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At the end of January 1953, a high spring tide in the North Sea was whipped up by a severe…
The world and almost everything in it was not nearly so well documented in the 1950s as it is today…
The central to western region of Argentina behind the Andes is prone to seismic activity, being one of the most…
The USA’s Midwest is renowned for harsh winters. However, November 11 1940 brought welcome respite for Middle Americans. Temperatures soared…
Has it been a prolonged case of genocide or merely ongoing mass murder? The US government boldly announced it was…
The German colony of Rwanda fell under Belgian control after World War I and became independent in 1962. But this…
The disparate communities of Iraq — majority Shi’ites, Sunnis and Kurds - were ruled with an iron hand by President…