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Timeline: The Former Yugoslavia

From World War I to the splintering of the country by Borgna Brunner and David Johnson 1918 1945 1980 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 1918 As an outcome of World War I, the…

World Council of Churches

(Encyclopedia) World Council of Churches, an international, interdenominational organization of most major Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches; founded in Amsterdam in 1948…

What is the Third World?

What does "Third World" actually mean? The "Third World" is a term whose meaning has always been a bit vague. It came into use during the cold war, and referred to nations that were not aligned with…

The Cold War | Civics: Links to History

Links to History: The Cold War 1945 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, and France…

Holocaust Reparations

Looted gold makes its way across half a century to compensate slave laborers by Tasha Vincent This article was posted on March 15, 1999. Holocaust survivor Estelle Sapir displays a photo of…

Iraq Timeline: 2010

  by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • January 2010 A parliamentary panel recommended that 500 candidates (out of a total of 6,…

Iraq Timeline: 2004

  by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 15, 2004 Tens of thousands of Shiites hold a peaceful demonstration in Basra in…

Iraq Timeline: 2005

  by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • Jan. 4, 2005 Ali al-Haidari, governor of Baghdad Province, is assassinated by…

Gulf War syndrome

(Encyclopedia) Gulf War syndrome, popular name for a variety of ailments experienced by veterans after the Persian Gulf War. Symptoms reported include nausea, cramps, rashes, short-term memory loss,…