United States bombed its own soil with nuclear weapons — 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),…” – Sovereignty at Shoshone Mountain – EcologyCenter.org
- The Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions – Princeton.edu
- Nevada Test Site Workers Exposed to Radiation – National Cancer Benefits Center
1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
1968 Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất Massacre:
1963 Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
1961 Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
1954 Lyons‘s LEO produces a payroll report. It is the first time in history a computer is used in business.
1953 USSR breaks relations with Israel.
USSR-Israel Relations:
- The Soviet period – Israel-Russia relations – Wikipedia
- Soviet Union – Israel – countrystudies.us
- Israel-Soviet Union Resumes Diplomatic Relations: October 18, 1991 – israeled.org
1947 Christian Dior unveils a “New Look“, helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
1947 The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
1946 African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the Civil Rights Movement and partially inspires Orson Welles‘ film Touch of Evil.
1946 World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
1935 USS Macon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
1934 In Spain the national council of Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista decides to merge the movement with the Falange Española.
1934 The Austrian Civil War begins.
Austrian Civil War of 1934:
- Origins of the conflict – Austrian Civil War – Wikipedia
- Why did the Austrian Civil War of 1934 begin? – FindTheData.com
- February 1934 Austrians take up arms – wien.gv.at
- Austrofascism – First Austrian Republic – Wikipedia
- Austrian Civil War…February uprising… – February 13, 1934 – RareNewspapers.com
- Anna Seghers, Friedrich Wolf, and the Austrian Civil War of 1934, by Andrew Barker – The Modern Language Review – Vol. 95, No.1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 144-153 – JATOR.orghttp://www.jstor.org/stable/3736377?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
1933 German vice-chancellor von Papen demands Catholic aid for Nazis.
Catholic Church and Nazi:
- Catholic Church and Nazi Germany – Wikipedia
- Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II – Wikipedia
- The Roman Catholic Leadership of the Third Reich – CatholicArrogance.org
- The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany – HistoryLearningSite.co.uk
- The Church, Nazis and the Facts – Catholic Answers Magazine – Catholic.com
- THE HOLOCAST EXPLAINED – How did the Catholic Church respond? – TheHolocaustExplaiend.org
- The Vatican Concordat With Hitler’s Reich – September 1, 2003 – AmericaMagazine.org
- THE GERMAN CHURCHES AND THE NAZI STATE – Holocaust Encyclopedia – USHMM.org
- The Vatican Made Nazism Possible in Germany and Croatia – The Emperor’s New Clothes – Emperos-Clothes.com
- Nazi Policy and the Catholic Church, by Karol Jozef Gajewski – CatholicEducation.org
- What effect did the Nazis’ racial and religious policy have on life in Germany? – History – BBC
Reichskonkordat:
- “The Reichskonkordat (English: Reich Concordat) is a treaty between the Holy See and Germany negotiated during its transition into Nazi Germany.” – Reichskonkordat – Wikipedia
- Text of Reichskonkordat (in Garman) – Konkordat zwischen dem Heiligen Stuhl und dem Deutchen Reich – Artchive.org
- Text of Reichskonkordat (1933) Full Text (in English) and Secret Supplement – ConcordatWatch.org
- Hitler’s concordat (1933): Text and background – ConcordatWatch.org
- Vatican Concordat and Hitler’s Reich – The Concordat of 1933 was ambiguous and remains so, by Robert A Krieg – Archive.org
- MIT BRENNENDER SORGE – ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI ON THE CHURCH AND THE GERMAN REICH TO THE VENERABLE BRETHREN THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF GERMANY AND OTHER ORDINARIES IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE. – Pope Pius XI’s encyclical Mit brennender Sorge, 1937 (English translation) – W2.Vatican.va
Some Relevant Books:
- Books on the Catholic Church and Nazi Germany – Amazon
- Books on the Vatican and Nazi Germany – Amazon
1924 George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled “An Experiment in Modern Music,” in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
1921 Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Soviet invasion of Georgia.
Bolsheviks:
- Bolsheviks – Wikipedia
- Red Army invasion of Georgia – Wikipedia
- OCCUPATION OF VOLSHEVIKS IN GEORGIA – Georgian-language.com
- “The primary objective of the government of that time was to create an exemplary democratic state in the Southern Caucasus. Karl Kautsky, a prominent European politician, when speaking about the successful political, legal, and economic reforms launched by Georgian social-democrats, noted that the Georgian democratic road of 1918-1920 had fundamentally differed from the Bolshevik path, which consisted of dictatorship and tyranny.” – Republic of Georgia – fed-soc.org
- Republic of Georgia, pre-USSR (1918-1921) – dcstamps.com
Georgia-Russian Relations:
- Feb 15 1921 to Mar 17 1921 – Soviet Invasion of Georgia – WorldHistoryProject.org
- Lenin Authorizes the Invasion of Georgia – Vladimir Lenin, Copy Top Secret 14/11-1921. February 14, 1921 – SEVENTEEN MOMENT IN SOVIET HISTORY – MSU.edu
- Soviet-Georgian War and Sovietization of Georgia, February-March 1921, by Andrew Anderson – Academia.edu
- The Soviet-Georgian War (1921): Every Day – WN.com
- Red Army invasion of Georgia – Wikipedia
- Soviet Russian Invasion in Democratic Republic of Georgia 1921 – YouTube video (5 min. 16 sec.)
- FIRST DAYS OF OCCUPIED GEORGIA – 1912 – JumpStart.ge
- Russo-Georgian War – Wikipedia
- Russia-Georgia: History of Relations – YouTube video (7 min. 25 sec.)
- Georgia vs Russia, history of relations – YouTube video (4 min. 24 sec.)
- Georgia-Russian relations – Wikipedia
- Georgia-Russia Relations – Georgia’s Alleged Russian-Truck Invasion, by Giorgi Lomsadze – EURASIANET.org
- Georgia-Russia Relations – GlobalSecurity.org
- Georgia-Russia-Relation: Smoke and Mirrors of EU-Georgia Russian Trade, by Seth Ferris – 05.08.2014 – New Eastern Outlook – Journal-NEO.org
- Georgia-Russia conflict: lost territory, found nation, by Donald Rayfield – 18 August 2008 – OpenDemocracy.net
- RUSSIA NOW FLEXING MUSCLES TOWARD GEORGIA, by F. Michael Maloof – 03/18/2014 – WND.com
- Russia “open” to contact with Georgian people – FM – 31 December 2010 – RT.com
History of Georgia (country):
- History of Georgia (country) – Wikipedia
- Georgia – History – Infoplease.com
- Georgia – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- History of Georgia – Tripod.com
- Learning about Georgia’s Facts and History – Georgia.gov
- Country of Georgia History – Archaeolink.com
- Georgia – Sak’art’velo – Background – NationalOnline.org
- Georgia – History – FactMonster.com
- Georgia – EveryCulture.com
- Origins of the Georgian nation – Georgia – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Georgia country profile – Overview – BBC
- History of Georgia – Wow.com
Democracy and Georgia:
- Democracy Index – Wikipedia
- Rule of Law – Democracy and Human Rights – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Human Rights of Georgia
- George: Flickering Beacon of Democracy – Human Rights in Georgia in 2007, by Human Rights Centre (HRIDC) – pdf
Georgia:
- GEORGIA – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Georgia – UN Data
- Georgia – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Georgia – Infoplease.com
- Georgia country profile – Overview – BBC
Foreign Relations of Georgia:
- Foreign relations of Georgia – Wikipedia
- US Relations with Georgia – US Department of State
- Georgia – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Relations between Turkey and Georgia – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Economy of Georgia:
- Economy of Georgia (country) – Wikipedia
- Georgia – Overview – WORLD BANK
- Georgia – Data – WORLD BANK
- Georgia – Economy – Asian Development Bank – ADB.org
- Georgia – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
- Georgia – Economy – Infoplease.com
1914 In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
1912 The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
1909 New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
1894 Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, France, killing one and wounding 20.
1851 Edward Hargraves announces that he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rushes.
1832 Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
History of the Galápagos Islands:
- Human History of Galapagos – GalapagosIslands.com
- The Gálapagos Islands – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- A brief history of the Galapagos Islands – R.ActiveAdventures.com
- The History of the Galapagos Islands – USAToday.com
History of Ecuador:
- History of Ecuador – Wikipedia
- History of Ecuador – EcuadorExplore.com
- A Brief History of Ecuador – ECUAWORLD.com
- ECUADOR: History and Culture – Geographia.com
- Ecuador’s History From Ancient Incas to Modern Times – Ecuador.com
Ecuador:
- Ecuador – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Ecuador – Wikipedia
- Ecuador – Encyclopedia Britannica
- “On August 16, 2012, Ecuador announced that it was granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange had been seeking refuge at the country’s Embassy in London while waiting for the decision. The decision further strained relations between Ecuador and Britain.” – Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange – Ecuador – Infoplease.com
Economy of Ecuador:
- Ecuador – THE WORLD BANK
- Ecuador – Data – THE WORLD BANK
- Ecuador – The Heritage Foundation
- Economy of Ecuador – Wikipedia
- Ecuador – Overview of economy – NationsEncyclopedia.com
1825 The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
1818 Bernardo O’Higgins formally approves the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
Chilean Declaration of Independence:
- Historical background – Chilean Declaration of Independence – Wikipedia
- CHILEAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE – Webot.org
- Independence (1810-1826) – ChileanTourismNetwork.net
- Chile’s Struggle for Independence – OxfordBibliographies.com
- Chilean War of Independence – Military.Wikia.com
1817 An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
Battle of Chacabuco:
- Battle of Chacabuco – Wikipedia
- Battle of Chacabuco – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Chacabuco, battle of – infoplease.com
- The Battle of Chacabuco – borderofthethings.blogspot.com
- The Battle of Chacabuco – about education – about.com
- Battle of Chacabuco – memim.com
- YouTube video (12 min. 33 sec.): Batala de Chacabuco. HD
1814 Battle of La Victoria (1814)
1814 Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
1689 The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
1593 Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju.
Japanese Invasion of Korea:
- Japan’s Korea War: First Invasion (1592-1596) – NewWorldEncyclopedia.org
- Timeline of the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-98) – Wikipedia
- The Failure of the 16th Century Japanese Invasion of Korea – WW2.Hawaii.edu
- Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) – Imjin War – KoreanHistory.info
- [MineCraft] Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592.mp4 – YouTube video (1 min. 14 sec.)
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