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Timeline: USSR

From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to to Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika 1900s 1920s 1940s 1960s 1980s 1990s Next Timeline 1917 Bolshevik Revolution:…

1950 – 1959 World History

Atomic BombNational Archives and Records Admin.Dwight D. Eisenhower(1890–1969)National Archives and Records Admin.Dag Hammarskjöld(1905–1961)United NationsMartin Luther King, Jr.(1929–1968)N.…

A Guide to New Nations

Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s by David Johnson NEW NATIONS Former Soviet Union Baltic Region: EstoniaLatviaLithuania Eastern Europe:…

Jimmy Carter (January 16, 1981)

To the Congress of the United States: The State of the Union is sound. Our economy is recovering from a recession. A national energy plan is in place and our dependence on foreign oil is…

The Berlin Wall

A look back at the fall of Communism and Soviet influence The Berlin Wall Related Links Atlas: Germany Almanac: Germany Encyclopedia: Germany The Cold WarThe Berlin Wall on the Web Major…

Czech Republic Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Czech Republic Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Czech Relations PEOPLEThe…

China Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note China Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-China Relations PEOPLEThe largest ethnic group is the…

2001 World News Events

—Borgna Brunner The ultimatum issued to the Taliban after Sept. 11 to turn over bin Laden was the last of several such demands made by the U.S. and the UN after bin Laden was implicated in the…

Men's Olympic Biathlon

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (8); Aleksandr Tikhonov, Ricco Gross, Sven Fischer (4); Mark Kirchner, Halvard Hanevold, Emil Hegle Svendsen (3); Anatoly…

Somalia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Somalia Index: Geography History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Somali Relations GEOGRAPHY The Cushitic populations of…