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Timeline of Key Events in Chechnya, 1830–2014
1800s 1900s 1950s 1990s 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2014 1830s Czar Nicholas I invades Caucasus, meets fierce resistance. 1859 Russia conquers, incorporates Caucasus. 1917 Russian Revolution,…Foday Sankoh: Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause
// Cite Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause by David Johnson Rebel leader Foday Sankoh. (Source/AP) Related Links Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses Major Players in Civil War…Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission
Author:Hampton Sides Publisher:Doubleday The release of the megabudget critical dud Pearl Harbor has undoubtedly stirred a renewed interest in World War II (witness the proliferation of war…The Berlin Wall
A look back at the fall of Communism and Soviet influence The Berlin Wall Related Links Atlas: Germany Almanac: Germany Encyclopedia: Germany The Cold WarThe Berlin Wall on the Web Major…Timeline: Modern Fashion, 1930-1958
Part II: 1930-1968 by David Johnson 1930 1940-1945 1947 1950 1954 1960s 1968 Next: 1970-1990 1930 Hemlines drop; then gradually rise Alix "Madame" Grès becomes famous for elegant…The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Israel and Hamas Collide
Despite several negotiations attempts, peace still eludes the region. By Jennie Wood Related Links Conflict from 1948 through 2000 Israel Palestine Glossary…Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2014
The following table shows where wars and armed conflicts are raging Main warring parties Year began1 Middle East…Industrial Workers of the World
(Encyclopedia) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), revolutionary industrial union organized in Chicago in 1905 by delegates from the Western Federation of Mines, which formed the nucleus of the…trench warfare
(Encyclopedia) trench warfare. Although trenches were used in ancient and medieval warfare, in the American Civil War, and in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–5), they did not become important until…1970 – 1979 World History
Richard Nixon(1913–1994)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionMao Zedong(1893–1976)Agence France Press/Archive PhotosIngmar Bergman (1918–2007)Archive PhotosLyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973)…