World History

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Nov. 25 – In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese…
Nov. 26 – In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered…
Nov. 27 – In 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who’d resigned.
Nov. 28 – In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II…
Nov. 18 – In 1976, Spain’s parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
Nov. 19 – In 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 20 – In 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany….
Nov. 21 – n 1995, the presidents of three rival Balkan states agreed to make peace in Bosnia, ending nearly four years of terror and ethnic bloodletting that have left a quarter of a million people dead in the worst war in Europe since World War II…
Nov. 22 – In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas…
Nov. 24 – In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded…

United State American Wars

American Revolutionary War

June 24, 2012

Liberty: The American Revolution - Part: 1 In 1763, the capitol city of…

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The Mexican American War

June 24, 2012

The Mexican - American War One of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history,…

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The American Civil War

June 24, 2012

American Civil War - The Complete History The American Civil War, widely known…

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The Indian Campaigns

June 24, 2012

American Indian Wars May the Hawk guide your safe journey through this life... Made…

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Spanish American & Cuba Wars

June 24, 2012

Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War Crucible of Empire demonstrates how and why…

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World War I

June 24, 2012

An overview of the causes and effects of World War I Clockwise from…

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U.S. Merchant Marines

June 23, 2012

Ferocious! Energetic! Fantastic! These are some of the words that have been used…

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World War II

June 23, 2012

World War II: How Did It Start? In the years that followed World…

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Korean War

June 23, 2012

The Korean War was a war of firsts: The first jet war; the…

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Vietnam War

June 23, 2012

Vietnam War - Hue City 1968 CBS footage 1968. A Bell UH-1D helicopter piloted by…

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