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1500–1599 (A.D.) World History
Michelangelo's David (1504) Tasha Vincent Martin Luther (1483–1546) Henry VIII(1491–1547) Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Rembrandt van…Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts, as of 2010
The following wars and armed conflicts have ended. Note that this list contains significant conflicts only. Information valid through 2010. Main warring parties Years of conflict Indonesia…Elián and the Cold War
Elián González, a young Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube off the Florida coast in Nov. 1999, became the subject of an international dispute between the U.S. and Cuba. The boy's…The Devil's Dictionary: War
by Ambrose Bierce WALL STREETWASHINGTONIANWAR -n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity. The student of history who…Classical Mythology: To War!
To War!Classical MythologyAchilles: The Angry Young HeroDon't Try This at Home!To War!The Final Battles With Phoenix's help, Odysseus persuaded Achilles to help the Greek cause even though he had…A Meditation in Time of War
A Meditation in Time of WarFor one throb of the Artery, While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate Mankind inanimate fantasy.Cold War on the Courts
U.S. and Russian basketball teams play the most controversial game in Olympic history by Gerry Brown Russian Aleksander Belov scores the controversial winning basket in 1972. (Source: AP)…War Without Congress
Presidents have been going to war without Congress for years Andrew JacksonAmerican Prisoners of War
Congress defines a prisoner of war as a person who, while serving on active military, naval, or air service, is forcibly detained or interned in the…Star Wars (Film)
Director/Writer: George LucasDirector of Photography:Gilbert TaylorEditors:Richard Chew, Paul Hirsch and Marcia LucasMusic:John Wil-liamsProduction Designer:John BarryProducer:Gary…Trending
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