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Immediately after World War II, a new, "cold" war gripped the world and, just as they had done during WWII, comic books appeared to protect Americans from the Red Menace.

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In 1963, the Cold War was ready to turn hot; but, Marvel Comics was ready to save America with their entry into the super patriot game: Colonel Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD

The Berlin Wall was opened on 9 November 1989. To mark the 20th anniversary an online exhibition explores British experiences through interviews, artwork and photography.

Film is a great way to be introduced to the concepts of human evolution. This article briefly describes the key features of five of the best human origin documentaries.

Until the late 19th Century, Germany was a mass of small independent states - until, that is, they were united under the leadership of ambitious, warlike Prussia.

The Trinity test site in New Mexico was the location where the first atomic bomb was exploded.

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The renowned chemist, businessman, and inventor gave the world its most prestigious award for literature, peace, and the sciences.

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Jewish Voices For Peace is part of a new campaign to investigate the use of arms sold to Israel. The group says that Israel committed human rights violations in Gaza.

Designer pets fetch a big price, but, in the saltwater aquarium hobby, the popularity of designer fishes may have unintended consequences that can do more harm than good.

A brief examination of foreign policy and domestic affairs during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

History sometimes seems to be an inevitable process - but it was not. There were many occasions when a major change could have happened but was diverted by chance.

The Royal Navy's Heavy cruiser HMS Exeter had a brief but legendary war service. In her 18-months of War she helped kill the Graf Spee and fought the Japanese.

The country of Sweden is synonymous with Volvo and ABBA, but Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize is perhaps Sweden's most endearing commodity.

The assassination on June 28, 1914 of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparked World War I.

The charming habit of giving something of little monetary value but packed with memories to a loved one.

Starting the assignment with a list of focus questions will enable students to narrow research and develop specific thesis statements for expository history term papers.

Two dozen well-used Swedish L60 tanks served the island republic for forty years and even fought US Marines in 1965.

Following the success that last album "From Under The Cork Tree" enjoyed, Pete Wentz and cohorts have returned with an album at once familiar yet different.

At the close of World War One, the victorious allies ordered that the powerful and undefeated High Seas Fleet present itself for interment until a final peace.

Argentina and Chile entered a three-way Naval Arms Race with Brazil just before World War One that led to a half century of South American battleships.

Dick Lucas of The Subhumans talks about the conditions leading to the British anarcho punk scene that formed in the wake of Crass in the late 70s and early 80s

Brazil started a South American Naval Race between the three "ABC" countries when she ordered a class of new Dreadnoughts in 1906

Newly elected President Dwight David Eisenhower found himself facing a continuing war in Korea and the beginnings of what would become the Cold War.

Built on the same design of the USS Monitor, the Russalka guarded St Petersburg for 30 years

Historians cite several reasons that may have played a part in the dropping of the atomic bombs, but President Truman remained steadfast in his defense of using them.

Through diplomacy and militarism, Otto von Bismarck's Realpolitik resulted in the German Empire, changing the balance of power in Europe and paving the way to 1914.

In 1947 the largest warship afloat, the USS Midway launched the most formidable weapon of the twentieth century, a ballistic missile, in its first naval test.

There are good staph bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidis), bad staph (Staphylococcus aureus), and really bad, pathogenic staph (MRSA). Here's a comparison.

To make the world safe for democracy and bring justice and equality to all nationalities, President Woodrow Wilson drafted Fourteen Points for the Paris Peace Conference.

A series of stories written for children provides a glimpse into the educational goals of the 1950s and early 1960s as they relate to social and cultural norms.

With his surge in popularity following the release of Spider-Man 2, fans got curious about Doc Ock's origin. Does the Marvel mini-series satisfy?

The SEC leads the country in coaching talent. Four wear national championship rings and eight are among the 25 highest paid coaches in the country.

The current debate between religion and science requires readers to pick a side, but why should they?

Japan has service robots to help provide eldercare to frail elderly citizens. Do US seniors and boomers want robotic pets, a robotic nutritionist, or robotic caregivers?

Malarial mosquitoes and the parasites they carry continually evolve resistance to the pesticides and drugs used to kill them. New approaches must be found.

National Security Council Report 68 defined the Cold War as a global confrontation between the free world led by the U.S. & the Soviet Union intent on global domination.

In 1942, a "secret city" sprang up in a Tennessee valley, as Allied scientists raced to beat the Germans at developing enriched uranium to fuel the first atomic bomb.

In the wake of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were prepapred to accept some degree of American decline in a multipolar world.

Writer Warren Ellis' newest reconsideration of the superhero considers the fatal implications of entrusting godlike beings with repairing humanity's many mistakes.

Although elements of the Cold War may have originated at Yalta, the Potsdam Conference validated Soviet European occupation and produced new global conflicts.

The first decade of the Cold War validated Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, from the division of Europe to internal fifth columns promoting Communism.