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The battle of Kursk was fought between the Red Army and the German army. The outcome of this battle was fundamental to Germany's eventual defeat.

In itself the Byzantine Empire was longer lived in comparison with many other empires, lasting for over a thousand years.

On July 2 and 3 in Banjul, The Gambia, AU leaders met to discuss Darfur, the legal proceedings for Hissène Habré and the continent's future.

Black Gold had heart. He willed himself to stay with the run even though he spent several years after his Derby victory in poor running condition.

In today's world of economic turmoil, it's not uncommon for workers to find themselves separated from their employer through a layoff. Here's how to survive the ordeal.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor some ships are repaired but numerous others are built as the United States enters World War II.

The mass frenzy had to end. People lived in fear of being accused as a witch, in addition to anxiety of the alleged practitioners. Some good came out of the horror....

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, high schoolers and collegians have skipped beach vacations to help build and restore hundreds of Gulf Coast homes.

About 75 men from the Western Maryland and Northern Central railroads used two steam cranes to clear away the wreckage of the Ransom, Md. train wreck on June 17, 1905.

The Battle of Antieham was fought on the 17th of September 1862. The opposing commanders were Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan.

The Battle of Britain was argued to have been highly significant by the then British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

the United States had gained complete control of both the air and the sea by the time they launched their attack on the island of Iwo Jima faced determined resistance

After Pearl Harbour and Japanese invasions in the Asia-Pacific region to the Battle of Coral Sea it appeared that nobody would be able to stop the Japanese

The name, United Empire Loyalist is an honorific given to the British refugees from the American Revolution who resettled in British North America.

Consumers in some states continue to face legal obstacles in making direct wine purchases despite the U.S. Supreme Court permitting these sales in a 2005 ruling.

Hurricane Katrina's impact on the United States is evident 2 years later, but negative portrayal of African-Americans in the Superdome during this time still unexamined

With all the attention on the plight of post-Katrina New Orleans, the destruction in Mississippi is sometimes overlooked. But not by the World Monuments Fund.

In the wake of hurricane Katrina, the World Monuments Fund teamed up with the Preservation Trades Network to launch demonstration restoration projects on the Gulf Coast.

The Charge of the Light Brigade actually took place during the Battle of Balaclava, fought on the 25th October 1854 and became renowned for its high number of deaths.

A hurricane named Katrina hit New Orleans harder than anyone ever imagined and for a husband and wife the tragedy is captured on a personal video camera.

"Bush Conspired against Blacks," CNSNews.com and "Thousands Dead," CNN.com; were news headlines that may have resulted from an ineffective crisis communication strategy.

The Holocaust changed the world and damaged its survivors. Fiction explores the human question, and the best stories about Holocaust survival stay with us.

A sudden explosion of carbon dioxide under pressure caused Lake Nyos in Africa to emit a lethal gas that asphyxiated all living organisms within a 15-mile radius.

The Battle of the Ticinius was the first clash between Hannibal's Carthaginian army and his Roman foes, and the first of Rome's many defeats at his hands.

More Iraqi civilians died in the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War - due to sanction induced hunger and sickness - than from the actual war itself.

Unable to see the coming of the 1929 crash, both Presidents Coolidge and Hoover enabled a weakening system that could not be corrected based on Republican models.

Thousands of pets were left behind during Hurricane Katrina, but with Hurricane Gustav, the Gulf Coast was prepared to help evacuate the pets to safety.

K-Ville's focus on New Orleans post-Katrina crime is apt to cause more Big Easy image problems as ithe city moves into the third year of its recovery from the flooding.

A wide-ranging survey of commercial life in Britain, from the Viking era, through to the sixteenth century.

The World Monuments Fund and Preservation Trades Network show that historic buildings in New Orleans were better at withstanding flood conditions than modern structures.

Due to progress in oncology, older cancer patients may have a completely different role and set of choices than what they may have learned in their earlier lives.

Also known as the Isewan or the Ise Bay Typhoon, Vera's strong winds and high storm surge caused widespread damage and flooding to southern Japan.

A turning point for the Americans, Saratoga represented everything that was wrong in the British command structure during the American Revolutionary War.

The Battle of Marathon highlighted the superiority of the phalanx that had evolved out of geographical considerations as well as a smaller population base.

The Black Death was a terrifying plague which wiped out up to half the population in the countries it affected. There was no cure and victims died within hours.

The experiences of ordinary people during the plague, told through the eyes of a fourteenth century clergyman.

Growing unrest thanks to economic and political problems led to a public meeting at St. Peter's Field on 16th August 1819, but what happened was later coined a massacre.

Piracy is a reoccurring theme that is effecting international trade security and Somalia has become a breeding ground for it due to two decades of destructive civil war.

In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind", Percy Bysshe Shelley asked, "O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts is a painstaking chronicle of the devastation and struggle to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Persecution of witches was most apparent in Colonial New England where strict Calvinist views formed the basis of a theocratic, Old Testament model that accepted witches.

The film tells the story of three New York university students whose lives are changed by 9/11

Bernard Labadie, his Canadian orchestra and chorus from Quebec City, performed during Los Angeles Philharmonic's Deck the Hall concert series at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

There is no better way to enjoy an awards show than to have your own picks. My guest writers Mali Perl and Todd Beeton discuss their choices.

Both Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the attack on the New York World Trade Center in 2001 united Americans, but for post-modern Americans, the response was short lived.

President Obama steps back on health care reform as he faces skepticism and debate zeroes in on whether or not the U.S. government will offer a public insurance option.

The rebel emperor of Britain and Gaul for eight years, Carausius's story is one of piracy, betrayal and political intrigue during the third century AD.

Here are some pre-reading activities to help your students understand the racial inequities that existed in 1963 which will be detailed in this novel.

Proactive decisions have contributed to the decline in school violence in America's public schools.

If you can't talk about your problems, you may be physically & emotionally healthier than those who do express their feelings. Psychologist Mark Seery explains why.