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War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
First Run Features; $29.95Documentary; NRDirector: Gaylene Preston Commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day, this poignant documentary shares the World War II stories of nine New Zealand…McCormick, Robert Rutherford
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880–1955, American journalist, b. Chicago. He held local public offices, was admitted (1907) to the bar, and practiced law in Chicago. He worked with his…Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the
(Encyclopedia) Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the, form of memorial to a nation's war dead, adopted by many countries after World War I. The Tomb of the Unknowns, a memorial to the American dead of World…Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2007
Main warring parties Year began1 Middle East U.S. and UK vs. Iraq 2003 Israel vs. Palestinians…Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Once a year the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) releases a list of ten stories that received little…1000–1099 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
Mesa VerdeCliff Dwellings(c. 1000–1300)Pete MaioCathedral and Tower at PisaTasha Vincentc. 1000–1300Classic Pueblo period of Anasazi culture; cliff dwellings.c. 1000Hungary and Scandinavia…Understanding the Turkey-Kurd Conflict
by Elissa Haney This article was first posted on March 2, 1999. Boys from a Kurdish family herd sheep in Suleymaniya, in northern Iraq. Between 1974 and 1991, Iraq's army evicted…Largest Military Expenditures, 2012
Military expenditure in US dollars, at current prices and exchange rates Rank Country Spending level($ billions) Change from 2011…Largest Military Expenditures, 2013
Total world military expenditure in 2013 was $1747 billion, or 2.4% of global GDP. Rank Country Spending level($ billions)1 Share 2013…reparations
(Encyclopedia) reparations, payments or other compensation offered as an indemnity for loss or damage. Although the term is used to cover payments made to Holocaust survivors and to Japanese…Trending
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