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2018 Winter Olympics: Competing Countries
92 countries to compete at Pyeongchang, including six newcomers Source: AP Photo/Ivan SekretarevRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…Timeline: Taiwan
Key events in Taiwanese history from World War II to the present by John Gettings and Infoplease Staff 1945 1951 1971 1996…2018 Year in Review: World News
Top events for the world in 2018 Prev Next Vladimir Putin Re-elected In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin secured another six-year term to continue nearly two decades of…foreign aid
(Encyclopedia) foreign aid, economic, military, technical, and financial assistance given on an international, and usually intergovernmental level. U.S. foreign aid programs have included at least…Timeline: Asian-American History, 1950-Present
Asian immigration to America, 1600s to the present by David Johnson 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Back to Beginning 1952 McCarran-Walter Act abolishes race an immigration…Korea
(Encyclopedia) CE5 KoreaKoreakôrēˈə, kə– [key], Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. A peninsula, 600 mi (966 km) long, Korea separates the…Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans
The first Hispanic-American politicians, baseball players, and more Government Member of U.S. Congress: Joseph Marion Hernández, 1822, delegate from the Florida territory. Sonia Sotomayor…Medal of Honor Recipients
Officially called the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is the nation's highest military award for “uncommon valor” by men and women in the armed forces. It is given for actions that are above and…World War II Timeline (1939–1945)
Top of Page Source: iStockThe second world war, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was the deadliest conflict in world history. The war began in Europe, but soon expanded to involve North Africa, the…fortification
(Encyclopedia) fortification, system of defense structures for protection from enemy attacks. Fortification developed along two general lines: permanent sites built in peacetime, and emplacements and…Trending
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