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The Persian Gulf War (Jan. 16, 1991–April 6, 1991)
1990Iraq invades its tiny neighbor, Kuwait, after talks break down over oil production and debt repayment. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein later annexes Kuwait and declares it a 19th province…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…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…Plundering the Past: Iraq Museum Opens Boxes After Persian Gulf War
After ten years, a museum in Baghdad reopens with prized antiquities by David Johnson Related Links Plundering the Past: IntroGlossary of Art MovementsAlmanac: ArtLaw Enforcement & Crime…Major Military Operations Since World War II | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: Major Military Operations Since World War II World War II was the last war fought in which the President asked Congress for a declaration of war. Since then, United States…Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Richmond, California Rosie made her debut in the song “Rosie the Riveter,” but it's the brawny image on the poster that's…Bavarian Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Bavarian Succession, War of the, between Austria and Prussia, 1778–79. With the extinction of the Bavarian line of the house of Wittelsbach on the death of Elector Maximilian Joseph in…Spanish Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Spanish Succession, War of the, 1701–14, last of the general European wars caused by the efforts of King Louis XIV to extend French power. The conflict in America corresponding to the…Polish Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Polish Succession, War of the, 1733–35. On the death (1733) of Augustus II of Poland, Stanislaus I sought to reascend the Polish throne. He was supported by his son-in-law, Louis XV of…Grand Alliance, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Grand Alliance, War of the, 1688–97, war between France and a coalition of European powers, known as the League of Augsburg (and, after 1689, as the Grand Alliance). Louis XIV of…Trending
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