INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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The Emergence of Lesbianism and Lesbian Sexuality in U.S. Media A Final Research Paper Jo Forrest-Stuart HIST 526: Gays & Lesbians in U.S. History C. Gissendanner Fall 2013 December 10‚ 2013 Introduction A Brief Lesbian Media Timeline Since the late 1800’s‚ U.S. pulp fiction appealed to a general‚ heterosexual audience‚ and was the primary source of reading for both men and women of the working classes‚ introducing quite a few novel genres like westerns‚ sci-fi‚ crime & noir
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1950 July 26‚ 1950- President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French. This event is important because it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to
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Timeline French Revolution 1774 1786 May 5 1789 June 17 1789 June 20 July 14 August 27 1789 1789 1789 June 1791 September April 1791 1792 August 10 September 1793 1792 1792 Summer July 1793 July 1794 1793 to July 1794 Louis XIV becomes King Louis XVI became king and inherited part of the debt from his predecessors. October 1789 Summer 1792 January 21 1793 1795 Bankers refuse to lend government money Bankers refused to lend the government any more money which caused Louis to face serious
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HUMAN DIASPORA HISTORY EUROPEAN DIASPORA European history contains numerous diaspora-like events. In ancient times‚ the trading and colonising activities of the Greek tribes from the Balkans and Asia Minor spread people of Greek culture‚ religion and language around the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins‚ establishing Greek city states in Magna Graecia (Sicily‚ southern Italy)‚ northern Libya‚ eastern Spain‚ the south of France‚ and the Black Sea coasts. Greeks founded more than 400 colonies. Alexander
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Jealine Marie Bernabe 3bio3 Timeline: Development of Windows Operating System 1975–1981: Microsoft boots up In 1975‚ Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups‚ Microsoft begins small‚ but has a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home. During the next years‚ Microsoft begins to change the ways we work. The dawn of MSDOS In June 1980‚ Microsoft focuses on a new operating system—the software that manages‚ or runs‚ the computer hardware and also serves
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CASE: Artificial Nutrition and Hydration-- Questions Raised by the Schiavo Case” Timeline of Schiavo Case • February 25‚ 1990: Terri’s heart stops‚ most likely as a result of a potassium imbalance‚ causing severe brain damage • November 1992: Terri’s husband‚ Michael Schiavo‚ wins malpractice suit; awarded $700‚000 for her care plus an additional $300‚000 • February 14‚ 1993: Terri’s parents‚ Mary and Bob Schindler‚ and Michael have falling out over Terri’s care • July
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The Catcher in the Rye – Timeline Saturday Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from Pency Prep and is supposed to leave on Wednesday. He goes to see Mr Spencer to say goodbye‚ but shows irritation when Mr Spencer tries to remind him of his poor academic performance. Holden goes back to his dormitory. Back at his dormitory‚ Holden tries to read a book but is constantly interrupted by Ackley. He tries to deter him but Ackley doesn’t take the hint. Eventually‚ Stradlater arrives. Stradlater
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1803 - First phase of Padri War * Began in 1803 prior to Dutch Intervention and lasted until 1825 * also called the Minangkabau War * a conflict that had broken out in Minangkabau state between the so called adat and padri religious factions. The Adats were Minangkabau traditionalists who wanted to continue to include indigenous pre-Islamic religious practices and social traditions in local custom (Islam Abangan). The Padris‚ like contemporaneous jihadists in the Sokoto Caliphate of West
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An explanation for the beginning of the collapse of the Roman Republic The Roman Republic‚ the precursor to the colossal Roman Empire; one that would last (in one form or another) for 1500 years‚ is the first example in European history of the complete collapse of a constitutional system. The Crises of the Roman Republic is contemporarily used to describe an extended period of time where Rome faced political instability and unrest that ended in the demise of all functions of the Republic‚ and
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