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15 hours ago · His 1960 novel Rabbit, Run, the first of four chronicling the rising and falling fortunes of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom over the course of four decades against the backdrop of the major events of the second half of the 20th century, broke new ground on its release in its characterization and detail of the American middle class and frank discussion ...
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15 hours ago · American Indian Wars. The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, [note 2] was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, and later on by the Confederate States of America, Republic of Texas, Mexico and the United States of America against various American Indian tribes in North America.
6 hours ago · July 9, 2024, 5:01 a.m. ET. While the selections for our 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list were wowing critics and winning awards, other books were making news in different ways. A look back ...
15 hours ago · In the 20th century many diseases both old and new were found to be caused by viruses. There were epidemics of poliomyelitis that were only controlled following the development of a vaccine in the 1950s. HIV is one of the most pathogenic new viruses to have emerged in centuries. Although scientific interest in them arose because of the diseases ...
1 hour ago · These "19th-Century" Dividends Will Roll in 2025 (and Beyond) July 09, 2024 — 09:30 am EDT. Written by BNK Invest for BNK Invest ->. Railroad stocks are set to roll and we're going to climb ...
15 hours ago · 1st century A.D. to 5th century 1st century The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70 by David Roberts, 1850. Siege of Uspe (49) Siege of Camulodunum (60–61) Siege of Yodfat (67) – First Jewish–Roman War; Siege of Gush Halav (67) – First Jewish–Roman War
15 hours ago · The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
