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Hungary Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Hungary Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Hungarian Relations PEOPLE AND…Timeline: Olympics, 1950s -1980s
From ancient Greece to the present day Previous | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | Next Winter 1952 Oslo Winter Games The Olympic torch is lit in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre…World Team of the 20th Century
The team, comprised of the century's best players, was voted on by a panel that included 250 international soccer journalists and released on June 10, 1998 in conjunction with the opening of…Russia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Russia Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Russia Relations PEOPLE Although human experience…The Space Race Quiz
Humans have looked out to the stars for thousands of years and dreamed. But what do you know about the Space Race that began between the Soviet Union and the United States, as both competed to be the…How Well Do You Know Communist Countries?
From the Soviet Union to present-day China, communism has played a significant role in shaping the world we live in today. Embark on a journey through time and test your knowledge about the history,…Murmansk
(Encyclopedia) MurmanskMurmanskm&oobreve;rmänskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 468,000), capital of Murmansk region, NW European Russia, on the Kola Gulf of the Barents Sea. It is the terminus of the…liquor laws
(Encyclopedia) liquor laws, legislation designed to restrict, regulate, or totally abolish the manufacture, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages. The passage of liquor laws has been prompted chiefly…Haywood, William Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Haywood, William Dudley, 1869–1928, American labor leader, known as Big Bill Haywood, b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He began work as a miner at 15 years of age. In 1896 he joined the newly…Royal Danish Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Royal Danish Ballet, one of the oldest major ballet companies, established at the opening of Denmark's Royal Theater in Copenhagen in 1748. Its ballet school, which trains the group's…Trending
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