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The Panama Canal
One of the greatest engineering achievements in history marks its 100th anniversary by John Gettings Canal Facts Opened on 8/15/14 Cost $336,650,000 36 to 38 ships pass through each day at a…What's So "Great" About Catherine II?
Who Was Catherine the Great? Catherine II of Russia is one of history's most famous figures. More than that, she has had an incredible celebrity following since her lifetime. She was the subject of…Timeline: Russian Federation
Marked by the dissolution of the USSR and conflict in Chechnya 1991 1994 1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2014 1991 Soviet Union disintegrates; 14 former republics…2007 World History
2007 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2007 for details (…Walt Whitman: To the Man-of-War-Bird
To the Man-of-War-BirdThou who hast slept all night upon the storm, Waking renew'd on thy prodigious pinions, (Burst the wild storm? above it thou ascended'st, And rested on the sky, thy…50 Most Populated Countries in the World
The global population has been increasing ever since humanity invented agriculture around 10,000 B.C. The domestication of food and animals meant that humans had a stable food supply, and could…Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 1
Beyond Pol Pot and Ta Mok This article was posted in March, 1999. In the two decades since the regime was toppled, not a single Khmer Rouge has been tried in a court of law…The Tall Ships Set Sail
Powerful 18th and 19th century sailing ships converge on Boston by David Johnson Take the Tall Ships Quiz! The HMS Bounty Interesting Tall Ships The Kruzenshtern…Timeline: Modern Fashion, 1970-1990s
Part III: 1970-199 by David Johnson 1970 1974 1979 1980s 1984 1990s Part I: 1858-1920 1970 Known as Halston, Roy Halston Frowick dominates 1970s with pantsuits, sweater sets, form-…Pirate History
Thousands of years of ambushes, raids, hijackings, and more by Mark Hughes Related Links 2008 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings Timeline: Pirates Famous Real…Trending
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