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Ostraka

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Ostraka were the voting paraphernalia for getting rid of public figures.

Tiananmen Square Massacre

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In the spring of 1989, students in China came out in the thousands to protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The government tolerated the protests for several months before initiating a bloody crackdown that began on June 2, 1989. In an iconic picture, one man (now known as Tank Man) stood defi

Battle of Okolona

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A battle between Union and Confederate forces in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, on February 22, 1864, which resulted in a Confederate victory.

The Steppes of Eurasia

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The Steppes are an area of Central Asia that played a triggering role in the history of major empires.

The Short But Wild Life of Author F. Scott Fitzgerald

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During his lifetime, F. Scott Fitzgerald was nearly as famous for his wild, partying social life as we was for his great novels (such as The Great Gatsby). However, since his death at the early age of 44, F. Scott Fitzgerald's reputation has grown significantly, placing him among some of the gr

AEF

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AEF - Definition

Top 6 Books on Ancient Egyptian Women

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Books on women in Ancient Egypt, including those most famous Egyptian women, the pharaohs and wives of pharaohs. Egyptian women intrigue us because they had certain rights and powers that were uncommon in antiquity.

The Rwandan Genocide -- Part 1

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Why was there such strong antagonism between the Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda? What Role did European colonization play? Was the 1994 genocide the first outbreak of violence? Find out more about the origins of the Rwandan Genocide.

A List of Paintings Done by French Artist Courbet

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Gustave Courbet was a French artist born in 1819 who is renowned for beginning the realistic movement in French paintings. He was not a romantic painter: he did not elevate his subjects, but simply reproduced them as life had created them. He painted many successful and well known pictures, many of

Golda Meir

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Golda Meir was a devoted Zionist from an early age, who went on to become one of the signers of Israel's declaration of independence and later the first female prime minister of Israel (1969 to 1974). Learn more about Gold Meir, the Iron Lady of Israel.

USS Washington (BB-47): An Incomplete Warrior

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USS Washington (BB-47) was a Colorado-class battleship that was launched in 1921. With the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, work on USS Washington ceased and the hull was ultimately towed out to sea and sunk as a target.

Lysander

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Learn about an important Spartan general of the Classical Age of Greece.