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June 28, 1914 June 28, 1914: a Serbian nationalist shot and killed Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Though many long range causes existed, this event would launch WWI. sarajevo • austro-hungarian empire • gavrilo princip • black hand • bosnia
From the Streets to the Boardrooms: The American Mafia Organizes A new view of the future of organized crime in America was being formed by the younger members of the Families. Moving from the the money making rackets of Gambling, extortion, and prostitution, the new racket would become bootlegging. Prohibition would provide the cash needed to change the organization of crime in America. "ethnic succession in crime" • camorra • calaria • black hand • skimming
Organizing the Families The beginning of the alliance that would be formed between the Mafia of the Old World to the Mafia of the New world are discussed.a review is presented dealing with the start of efforts to create a modern organization for a new emerging world of modern business. don vito • capo di tutti capi • boss of bosses • salvatore maranzano • lucky luciano
Zoo Fun in Naples, Florida Look, listen and learn at this small powerhouse of a zoo and gardens, located just north of the stunning SW Florida Gulf Coast community in Collier County. naples zoo • dr. henry nehrling • caladium • association of zoos and aquariums • malayan tigers
Carlos, Meet Frank. Frank, Meet Carlos. An Alliance is Formed An alliance between Frank Costello and Carlos Marcello connects the norhtern and southern Mafia organizations. huey long • frank costello • carlos marcello • charles luciano • fiorello laguardia
Origin and Causes of World War One German principalities united with Prussia by Otto Von Bismarck were a fuse in a powder keg that Balkan volatility ignited when the unwise Kaiser Wilhelm II took control. origin of world war 1 • political causes of world war 1 • diplomatic reasons for world war 1 • otto von bismarck • geographical causes of world war 1
A First Look at Command & Conquer: Ranegade A preview of the upcoming game Command and Conquer: Renegade command & conquer • renegade • westwood
La Interna Ideo An explanation of "the inner idea" of Esperanto and Zamenhof's philosophy of "Homaranismo." homaranismo • interna ideo • zamenhof • esperanto
The Balkan Peninsula: Part IV. The Peninsula In The 20thCentury As the concepts of states and nationalism evolved, the Peninsula entered an age of artificial entities, artificial boundaries, and leaders who defend those artificialities to the bitter end. balkan history • yugoslavia • milosevic • balkan power struggles
A Lesson Learned in New Orleans When the mafia first moves into America, the city of New Orleans provides a lesson about keeping a low profile. The incident displays the fear of the "Black Hand" or Mafia and its growing power in the areas of American politics. giuseppe esposito • don rebello • hennessey
American Families Face The Problems Of Doomsday 2000 Millennium Families Face the Fear of Doomsday and Y2K millennium families • fear • doomsday • y2k • family 2000.
Election | Entrapment | Hideous Kinky | Idle Hands School election, thief affection, hideous kinky, and a movie that's stinky. election • matthew broderick • reese witherspoon • high school • class president
Simple Hobbits Have Lots of Friends Middle-earth is clearly based on the medieval traditions of Sicily. Tolkien's allegory against the perils of allowing organized crime to flourish in an apathetic society is one of the 20th century's truly underappreciated social commentaries. organized crime • mafia • mafiasi • isengard • saruman |
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