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June 2016: Cease-Fire in Columbia Ends Long and Costly War
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of June 2016. 1. Novak…battleship
(Encyclopedia) battleship, large, armored warship equipped with the heaviest naval guns. The evolution of the battleship, from the ironclad warship of the mid-19th cent., received great impetus from…April 2016: Syria Holds Parliamentary Elections in the Midst of Civil War
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of April 2016. 1. Panama…2011 World News: Iraq
U.S. to Withdraw Completely from Iraq by Beth Rowen U.S. Troops in Iraq Related Links 2011 Year in Review 2011…ultimatum
(Encyclopedia) ultimatumultimatumŭlˌtĭmāˈtəm [key], in international law, final, definitive terms submitted by one disputant nation to the other for immediate acceptance or rejection. Since refusal…Largest Military Expenditures, 2007
(Military expenditure: in MER1 dollar terms) Rank Country Spending level($ billions) Per capita…Crerar, Henry Duncan Graham
(Encyclopedia) Crerar, Henry Duncan GrahamCrerar, Henry Duncan Grahamkrērˈär [key], 1888–1965, Canadian general in World War II. He fought in World War I and later headed the Royal Military College.…Fay, Sidney Bradshaw
(Encyclopedia) Fay, Sidney Bradshaw, 1876–1967, American historian, b. Washington, D.C. Fay, professor of history at Dartmouth College (1902–14), Smith (1914–29), and Harvard (1929–46), earned his…Vitry-le-François
(Encyclopedia) Vitry-le-FrançoisVitry-le-Françoisvētrēˈ-lə-fräNswäˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 17,483), Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. Textiles and earthenware are the chief manufactures.…Bairnsfather, Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Bairnsfather, BruceBairnsfather, Brucebârnzˈfäᵺər [key], 1888–1959, English illustrator and author, b. India. He served with the British forces in World War I and created the cartoon…Trending
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