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Industrial Revolution, Enlightenment, imperialism, and the socio-economic history of the modern world.
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened in Quantico on November 10, 2006, marking the corps' 231st anniversary. The building showcases the corps' history…
On November 10, 1871, Henry Morton Stanley found David Livingstone in Ujiji after years without news. The meeting ended the great 19th-century search and opened a…
The hijacking of Southern Airways Flight 49 on November 10, 1972 lasted over 30 hours, threatened the Oak Ridge nuclear reactor, and led to passenger screening in…
In 1979, a popular revolution overthrew Iran's Shah and ended a millennia-old monarchy. The revolution gave birth to the Islamic Republic, which continues to shape…
After decades of struggle, apartheid collapsed through tense negotiations. In 1994, South Africa held its first general election open to all races.
Gorbachev's reforms opened up freedoms but also unleashed uncontrollable forces. By the end of 1991, the Soviet flag was lowered for the last time.
Aerial photos revealed Soviet missile silos in Cuba. For thirteen days, Kennedy and Khrushchev faced off in a crisis that brought the world closest to nuclear war.
The Marshall Plan, worth around $13 billion, helped Western Europe recover after World War II. It also served as a political tool in the early Cold War.
After World War II, Germany was divided into Allied occupation zones, and Berlin, within the Soviet zone, was also split into four sectors. In 1949, two German…
