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1 hour ago · News. Marine Sgt. William H. Pollard, left, was 24 when he died, one of the 241 U.S. troops killed in the Oct. 23, 1983 bombing attack on Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, the single deadliest day for ...
11 hours ago · Beirut 's iconic Interdesign Building is a unique architectural curiosity in the Lebanese capital. It is a captivating, brutalist concrete structure that has stood largely empty since its completion. Designed by the late Lebanese industrialist Khalil Khouri, the Interdesign Building was conceived back in 1973 – in the middle of what many ...
11 hours ago · And by way of thanking us for this magnanimous act, the Marines' ground HQ at the Beirut airport was blown up by a truck bomb (as were the US and French embassies), the Marines there began taking daily shell fire and sniping, and we shelled hillsides in the Lebanese countryside with the 16-inch guns of the USS New Jersey, bombed miscellaneous targets from time to time, and got US troops killed ...
11 hours ago · On July 9th, 551 AD, a strong earthquake followed by a noticeable tsunami and another destructive shock hit the littoral zone of Phoenicia, currently Lebanon. The sequence of events was associated with active faults in the region, but the source able to explain both seismic and tsunami effects is still a matter of open debate. This article contributes to unlocking this enigma by providing a ...
11 hours ago · Liam De Brun. 30/05/2024. Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has urged the Irish public to vote and get behind two particular candidates in the upcoming European Parliament election. The Academy Award winning actress is most known for her work in Thelma and Louise, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Dead Man Walking.
11 hours ago · Lebanese architect Khalil Khouri's brutalist landmark in Beirut is revived by his children The 'heat dome' that has killed dozens of people is heading to the US Ranked: the longest-living car engines
11 hours ago · Saving America's Face. Get ready. New York Times columnist Tommy Friedman is upset. He thinks that America has lost its moorings. Worse yet, he suspects that America has lost its sense of shame. Dare I say that I do not think he is wrong. He might not have a sufficient number of little gray cells to say anything cogent about the problem, but ...
