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11George Metesky — George P. Metesky (November 2 1903 ndash; May 23 1994), better known as the Mad Bomber, terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries and offices. Bombs were left in… …
12Operation Hydra (1943) — Operation Hydra Part of Operation Crossbow Date 17/18 August 1943 Location Peenemünde Research Center, Usedom …
13Calendar of 2003 — ▪ 2004 January So long as there is a single Brazilian brother or sister going hungry, we have ample reason to be ashamed of ourselves. Lula, in his inaugural address as president of Brazil, January 1 January 1 The Socialist Lula (Luiz… …
14Gaza War — Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict Map of Gaza …
15Operation Biting — Coordinates: 49°40′16.06″N 0°09′42.60″E / 49.6711278°N 0.161833°E / 49.6711278; 0.161833 …
16Rotterdam Blitz — The Rotterdam Blitz refers to the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the German Airforce on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break… …
17List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction — This is a list of apocalyptic and post apocalyptic fiction works, sorted by the nature of the catastrophe portrayed.World War III and other apocalyptic wars (between humans)Films1930s*1936. Things to Come , in which an extended future second… …
182006 Israel–Gaza conflict — Summer Rains redirects here. For the Ditty Bops album, see Summer Rains (album). Main articles: Israel Gaza conflict, Israeli Palestinian conflict, and 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict 2006 Israel Gaza conflict Part of the Second Intifada Date …
19Calendar of 2001 — ▪ 2002 January America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles …
20HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
