This Week in History
HISTORY, 14 Aug 2017
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
Aug 14-20, 2017
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
AUGUST 14
2014 UN declares Iraq ‘Level 3 Emergency’ to trigger more resources, speed up aid delivery.
Security Level System of the UN:
- Security Level System (SLS) of the United Nations
- UNITED NATIONS FIELD SECURITY HANDBOOK
- Safety and Security Learning Programme – United Nations
- PLANNING TOOL KIT for the UN Field Mission
2013 Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.
2010 The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are held in Singapore.
2007 The Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 796 people.
2006 Chencholai bombing: Sixty-one Sri Lankan Tamils are killed in a Sri Lankan Air force bombing.
1996 Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
1994 Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as “Carlos the Jackal“, is captured.
1986 Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrested.
Benazir Bhutto:
- BENAZIR BHUTTO – history.com
- Benazir Bhutto – Wikipedia
- Benazir Bhutto – benazirbhutto.com
- Benazir Bhutto – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Benazir Bhutto – biography.com
- BENAZIR BHUTTO – ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT – achievement.org
- OBITUARIES – Not Forgotten – Benazir Bhutto: Muslim World’s First Female Leader – The New York Times – nytimes.com
1980 Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
Massive Labor Strikes at Gdańsk of 1980:
- Massive labor strikes hit Poland – History.com
- Polish workers general strike for their economic rights, 1980 – Global Nonviolent Action Database
- History of Solidarity – Wikipedia
- 1980: Shipyard Poles strike for their rights – On This Day – 14 August – BBC
History of Solidarity Trade Union of Poland:
- History of Solidarity – Wikipedia
- Solidarity – Polish organization – Encyclopedia Britannica
- SOLIDARITY IN POLAND – SEVENTEEN MOVEMENTS IN SOVIET HISTORY – MSU.edu
- Poland: Solidarity – The Trade Union That Changed the World – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFERL.org
- The Rise and Fall of Solidarity, by Mark Kramer – December 12, 2011 – The New York Times
Martial Law and Solidarity on December 13, 1981:
- ON THIS DAY: 13 December 1981: “No-one who lived in Poland between 13 December 1981 and July 22 1983 will forget the imposition of martial law under General Jaruzelski.” – 1981: Sad Christmas in Poland – BBC
- Dec 13, 1981 Poland Cracks Down on Solidarity Movement – December 13, 2011 – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- Martial Law in Poland – VideoFact.com
- Solidarnosc Solidarity Non-Violence, uploaded by W Korab-Karpowicz – Academia.edu – downloadable
Lech Wałęsa:
- Lech Walesa – The History Guide
- Lech Wałęsa – Wikipedia
- Lech Walęsa – Biographical – nobelprize.org
- Lech Wałęsa – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Lech Walesa – polishamericancenter.org
- Lech Walesa – Pertinent Articles – huffingtonpost.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:
- 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
1974 The second Turkish invasion of Cyprus begins; 140,000 to 200,000 Greek Cypriots become refugees. Around 6,000 massacred, 1,619 missing.
Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (Overview):
- Timeline of events in Cyprus, 1974 – Wikipedia
- Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- Turkish invasion and Cyprus occupation – Cyprusnet.com
- 2nd Turkish Invasion Of Cyprus – 14 August 1974 ( Lest We Forget The Horrors) – Agora-Dialgue.com
- Cyprus divided: 40 years on, a family recalls how the island torn apart – July 6, 2014 – TheGuaridan.com
- “During the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (14th of August 1974), the Messaoria plain was overrun by Turkish tanks and in two days the Turkish army was in Famagusta.”– InHostage.com
- Shocking Photos for 40-Year Anniversary of Turkish Invasion of Cyprus – Timeline of a Crisis – July 20, 2014 – Greece.GreekReporter.com
Turkish Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus on “20 July 1974”:
- 20 July 1974: ON THIS DAY: Turkey invades Cyprus – BBC
- Turkish invasion of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- 20 July 1974 – Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- “On 15 July 1974 the ruling military junta of Greece staged a coup to overthrow the democratically elected Government of Cyprus. On 20 July Turkey, using the coup as a pretext, invaded Cyprus, purportedly to restore constitutional order. Instead, it seized 35% of the territory of Cyprus in the north, an act universally condemned as a gross infringement of international law and the UN Charter. Turkey, only 75 km away, had repeatedly claimed, for decades before the invasion and frequently afterwards, that Cyprus was of vital strategic importance to it. Ankara has defied a host of UN resolutions demanding the withdrawal of its occupation troops from the island.” – Turkish invasion and Cyprus occupation – cyprusnet.com
- 1974 – The Betrayal of CYPRUS – kypros.org
- 1974 Turkish Invasion of Against CYPRUS – kyprus.org
- The “Attila” Invasion of July 1974 – hellas.org
- “The coup d’etat on the 15th of July 1974 left the Cypriot government distracted and weak. This gave the Turkish government the chance to invade the island from its northern side.” – The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus 1974 – BEAT – hcbeat.com
- The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 – historum.com
- Timeline of events in Cyprus, 1974 – Wikipedia
Greek Coup on “15 July 1974”:
- JULY 15TH 1974 Coup – cyprusfortyearslater.com
- 1974 Cypriot coup d’état – Wikipedia
- Dismantling Cyprus Conspiracy: The US role in the Cyprus Crises in 1963, 1967, and 1974, by Caroline Winzke and Dan Lindley – nd.edu – pdf
- 1974 Greek Coup d’etat and & Turkish Invasion – cypnet.co.uk
- Makarios III – Wikipedia
- “Nikos Sampson (1935 – May 9, 2001) was the coup d’état-installed dictator of Cyprus, after the overthrow of President Makarios in 1974. Sampson was a member of EOKA-B, which sought enosis (union) of Cyprus with Greece.” – Nikonos Sampson – mlahanas.de
UNFICYP:
- UNFICYP – UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN CYPRUS – unficyp.unmissions.org
- UNFICYP – United Nations Force in Cyprus – un.org
- UNFICYP Background – un.org
- UN Resolution of 4 March 1964 – 186 (1964) – S/RES/186(1964) – un.org – pdf
- United Nations Force in Cyprus – Wikipedia
Cyprus:
- Cyprus – CountriesStudies.us
- The situation of Cyprus – Decision on 28 June 1996 (3675th meeting): resolution 1062 (1996) – Europe – Chapter VIII. Consideration of questions under the responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security – UN.org
- Cyprus and the United Nations – Cyprusnet.com
- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations
History of Cyprus:
- The History of Cyprus in 90 Centuries
- History of Cyprus – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The History of Cyprus – Window on Cyprus
- A brief History Cyprus – British Period (1878 – 1960)
- Cyprus History, Culture and Language – WorldTravelGuide.net
- Turkey and Greece: A History of Colliding
Modern History of Greece:
- History of modern Greece – Wikipedia
- HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE, by S. Petmezas – MinPress.gr – pdf
- History of modern Greece – In2Greece.com
- History of modern Greece – MLAHANAS.de
- Greece – History – Infoplease.com
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons Tests (Overview):
- 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
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 – GlobalSecurity.org
- “The Nevada Test Site is a Rhode Island-sized testing ground northwest of Las Vegas where the U.S. conducted the majority of its nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War. From its founding in 1951 until the final Divider test in 1992, over 900 atomic explosions were detonated in this barren desert.” – Nevada Site – UFOMind.com
- Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Site – Brookings.edu
- 50 Years Later, The Tragedy of Nuclear Tests in Nevada – CommonDreams.org
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
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
1974 USSR performs underground nuclear test at Yamalo Nenets, Russia.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1974:
USSR’s Nuclear Testing Program:
- Soviet Union’s Nuclear Testing Programme – CTBTO
- Soviet Nuclear Test Summary – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
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
1973 US ends secret bombing of Cambodia.
- The Secret Bombing of Cambodia – Nixon’s Fatal Decision
- Bombs Over Cambodia – Yale.edu
- The United States’ Secret Bombing of Cambodia – HeadRoyce.org
- President Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Bombing of Cambodia – ThirdWorldTraveler.com
- Refugee: War & Cambodia – PBS.org
- Bombing of Cambodia – Ohio History Central
- Cambodian Campaign – Wikipedia
- Operation Menu – Wikipedia
1973 The Pakistan Constitution of 1973 comes into effect.
Pakistan Constitution of 1973:
- Pakistan: Constitution of 1973 – HistoryPak.com
- Text of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan of 1973
- Text of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan (the latest version)
1972 An East German Ilyushin Il-62 crashes during takeoff from East Berlin, killing 156.
1971 Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain.
Independence of Bahrain:
Bahrain:
- BAHRAIN – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Bahrain – UN Data
- Bahrain – Infoplease.com
- Bahrain – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Bahrain country profile – BBC
Foreign Relations of Bahrain:
- Foreign relations of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bahrain – Official Site
- Bahrain – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- US Relations With Bahrain – US Department of State
Human Rights in Bahrain:
- Human rights in Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Bahrain – Human Rights Watch
- BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – BahrainRights.org
- Bahrain Human Rights – Amnesty International
History of Bahrain:
- History of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Bahrain – History – Infoplease.com
- Bahrain – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Bahrain – History – Bahrain.com
- Bahrain – History – Pertinent Web Links – Archaeolink.com
- A Brief History of Bahrain – TheBahrainPropertySite.com
- Bahrain: History – Global Edge – MSU.edu
Economy of Bahrain:
- Economy of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Economy of Bahrain – Infoplease.com
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including BAHRAIN – WORLD BANK
- Bahrain – Data – WORLD BANK
- Bahrain – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Bahrain – The Economist
- Bahrain – Economy – Bahrain.com
1969 Operation Banner: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland.
Operation Banner:
- OPERATION BANNER (1969-2007) NORTHERN IRELAND – 1ST KING REGIMENT – warmemorialsonline.org.uk
- Operation Banner 1969-2007 – operationbanner.com
- Operation Banner 1969 to 2007 – British Forces in Northern Ireland, by Alan Balcher – thedailyjournalist.com
- Operation Banner – August 1969 – July 2007 – belfastchildis.wordpress.com
- Operation Banner: the British Army in Northern Ireland – alphahistory.com
- Operation Banner 1969-2007 – theguardian.com
IRA’s Terrorism:
- Irish republican attacks during the “Troubles” – List of terrorist incidents in London – Wikipedia
- Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context – WorldReportNews.com
- Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) – Wikipedia
- London past terror attacks – Thursday, 7 July 2005 – TheGuardian.com
- IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution – 2 Sep 2014 – TheTelegraph.co.uk
- New 7/7 London Bombings Documentary – PrisonPlanet.com
- IRA Terrorism – Global Issues on Terrorism – Fall 2014 – Stedwards.edu
- Irish Republican Army – History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20th Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol – WikiSpaces.com
- The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt – PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM – TerrorismAnalysists.com
- Irish Republican Army (IRA) – TERRORISM RESEARCH & ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM – TrackingTerrorism.org
- List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain – Wikipedia
- Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) – 3/7/2008 – FreeRepublic.com
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.)
1967 UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
1966 1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon.
1949 Military coup under colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria.
1947 Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
History of Pakistan:
- History of Pakistan – Wikipedia
- Pakistan – Infoplease.com
- History of Pakistan – British Rule and Muslim League – Pakistan4ever.com
- Story of Pakistan – StoryOfPakistan.com
- Pakistan | Facts and History – About.com
- PAKISTAN – HISTORY – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Information
- Quick History of Pakistan – Kent.edu
Independence of Pakistan:
- Independence – CountryStudies.us
- INDEPENDENT PAKISTAN – Problems at Independence – CountryStudies.us
- Independence Day of Pakistan
- “The agreement to divide colonial India into two separate states – one with a Muslim majority (Pakistan) and the other with a Hindu majority (India) is commonly seen as the outcome of conflict between the nations’ elites.” – The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies – BBC
- Pakistan Paedia – Its all about Pakistan – STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
- Pakistan Independence – David-Kilgour.com
- The Role of Two Nations Theory in the Independence of Pakistan – SCRIBD.com
1945 The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam.
1945 Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan Standard Time). See also the entries of AUGUST 10 and 15, 1945.
1941 World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
Atlantic Charter:
- The Atlantic Conference & Charter, 1941 – Office of the Historian
- Atlantic Charter, by Martin Kelly – About.com
- World War II: Atlantic Charter, by Kennedy Hickman – About.com
- ATLANTIC CHARTER – History.com
- The Atlantic Charter – History of the United Nations
1937 Chinese Air Force Day: The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Imperial Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers are shot down by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force while raiding Chinese air bases.
Events relating to Sino-Japanese War (Overview):
- Tales of Old Shanghai – Events – 20th Century
- Development of the Chinese Nationalist air force (1937 – 45) – Wikipedia
- “In order to understand how the war began, we should all look back on August 14, 1937 when everything started in Shanghai.” – 70th Anniversary of the Chinese Air Force Day – Fly Boys of the Generalissimo, by Samuel Hui
Second Sino-Japanese War:
- Consequences of the Second Sino-Japanese war 1937-1945 – Prezi.com
- THE SECOND SINO-JAPAENSE WAR – AlphaHistory.com
- The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), by Steve Phillips – OxfordBiliographies.com
- The Second Sino-Japanese War – The Largest Asian War in the 20th Century – History.Cultural-China.com
- Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945 – Encyclopedia Britannica
First Sino-Japanese War:
- First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) – historyofwar.org
- First Sino-Japanese War – Wikipedia
- First Sino-Japanese War – epicroadtrips.us
- The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 – hokudai.ac.jp
- FIRST SINO-JAPANESE WAR – citelighter.com
- The First Sino Japanese War August 1, 1894 – April 17, 1895 – sinojapanesewar.com
- Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895, by Kallie Szczepanski – about education – about.com
- Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Chinese Strategist Reflect on First Sino-Japanese War, by Shannon Tiezzi – April 18, 2014 – thediplomat.com
1936 Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
Public Execution:
Public Execution as a Contemporary Human Rights Issue:
- Iran public execution outrages human rights groups – TheGuardian.com
- Iran: UN experts condemn public execution of juvenile and reiterate call for immediate halt on death penalty – OHCHR.org
- UN Envoy Condemns Public Execution of Human Rights Lawyer, Ms. Sameera Al-Nuaimy – Reliefweb.int
- Public executions, amputations and lashings are now weekly occurrences in ISIS-controlled parts of Syria…with children forced to watch people getting shot in the head every Friday, says UN – Daily Mail
Some Arguments and Information on the Capital Punishment:
- Capital punishment – Wikipedia
- Capital punishment: All viewpoints in the death penalty – ReligiousTolerance.org
- Ethics guide: Capital punishment – BBC
- Know the Facts About Capital Punishment – Amnesty International USA
- THE DEATH OF THE DEATH PENALTY, by David von Drehle – Time.com
- Capital Punishment Timeline – ClarkProsecutor.org
- Pakistan resumes capital punishment after Ramadan break: Official – IRIB World Service
- Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – Wikipedia
- Text of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – OHCHR.org
1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
1933 Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn. It is extinguished on September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2).
1921 Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People’s Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
1916 Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I.
1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
1912 US Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
1901 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
1900 The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
1897 Franco-Hova Wars: The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar.
1893 France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1888 An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan‘s “The Lost Chord“, one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison‘s phonograph in London, England.
1880 Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
1842 Wars of native peoples of North America (aka American Indian Wars): Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
Native People of America (a.k.a. American Indians):
- Native Americans in the United States – Wikipedia
- Indigenous peoples in the Americas – Wikipedia
- Indians/Native Americans – NATIONAL ARCHIVES – archives.gov
- Native Americans – About education – about.com
- Native American – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Native Americans – Encyclopedia.com
- Native Americans – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARKANSANS HISTORY & CULTURE – encyclopediaofarkansas.net
- NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES – History.com
- List of Native Americans Tribes and Languages – native-languages.org
- First Owners of West America – NATIVE AMERICANS LEGENDS – legendsofamerica.com
- Interview: Native Americans – PBS.org
- US Department of Interior – Indian Affairs – bia.gov
- Trump’s casual racism toward Native Americans, by Simon Moya-Smith – May 21, 2016 – CNN
- Native Americans are crying foul at this poll saying native people don’t find the name ‘Redskins’ offensive – 5/20/16 – fusion.net
History of Native People of America:
- “The first evidence showing indigenous people to inhabit North America indicates that they migrated there from Siberia over 11,000 years ago. More than likely, they crossed the Bering Land Bridge, which was in existence during the Ice Age. After that time period, several large waves of migration took place, including many groups of people from Asia and South America.” History of Native Americans – Native Americans – Indians.org
- Native American History Facts – HistoryOfNativeAmericans.com
- Native Americans and the Federal Government – HistoryToday.com
- PATH THROUGH HISTORY – Native Americans – iloveny.com
- Native American Resilience and Violence in the West – US History – ushistory.org
- “Unbelievably, it was Jackson who authorized the Indian Removal Act of 1830 following the recommendation of President James Monroe in his final address to Congress in 1825. Jackson, as president, sanctioned an attitude that had persisted for many years among many white immigrants. Even Thomas Jefferson, who often cited the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois Confederacy as the model for the U.S. Constitution, supported Indian Removal as early as 1802.” – A Brief History of Trail of Tears – Cherokee.org
- Native Americans – North America: Historic Background – cornell.edu
- Native Americans – ohiohistorycnetral.org
- The history of Native America – Hartford-hwp.com
- An Ancestry of African-Native Americans – smithsonianmag.com
- YouTube videos: History of Native American Indians, Documentary – ¼, Pt. 2/4, Pt. ¾, and Pt. 4/4.
Wars of Native People of North America:
- AMERICAN INDIAN WARS – History.com
- American Indian Wars – Wikipedia
- TOP 10 HISTORIC INDIAN BATTLES – californiainidaneducation.org
- WESTERN INDIAN WARS – si.edu
- A Native Nations Perspective on the War of 1812 – pbs.org
- NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS – Indian Wars Timeline – legendsofamerica.com
- “In the late 1800s, Native Americans were losing the U.S-Indian wars, particularly after the Civil War freed up troops to patrol the West. But there was still the “Indian problem.” – INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS – PBS.org
- Indian Wars Time Table – United States History – u-s-history.com
1816 The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering them from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
1720 The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
AUGUST 15
- EU Foreign Ministers Back Military Support for Kurds in Northern Iraq, by David Jolly – August 15, 2014 – The New York Times
- EU Seeks to Squeeze Iraq’s Islamists as Ukraine Festers, by Rebecca Christie and Jonathan Stearns – August 16, 2014 – Bloomberg.com
- UN blacklists Iraq, Syria Islamists as EU pledges arms and aid in Iraq – HAARETZ.com
- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Wikipedia
- For some more information on the Islamic State, visit JUNE 29, 2004 of the This Week in History.
2013 The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivoran species found in the Americas in 35 years.
2013 At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.
2007 An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.
2005 The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending 28 years of fighting.
Helsinki Agreement of 2005 (a.k.a. Ache Peace Agreement):
- Indonesia: The Ache Peace Agreement – CFR.org
- Indonesia: The Helsinki Agreement – A more promising basis for peace in Ache? – ReliefWeb.int
- Full text of the Helsinki Agreement = Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Ache Movement, signed in Helsinki, Finland, on 15 August 2005
- Indonesia’s Helsinki Agreement – Far Outliners
- Illicit Arms in Indonesia – 6 September 2010 – CrisisGroup.org
- “Irwandi Yusuf is the Governor of Aceh. A former separatist leader, Governor Yusuf has held several positions with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). He was formally installed as Aceh’s first democratically elected governor on February 8, 2007.” Ache’s Governor on the Peace Process in Indonesia – Irwandi Yusuf talks about Ache’s position in the federation – AsiaSociety.org
- Keeping the peace: Security in Ache, by Sydney Jones – Conciliation Resources
- Ache – Indonesia – Reconfiguring politics: Indonesia – Ache peace process
2005 Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.
1999 Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.
1998 Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles.
Omagh Bombing of 1998:
- Omagh Bombing – Wikipedia
- The Omagh Bomb: 15 August, 1998 – wesleyjohnston.com
- Before the Bomb – 15 August, 1998 – wesleyjohnston.com
- Republican charged over Omagh bombing, by Tom Whitehead, and Hayley Dixon – 10 April 2014- telegraph.co.uk
- Bricklayer accused of 1998 Omagh bombing finally faces prosecution over 29 murders in ‘biggest trial in British criminal history – 18 February 2015 – dailymail.co.uk
- Omagh Bomb – HISTORY – BBC
- Omagh bombing – theguardian.com
- 1998: Omagh Bombing – A History of Omagh Bombing in Northern Ireland – about news – about.com
The Troubles:
- The Troubles – Wikipedia
- The Troubles (Ireland) – Wikipedia
- The Troubles – HISTORY – BBC
- The Troubles – Suggested Reading – Bibliography – cain.ulst.ac.uk
IRA’s Terrorism/The Troubles:
- Irish republican attacks during the “Troubles” – List of terrorist incidents in London – Wikipedia
- Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) – Wikipedia
- New 7/7 London Bombings Documentary – PrisonPlanet.com
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
IRA’s Terrorism:
- Irish republican attacks during the “Troubles” – List of terrorist incidents in London – Wikipedia
- Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context – WorldReportNews.com
- Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) – Wikipedia
- London past terror attacks – Thursday, 7 July 2005 – TheGuardian.com
- IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution – 2 Sep 2014 – TheTelegraph.co.uk
- New 7/7 London Bombings Documentary – PrisonPlanet.com
- IRA Terrorism – Global Issues on Terrorism – Fall 2014 – Stedwards.edu
- Irish Republican Army – History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20th Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol – WikiSpaces.com
- The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt – PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM – TerrorismAnalysists.com
- Irish Republican Army (IRA) – TERRORISM RESEARCH & ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM – TrackingTerrorism.org
- List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain – Wikipedia
- Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) – 3/7/2008 – FreeRepublic.com
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 Fein – 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.)
1995 In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).
1991 US performs nuclear 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
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
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
1984 The Kurdistan Workers’ Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Şemdinli and Eruh
1977 The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the “Wow! signal” from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
1975 Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Controversies over Yasukuni Shrine:
- Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine – Wikipedia
- The Explainer: The Yasukuni Issue – Nikkei Asian Review
- “Several cabinet ministers visit the controversial shrine every year but the first Prime Minister to visit the shrine was Takeo Miki in 1975. His visit was in unofficial capacity and didn’t provoke conflict because the souls of the Class A war criminals were not yet enshrined in Yasukuni. The first Prime Minister to visit the shrine after the kami [= gods] of the 14 Class A was criminal were enshrined was Yasuhiro Nakasone in 1979.” – The Conflict – History of Escalation
- Yasukuni and Japanese Nationalism – Centre Right India
- FACT FILE: Yasukuni Shrine – AJW.Asahi.com
- Yasukuni: Behind the Torii: From government-run shrine for war heroes to bone of contention – By the Yomiuri Shimbun
1975 Bangladesh‘s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman:
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – The First President of Bangladesh – Bangladesh.com
- Heroes Live Forever; Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (the founder of Bangladesh), by Md. Joynal Abdin – Papers.SSRN.com
- Before his assassination, there was an attempt on Mujib’s life – TheHindu.com
- How is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh, viewed in India – Quora.com
History of Bangladesh:
- History of Bangladesh – Wikipedia
- Bangladesh – History – Infoplease.com
- Bangladesh | Facts and History – About.com
- History – Bangladesh – History2000.com
- History of Bangladesh – DiscoveryOfBangladesh.com
- Bangladesh – History – LonelyPlanent.com
- Bangladesh History: Independent postscripts – Important links and events from after the end of the Independence War – VirtualBangladesh.com
- Pertinent Web Links on History of Bangladesh – When.com
- Bangladesh profile – Timeline – BBC
Bangladesh Liberation War:
- Bangladesh Liberation War – GlobalSecurity.org
- War of Liberation, The – BANGLAPEDIA – Banglapedia.org
- Bangladesh War of Independence – BengalRenaissance.com
- Background to the war – Bangla Stories – BanglaStories.org
- Bangladesh Genocide Archive – GenocideBangladesh.org
- Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Forgotten War – TIME
- Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War – Wikipedia
- Liberation War of Bangladesh – BANGLADESH NEWS – Independent-Bangladesh.com
- Women’s Victim Role & The Bangladeshi Liberation War – TheAerogram.org
- Bangladesh war – The article that changed history – 16 December 2011 – BBC
- Bangladesh’s war wounds – 16 Feb 2013 – Aljazeera.com
- Children of War: Horrors of Bangla Liberation War revisited, by Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury – 18/05/2014 – UNHCR
- Bangladesh Sentences Opposition Leaders to Hang for War Crimes, by Syed Tashfin Chowdhury – February 18, 2015 – ViceNews.com
History of Pakistan:
- History of Pakistan – Wikipedia
- Pakistan – Infoplease.com
- History of Pakistan – British Rule and Muslim League – Pakistan4ever.com
- Story of Pakistan – StoryOfPakistan.com
- Pakistan | Facts and History – About.com
- PAKISTAN – HISTORY – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Information
- Quick History of Pakistan – Kent.edu
1974 Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President, Park Chung-hee.
Assassination of South Korean First Lady, Yuk Young-soo:
- “The South Korean president’s wife was assassinated by a North Korean agent from Japan in 1974. From Wikipedia: At 10:00 a.m., August 15, 1974, South Korean independence day, Yuk was shot and killed by Mun Segwang, a North Korean sympathizer from Japan…” – S. Korean First Lady Assassinated ’74 – Military.com
- Park Chung-Hee Assassination Attempt: Failed North Korea Raid Recalled 45 Years Later – 24 July, 2013 – HuffingtonPost.com
- “Yuk Young-soo (Korean pronunciation: [juɡjʌŋsʰu] November 29, 1925 – August 15, 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung-hee and the mother of incumbent South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was assassinated in 1974.” – Yuk Young-soo – Wikipedia
Park Geun-hey, whose mother was Yuk Young-soo, Becomes the 11th President of the Republic of Korea in February 2013:
- “Park Geun-hye was 22 when she washed the blood from her assassinated mother’s dress.” – Mother’s legacy helps Park Geun-hye in bid to lead South Korea – The National
- “Park Geun-hye (박근혜, Korean pronunciation: [pak.k͈ɯnh(j)e]; born 2 February 1952) is the eleventh and current President of South Korea……Her father was Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea from 1962 to 1979.” – Park Geun-hye – Wikipedia
- Profile: South Korea’s Park Guen-hey – The 60-yeaer-old conservative follows the footsteps of her father, Park Chung-hee, by winning the presidency – 20 December 2012 – Aljazeera
- “President Park Geun-hye — who, by the way, is former president Park’s daughter — was known as the “first lady of South Korea” during her father’s reign. That’s because during one assassination attempt in 1974, her mother was shot in the head.” – North Korea: Assassination Nation, by Jeffery Lewis – December 24, 2014 – Foreign Policy
1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
Muruora:
- Muruora – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Muruora – Weapons of Mass Destruction – GlobalSecurity.org
- Case Identifier: MURUORA – Case Name: French Nuclear Tests in South Pacific – ICE Case Studies, by Tish Falco – American.edu
History of France Nuclear Tests in the Pacific:
- 1981-82 French nuclear tests – Wikipedia
- History of the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part I – 1966-1974 – OhmnyNews.com
- History of the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part II – 1974-1992 – OhmnyNews.com
- History of the French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific: Part III – 1995-1996 – OhmnyNews.com
France’s Nuclear Tests:
- France’s Nuclear Weapons – Origin of the Force de Frappe
- Database of nuclear tests, France: Introduction, by Robert Johnston – JohnstonArchive.net
- France’s Nuclear Weapons – Development of the Nuclear Arsenal
- France – Weapons of Mass Destruction – Nuclear Weapons – GlobalSecurity.org
- Nuclear Test Sites – AtomicArchive.com
- Declassified files expose lies of French nuclear tests – France24.com
- History of French Nuclear Tests in the Pacific – Part I, Part II, Part III
- French nuclear tests ‘showered vast area of Polynesia with radioactivity – 3 July 2013 – The Guardian.com
- List of nuclear weapons tests of France – Wikipedia
1973 USSR performs nuclear test at South Kazakhstan, USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1973:
USSR Nuclear Tests Overview:
- 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
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
1973 Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
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
Bombing of Cambodia:
- Bombing of Cambodia – Ohio History Central
- Richard Nixon: 229 – Letter to the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate About the End of United States Bombing in Cambodia. August 3, 1973 – UCSB.edu
- President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Bombing of Cambodia – The Third World Traveler
- History – Bombs Over Cambodia – Yale.edu
- US Secret Bombing of Cambodia – Rebble.ca
- Invasion of Cambodia – The Two Invasions – Angkor Wat
- US Involvement in the Cambodian War and the Genocide – Cambodian Genocide Program – Yale.edu
- What the US Bombing of Cambodia Tell Us – ReadersSupportedNews.org
- America’s Vietnam War in Indochina – United States History
- “After several days of intense bombing in support of Lon Nol’s forces fighting the communist Khmer Rouge in the area around Phnom Penh, Operations Arc Light and Freedom Deal end as the United States ceases bombing Cambodia at midnight. This was in accordance with June Congressional legislation passed in June and ended 12 years of combat activity in Indochina. President Nixon denounced Congress for cutting off the funding for further bombing operations, saying that it had undermined the “prospects for world peace.” The United States continued unarmed reconnaissance flights and military aid to Cambodia, but ultimately the Khmer Rouge prevailed in 1975.” – August 14 [US Time], 1973: US bombing of Cambodia ceases – History.com
- Also visit Nixon announces invasion of Cambodia – April 30, 1970 – GMU.edu
- VIETNAM WAR – History-World.org
- Cambodia 1955 – 1973 – Third World Traveler
- THE VIETNAM WAR 1945 – 1975 – SparkNotes.com
- Henry Kissinger: Drones have killed more civilians than the bombing of Cambodia in the Vietnam War, by Jon Greenberg, September 11, 2014 – PolitiFact.com
Viet Nam War and 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
Vietnam War Peace Talks/Negotiations:
- Vietnam War peace talks – DM BABYBONUS PROGRAM – Alpha History – AlphaHistory.com
- The 1968 Paris Peace Negotiations: A Two Level Game – Academia.edu
- How Richard Nixon Sabotaged 1968 Vietnam Peace Talks to Get Elected President, by Robert Parry – 18 January 2013 – Truth-Out.org
Anti-Viet Nam War Movement:
- The Anti-War Movement in the United States, by Mark Barringer – Illinois.edu
- Opposition to United States involvement in the Viet Nam War – Wikipedia
- The US Anti-Vietnam War Movement (1964-1973) – Nonviolent-Conflict.org
- Anti-Vietnam War movement – infoplease.com
- The War at Home: Antiwar Protests and Congressional Voting, 1965-1973 – Doug McAdam; Yang Su – UNC.edu
- Viet Nam War Protests – TheVietNamWar.info
- Viet Nam Protest Movement – Spartacus-Educational
- Anti-Vietnam War Movement – Stanford History Education Group – Stanford.edu
- The Sixties Project Presents: Decade of Protest – Political Posters from the United States, Cuba and Viet Nam: 1965-1975 – Virginia.edu
- Huston Anti-Viet Nam War Collection MSS.0173 – UTexas.edu
- Opposition to the Viet Nam War, 1965-1968 – Study.com
- Did the Antiwar Movement End the Viet Nam War? – A book review of Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement, by Simon Hall; book-reviewed by Fabio Rojas – H-Net.org
- THE POWER OF PROTEST: LESSONS FROM THE ANTI-VIET NAM WAR PROTEST
- 10 Top Anti-War/Protest Songs About the Viet Nam War – Examiner.com
1971 Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Independence of Bahrain:
- Independence Day (Bahrain) – Wikipedia
- Bahrain – Independence – Georgetown.edu
- Bahrain Independence Day – Turgutozal.edu.tr
Bahrain:
- BAHRAIN – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Bahrain – UN Data
- Bahrain – Infoplease.com
- Bahrain – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Bahrain country profile – BBC
Foreign Relations of Bahrain:
- Foreign relations of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bahrain – Official Site
- Bahrain – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- US Relations With Bahrain – US Department of State
Human Rights in Bahrain:
- Human rights in Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Bahrain – Human Rights Watch
- BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – BahrainRights.org
- Bahrain Human Rights – Amnesty International
History of Bahrain:
- History of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Bahrain – History – Infoplease.com
- Bahrain – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Bahrain – History – Bahrain.com
- Bahrain – History – Pertinent Web Links – Archaeolink.com
Economy of Bahrain:
- Economy of Bahrain – Wikipedia
- Economy of Bahrain – Infoplease.com
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including BAHRAIN – WORLD BANK
- Bahrain – Data – WORLD BANK
- Bahrain – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Bahrain – The Economist
- Bahrain – Economy – Bahrain.com
1971 President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
The Gold Standard:
- What Was the Gold Standard? – About.com
- The Gold Standard – GoldStandardSolution.com
- The Rise and the Fall of the Gold Standard in the United States – CATO Institute
- Nixon Shock – Wikipedia
The End of the Gold Standard:
- The Significance of August 15, 1971, by Professor von Braun – THE POCEKT SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
- “On 15 August 1971, President Nixon announced to the world that the United States was closing the gold window in a move known as the Nixon Shock.” – President Nixon: The Man Who Sold the World Fiat Money – CFA Institute
- The Day Richard Nixon Killed the Gold Standard, by John Thorpe – Benzinga.com
- The Day Nixon Broke the Link between Gold and the Dollar – The Motley Fool
- Gold Standard: Forty Years Gone – And Good Riddance – August 15, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal
- President Nixon Announcing End of Gold Exchange Standard in 1971 (Video /w Transcript) – Volatility.com
- Watch Tricky Dick End The US Gold Standard (1971) – The Daily Bail
- Why Did the US Abandon the Gold Standard? – MentalFloss.com
- US Gained from Ending Gold Standard in 1971: Chart of the Day – August 17, 2011 – Bloomberg.com
1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
Women’s American Football:
- Women’s American football – Wikipedia
- Women’s professional sports – Wikipedia
- AP Analysis: Women’s Impact On Men’s Pro Sports – USAToday.com
- Progress made for women’s in pro sports management but much more needed – 28 July 2015 – SportsNola.com
1968 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR.
USSR 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
Sary Shagon Test Site:
- Sary-Shagan – NTI
- Missile firing at Sary-Shagan testing ground – AboutKazakhstan.com
- Sary-Shagan – Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Russian TV Profiles Sary-Shagan Test Range – MISSILE THREAT – MissileThreat.com
- Russian/Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems – AusAirPower.net
- Sary-Shagan – Russian Super Weapons Hypersonic Aircraft Igla Armas
- Russia’s KYSS-08 ‘Topol’ – Mystery Missile Mission – Kapustin Yar to Sary Shagon – Eighth Launch – May 20, 2014
- Russia to upgrade Neman-P rader in Sary-Shagon – 28.08.2014 – Siberian Insider – SiberianInsider.com
- “The RS-26 missile carried a dummy warhead from Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile facility, located about 80 miles south of Volgograd in southern Russia, to an impact range at Sary Shagan in Kazakhstan.” – Russia Again Flight Tests New ICBM to Treaty-Violating Rage, by Bill Gertz – March 31, 2015 – FreeBeacon.com
1963 President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
Trois Glorieuses (Three Glorious Days) of 1963:
Republic of the Congo:
- CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE – THE WORLD FACT BOOK – CIA
- Congo, Republic of – infoplease.com
- Republic of the Congo – Wikipedia
- Republic of Congo country profile – BBC – bbc.com
- Republic of Congo – everyculture.com
- US Relations With the Republic of the Congo – US Department of State
History of the Republic of Congo:
1963 Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
1962 James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok still resides in the capital, Pyongyang.
1961 Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Construction of the Berlin Wall (1961-1962):
- A CITY TORN APART – BUILDING THE BERLIN WALL – archives.gov – pdf
- The Building of the Berlin Wall – 1961-1962 – flashback.com
- Construction begins, 1961 – Berlin Wall – Wikipedia
- Building the Berlin Wall – BBC – bbc.co.uk
- AUG 12 1961: THIS DAY IN HISTORY – East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall – history.com
- “The building of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 divided families and neighbourhoods in what had been the capital of Germany. The Wall represents a uniquely squalid, violent, and ultimately futile, episode in the post-war world. And we know that the subsequent international crisis, which was especially intense during the summer and autumn of 1961, threatened the world with the risk of a military conflict, one that seemed as if it could escalate at any time into nuclear confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union.” – The Berlin Wall: A Secret History – historytoday.com
- YouTube (2 min. 43 sec.): Construction of the Berlin Wall 1961 – no comment
The Fall of the Belin Wall of 1989:
- Nov 10, 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall – ABCNews.com
- Nov 10, 1989: Berlin Wall Falls – WSJ.com
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall – CBSNews.com
- Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall, by Curt Nickisch – Here&Now – WBUR.org
- 10 Things You May Not Know About the Berlin Wall – HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES – Histroy.com
History of German Democratic Republic (East Germany):
- OCT 7, 1949: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: East Germany created – History.com
- History of East Germany – Wikipedia
- History of East Germany and West Germany – History of Germany – GermanPlaces.com
- Differences between East and West Germany – March 30, 2014 – Judith Meyer – Understanding Germany – UnderstandingGermany.de
- To understand life in East Germany, all you need is this board game – September 30, 2014 – PRI.org
- East Germany – Spartacus Educational – Spartucus-Educational.com
- Timeline of East Germany History – EastGermany.info
- A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Germany – OFFICE of the HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- Germany profile – Timeline – BBC
History of Germany:
- History of Germany – Wikipedia
- History of Germany – MotherEarthTravel.com
- History of Germany – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Germany – History – Infoplease.com
- HISTORY OF GERAMNY – HistoryWorld.net
- Outline of Germany’s History – NationslOnline.org
- German HISTORY – All Facts and Events – GermanCulture.com.ua
- GERMANY HISTORY – GERAMNY TRAVEL – JustGermany.org
- Foreign relations of East Germany – MusicIllustratedMagazine.com
- Nazi Germany – Wikipedia
- German Foreign Policy 1933-1945 – Holocaust Encyclopedia
- 1919-1933: an economic review – THE HOLOCAUSE EXPLAINED – TheHolocaustExplained.org
- History of Germany – Germany is Younger Than You Think – The German Way & More – German-Way.com
- THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF GERMANY – SJSU.edu
- Germany – Culture – EveryCulture.com
- Germany Timeline – WorldAtlas.com
- Timeline of German History – Wikipedia
- Germany profile – Timeline – BBC
1960 Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
- Congo Republic Independence Day – August 15 – Holidays Around the World – AGlobalWorld.com
- Congo (Brazzaville) (11/09) – US Department of State
- Country of Origin Information Key Documents – REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Home Office
- Republic of Congo profile – Overview – BBC
- History of the Republic of Congo – Wikipedia
- Republic of Congo – Infoplease.com
- Republic of the Congo – US Department of State Background Note – Infoplease.com
- Republic of Congo – Crime and Society
- Republic of Congo – History – Global Edge – MSU.edu
- Republic of Congo – Office of the Historian – US Department of State
1954 Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
History of Paraguay:
- History of Paraguay – Wikipedia
- Paraguay – History – CountryStudies.us
- Paraguay – Infoplease.com
- History of Paraguay – Infoplease.com
- HISTORY OF PARAGUAY – HistoryWorld.net
- PARAGUAY: COUNTRY INFORMATION, A BRIEF HISTORY AND PICTURES – QSL.net
- Paraguay – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- A Brief History of Paraguay – StudyLands.com
- Paraguay History – NationsEncyclopedia.com
- Timeline of Paraguayan History – Wikipedia
Alfredo Stroessner and His Regime:
- The Stroessner Regime – CountryStudies.us
- History, The Stroessner Regime – CountriesQuest.com
- Alfredo Stroessner – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Alfredo Strossner – Infoplease.com
- Alfredo Stroessner, by David Cheng – ProjectParaguay.com
- ALFREDO STROESSNER – WorldHeritage.org
- Alfredo Stroessner – Dictator Genome Project – Database
- “ Alfredo Stroessner, the former president of Paraguay whose 35-year hold on power made him South America’s most enduring dictator during the cold war, died today [16 August 2006] in exile in Brazil. He was 93.” – Stroessner, Paraguay’s Enduring Dictator, Dies – The New York Times and “General Alfredo Stroessner, the former President of Paraguay who died yesterday [16 August 2006] aged 93, was one of the last of Latin American’s old-style military dictators…” – The Telegraph
1948 The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
Republic of Korea:
- The History of the Republic of Korea – World History Archives
- A Brief History of South Korea – StudyLands.com
- The Republic of Korea – Office of the Historian – US Department of State
- South Korea | Facts and History – About.com
- South Korea – Infoplease.com
- Republic of Korea – The Contemporary History
- South Korea – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- The Establishment of the Republic of Korea – AsianInfo.org
- South Korea Timeline – WorldAtlas.com
The 38th Parallel North:
- The 38th Parallel – Korean War Photo Gallery – History.com
- 38th Parallel North – Wikipedia
- 38th Parallel – Geopolitics – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Korean peninsula showing the 38th parallel – Story: Asian conflicts
- Why the 38th Parallel? – ParallelUniverse38N
- War: FACTS ABOUT THE 38TH – TIME
- THE 38TH PARALLEL – (KOREA 1950 – 1953), by Olwyn Green
- Causes of the Cold War: Photo – The 38th Parallel
- 38th parallel – GrenStad.BlogSpot.com
- 38th PARALLEL DEMILITALITALIZED ZONE – CURATED COLLECTIONS OF THE MOST USEFUL FACTS
- 38 NORTH – 38north.org
1947 Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
History of Pakistan:
- History of Pakistan – Wikipedia
- Pakistan – Infoplease.com
- Pakistan – History – Infoplease.com
- History of Pakistan – British Rule and Muslim League – AngelFire.com
- History of Pakistan – Pakistan4Ever.com
- Story of Pakistan – StoryOfPakistan.com
- Pakistan | Facts and History – About.com
- Pakistan – History – Chronical Order – Government of Pakistan – Ministry of Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage
- Culture of Pakistan – EveryCulture.com
- Quick History of Pakistan – Kent.edu.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah:
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah – Biography.com
- History – Muhammad Ali Jinnah – BBC
- Muhammad Jinnah – New World Encyclopedia
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah – About.com
- Muhammed Ali Jinnah – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Jinnah family – Wikipedia
1947 India gains Independence from the British Indian Empire after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
Independence of India:
- Indian independence movement – Wikipedia
- Independence Day of India, August 15 – Wikipedia
- Independence Day in India – TimeAndDate.com
- Indian Independence – Cultural India
- India and Pakistan win independence– History.com
- India’s Independence from Britain – ThenAgain.info
History of India:
- History of India – Wikipedia
- History of India – HistoryIndia.org
- History of India – MapsOfIndia.com
- India – Geographia.com
- History of India – General Studies Manual for UPSC and State Public Services Examination 2014
- Manas – History and Politics of India – UCLA.edu
India’s Independence, Nonviolence Movement, and Gandhi:
- Indian independence movement – Wikipedia
- Gandhi, Non-violence and Indian Independence – History Today
- Mahatma Gandhi, Satyagraha, and Indian Independence, Ashley Anderson
- Gandhi’s nonviolent approach offers lessons for peace movements, Sanford scholar says – Stanford.edu
- What was the first successful non violence independence movement? – History Beta – StackExchange.com
- Mahatma Gandhi – Wikipedia
- ORIGINS OF NON-VIOLENCE MOVEMENT IN INDIA, by Alice Basarke + additional information – Info-Sikh.com
- Colonial India, Gandhi, and Eventual Independence – WMich.edu
- Should India independence be credited to violence or nonviolence? – Quora.com
- Nonviolence, Histories, and Myths, by Michael Neumann – Counterpunch.org
- Choosing Non-violence Over Violence: A Struggle for Independence – HubPages.com
- The Impact of Gandhi on the US Peace Movement – MKGandhi.org
- On This Day: India gains independence from Britain – FindingDulcinea.com
- Indian Independence Movement – Gandhi and the Salt March – WikiSpaces.com
- Mahatma Gandhi – Teach India Project
- Gandhi and the Non-violent Protest Movement in India Lesson Plan – IQLearnOnline.org
- TEACHER WORKSHOP – The Art of Nonviolence: Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Concepts of Nonviolence in Indian Art
- Women in Indian Independence Movement – the Salt Protest of 1930
- SEU-UP-SUB – DEFYING THE CROWN – INDIA 1930 USING A SNIPPET FROM “A FORCE MORE POWERFUL” – TeachWithMovies.org
- Struggle for Indian Independence (1915 – 47) – AlterVista.org
- India – Defying the Crown – A FORCE MORE POWERFUL
- Chapter 7 – Mahatma Gandhi – Colorado.edu
- Oral History on India’s Independence Movement – GandhiServe.org
- Indian independence movement – Spiritus-Temporis.com
- Hitler, NOT Gandhi, Should Be Given Credit for the Independence of India 1947, by Susmit Kumar – SusmitKumar.net
1945 Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, broadcasts to the Japanese public, at noon Japan Time, that his government accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which means Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers. The Japanese representatives sign the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945.
Japan’s Surrender:
- Japan’s surrender made public Aug. 14, 1945 (= Aug. 15, 1945 Japan Time) – History.com
- Japanese Emperor’s surrender speech in the English translation, recorded on 14 August 1945, broadcasted on 15 August 1945 – .EmersonKent.com
- “On the eve of the announcement, Hirohito [Japanese Emperor] met with top government officials to approve Japan’s surrender inside a bunker dug at the palace compound. Amid fear of violent protest by army officials refusing to end the war, the recording of Hirohito’s announcement was made secretly. NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation = Japanese national broadcasting company] technicians were quietly called in for the recording. At almost midnight, Hirohito appeared in his formal military uniform, and read the statement into the microphone, twice. A group of young army officers stormed into the palace in a failed attempt to steal the records and block the surrender speech…” – ORGINAL SOUND OF JAPAN EMPEROR’S WAR END SPEECH RELEASED, Mari Yamaguchi – August 1, 2015 – ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Movie, Japan’s Longest Day, which depicts the background situation of the broadcast of the Japanese Emperor’s surrender speech.
- Allied nations celebrate the VJ Day – On This Day 15 August – BBC
- Victory over Japan Day – Wikipedia
- Surrender of Japan – Wikipedia
- “August 10, 1945 – Sir I have the honor to inform you ….The Japanese Government are ready to accept the terms enumerated in the joint declaration which was issued at Potsdam on July 26th, 1945, by the heads of the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, and China, and later subscribed to by the Soviet Government, with the understanding that the said declaration does not comprise any demand which prejudices the prerogatives of His Majesty as a Sovereign Ruler…” – OFFER OF SURRENDER FROM JAPANESE GOVERNMENT 10 AUGUST 1945
- Japan’s surrender 14 Aug 1945 – 2 Sep 1945, by C. Peter Chen – World War Database
- “Finally Emperor Hirohito initiated an end to war. He accepted the terms of the Potsdam Proclamation and, on August 15, at noon, he spoke for the first time on the radio.” Emperor Hirohito Speaks to His Nation – MACROHISTORY AND WORLD TIMELINE
- JAPAN SURRENDERS, END OF WAR! – The New York Times
- Unconditional Surrender, Demobilization, and the Atomic Bomb, by Michael D. Pearlman
- THE JAPANESE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS – WWII – iBiblio.org
- Japanese Defense Policies Questioned on Potsdam Anniversary – CRI.cn
What Made the Japanese Government Decide to Surrender? The Atomic Bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or Something Else? :
- Why the Japanese government surrendered, by Mark Thomas – October 27, 2014 – DmarkThomas.com
- Why Did Japan Surrender? – Quora.com
- Why did Japan surrender – Boston.com
- Stealing Japan’s WWII surrender statement, by Dan Lewis – BoingBoing.net
- Why Did the Japanese Delay Surrendering? , by Herbert P. Bix – HistoryNewsnetwork.org
- Stalin – not the Bomb – made Japan surrender, ending WW2 – WarInContext.org
- Argument: The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan…Stalin Did – Have 70 years of nuclear policy based on a lie? – May 30, 2013 – ForeignPolicy.com
- “FORMARLY SECRET FILES in London and Washington reveal that Japan was trying to surrender, and had put out the most serious message, three weeks before the atomic bombs were dropped; and that Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and other Allied leaders were aware of this…” – “Release when Ready”
- “Contrary to the common perception that the two atomic bomb attacks in August 1945 forced the Japanese to surrender and prevented a costly American invasion, in Wilson’s opinion, a close reading of what primary source documentation is available regarding the Japanese leadership’s thinking at the time suggests that the bombings had little effect.” – How Influential Were the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the Japanese Decision to Surrender? ,by Oliver Bloom – Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Researcher: US Atomic Bomb Not Main Cause of Japan’s Surrender, by Bill Schlotter – May 2, 2005 – UCSB.edu
- “Very Secret – Urgent 890. Re my telegram No. 884 – The foreign and domestic situation for the Empire is very serious, and even the termination of the war is now being considered privately. Therefore the conversations mentioned in my telegram No. 852 are not being limited solely to the objective of closer relations between Japan and the U.S.S.R.,…” – The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (Togo) to the Japanese Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Sato) – [Translation] [Tokyo,] July 11, 1945–3 p.m. – NuclearFiles.org
- Historians: Soviet offensive, key to Japan’s WWII surrender, was eclipsed by A-bombs – August 14, 2010 – Fox News
- Hiroshima Hoax: Japan’s ‘Willingness to Surrender Before the Bomb – by D.M. Giangreco – AmericanThinker.com
- The Decision to Use the Bomb – MrsRonansClass.com
- The Rhetoric of “Unconditional Surrender” and the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb, by James W. Hikins – ALSOS.WLU.edu
- How Influential Were the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the Japanese Decision to Surrender? – June 30, 2010 – Center for Strategic & International Studies
- The Atomic Bombs and the Soviet Invasion: What Drove Japan’s Decision to Surrender?, by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa – JapanFocus.org
- Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War? You debate – HistoryExtra.com
- Was Hiroshima Necessary? – Why the Atomic Bombings Could Have Been Avoided? ,by Mark Weber – INSTITUTE FOR HISTORIC REVIEW
- HENRY STIMPSON’S DIARY AND PAPERS Part 10 – Aug.10 thru Sept.21, 1945 – Doug-Long.com and Henry Stimpson’s diary and papers Part 1.
- “Before the bombing of Hiroshima, on Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. expectation had been that the Japanese commanders would be compelled, by force of the circumstances within the main islands of Japan, to bend to the Emperor’s will and accept terms of surrender during no later than the autumn. Indeed, already on July 13, 1945, Japan’s diplomats had again placed the case before the Soviet government in Moscow…There was no reason for U.S.–or Japanese–lives to be wasted in an invasion of the main islands of Japan…Nonetheless, back in Washington, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, by early May now in virtually complete control of the new President Harry Truman, was orchestrating what he intended should become the nuclear-terror bombing of Japan.” – How Henry Stimson bombed Hiroshima, and Nagasaki too, by Stu Rosenblatt – March 12, 1999 – Executive Intelligence Review
- The REAL Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan (It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives) – WashingtonsBlog.com
Hirohito (Japanese Emperor), and World War II in the Asia-Pacific Theater:
- “Slowly, tentatively, Japan is beginning to confront a once-taboo subject – whether Emperor Hirohito bears any responsibility for World War II. Scholars are issuing statements calling for historical debate on his wartime role.” – Post-Hirohito, Japan Debates His War Role, by Susan Chira – January 22, 1989, The New York Times
- Daring to Ask Hirohito About His Role in WWII, by Norihiro Kato, The New York Times
- War Responsibility and Historical Memory: Hirohito’s Apparition, by Herbert P. Bix
- HOW THE UNITED STATES PROTECTED JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND FACILITATED JAPAN’S DENIAL OF WAR GUILT AND WAR CRIMES – PacificWar.org.au
- The Role of Emperor Hirohito in the Pacific War 1941 – 1945: The Views of the Revisionists, by Kazuo Yagami
- Hirohito, Mastermind of Japanese Involvement in WWII, by Joseph Huang – Hope-of-Israel.org
- Official record shows pain of Emperor Hirohito about war – September 9, 2014 – The Japan Times
World War II in the Asia-Pacific Theater:
- Timeline of Events 1941 – 1945 – HistoryPlace.com
- Timeline of Selected Events – Voices from the Second World War
- Empire of Japan WW2 – Timeline, by Dan Alex
- Japan in World War2 – WW2History.com
- List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II: Wikis
- Did Japan really think that they could beat the US in WWII? – Quora.com
- Whitewashing Hiroshima – The Uncritical Glorification Of American Militarism, by Gary G. Kohls – Japan Tried to Surrender After Midway, by J Bruce Campbell
- Milestones 1945 – 52 – Occupation and Reconstruction of Japan, 1945 – 1952 – Office of the Historian – US Department of State
- Japan’s Quest for Power and World War II in Asia – Columbia.edu
- Empire of Japan – Wikipedia
- Korea as a Colony of Japan, 1910 – 1945 – Columbia.edu
- The Surrender of Japanese Forces in China, Indonesia, and Formosa – TaiwanDocuments.org
- Veterans gather as Taiwan marks Japan’s WWII defeat – July 4, 2015 – Business Insider
Impacts and/or After-effects of Japan’s Surrender:
- Surrender had lasting impact on many Japanese after war’s end – August 14, 2014 – The Japan Times
- SOME OF THE SERIOUS CONDITIONS OF JAPAN AFTER WORLD WAR II, complied by Robert J. Baran
- Articles 107 and 53 of the Charter of the United Nations. All the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations – Yale Law School
1944 World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
1942 World War II: Operation Pedestal: The SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island’s defenses.
1941 Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.
1940 An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
1935 Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
1920 Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
1915 A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
1914 World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
1914 World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
1914 The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
Panama Canal:
- The Panama Canal – Eclipse.co.uk
- History of the Panama Canal – Wikipedia
- Brief History of Panama Canal – LatinAmericanStudies.org
- Panama Canal – Panama Canal Was completed in 1914 – About.com
- The Panama Canal – US History – USHistory.org
- Building the Panama Canal 1903 – 1914 – Office of the Historian – US Department of State
- Panama Canal Locks – History.com
- 7 Fascinating Facts About the Panama Canal – History.com
- Online Panama Canal History Museum
- Panama Canal: Facts, History, and Resources – TheFreeResource.com
- History of Panama – HistoryWorld.net
- PANAMA CANAL HISTORY – Princess.com
- Timeline – Creating the [Panama] Canal – PBS.org
1907 Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, “Priest-Apostolic” to America and the West Indies.
1893 Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
Ibadan:
- History of Ibadan – Nairaland.com
- Ibadan – Nigeria – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Ibadan – Infoplease.com
- Olubadan – IbadanLanda.org
- IBADAN METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE CHALLENGES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, by Tamori M.A.
- History in Ibadan – World66.com
1869 The Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto.
Meiji Government and Shinto:
- The Meiji period – Wikipedia
- Shinbutsu bunri – Wikipedia
- Japan’s Shinto-Buddhist religious medley, by Eric Prideaux
- State Shinto – Wikipedia
- The Emergence of the State Shinto Domination – Faithology.com
- The Establishment of Shrine Shinto in Meiji Japan, by Wilbur M. Fridell
- The Meiji Period (1968 – 1912) – Japan-Guide.com
- The Meiji Restoration and Modernization – Columbia.edu
- SHINTŌ GUIDEBOOK – OnMarkProductions.com
- Shinto & Buddhism – JapanSpecialit.co.uk
1863 The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
1843 The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii:
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace – Official Site
- Catholic Church History in Hawaii – Hawaii Catholic Herald
- Native Hawaiian Religion – Hawaii-Guide.info
- Hawaiian Religion – Wikipedia
- Hawaiians – Religion and Expressive Culture
History of Hawaii:
- History of Hawaii – Wikipedia
- History of Hawaii – gohawaii.com
- A brief history of Hawaii 300 AD – 1900
- HAWAII – history.com
- Hawaiian History – destination360.com
- Hawaiian Historical Society – hawaiianhistory.org
- HISTORY OF HAWAII – Hawaii-inns.com
- Hawaiian History – to-hawaii.com
- Hawaii – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- History of Hawaii – historyof.net
- Hawaii – History – Infoplease.com
- A brief history of Hawaii – deephawaii.com
1824 The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
1812 War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago, Illinois.
1760 Seven Years’ War: Battle of Liegnitz – Frederick the Great‘s victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
Battle of Liegnitz:
- Battle of Liegnitz (1760) – Wikipedia
- Battle of Liegnitz – historywarsweapons.com
- Battle of Liegnitz – britishbattles.com
- Battle of Liegnitz August 15, 1760 – by Chuck Hamack and Erik Engling – sammustafa.com
Seven Years’ War:
- Background – Seven Years’ War – Wikipedia
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) – thesevenyearswar.com
- Seven Years War – heritage-history.com
- MAY 15 1756: THIS DAY IN HISTORY – The Seven Years War begins – History.com
1695 French forces end the bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins.
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2013 The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people and 59 others missing.
2012 The US State Department states the UN Secretary-General’s decision to attend the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement summit is ‘strange’ and ‘not a good signal’.
Non-Aligned Movement:
- Non-Aligned Movement – Wikipedia
- Non-Aligned Movement – (NAM) – NTI.org
- Nonaligned Movement – Infoplease.com
- “UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s decision to attend the sixteenth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM16) in Tehran from August 26 to 31follows the precedent set by his predecessors and reaffirms the interlinked relationship between the UN and NAM.” – NON-ALIGNED NATIONS FACE NEW CHALLENGES, Ernest Corea – IndeapthNews.info
2012 South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute near Rustenburg.
1989 A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto’s stock market.
Solar Flares and Humans:
- “In August of that year [1989], another solar flare was responsible for causing a halt to the Toronto Stock exchange.” – Solar Flare Warning: 15% change of X flares during the next 24 hours – The Daily Sheeple
- “..1989 a series of powerful solar flares … the Toronto Stock Exchange closed unexpectedly …” They Call Them ‘Satellite Anomalies’ – Space Weather
- Space Weather: What impact do solar flares have in human activities? – NASA.gov
- How Solar Activity and Changes in Earth’s Magnetic Field Affect Human Consciousness and Health – TheHealersJournal.com
- How solar flares directly affect human consciousness – TheMindUnleased.org
- The impact of solar flares on the human mood and psyche – CommDigiNews.com
- How solar flares are affecting us – Carlini Institute
- How solar activity is influencing human consciousness – PreventDisease.com
- How Solar Flares Affect Human Health – Our Mind And Body – MessagetoEagle.com
1977 US performs nuclear test 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
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
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
1972 In an unsuccessful coup d’état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco‘s plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
- History of Morocco – Wikipedia
- History of Morocco – HistoryWorld.net
- Morocco – Infoplease.com
- A Brief History of Morocco – About.com
- Moroccan king survives attack by own air force – History.com
- August 16, 1972: Airborne Assassination Attempt on Morocco’s King – About.com
1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalatinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1972:
Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site:
- YouTube video (4 min. 21 sec.): Semipalatinsk Test Site – Kazakhstan – Nuclear Threat Initiative
- THE SOVIET UNION’S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME – CTBTO
- Soviet Nuclear Test Summary – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Nuclear weapons tests in history – HistoryOrb.com
USSR Nuclear Tests Overview:
- 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
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
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
1966 Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
Vietnam War in 1966:
- 1966 in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- Vietnam War Timeline: 1966 – vietnamgear.com
- Vietnam 1966 – 1966 YEAR IN REVIEW – upi.com
Anti-War Demonstrations and the US Congress:
- Congress investigate antiwar demonstrators – History.com
- House Un-American Activities Committee – TheFreeDictionary.com
- House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) – AAVW.org
Viet Cong:
- History – Viet Cong – Wikipedia
- Viet Cong (VC) – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Viet Cong – About education – About.com
- The Guerilla Tactics: An Overview – The Vietcong – PBS.org
- People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)/Viet Cong (VC) – VietnamPix.com
1964 Vietnam War: A coup d’état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the US Embassy.
Vietnam War in 1964:
- 1964 South Vietnamese coup – Wikipedia
- The Vietnam War – America commits 1961-1964 – historyplace.com
- Battle Field – Vietnam War – Timeline: 1954-1964 – pbs.org
- United States foreign regime change actions – Wikipedia
- LESSONS FROM THE VIET NAM WAR
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
1962 Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
Return of the French India Territories to India:
- French India – Infoplease.com
- French people in India – Wikipedia
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR – History.com
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR Videos – History.com
- The French & Indian War – USHistory.org
- HISTORY OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR – HistoryWorld.net
- British Colonies After the French and Indian War – USF.edu
- The French and Indian War was fought between the colonies of Great Britain and New France, supported by military troops from Europe. – Boundless.com
- French and Indian War and Its Effect on British-Colonial Relations – StudyMode.com
- YouTube video (3 min. 53 sec.): History Brief: The French and Indian War
1960 Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Independence of Cyprus:
- Independent Cyprus (1960-1974) – A Brief History of Cyprus – whatson-northcyprus.com
- Cyprus Independence Day in Cyprus – timeanddate.com
- Republic Cyprus’s Independence Day – US Department of State
Cyprus:
- Cyprus – Wikipedia
- CYPRUS – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Cyprus – UN Data – un.org
- Cyprus – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Cyprus – Infoplease.com
- Cyprus Profile – cyprusprofile.com
- Cyprus – worldatlas.com
- Cyprus country profile – BBC
Foreign Relations of Cyprus:
- MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS – Official Site
- Foreign relations of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- Cyprus and the United Kingdom relations – Wikipedia
- Cyprus – Council of Foreign Relations – cfr.org
- Cyprus-United Kingdom relations – Wikipedia
- Cyprus-UK Relations – HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN LONDON – mfa.gov.cy
- US Relations With Cyprus – US Department of State
History of Cyprus:
- History – Cyprus – CountryStudies.us
- History of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- History of Cyprus – Encyclopedia Britannica
- History of Cyprus since 1878 – Wikipedia
- History – Cyprus – LonelyPlanet.com
- CYPRUS HISTOY – AgiaSofia.com
- Cyprus profile – Timeline – BBC
Economy of Cyprus:
- Economy of Cyprus – Wikipedia
- Cyprus Economy – Cyprus Profile – cyprusprofile.com
- Cyprus Economy – cypruseconomy.com
- Cyprus – Economy – infoplease.com
- Cyprus – The Economist – eiu.com
- Country Summary – Cyprus – THE WORLD BANK GROUP FINANCES
- Cyprus – Data – THE WORLD BANK
- Cyprus – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
1946 The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
1946 Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours.
Calcutta Riots of 1946:
- The Calcutta Riots of 1946 – Case Study – Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
- CHAPTER VII: The Riots of 1946 – JOTI BASU MEMOIRS
- Calcutta Communal Riot or Great Calcutta Killings – August 1946 – OldIndianPhotos.in
- Life During Calcutta (Kolkata) Communal Riot – August 1946 (Part 1) – OldIndianPhotos.in
1945 The National Representatives’ Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.
National Assembly of Vietnam in 1945:
- “When the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the communist-led Viet Minh ordered a general uprising, and, with no one organized to oppose them, they were able to seize power in Hanoi. Bao Dai, the Vietnamese emperor, abdicated a few days later and declared his fealty to the newly proclaimed Democratic Republic of Vietnam.” – World War II and independence – Vietnam – Encyclopedia Britannia
- Vietnamese National Assembly – 70 years of constitutional history – vietnamlawmagazine.vn
- UPDATE: Vietnam Legal Research – By Anh Luu – Updated by Le Thi Hanh – nyulawglobal.org
Independence of Vietnam:
- SEP 02 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1945 Vietnam independence proclaimed – History.com
- Vietnam Declares Independence; September 2, 1945 – The History Club
- Vietnamese Declaration of Independence 1945 – Academia.edu
- Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam – History Matters – GMU.edu
- “September 2, 1945 – Japanese sign the surrender agreement in Tokyo Bay formally ending World War II in the Pacific. On this same day, Ho Chi Minh proclaims the independence of Vietnam by quoting from the text of the American Declaration of Independence which had been supplied to him by the OSS — “We hold the truth that all men are created equal….” – The History Place presents The Vietnam War: Seeds of Conflict 1945 – 1960 – HistoryPlace.com
History of Vietnam:
- History of Vietnam – Wikipedia
- History of Vietnam since 1945 – Wikipedia
- BRIEF HISTORY OF VIETNAM – VietVentures.com
- Vietnam | Facts and History – About.com
- Vietnam – History – WINDOWS ON ASIA – MSU.edu
- Vietnam – History – LonelyHistory.com
1945 Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops.
1945 An assassination attempt is made on Japan’s prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki.
Assassination Attempt of Kantaro Suzuki:
- Kantaro Suzuki – World War II Database
- Kantaro Suzuki (1867 – 1948) – The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
- Kantaro Suzuki – Spartacas-Educational.com
1942 World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts without her crew and crash-lands in Daly City, California.
1929 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
1929 Palestine Riots
- Palestine Arab Riots 1929 – PalestineFacts.org
- The Palestine Riots and Massacres of 1929 – Zioism-Israel.com
- 1929 Palestine riots – HistoryIllustratedMagazine.com
- 1929 PALESTINE RIOTS – WorldPublicLibrary.org
- The 1929 Safed Riots – DigPlanet.com
- LEAGUE OF NATIONS – PERMANENT MANDATED COMMISSION – MINUTES OF SEVENTEENTH (EXTRAORDINARY) SESSION, Held at Geneva from June 3rd to 21st, 1930 – Policy of the British Government in Palestine : Supplementary Statement by the Accredited Representative of the Mandatory Power.
1923 The United Kingdom gives the name “Ross Dependency” to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
1920 Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
Polish-Soviet War:
- Polish – Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw – HistoryNet.com
- Polish – Soviet War 1919 – 1920 – Warfare Historian Blog
- Russo – Polish War 1919 – 1920 – Encyclopedia Britannica
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
1920 The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
1920 Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
1918 The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak legion and the Red Army.
1913 Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
Admittance of Female Students by the University of Tohoku:
- “From its start, it has advocated “Open-door” policies—it was the first university in Japan to accept female students and foreign students.” – History – Tohoku University – Wikipedia
- Higher education in Japan – Wikipedia
- Women’s higher education in Japan: Family background, economic factors, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Law – ScienceDirect.com
- What’s Holding Japanese Women Back – 27 September 2013 – TIME
- Women More Educated Than Men But Still Paid Less – Yale.edu
1906 An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hits Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,886 people.
1900 The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
Battle of Elands River:
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
1896 Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
1891 The Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
1869 Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.
1863 The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
1859 The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
1858 US President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
1841 US President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
1819 Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, England.
1812 War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
1793 French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
1792 Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.
AUGUST 17
2005 Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
Bomb Blasts in Bangladesh of 2005:
- Bomb blasts shake Bangladesh – CNN.com
- Bombs explode across Bangladesh – BBC
- Bangladesh – The American Foreign Council’s WORLD ALMANAC OF ISLAMISM
Terrorism and Islam? :
- Terrorism – Wikipedia
- ISIS and the Future of Terrorism – Aleteia.org
- ISIL beheading incidents – Wikipedia
- Al Qaeda – CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE – The New York Times
- YouTube video (0 min. 53 sec.): “We Helped Created ISIS”
- YouTube video (1 min. 23 sec.): Hilary Clinton: ‘We Created al-Qaeda’
- YouTube vided (2 min. 29 sec.): US Senators: We’ve funding ISIS all the time.
- YouTube video (6 min. 43 sec.): Wesley Clarke Told The Truth
- Jihad, War, Terrorism, and Peace in Islam – UGA.edu
- CHAPTER NINE: Islamic Terrorism? – AlIslam.org
- The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism – An Overview – FRONTLINE – PBC.org
- “But perception is not reality. The data simply does not support such a hasty conclusion. On the FBI’s official website, there exists a chronological list of all terrorist attacks committed on U.S. soil from the year 1980 all the way to 2005…..According to this data, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism within the United States than Islamic (7% vs 6%).” – All Terrorists are Muslims, Except the 94% that Aren’t – LoonWatch.com
- Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in US exaggerated – CNN
- Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans, by DH Schanzer, Charles Kurzman, and Ebrahim Moosa – Duke University Libraries
- What does Islam say about terrorism? – IslamWay.net
Religious Terrorism:
- Religious terrorism – Wikipedia
- Violent Terrorism in the Name of Religion – Academia.edu
- Buddhism and Terrorism; Christianity and Terrorism; Hinduism and Terrorism; Islam and Terrorism; Judaism and Terrorism – Religious Terrorism – About.com
- Jewish religious terrorism – Wikipedia
- Israel vows crackdown ‘Jewish terrorism’ – Columbian.com
- Sharked: Jewish Terrorism Worse than Arab Terrorism, by Shlomo Pitrikovsky – IsraelNationalNews.com
- Christian Terrorists vs Muslim Terrorists, by Victoria Jackson – March 5, 2014 – VictoriaJackson.com
- “But there is a long history of terrorist attacks resembling McQuilliams’ rampage across Austin — where violence is carried out in the name of Christianity — in the United States and abroad…” – The Christian Terrorist Movement No One Wants To Talk About, by Jack Jenkins – December 4, 2014 – ThinkProgress.org
- “According to a study by the political scientist Noemi Gal-Or, since the creation of Israel, Jewish terrorism has been assessed as “far less significant” than Arab terrorism.” – Jewish religious terrorism – Wikipedia
- Straying from the Middle Way: Extremist Buddhist Monks Target Religious Minorities, by Hannah Beech – June 20, 2013 – TIME
- Terror in Burma: Buddhists vs. Muslims, by Peter A. Coclanis – World Affairs
- “Myanmar had become a strong hold of Buddhist aggression and such acts are spurred by hardline nationalistic monks. The oldest militant organisation active in the region is Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), headed by a Buddhist monk U Thuzana, since 1992. In the recent years the monks, and the terrorist acts, are associated with the nationalist 969 Movement particularly in Myanmar and neighboring nations…” – Buddhist terrorism – Wikipedia
- “Saffron terror is a used to describe acts of violence motivated by Hindu nationalism.” – Saffron terror – Wikipedia
- ‘Hindu terror’, coined by UPA, weakened India’s stand on terrorism: Rajnath Singh – IndiaTimes.com
- Hindu Terrorism – BEFORE IT’S NEWS.com
2005 The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan, starts.
Israel’s Unilateral Disengagement Plan:
- “On August 17, 2005, the first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of the ‘disengagement’, started. About 14,000 Israeli soldiers and police personal prepared to forcibly evacuate settlers,…” – 40 Years Of Israeli Occupation 1967 – 2007 – ARIJ.org
- Israel’s Disengagement Plan: Unilateralism in the Face of Multilateral Agreements, by Brandon Hollinder – American.edu
- Israel’s Disengagement Plan – Selected Documents
- Behind Israel’s ‘Disengagement’ – CBS News
- Disengagement – ADL.org
2004 The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.
1999 A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.
1988 President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
1988 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
US Nuclear Weapons (Overview):
- 50 Facts About the US Nuclear Weapons – Brookings.edu
- Gallery of US Nuclear Tests – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- The Nuclear Matters Handbook
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
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
1982 The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
History of the Compact Disc:
- History of the CD – The beginning – The Philips Research – Research.Philips.com
- History – Compact disc – Wikipedia
- How the CD was developed – BBC
- History of the Compact Disc, by Garry LeCount – DiscMakers.co.uk
- 1979 Rumor: Leaked Docs of the “Compact Disc” Audio Format Using LASERS, by Brian Lam – GIZMOD.com
- The History of the Compact Disc – GIZMOD – Gizmod.com.au
1978 Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
1977 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1977:
USSR Nuclear 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
Nuclear Testing at Semipalitinsk/Kazakhstan:
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
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
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
1983 Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
1979 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1979:
USSR Nuclear 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
Nuclear Testing at Semipalitinsk/Kazakhstan:
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
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
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
1977 The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
Arktika:
- Soviet Nuclear-powered Icebreaker Arktika Reaches North Pole – 17 August 1977 – PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY – prilib.ru
- Video – Soviet nuclear icebreaker Arktika, North Pole expedition 1977 – coub.com
- Arktika (icebreaker) – wikia.com
- THE ANTARCTIC – (1945) THE ANTARCTIC TRANSFORMED – omniatlas.com
- Arctic legend: Saving North Pole conqueror (PHOTOS) – rt.com
1970 Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).
Venera Program:
- Venera – Wikipedia
- Venera – Soviet Missions to Venus – nasa.gov
- Venera – hyperphyics.phy-astr.gsu.edu
- Venera – Windows to the Universe – windows2universe.org
- Venera & VEGA – nasa.gov
- VENERA PROGRAMM – BBC – bbc.co.uk
Venera 7:
- Venera 7 – Wikipedia
- “Venera 7 was one of two identical spacecraft launched to Venus during the August 1970 opportunity. The other mission (Cosmos 359) failed to leave Earth orbit. The objectives of the missions were to return data from the Venus atmosphere, make a landing on the surface, and continue to return data after landing. Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to return data after landing on another planet.” – Venera 7 – nasa.gov
- YouTube video (2 min. 55 sec.): Venera 7 (1970) – Celestia Software
1962 East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall.
Berlin Wall:
- THE BERLIN WALL – History.com
- The Berlin Wall – About.com
- Berlin Wall – BerlinWall.com
- Berlin Memorial – Berlin.de
- Berlin Wall – Facts and Figures – Berlin.de
- List of deaths at the Berlin Wall – Wikipedia
- Revealed: Tragic death of the Berlin Wall, by Tony Paterson – The Independent
1960 Decolonization: Gabon gains independence from France.
Independence of Gabon:
- Gabon gains independence from France – SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE – sahistory.org.za
- Independence Day of Gabon – mapsofworld.com
- Independence Day of Gabon – timeanddate.com
Gabon:
- Gabon – Wikipedia
- GABON – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Gabon – UN Data
- Gabon – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Gabon – infoplease.com
- Le Gabon – legabon.org
- Gabon country profile – BBC
Foreign Relations of Gabon:
- Foreign relations of Gabon – Wikipedia
- Gabon – COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS – cfr.org
- France-Gabon relations – Wikipedia
- US Relations With Gabon – US Department of State
History of Gabon:
- History of Gabon – Wikipedia
- Gabon – History – Infoplease.com
- Gabon – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- History of Gabon – HistoryWorld.net
- Culture of Gabon – CultureWorld.com
- Gabon History, Language and Culture – WorldTravelGuide.net
Economy of Gabon:
- Economy of Gabon – Wikipedia
- Gabon – THE WORLD BANK
- Gabon – Data – THE WORLD BANK
- Gabon – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Gabon – Economy – infoplease.com
- Gabon Economic Outlook – AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP – afdb.org
1959 Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
Quake Lake in Montana:
- West Yellowstone Quake Lake – Traveler.com
- QUAKE LAKE – MONTANA
- SUMMARY OF HEBGEN LAKE 1959 EARTHQUAKE – Utah.edu
1958 Pioneer 0, America’s first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
1953 Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California.
1950 Hill 303 massacre: American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army.
- Hill 303 at Waegwan – KoreanWarOnline.com
- Hill 303 Massacre – Korean War Casualty Information – KoreanWar-Educator.org
- Massacre at Hill 303 – TIME
- Hill 303 Massacre – MILPAS.cc
- YouTube (2 min 37 sec.): All about – Hill 303 massacre
1947 The Radcliffe Line, the border between Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.
1945 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
History of Indonesia:
- History of Indonesia – Wikipedia
- Indonesia – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- BALI & INDONESIA – Indo.com
- Indonesia | Facts and History – About.com
- Indonesia’s History and Background – AsianInfo.org
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF INDONESIA – LocalHistories.org
- Timeline of Indonesian History – Wikipedia
- History of Indonesia – NationsOnline.org
- Indonesia – Infoplease.com
The National Revolution:
- The National Revolution, 1945 – 1950 – CountryStudies.us
- Indonesian National Revolution – FindTheData.com
- Indonesian National Revolution – WhyThisWar.com
- Timeline of the Indonesian National Revolution – Wikipedia
1943 World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
1943 World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany’s V-weapon program.
1943 World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
1943 World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
1942 World War II: US Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin (Butaritari).
1941 World War II: Soviet Army left Nikolaev and Krivoi Rog.
1918 Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
1915 Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
1914 World War I: Battle of Stallupönen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
1866 The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
1862 American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
Dakota War of 1862:
- Dakota War of 1862 – Wikipedia
- The US-Dakota War of 1862 – minesotahistorycenter.org
- US-Dakota War of 1862 – historicfortsnelling.org
- The Dakota Conflict Trials – by Douglas O. Linder – umkc.edu
Wars of Native People of North America:
- AMERICAN INDIAN WARS – History.com
- American Indian Wars – Wikipedia
- TOP 10 HISTORIC INDIAN BATTLES – californiainidaneducation.org
- WESTERN INDIAN WARS – si.edu
- A Native Nations Perspective on the War of 1812 – pbs.org
- NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS – Indian Wars Timeline – legendsofamerica.com
- “In the late 1800s, Native Americans were losing the U.S-Indian wars, particularly after the Civil War freed up troops to patrol the West. But there was still the “Indian problem.” – INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS – PBS.org
- Indian Wars Time Table – United States History – u-s-history.com
Native People of America (a.k.a. American Indians):
- Native Americans in the United States – Wikipedia
- Indigenous peoples in the Americas – Wikipedia
- Indians/Native Americans – NATIONAL ARCHIVES – archives.gov
- Native Americans – About education – about.com
- Native American – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Native Americans – Encyclopedia.com
- Native Americans – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARKANSANS HISTORY & CULTURE – encyclopediaofarkansas.net
- NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES – History.com
- List of Native Americans Tribes and Languages – native-languages.org
- First Owners of West America – NATIVE AMERICANS LEGENDS – legendsofamerica.com
- Interview: Native Americans – PBS.org
- US Department of Interior – Indian Affairs – bia.gov
- Trump’s casual racism toward Native Americans, by Simon Moya-Smith – May 21, 2016 – CNN
- Native Americans are crying foul at this poll saying native people don’t find the name ‘Redskins’ offensive – 5/20/16 – fusion.net
History of Native People of America:
- “The first evidence showing indigenous people to inhabit North America indicates that they migrated there from Siberia over 11,000 years ago. More than likely, they crossed the Bering Land Bridge, which was in existence during the Ice Age. After that time period, several large waves of migration took place, including many groups of people from Asia and South America.” History of Native Americans – Native Americans – Indians.org
- Native American History Facts – HistoryOfNativeAmericans.com
- Native Americans and the Federal Government – HistoryToday.com
- PATH THROUGH HISTORY – Native Americans – iloveny.com
- Native American Resilience and Violence in the West – US History – ushistory.org
- “Unbelievably, it was Jackson who authorized the Indian Removal Act of 1830 following the recommendation of President James Monroe in his final address to Congress in 1825. Jackson, as president, sanctioned an attitude that had persisted for many years among many white immigrants. Even Thomas Jefferson, who often cited the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois Confederacy as the model for the U.S. Constitution, supported Indian Removal as early as 1802.” – A Brief History of Trail of Tears – Cherokee.org
- Native Americans – North America: Historic Background – cornell.edu
- Native Americans – ohiohistorycnetral.org
- The history of Native America – Hartford-hwp.com
- An Ancestry of African-Native Americans – smithsonianmag.com
- YouTube videos: History of Native American Indians, Documentary – ¼, Pt. 2/4, Pt. ¾, and Pt. 4/4.
1798 The Vietnamese Roman Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Lady of La Vang.
1771 Edinburgh botanist James Robertson makes the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis in Scotland
1717 Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy‘s Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
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2008 President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
2005 A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
1989 Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
1983 USSR performs nuclear tests at Novaya Zemlya, USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1983:
USSR Nuclear 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
Novaya Zemlya Test Site:
- Novaya Zemlya – GlobalSecurity.org
- NOVAYA ZEMLYA – AtlasObscura.com
- Novaya Zemlya – GiantBomb.com
- NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST – ArkCode.com
- Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya – NTI.org
- ICE Case Studies – Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker – American.edu
- Novaya Zemlya Archipelago – Image – NASA
- Novaya Zemlya Archipelago – NovayaZemlya.net
- Novaya Zemlya, Russia – Nuclear-Risks.org
- Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated – July 31, 2014 – TASS Russian News Agency
- Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna – RIA Novosti, Russia – 15 August 2006
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY – Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko – Open-File Report 93-501 – Reston, Virginia – 1993
- A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 – 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith – Columbia.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
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
1983 Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
1979 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1979:
USSR Nuclear 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
Nuclear Testing at Semipalitinsk/Kazakhstan:
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
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
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
1977 Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William’s Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa’s apartheid policies.
Apartheid in South Africa (Overview):
- APARTHIED – History.com
- The History of Apartheid in South Africa – Stanford.edu
- Brief History of Apartheid in South Africa – South-Africa-Tours-and-Travel.com
- Timeline of Apartheid – Global Perspectives of Human Langue – The South African Context – Stanford.edu
Steve Biko:
- Background – Steve Biko: Martyr of the anti-apartheid movement – BBC
- Steve Biko – OriginalPeople.org
- Steve Biko and informal and community education – Infed.org
- The Legacy of Steve Biko’s Fight Against South African Apartheid – ColorLines.com
History of Apartheid (South Africa):
- “The Afrikaans word meaning ‘separation’, Apartheid was the racial, social policy introduced by the National Party government of South Africa in 1948.” – Apartheid – About education – About.com
- The History of Apartheid in South Africa – Stanford.edu
- Precursors – Apartheid – Wikipedia
- South African general election, 1948 – Wikipedia
- Apartheid – History of South Africa – History.com
- A Brief History of South African Apartheid – About education – About.com
- Brief history of Apartheid in South Africa – South-Africa-Tours-and-Travel.com
- “In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of ‘apartheid’. Apartheid built upon earlier laws, but made segregation more rigid and enforced it more aggressively.” – Apartheid and reaction to it – SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE – SAHistory.org.za
- Apartheid History Timeline: On Nelson Mandela’s Death, A Look Back At South Africa’s Legacy Of Racism (PHOTOS), by Kavitha A. Davidson – December 05, 2013 – HuffingtonPost.com
- APARTHEID – History.com
- Apartheid – Infoplease.com
- Apartheid (1948-1994) – BlackPast.org
- Apartheid South Africa – SouthAfrica.to
- Apartheid in South Africa 1948-1994 – WikiSpaces.com – pdf
- South African History [Apartheid] – Australia.edu
- MILESTONES: 1989-1992 – The End of Apartheid – OFFICE HISTORIAN – US Department of State
- The Struggle for Equity: Apartheid in South Africa, by Eilis Hood – UPenn.edu
- South Africa to the end of Apartheid (1625-1993) – Northwestern.edu
- Apartheid Timeline – SoftSchools.com
1976 In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
Withdrawal of the Austrian and New Zealand Military Forces from Vietnam War:
- Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- New Zealand in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
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.
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
Anti-Viet Nam War Movement or Opposition to United States Involvement in the Vietnam War:
- Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- VIET NAM WAR PROTESTS – History.com
- Protests against the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- Vietnam War Protest 1967 – New Zealand History – NZHistory.net.nz
- The Anti-War Movement in the United States, by Mark Barringer – Illinois.edu
- “Opposition to the Vietnam War tended to unite groups opposed to U.S. anti-communism, imperialism and colonialism and , for those involved with the New Left such as the Catholic Worker Movement, capitalism itself. ” – Opposition to the Viet Nam War: 1962-1975
- 1961-1975: GI resistance in the Viet Nam War – Libcom.org
- Student Antiwar Protests and the Backlash – PBS.org
- The Pacifica Radio/UC Berkeley – Social Activism Sound Recording Project – Anti-Viet Nam War Protests in San Francisco Bay Area & Beyond – Berkeley.edu
- Viet Nam and Opposition at Home – Wisconsin Historical Society – WisconsinHistory.org
- Viet Nam Protest Movement – Spartacus-Educational.com
1966 Vietnam War: the Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
Vietnam War in 1966:
- 1966 in the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- Vietnam War Timeline: 1966 – vietnamgear.com
- Vietnam: 1966 – upi.com
- List of allied military operations in the Vietnam War (1966) – Wikipedia
- JUN 29 1966: THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Vietnam air war escalates – history.com
Battle of Long Tan of 1966:
- Aug 18 1966 – Battle of Long Tan – worldhistoryproject.org
- Battle of Long Tan of 1966 – Wikipedia
- The Battle of Long Tan and the Vietnam War – Australia.gov.au
- The Battle of Long Tang Vietnam – liveleak.com
- Battle of Long Tan 1966: The ANZAC’s Greatest Victory of the Modern Age – warfarehistorian.blogspot.com
- Battel of Long Tan – Combat – Australia and the VIETNAM WAR – Vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au
- Battle of Long Tan remembered on 47th anniversary – abc.net.au
Viet Cong:
- History – Viet Cong – Wikipedia
- Viet Cong (VC) – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Viet Cong – About education – About.com
- The Guerilla Tactics: An Overview – The Vietcong – PBS.org
- People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)/Viet Cong (VC) – VietnamPix.com
1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins – United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
Vietnam War in 1965:
- 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
Operation Starlite:
- Marines launch Operation Starlite – History.com
- Operation Starlite – VietnamWarEra.com
- The Battle of Chu Lai – Buffgrunt.com
- OPERATION STARLITE – (Transcribed from AP article, Sept. 1965 by Kilo Co.3/3 L/Cpl Ed Nicholls) – Leathernecks in Vietnam Earn Right to World War II Nickname, by Paul Dean -OperationStarlite.com
- Operation Starlight – A SIGINT Success Story – PDF
Viet Cong:
- History – Viet Cong – Wikipedia
- Viet Cong (VC) – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Viet Cong – About education – About.com
- The Guerilla Tactics: An Overview – The Vietcong – PBS.org
- People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)/Viet Cong (VC) – VietnamPix.com
Viet Nam War and Some Pertinent Events:
- VIETNAM WAR – History.com
- Chronology of Viet Nam War and Pertinent Events – Digital History – DigitalHistory.UH.edu
- Facts on Vietnam | A Quick Guide to the Viet Nam War – About education – About.com
- The Vietnam War 1954-1968 – HistoryOfWar.org
- The Vietnam War 1968-75 – HistoryOfWar.org
- About the Vietnam War (1960-1975) – Illinois.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
- The Vietnam War – US History – USHistory.org
- Leaders of the Vietnam War – Wikipedia
- 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
- THE VIETNAM WAR (1945-1975) – SparkNotes.com
1963 American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
James Meredith:
- James Meredith – Wikipedia
- James Meredith – biography.com
- James Meredith – olemiss.edu
- James Meredith – spartacus-educational.com
- James Meredith – visionaryproject.org
- James Meredith – Encyclopedia Britannica
- WHO WAS JAMES MEREDITH? – jfklibarary.org
- Meredith, James Howard (1933- ) – standford.edu
- Meredith, James – infoplease.com
- JUN 6 1966: THIS DAY IN HISTORY – James Meredith shot – history.com
- ON THIS DAY: 6 June 1966: Black civil rights activist shot – BBC – bbc.co.uk
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
Nonviolence, Movements against Racism, and More:
- Nonviolence – Wikipedia
- How nonviolence is misrepresented, by Brian Martin – BMartin.cc
- Nonviolence resistance – Wikipedia
- Nonviolence Resistance – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE GLOBAL FREEDOM STRUGGLE – Stanford.edu
- FEATURE STORY: On Violence and Nonviolence: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi – MS.us
- Campaign Nonviolence Stands with the Movement for Racial Justice – Peace e Bene – PeaceEBene.org
- NONVIOLENCE: The MLK Memorial and our commitment to anti-racism – August 26, 2011 – PaxChristiUSA.org
- Martin Luther King, Non-violence, and the Anti-Sexist Men’s Movement, by Robert Brannon – National Organization for Men Against Sexism – Pro-feminism, gay-affirmative, anti-racist, enhancing men’s lives – NOMAS.org
- Nonviolence Resistance & Political Power, by Bruce Hartford – 2008 – CRMVET.org
- Two Kinds of Nonviolent Resistance, by Bruce Hartford – 2004 – CRMVET.org
- Nonviolence Was Key to Civil Right Movement – Voice of America – VOANews.com
- Veganism is Nonviolence – VeganismIsNonviolence.com
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination:
- Text of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – OHCHR.org – pdf
- DPI / NGO Briefing: Combatting Racism in the 21st Century – UN.org
- UN mechanism and caste: Discrimination-based work and descent – 9 December 2015 – Awid.org
- Racism – Wikipedia
One of the Historical Cases – Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany:
- Nuremberg Laws
- Sep 15 1935 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Nuremberg race laws imposed – History.com
- The Nuremberg Laws: Background & Overview – Jewish Virtual Library
- The Nuremberg Race Laws – The History Place – HistoryPlace.com
- THE NUREMBERG RACE LAWS – The Holocaust: A Learning Sites for Students
- The Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 – About.com
One of the Historical Cases – Apartheid of South Africa:
- History of South Africa in the apartheid era – Digital Library
- Crime of apartheid – Wikipedia
- Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
New York, 30 November 1973, lectured by John Dugard – Audiovisual Library of International Law - Full text of International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, G.A. res. 3068 (XXVIII)), 28 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 30) at 75, U.N. Doc. A/9030 (1974), 1015 U.N.T.S. 243, entered into force July 18, 1976. – University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
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
- 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
Beauty Contest and Racism
- “In 1984 Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America, beginning the year as one of the best Miss Americas ever, in the eyes of many pageant insiders, but ending her reign mid-year amidst scandal.” – People & Events: Breaking the Color Line at the Pageant
- “AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE BANNED from competing in the white-run beauty pageants of the early twentieth century…But this all changed on September 17, 1983 when Vanessa Lynn Williams, a 20 year-old college student from Millwood, NY, who had recently won the Miss New York crown, made history in becoming the first black Miss America (1984) after securing both the swimsuit and the talent sections of the completion.” – Moments in African American in History: Vanessa Williams Is Crowned The First Black Miss America (1984) – ARODUNDATE.com
- Lesson in Politics For Miss Croatia – October 18, 1998 – The New York Times
- World: Europe Muslim denied Croatian beauty title – Monday, October 26, 1998 – BBC
- “ZAGREB, CROATIA — Two weeks after a Muslim was proclaimed Miss Croatia, the jury reversed itself and crowned as a new winner the runner-up, a member of the country’s Roman Catholic majority.” – Muslim Stripped Out of Pageant Title – October 27, 1998 – ChicagoTribune.com
- White Woman Crowned Queen of All Black College – “Description: A woman wins a college beauty contest and faces racism from other students because she is white. She writes Obama, asking him to speak on diversity at the school, and that provokes more racism.” – 11/28/2009 – eBaumsWorld.com
- A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant “And the Arab wins Miss America, classic.” By Ryan Broderick – posted on September 16, 2013 – BuzzFeed.com
- Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian decent – September 17, 2013 – CNN
- Miss America Nina Davuluri fights post-pageant racism with a beauty queen’s poise, by Maura Judikis – September 22, 2013 – The Washington Post
- “What can be done to stop racism specially against Black in miss universe, miss world, miss earth and miss international.” – Racism in international pageants – Mon Nov 18, 2013
- “A French beauty pageant exclusively for black women will take place for the first time in Paris on Saturday. The event has been endorsed by black associations and the organizer of the traditional Miss France contest, but other are crying foul.” – ‘Miss Black France’ pageant raises eyebrows – Updated 2014-04-28 – France24.com
- Miss Japan: Ariana Miyamoto fights against racism – April 2, 2015 – Panteres.com
- Mixed-race Miss Japan fights for race revolution, by Alastair Himmer – May 12, 2015 – GMANetwork.com
1957 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
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
- US NUCLEAR TESTS – radiochemistry.org
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
1950 Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
1945 Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country’s declaration of independence the previous day.
1938 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage.
1917 A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
1903 German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
1891 Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
1877 – Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
1870 Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
1868 French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
1843 Camila O’Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
1838 The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
1783 A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
AUGUST 19
- Today is the WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY: (A/RES/63/139)
2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
Operation Iraq Freedom:
- Iraq War – Wikipedia
- Operation Iraqi Freedom – GlobalSecurity.org
- Factsheets: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM – Air Force Support Historical Division – AF.mil
- The End of OIF – BLACKFIVE.com
- 2,709 days later, Operation Iraqi Freedom ends – Plunderbund.com
- Operation Iraq Freedom ends as last combat soldiers leave Baghdad – The Air Force Pundit
- “August 19, 2010 – The last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq. 52,000 U.S. troops remain in the country.” – Timeline: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts – CNN
- Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operation in Iraq – 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2010 – WhiteHouse.gov or Barack Obama: Address to the Nation on the End of the Operation Iraqi Freedom – AmericanRhetoric.com
Timelines of the Iraq War:
- Timeline of the Iraq War – Wikipedia
- A TIMELINE OF THE IRAQ WAR – ThinkProgress.org
- The Iraq War: 2003-2011 – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Seven Years in Iraq: An Iraq War Timeline – TIME.com
- Iraq profile – Timeline – BBC
2009 A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
2003 A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, Israel, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children, in the Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing.
2003 A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency’s top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
1999 In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
Slobodan Milošević:
- Slobodan Milošević – Wikipedia
- Slobodan Milošević – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Slobodan Milosevic – biography.com
- Slobodan Milosevic – moreorless.au
- Slobodan Milošević Trial Public Archive – hrp.bard.edu
- Serbian war criminals: Slobodan Milosevic profile – thetelegpraph.co.uk
- Defending Milosevic! Defending Serbia! – slobodan-milosevic.org
- Guardian Obituaries – Slobodan Milosevic – March 13, 2006 – theguardian.com
1991 Crown Heights riot: Black groups target Hasidic Jews on the streets of Crown Heights in New York, New York for three days, after two black children were hit by a car driven by a Hasidic man.
1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt:
- 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt – Wikipedia
- August Coup – infoplease.com
- ON THIS DAY – 19 August, 1991 : Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev – BBC
- AUG 18 1991: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Coup attempt against Gorbachev begins – history.com [Note that some articles indicate the date of the commencement of this coup was “August 18”, 1991, while other articles, “August 19”, 1991. This difference reflects the location of the article was prepared. That is, when Moscow and other areas of the Eurasian Continent was on August 19, 1991, the American Continent and other western regions were on August 18, 1991.]
- The Beginning of the End? – The Coup against Gorbachev – newhistorian.com
- AUG 21 1991 : ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Coup attempt against Gorbachev collapses – history.com
- “August 18th 1991΄hard-line elements of the Soviet government and military begin a coup attempt against President Mikhail Gorbachev. The coup attempt signified a decline in Gorbachev’s power and influence, while one of his most ardent opponents, Boris Yeltsin, came out of the event with more power than ever.” – Coup against Gorbachev – 2014-08-18 – ovimagazine.com
- KGB’s Bathhouse Plot, by Victor Sebestyen – August 21, 2011 – The New York Times – nytimes.com
- Communists still support 1991 coup against Gorbachev – 8 Aug. 2011 – rt.com
- Gennady Yanayev and the Failure of the 1991 Soviet Coup d’état Attempt Against Mikhael Gorbachev’s Democratic Reforms – geopolitics.blog.lemonade.fr
- Mikhail Gorbachev: I should have abandoned the Communist party earlier – Aug. 16, 2011 – theguardian.com
- Gorbachev says Bush warned of ’91 coup – Monday, August 15, 2011 – timesofmalta.com
- 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev – in pictures – Aug 16, 2011 – The Guardian – theguardian.com
- The Gorbachev Files: Secret Papers Reveal Truth Behind Soviet Collapse – Christian Neef – August 11, 2011 – Spiegel Online – speigel.de
- “It is 20 years since the attempted coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It failed, but new BBC interviews underline how fragile his hold on power had become – and how quickly and informally the eventual decision to disband the USSR was taken.” – New light shed on 1991 anti-Gorbachev coup, by Bridget Kendall – August 18, 2011 – BBC
- KGB chief who led failed coup against Gorbachev dies at 83 – Nov. 25, 2007 – cbc.ca
- Coup against Gorbachev – Wow – us.wow.com
1989 Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1989 Radio Caroline, the offshore pirate station in the North Sea, is raided by British and Dutch governments.
Radio Caroline:
1989 Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
1987 Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
1981 Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
1980 Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
1978 Cinema Rex fire provoked more of 400 deaths.
1977 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR.
USSR 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
Sary-Shagan Nuclear Test Site:
- Sary-Shagan – NTI
- Missile firing at Sary-Shagan testing ground – AboutKazakhstan.com
- Sary-Shagan – Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Sary Shagan – Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Sary Shagan – FAS.org
- SARY SHAGAN – Self-Gutemberg.org
- Russian TV Profiles Sary-Shagan Test Range – MISSILE THREAT – MissileThreat.com
- Russian/Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems – AusAirPower.net
- Sary-Shagan – Russian Super Weapons Hypersonic Aircraft Igla Armas
- Russia’s KYSS-08 ‘Topol’ – Mystery Missile Mission – Kapustin Yar to Sary Shagon – Eighth Launch – May 20, 2014
- Russia to upgrade Neman-P rader in Sary-Shagon – 28.08.2014 – Siberian Insider – SiberianInsider.com
- “The RS-26 missile carried a dummy warhead from Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile facility, located about 80 miles south of Volgograd in southern Russia, to an impact range at Sary Shagan in Kazakhstan.” – Russia Again Flight Tests New ICBM to Treaty-Violating Rage, by Bill Gertz – March 31, 2015 – FreeBeacon.com
1965 Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
Eisaku Sato:
Eisaku Sato and Okinawa:
- Diplomatic documents show US wanted to change Sato’s speeches in Okinawa visit in 1965 January – 16, 2015 – Asahi.com
- US pressed Sato to soften 1965 Okinawa speech, praise troops’ role – January 15, 2015 – The Japan Times
- MEMORIAL DAY: Okinawa stuck with US bases more than40 years after reversion despite local opposition – June 23, 2015 – Asahi.com
- 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement – Wikipedia
Japan’s Non-Nuclear Weapons Policy:
- Japan’s non-nuclear weapons policy – Wikipedia
- Three Non-Nuclear Principles – Wikipedia
- De facto nuclear state – Japanese nuclear weapon program – Wikipedia
- Rewriting Japanese History: Article reveals new information about US nukes in “non-nuclear” Japan during the 1950s and 1960s – Washington, D.C., December 13, 1999 – GWU.edu
- Nuclear – Japan – Country Profiles – NTI.org
- Ambiguities of Japan’s Nuclear Policy, by Norihiro Kato – April 13, 2013 – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- Japan’s Nuclear Policy: Between Non-nuclear Identity and US Extended Deterrence – Nautilus Institute – Nautilus.org
- “Japan does not plan to support a document circulated among U.N. members that calls for a ban on nuclear weapons, after the United States, its security ally and provider of nuclear deterrence, urged it not to,…” – Because of US nuclear umbrella, Japan not to support Australian document seeking atomic weapons ban – March 13, 2015 – The Japan Times
- Abe renews pledge of nuclear weapons free Japan – August 10, 2015 – JapanToday.com
A Secret Nuclear Weapons Agreement between the United States and Japan, signed by the President of the United States (Richard Nixon) and the Prime Minister of Japan (Eisaku Sato = a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate):
- Japan Confirms Secret Nuclear Pacts With US, by Anthony Kuhn – March 11, 2010 – NPR.org
- Text of Secret Agreement – TOP SECRET – AGREED MINUT TO JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT NIXON AND JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SATO ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 21, 1969
- Secret nuclear deal between Tokyo and Washington – November 27, 2009 – AsiaNews.it
- More on US-Japan “Secret Agreements”, by Jefferey – ArmsControlWork.com
- US Violated Nuclear Arms Pledge in Japan, Records Show
By JUDITH MILLER – The New York Times December 12, 1999 – Converge.org.nz - Japan-US secret nuclear deal discovered: reports – DefenceTalk.com
- Japan’s secret pact with US spurs debate – LATimes.com
- Paper on secret nuke pact kept by Sato family – December 23, 2009 – The Japan Times
- Secret US-Japan Nuke Deal Reportedly Held by Former PM’s Family – NTI.org
- Former US senior gov’t official: secret nuclear pacts on Okinawa are still valid – September 22, 2014 – Japan Press Weekly
Okinawa and Nuclear Weapons:
- 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement – Wikipedia
- Okinawa’s Henoko was a “storage location” for nuclear weapons: published accounts, by Steve Rabson – JapanFocus.org
- REVELATIONS IN NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS ABOUT US NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OKINAWA FUEL NHK DOUMENTARY – May 14, 1997 – GWU.edu
- “There are 58,500 Americans working for the American military in Japan (2003). These include 14,000 sailors whose home ports are in Japan and 28,900 servicemen in Okinawa…” – AMERICAN MILITARY IN OKINAWA AND JAPAN – FACS AND DETAILS – FactsAndDetails.com
- Hans Kristensen Japan Under the US Nuclear Umbrella – Nuclear Policy – Nautilus.org
- Okinawa’s first nuclear men break silence – TAC Missileers – TACMissileers.org
- H Bomb Lost at Sea in ’65 Off Okinawa, US Admits – May 09, 1989 – Los Angeles Times – latimes.com
- Okinawa group asks UN to inspect US bases, by David Allen – March 17, 2003 – Stars and Stripes
- Archival papers suggests US military carried out nuclear weapon drill in Okinawa during 1960s, by Kenyu Uchima and Wakako Oshiro of Ryukyu Shimpo, August 18, 2011
- Okinawa, nuclear weapons and ‘Japan’s special psychological problem’, by Jon Mitchell – July 8, 2012 – The Japan Times
- “Secret” 1965 Memo Reveals Plans to Keep US bases and Nuclear Weapons Options in Okinawa After Reversion, by Steve Rabson – JapanFocus.org
- Japan Focus: Okinawa, Nuclear Weapons – TokyoProgressive.org
- Japan supported US nuclear training in Okinawa – December 23, 2010
- Removal of nuclear weapons from Okinawa delayed its reversion to Japan – December 23, 2011 – Ryukyu Shimpo
- Nuclear Weapons Were Stored At Camp Schwab Henoko Okinawa – August 3, 2013 – USS BENNINGTON – PG4
A Huge Explosion Sound Heard and a Huge Mushroom Cloud Witnessed near Kumé Island, Okinawa, on May 21, 2014. An Explosion of an Underwater Volcano in the Region, an Explosion of a Nuclear Device, or Something Else? :
- Japan: Large Mushroom Cloud Near Kume Island
- YouTube video (1 min.00 sec.): Mushroom Cloud Reported Over Kume Island, Japan, or YouTube video (42 sec.): Mushroom cloud, Kume, Okinawa, Japan.
Okinawa and Agent Orange:
For more relevant information on Agent Orange, visit This Week in History, the date of AUGUST 10, 1961: First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the US Army., and/or the TMS Archive Search.
- “Growing evidence indicates that during the U.S. occupation of Okinawa from 1945 to 1972, the U.S. violated a treaty to not store herbicides within Japan’s political boundaries.” – Growing Evidence of Agent Orange in Japan, by Amy Chavez – June 27, 2012 – HuffigtonPost.com
- Japan finds traces of US herbicides on Okinawa, by Travis J. Tritten and Chiyomi Sumida – July 26, 2013 – Stars and Stripes – Stripes.com
- AGENT ORANGE: Okinawa, by Bob Hanafin – September 24, 2011 – VeteransToday.com
- Agent Orange in Okinawa – New Evidence, by Jon Mitchell – JapanFocus.org
- Agent Orange on Okinawa – JonMitchellInJapan.com
- “A recently discovered U.S. army report puts lie to the Pentagon’s denials that it exposed soldiers and civilians to Agent Orange on Okinawa.” – The Agent Orange on Okinawa: The Smoking Gun, by Jon Mitchell – FPIF.org
- “Thousands of barrels of Agent Orange were unloaded on Okinawa Island and stored at the port of Naha, and at the U.S. military’s Kadena and Camp Schwab bases between 1965 and 1966, an American veteran who served in Okinawa claims.” – US Veteran Exposes Pentagon’s Denial of Agent Orange Use on Okinawa, by Jon Mitchell – NationOfChange.org
- Ailing US veteran wins payout over Agent Orange exposure in Okinawa, by Jon Mitchell – March 17, 2014 – The Japan Times
US Biological Weapon Experiments in Okinawa
- Report: US army tested biological weapons in Okinawa, Japan in 1960 – January 12, 2014 – News.com.au or US Army tested biological weapons in Okinawa: Rice fungus released in at least two sites in early 1960s, documents show – January 12, 2014 – The Japan Times
- PROEJCT 112 – WorldHeritage.org
- YouTube video (3 min. 08 sec.): US biological weapons tested in Okinawa in 60s
- Inclusion of Extracontinental Site 2, Okinawa – Project 112 – Wikipedia
- Project SHAD – Wikipedia
- Project 112/SHAD – Biological and Chemical Testing on Human Beings – OpsecNews.com
- Project 112/SHAD – Health.mil
Okinawa Travel Guide:
- Guide to Okinawa, by Shizuko Mishima – About.com
- Okinawa – WikiVoyage.org
- Trip Adviser – Okinawa – Japan
- Okinawa Travel Guide – VirtualTourist.com
History of Okinawa:
- History of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) – Wikipedia
- A Brief History of Okinawa – Okinawan-Shorinryu.com
- History of Okinawa – RCA.Open.ed.jp
- Background and History – Okinawa.com
Okinawa and World War II:
- BATTLE OF OKINAWA – History.com
- Battle of Okinawa – Wikipedia
- Battlefield’s and bunkers: Exploring Okinawa’s World War II history – CNN
- World War II: Battle of Okinawa – About.com
- Battle of Okinawa, by Laura Lacey – MilitaryHitoryOnline.com
- Battle of Okinawa – The History Learning Site
- OKINAWA: THE LAST BATTLE – Center of Military History, United States Army – Army.mil
- Oral History – Battle for Okinawa – 24 March – 30 June 1945 – Naval History and Heritage Command
- Memories of Battle of Okinawa – ‘Operation Iceberg’ – WarHistoryOnline.com
- Okinawa – A Rope in the Open Sea
US Occupation of Okinawa:
- Chronology of Occupation – 15 August 1945 – 30 March 1946
- Volume V: Victory and Occupation – History of US Marine Corps
- Okinawa prefecture under American occupation – H-net.org
- US Military Occupation in Okinawa – USMilitaryInOkinawa.Blogspot.com
The Origin or One of the Main Origins of the Presence of the United States Military in Okinawa:
- “Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Diplomatic Section: 20 September, 1947 – Memorandum for General MacArthur: Mr. Hidenari Terasaki, an adviser to the Emperor, called by appointment for the purpose of conveying to me the Emperor’s ideas concerning the future of Okinawa. Mr. Terasaki stated that the Emperor hopes that the United States will continue the military occupation of Okinawa and other islands of the Ryukyus.” – Emperor of Japan’s Opinion Concerning the Future of the Ryukyu Islands
- The same document, as mentioned above, is posted also on other websites, in the digitalized format, which are, for instance, among others, as follows: The Origins of the Bilateral Okinawa Problem: Okinawa in Postwar US-Japan – Sebald’s Memorandum to Douglas MacArthur, SCAP and “Emperor of Japan’s Opinion Concerning the Future of the Ryukyu Islands” Tokyo, September 22, 1947 [with the Japanese translation]
- “On September 20, 1947, Hirohito conveyed to MacArthur’s political adviser, William J. Sebald, his position on the future of Okinawa. Acting through Terasaki, his interpreter and frequent liaison with high GHQ officials, the emperor requested that, in view of the worsening confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, the American military occupation of Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain continue for ninety-nine years. Hirohito knew MacArthur’s latest views on the status of Okinawa when he made this offer.” – Attitude toward Okinawa in Japan, 1945 – 1947
The Presence of the United States Military in Okinawa:
- US Bases, Japan and the Reality of Okinawa as a Military Colony, by Kensei Yoshida – JapanFocus.org
- Okinawan Perspectives on Japan’s Imperial Institution, by Steve Rabson – JapanFocus.org
- US presence in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- United States Army Air Forces in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- United States military installations in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- Kadena Air Base in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- Kadena Air Base – Home
- Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- “Naha Air Base (那覇基地 Naha Kichi?), formally known as the Kōkū Jieitai Naha Kichi (航空自衛隊那覇基地?), is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force formerly under control of the United States Air Force.” – Naha Air Base in Okinawa – Wikipedia
- Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture – Wikipedia
- Naha AB, Okinawa – SVSARAH.com
- Okinawa since 1945 – Wikipedia
- Military Base Issues in Okinawa
- Militarization and Demilitarization in Okinawa: As a Geostrategic “keystone” under the Japan-US Alliance – August 10 -12, 2013
- S. Veterans Reveal 1962 Nuclear Close Call Dodged in Okinawa – 31 March 2015 – Asia-PacificResearch.com
- Deception and Diplomacy: The US, Japan, and Okinawa, by Gavan McCormack – JapanFocus.org
- Japan’s Sacrificial Lamb – The Okinawa Military Base Controversy – Tofugu.com
- US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement – Wikipedia
- Full text of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement
- The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger – TokyoProgressive.org
- Why US military base divide Okinawa and mainland Japan, by Shino Hateruma
- US Military Base Map in Okinawa – Okinawa-Institute.com
- Okinawa Japan Marine Corps Bases – USMCLife.com
- ‘Okinawans sick and tired of US military presence’ – RT.com
- Okinawa’s Revolt: Decades of Rape, Environmental Harm by US Military Spur Residents to Rise Up – Thursday, January 16, 2014 – DemocracyNow.org
- 70 years after Hiroshima, Okinawa’s long resistance to US military occupation – 6 August 2015 – The Ecologist
- US Filled Okinawa With Bases And Japan Kept Them There: Okinawans Again Say No – Forbes.com
1964 Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched.
1960 Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
Sputnik Program:
- Sputnik Program – moscowveteran.org
- The Sputnik Program – nvcc.edu
- Sputnik – The Space Race’s Opening Shot – spcace.com
Korabl-Sputnik 2 (a.k.a. Sputnik 5):
- Aug 19 1960 – Launch of Sputnik 5 – worldhistoryproject.org
- The flight of Sputnik-5 a.k.a. Korabl-Sputnik 2 – svengrahnn.pp.se
- YouTube video (3 min. 56 sec.): BELKA AND STRELKA, SOVIET DOGS IN SPACE MISSION, August 19, 1960
- Korabl-Sputnik 2 – Wikipedia
- Korabl-Sputnik – daviddarling.info
1960 Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
1953 Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
CIA/MI6’s Attempt of Overthrowing Mohammad Mosaddegh’s Government of Iran (1953):
- Iranian People’s Struggle for Freedom, the 1953 MI6 – ICA, Coup in Iran, by Abbas Sadeghian, Ph.D. – PAYVAND.com
- The Secret CIA History of the Iran Coup, 1953, edited by Malcolm Byrne – GWU.edu
- Our Man in Iran: How the CIA and MI6 Installed the Shah, by Leon Hadar – February 25, 2013 – InformationClearingHouse.info
- CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup – Monday 19 August 2013 – TheGuardian.com
- CIA finally admits masterminded Iran’s 1953 coup – 19 Aug, 2013 – RT.com
- CIA documents acknowledge its role in Iran’s 1953 coup – 20 August 2013 – BBC
- CIA/MI6/ Coup of Iran 1953 – LiveLeak.com
1945 August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Vietnam’s August Revolution of 1945:
- August Revolution – Wikipedia
- Vietnam 1945 – The derailed revolution – marxist.com
- THE AUGUST REVOLUTION – alphahistory.com
- August Revolution of 1945 in Vietnam – thefreedictionary.com
1944 World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
1942 World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
1940 First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
1934 The creation of the position Führer is approved by the German electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote.
1927 Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
1919 Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom.
Independence of Afghanistan:
- Afghan Independence Day – Wikipedia
- Aug 19, 1919: Afghanistan Gains Independence from the United Kingdom – WorldHistoryProject.org
- Third Anglo-Afghan War – Wikipedia
- Afghanistan (1919-present) – UCA.edu
Afghanistan:
- AFGHANISTAN – WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Afghanistan – UN Data
- Afghanistan – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Afghanistan – Infoplease.com
History of Afghanistan:
- History of Afghanistan – Wikipedia
- Afghanistan – History – Infoplease.com
- A Brief History of Afghanistan: By Adam Ritscher – AfghanGovernment.com
- HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN – HistoryWorld.net
- Afghanistan – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Afghanistan | Facts and History – About.com
- A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan – PBS.org
- Chronological History of Afghanistan – Afghan-Web.com
- Afghanistan profile – Timeline – BBC
Economy of Afghanistan:
- Economy of Afghanistan – Wikipedia
- Afghanistan – WORLD BANK
- Afghanistan – Data – WORLD BANK
- Afghanistan: Economy – Asian Development Bank – ADB.org
- Afghanistan – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Afghanistan – Economy – Infoplease.com
- Afghanistan – Economy – Afghanistan’s Economy
1914 The Ottoman-Bulgarian alliance is signed in Sofia.
Ottoman-Bulgarian Alliance:
- Ottoman-Bulgarian alliance – Wikipedia
- Bulgaria – 1914-1918 – by Richard C. Hall – 1914-1918-online.net – pdf
Ottoman Empire and World War I:
- Turkey in the First World War – TurkeysWar.com
- Feature Articles – The Minor Powers During World War One – Turkey – FirstWorldWar.com
- What was the role of Turkey in World War I? – Answers.com
- Campaigns – Caucasus – Turkey in the First World War – TurkeysWar.com
- Defeat and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire – Wikipedia
- Middle Eastern theater of World War I – Wikipedia
- The Ottoman Empire Enters World War I – Jewish Virtual Library
- The Ottoman Road to War in 1914: The Ottoman Empire and the First World War (review) – reviewed by Alexander M. Shelby – muse.jhu.edu
- The Ottoman Empire – page 4 – Ottoman Empire enters the First World War – NZHistory.net.nz
- The Fall of the Ottoman Empire – HistoryGuy.com
- The Ottoman Empire – page 9 – Collapse of the Ottoman Empire1918-1920 – NZHistory.net.nz
- WORLD WAR I HISTORY – History.com
Russia and Turkey in World War I:
- World War I – Turkey – CountryStudies.us
- Russian Caucasus Army (World War I) – Wikipedia
- History of the Russo-Turkish wars – Wikipedia
- Russia and the First World War – Spartacus-Educational.com
- “November 2 1914, Petrograd [St. Petersburg]—Despite the Turkish raid on the Black Sea Fleet four days prior, Russia and Turkey were not technically at war, and there was still a small possibility for peace with Turkey. The fact that the Turkish raid was commanded by a German admiral with a German flagship (albeit ones formally sworn into the Turkish navy) gave the Turks some plausible deniability.” – Russia Declares War on Turkey – November 2, 2014 – Today in World War I
- Historical background – Russia-Turkey relations – Wikipedia
Ottoman Empire:
- Ottoman Empire – Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Ottoman Empire 1600-1923 – Turizm.net
- The Ottoman Empire – About.edu
- Ottoman Empire – Infoplease.com
- THE OTTOMANS – TheOttomans.org
- Ottoman Empire (1301 – 1922) – BBC
- History of the Ottoman Empire – Wikipedia
- Timeline of the Ottoman Empire – Wikipedia
- Ottoman Empire timeline – WorldHistoryProject.org
1862 American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
Dakota War of 1862:
- Dakota War of 1862 – Wikipedia
- 1862 Dakota War – exploringoffthebeatenpath.com
- US-Dakota War of 1862: Overview – libguides.mnhs.org
- The US-Dakota War of 1862 – dhr.state.mn.us
Wars of Native People of North America:
- AMERICAN INDIAN WARS – History.com
- American Indian Wars – Wikipedia
- TOP 10 HISTORIC INDIAN BATTLES – californiainidaneducation.org
- WESTERN INDIAN WARS – si.edu
- A Native Nations Perspective on the War of 1812 – pbs.org
- NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS – Indian Wars Timeline – legendsofamerica.com
- “In the late 1800s, Native Americans were losing the U.S-Indian wars, particularly after the Civil War freed up troops to patrol the West. But there was still the “Indian problem.” – INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS – PBS.org
- Indian Wars Time Table – United States History – u-s-history.com
History of Native People of America:
- “The first evidence showing indigenous people to inhabit North America indicates that they migrated there from Siberia over 11,000 years ago. More than likely, they crossed the Bering Land Bridge, which was in existence during the Ice Age. After that time period, several large waves of migration took place, including many groups of people from Asia and South America.” History of Native Americans – Native Americans – Indians.org
- Native American History Facts – HistoryOfNativeAmericans.com
- Native Americans and the Federal Government – HistoryToday.com
- PATH THROUGH HISTORY – Native Americans – iloveny.com
- Native American Resilience and Violence in the West – US History – ushistory.org
- “Unbelievably, it was Jackson who authorized the Indian Removal Act of 1830 following the recommendation of President James Monroe in his final address to Congress in 1825. Jackson, as president, sanctioned an attitude that had persisted for many years among many white immigrants. Even Thomas Jefferson, who often cited the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois Confederacy as the model for the U.S. Constitution, supported Indian Removal as early as 1802.” – A Brief History of Trail of Tears – Cherokee.org
- Native Americans – North America: Historic Background – cornell.edu
- Native Americans – ohiohistorycnetral.org
- The history of Native America – Hartford-hwp.com
- An Ancestry of African-Native Americans – smithsonianmag.com
- YouTube videos: History of Native American Indians, Documentary – ¼, Pt. 2/4, Pt. ¾, and Pt. 4/4.
1861 First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
1854 The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
1848 California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
California Gold Rush, and Native Americans:
- EFFECTS OF THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH …ON THE NATIVE AMERICANS
- THE GOLD RUSH – Native Americans and the Gold Rush – PBS.org
- THE GOLD RUSH – Laws against Native Americans – PBS.org
- The California Gold Rush and Forty-Niners and Native Americans – Manifest, Destiny, Native Americans, and the Mexican War
- The Gold Rushes of North America (1884 – 1900) – Calliope.org
- 8 Things You May Not Know About the California Gold Rush – History.com
- Genocide of California Indians Examined: 7 conference will focus on the deaths of 100,000 Native Americans during Gold Rush era – UCR.edu
- “Tens of thousands of Native Americans in California were murdered in the mid-1800s or died of disease, malnutrition or overwork. On that historians agree. But was it genocide?” – EDUCATION: Did Native Americans’ deaths add up to genocide? – PE.com
- “The effect of the Gold Rush and its aftermath is impossible to ignore: the state’s Indian population declined from an estimated 150,000 in 1845 to less than 30,000 in 1870. Historians estimate that as much as 60 percent of this decline was due to syphilis, cholera, measles, smallpox, and other acute and epidemic diseases.” – Silver & Gold – Native Californian – MuseumCa.org
1813 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina‘s Second Triumvirate.
1812 War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname “Old Ironsides”.
War of 1812:
- Origins of the War of 1812 – Wikipedia
- USS Constitution and the War of 1812 – Short History of the War of 1812 – USS Constitution Museum
- WAR OF 1812 – History.com
- The War of 1812_101: An Overview – About.com
- An American Perspective of the War of 1812, by Donald Heckey – PBS.org
- War of 1812 – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Military Resources: War of 1812 –Military Records – National Archives
- The War of 1812, complied by Kenneth Drexler – Web Guides – The Library of Congress
1772 Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d’état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
1759 Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France.
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2002 A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
1998 U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
1998 The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval.
Independent Movement of Quebec:
- Quebec sovereignty movement – Wikipedia
- History of the Sovereignty Movement in Québec, by Nadine Fabbi and Henry M. Jackson
- Quebec secession news archives – HuffingtonPost.com
- The Historical Background of Quebec – UKEssays.com
- Language, Identity, and Secession: A Case Study of Quebec in Canada – Academia.edu
1997 Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
1993 After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
Oslo Accords:
- What Were the Oslo Accords? – About.com
- Details of the Oslo Accords – PalestineFacts.org
- Oslo explained – ALJAZEELA.com
- THE NEGOTIATIONS – OSLO ACCORD – PBS.org
- The Oslo Accords – YNetNews.com
Israeli-Palestine Conflict:
- Israeli-Palestine conflict – Wikipedia
- CRISIS GUIDE: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINE CONFLICT – Council on Foreign Relations
- Primer on Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict – Middle East Research and Information Project
- The Israeli-Palestine Conflict: A Documentary Record, 1967-1990, by Yuhuda Lukacs – The world’s largest e-book library – BookZZ.org
- PALESTINE-ISRAEL TIMELINE: 1977 – 1990, by Lisa Reynolds Wolfe, December 10, 2012 – Cold War – ColdWarStudies.com
- March 1990 Table of Contents – Washington Report on Middle East Affairs – WRMEA.org
- A HISTORY OF CONFLICT – ISRAELI AND THE PALESTINIANS – BBC
- HISTORY OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONLIFCT – pdf – PBS.org
Timeline of Israel-Palestine Conflict:
- Timeline of Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Wikipedia
- Timeline: Israeli-Palestine Conflict 1948-2000 – Infoplease.com
- Timeline of Palestinian Israeli History and the Israel-Arab Conflict – MidEastWeb.org
- Timeline: Israeli-Palestine Conflict 1948-2000 – Infoplease.com
- Timeline of Jewish History: Modern Israel & the Diaspora – Jewish Virtual Library
Israel:
- ISRAEL – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA, or Israel – The World Factbook – Israel – Jewish Virtual Library – pdf
- Israel – UN Data
- Information about Israel – Israel Science and Technology Home Page
- Israel – Wikipedia
- Israel – Infoplease.com
- Israel – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Israel country profile – BBC
Israel’s Nuclear Capability:
- Israel’s Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview – The Risk Report – Volume 2 Number 4 (July-August 1996). – WisconsinProject.org
- “Israel has not confirmed that it has nuclear weapons and officially maintains that it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. Yet the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons is a “public secret” by now due to the declassification of large numbers of formerly highly classified US government documents which show that the United States by 1975 was convinced that Israel had nuclear weapons.” – Nuclear Weapons – FAS.org
- The Truth about Israel’s Secret Nuclear Arsenal, by Julian Borger – LewRockWell.com
- Israeli nuclear power exposed, by Olenka Frenkiel – Sunday 16 March 2003 – BBC
- THE THIRD TEMPLE’S HOLY OF HOLIES: ISRAEL’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, by Warner D. Farr, LTC, U.S. Army – September 1999 – FAS.org
- How Canada exposed Israel’s secret nukes with help from a Mennonite, by Tu Thanh Ha – July 12, 2013 – The Globe and Mail
- The truth about Israel’s nuclear arsenal, by Julian Borger – Wednesday, 15 January 2014 – The Guardian
- Israel’s Nuclear Hypocrisy – February 21, 2014 – TheIndependent.co.zw
- Israel’s Worst-Kept Secret – Sep. 16, 2014 – The Atlantic
Foreign Relations of Israel:
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign relations of Israel – Wikipedia
- Israeli Foreign Affairs – IsraeliForeignAffairs.com
- Israel – Council of Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Israel – Foreign Relations – GlobalSecurity.org
- Israel Council on Foreign Relations – IsraelCFR.com
- Israel Foreign Relations – IsraelHebrew.com
- Israel – FOREIGN RELATIONS – Photius.com
- Diplomatic and Foreign Relations of Israel – About.com
- Israel and Middle Eastern States – CountryStudies.us
- Articles on Israel Foreign Relations – Los Angeles Times – LATimes.com
- ISRAEL – Foreign Relations – CountryStudies.us
Israel -US Relations:
- US Relations With Israel – US Department of State
- Israel-United States relations – Wikipedia
- THE HISTORY OF US-ISRAEL RELATIONS – IF AMERIANS KNEW – IfAmericansKnew.org
- The US-Israel Relationship – 2. Timeline of US-Israel Relations – About.com
Israel-Vatican Relations:
- Israel-Vatican Diplomatic Relations – Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Israel’s Relations with the Vatican, by Aharon Lopez – March 1, 1999 – Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
- Vatican-Israel Relations – Council on Foreign Relations – CFR.org
- Holy See-Israel relations – Wikipedia
- VATICAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, by David Rosen
History of Israel:
- History of Israel – Wikipedia
- Israel – History – FactsOfIsrael.com
- THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL – Israel-a-History-of. com
- History of Israel – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Timeline of Israeli history – Wikipedia
- Timeline: Concise Chronology of Israel, Zionism and Jewish History – Zionism-Israel.com
- A TIMELINE OF ISRAEL – ZionismOnTheWeb.org
- Israel profile – Timeline – BBC
Economy of Israel:
- Economy of Israel – Wikipedia
- ISRAEL – Country Summary – World Bank Group Finances
- Israel – Data – WORLD BANK
- Israel GDP – TradingEconomics.com
- Economy of Israel – Embassy of Israel to the United States
- Israel – Index – THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- Israel’s Economy – About.com
- Israel Economy – Overview – Countries of the World – Theodora.com
Zionism Movement:
- Israel: Zionism – Jewish Virtual Library
- Zionism – Index of Zionism – Jewish Virtual Library
- Zionism – The Real Enemy of the Jews – ZionismBook.com
- Zionist Congress: First to Twelfth Zionist Congress (1897-1921) – Jewish Virtual Library
- Zionism – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Zionism – TrueTorahJews.org
- Zionism – Serendipity.li
- WHAT IS ZIONISM? JUDAISM VERSUS ZIONISM – Neturei Karta – NKUSA.org
- JUDAISM AND ZIONISM ARE NOT THE SAME THING – Neturei Karta – NKUSA.org
- Zionism – Reference.com
- Zionism and Israel Information Center
- Zionism – TheFreeDictionary.com
- Zionism On The Web: Zionism On The Web provides definitions and facts on Israel and Zionism to combat hate, antisemitism and racism. – Learn about Zionism: Online facts to combat real world hate
- Zionism, Israel and me – Zionism.me.uk
- Israel: THE ZIONIST STATE – SweetLiberty.org
Nahalal, and Jewish Settlement:
- NAHALAL or NAHALOL – Jewish Virtual Library
- Nahalal: “The Mother of Moshavim” – This-Is-Galilee.com
- Nahalal is Funded – Israeled.org
- The Jewish Agency for Israel – JewishAgency.org
- Jewish Settlement in the Land of Israel/Palestine, by Ilan Treon (July 2011) – Israel Studies An Anthology – Jewish Virtual Library
History of Zionism:
- ZIONISM: Background – Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- History of Zionism – Wikipedia
- The history of Zionism and the creation of Israel – MidEastWeb.org
- A History of Zionism – Zionism – Zionism-Israel.com
- Israel Timeline – ZoomInfo.com
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO):
- Palestine Liberation Organization – Wikipedia
- Background: Yasser Arafat and the PLO – PalestineFacts.org
- Palestine Liberation Organization – Infoplease.com
- Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – GlobalSecurity.org
- The Palestine Liberation Organisation – HistoryLearningSite.co.uk
- Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations New York
- EU-PLO Agreement – Media.be
- YouTube videos on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
History of the PLO:
- Founding the Palestine Liberation Organization – What led to the founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964? – PalestineFacts.org – pdf
- Text of the Palestinian National Charter: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council July 1-17, 1968 – Avalon Project – Yale Law School
- Palestine Liberation Organization – History & Overview – Jewish Virtual Library
- Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): History & Formation – SchoolWorkHelper.net
- PLO’s history of terrorism is a barrier to peace talks, by Andrew L. Fish – MIT.edu
- PLO in Lebanon (1960s-1982) – Wikipedia
- What is Fatah? – PalestineFacts.org – pdf
- Palestinian State (proposed) – FactMonster.com
- Terror Campaigns and Funding of the PLO – War, Peace & Politics – International Fellowship of Christians & Jews – IFCJ.org
- The history of the PLO and the International Legitimization of Terrorism – EretzYisroel.org
- The True Identity of the So-called Palestinians – Myths, Hypothesis and Facts – Imninal.net
- Palestinian nationalism – Wikipedia
- The Truth About the Palestine People – TargetOfOpportunity.com
- European Union and the Palestinians – Official Site
- European Court Reverses Designation of Hamas as a Terrorist Organization – December 18, 2014 – The New York Times – NYTimes.com
- Chronicling the PLO – 31 Aug 2009 – Aljazeera.com
1991 Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood.
History of Estonia:
- History of Estonia – Wikipedia
- Estonian History – VisitEstonia.com
- Estonia – History – Estonia.org
- Estonia’s History – Chronology – Estonia.eu
- Estonia – History – Infoplease.com
- History – Estonia – LonelyPlanet.com
The Annexation of Estonia:
- Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940) – Wikipedia
- Soviet deportation from Estonia in 1940 – Estonia.eu
- Estonia during World War II, by Erin Hubbard – BU.edu
- Occupation and annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union (1940) – Quazoo.com
- Could Estonia be the next target of Russian annexation? – April 3, 2014 – The Christian Science Monitor
- Moscow rattles Estonia with talk of ‘concern’ for its Russian population – The Christian Science Monitor
1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union’s parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt:
- 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt – Wikipedia
- August Coup – infoplease.com
- AUG 21 1991 : ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Coup attempt against Gorbachev collapses – history.com
- AUG 18 1991: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Coup attempt against Gorbachev begins – history.com
- KGB’s Bathhouse Plot, by Victor Sebestyen – August 21, 2011 – The New York Times – nytimes.com
- Communists still support 1991 coup against Gorbachev – 8 Aug. 2011 – rt.com
- 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev – in pictures – Aug 16, 2011 – The Guardian – theguardian.com
- The Gorbachev Files: Secret Papers Reveal Truth Behind Soviet Collapse – Christian Neef – August 11, 2011 – Spiegel Online – speigel.de
- Why did Yeltsin stop the coup against Gorbachev in 1991? – quora.com
- “It is 20 years since the attempted coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It failed, but new BBC interviews underline how fragile his hold on power had become – and how quickly and informally the eventual decision to disband the USSR was taken.” – New light shed on 1991 anti-Gorbachev coup, by Bridget Kendall – August 18, 2011 – BBC
1988 The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
The Troubles of 1988:
- “In the 1980s loyalist paramilitary groups, including the Ulster Volunteer Force, the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Resistance, imported arms and explosives from South Africa. The weapons obtained were divided between the UDA, the UVF and Ulster Resistance, and led to an escalation in the assassination of Catholics, although some of the weaponry (such as rocket-propelled grenades) were hardly used. These killings were reportedly in response to the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement which gave the Irish government a “consultative role” in the government of Northern Ireland.” – 1980s – The Troubles – Wikipedia
- THE TROUBLES: BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND 1988 – A city split by a historic religious divide – RichardMoore.com
- The Troubles gallery – 40 years of conflict in Northern Ireland from the Belfast Telegraph archives – 18/02/2014 – Belfast Telegraph – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
- 14 dark days: Reporting some of the worst days of the Troubles, by Peter Clutchley – 11 March 2013 – BBC
- “The Troubles” News Clips (1988-89) (1 of 5) – YouTube video (9 min. 23 sec.)
- Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process – Wikipedia
- ‘The Troubles’: Northern Ireland 1968-1998 – bibliography – WARWICK.ac.uk
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
IRA’s Terrorism:
- Irish republican attacks during the “Troubles” – List of terrorist incidents in London – Wikipedia
- Terrorism and the IRA: Methodologies and Context – WorldReportNews.com
- Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-99) – Wikipedia
- London past terror attacks – Thursday, 7 July 2005 – TheGuardian.com
- IRA terror suspects to lose immunity from prosecution – 2 Sep 2014 – TheTelegraph.co.uk
- New 7/7 London Bombings Documentary – PrisonPlanet.com
- IRA Terrorism – Global Issues on Terrorism – Fall 2014 – Stedwards.edu
- Irish Republican Army – History Assignment: Terrorism in the 20th Century, by Luke Styles and Tom Nicol – WikiSpaces.com
- The Impact of Terrorism on Democracy in Northern Ireland, by Alex Schmidt – PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM – TerrorismAnalysists.com
- Irish Republican Army (IRA) – TERRORISM RESEARCH & ANALYSIS CONSORTIUM – TrackingTerrorism.org
- List of terrorism incidents in Great Britain – Wikipedia
- Irish Terrorism goes to Islamic (IRA and Muslim terrorists) – 3/7/2008 – FreeRepublic.com
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.)
1988 Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
Iran-Iraq War:
- IRAN – IRAQ WAR – History.com
- Iran – Iraq War (1980 – 1988) – GlobalSecurity.org
- Iran – Iraq War – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Iran – Iraq War – New World Encyclopedia
- Ceasefire Takes Effect 8-Year Iran-Iraq War – The New York Times
- Iran and Iraq Declare Cease-Fire –WorldHistoryProject.org
- 20, 1988: Iran Iraq War Ends – Courant.com
- Iran – Iraq – Background – UNIIMOG
- Iran–Iraq War – FindData.com
1988 Peru becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1980 UN Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is its capital.
UN Security Council Resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980:
- S/RES/478 (1980) – un.org, or the same resolution on this site: UN Security Council Resolutions – Resolution 478 (August 20, 1980) – Jewish Virtual Library
Israel and Jerusalem:
- The Battle for Jerusalem: The Eternal Capital of Jews? – ChristianZionism.org
- Jerusalem – An Introduction, by Mitchell Bard – Jewish Virtual Library
Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel:
- Knesset Declares Jerusalem Capital – January 23, 1950 – Center for Israel Education – CIE – Israeled.org
- Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel – Knesset.gov.il
- Positions of Jerusalem – Wikipedia
- Israel’s Basic Law: Jerusalem – CIE – Israeled.org
- Jerusalem capital of Israel – Jerusalem.com
- Background – Jerusalem Embassy Act – Wikipedia
1977 Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
Voyager Program:
- Voyager – nasa.gov
- Voyager – NASA SCIENCE MISSIONS – nasa.gov
- Voyager 2 – nasa.gov
- Voyager program – sciencedaily.com
1975 Viking Program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
Viking Program:
- Viking Mission to Mars – nasa.gov
- Viking 1: The Historic First Landing in Pictures – space.com
- Viking 1 & 2 – nasa.gov
- Viking at 40 Events – nasa.gov
1972 USSR performs underground nuclear test at Western Kazakhstan.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1972:
Nuclear Tests at Semipalitinsk:
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
- Semipalitinsk Test Site – NTI.org
- The Tragic Story of the Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – IO9.com
- Semipalitinsk nuclear test site – 20 years after the closure – AboutKazakhstan.com
- Slow Death In Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
- SEMIPALATINSK: NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE OF KAZAKHSTAN
- Semipalitinsk Test Site – NTI.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear test site – 20 years after the closure – AboutKazakhstan.com
- SEMIPALATINSK: NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE OF KAZAKHSTAN
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
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
1968 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.
USSR Nuclear Tests in 1968:
Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site:
- Semipalitinsk Test Site – Wikipedia
- The Semipalitinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan – iaea.org
- The Tragic Story of the Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – io9.gitzmodo.com
- Thyroid Disease near Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan – dceg.cancer.gov
- YouTube video (4 min. 21 sec.): Semipalatinsk Test Site – Kazakhstan – Nuclear Threat Initiative
USSR Nuclear Tests Overview:
- 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
- Slow Death of Kazakhstan’s Land Of Nuclear Tests – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – RFRL.org
- Semipalitinsk nuclear testing: the humanitarian consequences – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- The lasting toll of Semipalitinsk’s nuclear testing – TheBulletin.org
- External Doses of Residents near Semipalitinsk Nuclear Test Site – ResearchGate.net
- Radiation Exposure on Residents due to Semipalitinsk Nuclear Tests – IRPA.net
- THE SOVIET UNION’S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME – CTBTO
- Soviet Nuclear Test Summary – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- Nuclear weapons tests in history – HistoryOrb.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
1968 Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
Prague Spring:
- Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia – January 5, 1968 – History.com
- Soviet invades Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – History.com
- The Ominous Rumble of Tanks – The End of Prague Spring – August 20, 1968 – PastDaily.com
- 1968: Russia brings winter to Prague Spring – 21 August 1968 – BBC [Soviet invaded Czechoslovakia on 20 August 1968, and it is considered that Prague Spring ended on 21 August 1968.]
- Warsaw Pact of invasion of Czechoslovakia – Wikipedia
- Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – Milestone – Office of the Historian – US Department of State
- 1968 CZECH INVASION – NVCC.edu
1962 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR.
Novaya Zemlya Test Site:
- Novaya Zemlya – GlobalSecurity.org
- NOVAYA ZEMLYA – AtlasObscura.com
- Novaya Zemlya – GiantBomb.com
- NOVA ZEMLYA (NOVAYA ZEMLYA) 58 MEGA TON H BOMB TEST – ArkCode.com
- Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya – NTI.org
- ICE Case Studies – Novaya Zemlya, by Carrie McVicker – American.edu
- Novaya Zemlya Archipelago – Image – NASA
- Novaya Zemlya Archipelago – NovayaZemlya.net
- Novaya Zemlya, Russia – Nuclear-Risks.org
- Novaya Zemlya: test site for most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated – July 31, 2014 – TASS Russian News Agency
- Novaya Zemlya: birds, animals adapt nuclear test site, by Tatyana Sinitsyna – RIA Novosti, Russia – 15 August 2006
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOGRPAPHICAL SURVEY – Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia, by John R. Matzko – Open-File Report 93-501 – Reston, Virginia – 1993
- A Review of the Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955 – 1990, by Vitaly I. Khalturin, Tatyana G. Rautian, Paul G. Richards, and William S. Leith – Columbia.edu
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
1962 The NS Savannah, the world’s first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
NS Savannah:
- The ship that totally failed to change the world – BBC
- The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Ship – Podcast – PhysicsCentral.com
- Nuclear Power for Commercial Ships, by Rodney M. Adams – AtomicEngines.com
- Nuclear Powered Surface Ships of the World – RadiationWorks.com
1960 Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
Independence of Senegal:
History of Senegal:
- History of Senegal – Wikipedia
- HISTORY OF SENEGAL – HistoryWorld.net
- Senegal – History – Infoplease.com
- Senegal – History – LonelyPlanet.com
- Senegal – History & Politics – Our Africa
- An Abbreviated History of Senegal – DiscoverSenegal.com
- Senegal profile – Timeline – BBC
Senegal:
- Senegal – THE WORLD FACTBOOK – CIA
- Senegal – Encyclopedia Britannica
- Senegal – Infoplease.com
- Senegal – NationsOnline.org
- Culture of Senegal – EveryCulture.com
- Senegal country profile – Overview
Foreign Relations of Senegal:
- Foreign relations of Senegal – Wikipedia
- Senegal – Foreign Relations (Notes) – Geography IQ
- Senegal: Background and the US Relations, by Alexis Arieff, Analyst of African Affairs – June 20, 2013 – Congressional Research Service
Senegal and the United Nations:
- The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, New York
- The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
- Senegal – UN Data
- Senegal – UN Office for High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Senegal – National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) – UNDP
Economy of Senegal:
- Economy of Senegal – Wikipedia
- Senegal – Economy – Infoplease.com
- Senegal – Economy & Industry – Our-Africa.org
- Senegal – Overview – THE WORLD BANK
- Senegal – Data – THE WORLD BANK
- Senegal Economy Outlook – AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP
1955 In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
1953 USSR publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation.
Hydrogen Bomb on August 20, 1953:
- Aug 20, 1953: Soviets Say, ‘We’ve Got the H-Bomb, Too’ – Wired.com
- The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program – NuclearWeaponArchive.org
- H-Bomb: The Design of the Thermonuclear Weapons – DailyKos.com
- Hydrogen Bomb – Infoplease.com
- THE HYDROGEN BOMB: 1950 – 1956 – AIP.org
- THE SOVIET UNION’S NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME – CTBTO
- EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTING BY THE SOVIET UNION – CITBTO
- Hydrogen Bomb – Srcibd.com
- Splitting the Atomic Scientists – How the question of building the hydrogen bomb the split the Manhattan Project scientific consensus, by Michael Hiltzik – USNews.com
1950 Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Naktong River and assault the city of Taegu.
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
1944 World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
1944 World War II: 168 captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being “terror fliers”, arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
1940 World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”
Churchill’s Speech on 20 August 1940:
- Churchill’s speech to the House of Commons – August 20, 1940 – The Churchill Society
- The Famous Speeches of Winston Churchill – TheFifthAndTheFinalName.com
1940 In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
Assassination of Leon Trotsky:
- The Assassination of Leon Trotsky – Wikipedia
- Leon Trotsky Assassinated – About.com
- Trotsky assassinated in Mexico – History.com
- Stalin’s Assassination of Leon Trotsky – BandersNews.com
- The Assassination of Trotsky – StalinismToday.org
1914 World War I: German forces occupy Brussels.
1882 Tchaikovsky‘s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture:
- History of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture – About.com
- YouTube video music (15 min. 08 sec.): Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (Full with Cannons), or YouTube video music (14 min. 59 sec.): 1812 Overture – Tchaikovsky (Full)
1866 President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
1858 Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace‘s same theory.
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