Iraq War Resolution 2002 - History
Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and ... [... more]
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News - Phonautograph Recording Predates Edison - History
Generally credited with being the father of recorded sound, Thomas Alva Edison's title may have to be amended slightly. Edison's Cylinder Phonograph was patented in December, 1877 using a principal he had been hoping to use as a means of ... [... more]
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... I never saw another butterfly... - History
This book starts with a well written forward by renowned author Chaim Potok. It gives the history of Terezin as a city, and then what it was like when the Nazi SS took over. It tries to answer the basic questions of the Holocaust; all the whys ... [... more]
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The Holocaust : The Politics and The People - History
Like many things, the Holocaust came at the end of a long series of unfortunate coincidences. World War I had caused a huge economic boom, at the end of which came a global economic crash. Germany - due in part to the expense of the last war, the ... [... more]
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Churchill's Triumph - A Review - History
As humans we seem to be continually fascinated with the details in history which haven't been officially recorded. Those things that took place off the record, and were strictly "hush-hush" seem to captivate our imaginations. This fascination .. [... more]
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Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines - History
Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines, Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes is a riotously funny account of flight in the early 20th century. Set in 1910, the movie starts out with a publicity stunt - a British ... [... more]
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Gifts of Christmas Past - History
They're always the ones that are hardest to shop for... They've got a passion for history, but it seems like they've also got everything else under the sun already! This year's fad gift just won't do. So, what do you buy the history lover who ... [... more]
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Forefather's Day - December 21st - History
This may not have been the kind of introduction you were expecting, but it wasn't just any rock. It wasn't much to look at - no silver or gold specks, no diamonds buried within. It wasn't very big either. Before 1620 it was just a very plain, ... [... more]
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Time Travel - Sleepy Hollow - History
From the moment it left Washington Irving's pen, millions have been in love with the story of Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, and a mysterious headless horseman that rode through the night in search of heads to replace the one ... [... more]
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