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1 day ago · Russian Civil War. The Russian Civil War [a] was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the overthrowing of the social-democratic Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet ...
1 day ago · The Salvadoran Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve-year period of civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups backed by the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro as well as the Soviet Union.
1 day ago · October 26. The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros in four games to win their first World Series since 1917. The U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000. October 27 – After issues arise of her competency to adjudicate United States constitutional law, Harriet Miers withdraws her name from consideration for the Supreme Court of the United ...
1 day ago · Scholarship varies on the definition of genocide employed when analysing whether events are genocidal in nature. The United Nations Genocide Convention, not always employed, defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental ...
1 day ago · Archived from the original on 2013-03-13 – via ProQuest. Grenades Kill 7 in S. Korea, The New York Times (May 19, 1968) ROK General Is Removed, Pacific Stars And Stripes (May 26, 1968) ROK Sergeant Gets Death, Pacific Stars And Stripes (May 31, 1968) ^. "Grenade instead of pesos".
1 day ago · Cornelia Zangheri Bandi (66) was an Italian noblewoman whose death on 15 March 1731 may have been a possible case of spontaneous human combustion. [43] [44] But the case has never been proven, with the true cause of death remaining unknown. [43] [44] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (35), composer, died on 5 December 1791.
1 day ago · Homosexuality in 20th-century United States Further information: LGBT history in the United States and Lavender scare Following the social upheaval of World War II, many people in the United States felt a fervent desire to "restore the prewar social order and hold off the forces of change", according to historian Barry Adam. Spurred by the national emphasis on anti-communism, Senator Joseph ...
