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It is a fact that many women don't like ironing. However, it is one of those necessary evils that every house wife has to put up with. Or has she?

A brief look at some events and people to impact history in a major way on this date, December 1.

Definitions in Europe are tricky: check our list of 15 countries to see what you can expect to learn about at Eastern Europe and Russia Travel.

Poll results are in, and the majority of you are up for a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Hanging out in St Pete’s or cruising the Croatian coast scored highly too

Inexpensive crowns, bridges, dentures and extraction of wisdom teeth are part of an emerging international business niche that targets vacationing "tooth tourists".

This month’s Eastern European language poll results are in with an overwhelming majority of you voting Czech as the language you’d most like to speak!

Mircea Veleanu was only 12 when communism was established in his native Romania. What he endured back then remains deeply entrenched in the far reaches of his daily life.

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.

Not since 1957, when Konrad Adenauer lectured the U.S. Congress, has a German leader discussed world advents with America - and never in a Joint Session of Congress.

Churchill first spoke of the Iron Curtain in a small college gymnasium in Fulton, Missouri. A museum and a sculpture by Churchill's granddaughter commemorate the visit.

Although the Yalta Conference addressed a variety of issues including Soviet participation against Japan, the post-war status of Poland was at the top of the agenda.

The Dueber-Hampden Company did not survive the death of its founder, John C. Dueber, or the popularity of the newly invented wristwatch, which made the pocket watch seem

Going on a Czech Greenways Cycling trip is a fun way to improve one's fitness level, protect the environment and steep in the rich culture of Eastern Europe.

Despite Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949, early Cold War crises were frequently diffused when the U.S. threatened to use the bomb in several Asian conflicts.

Makine explores the nature of women and the nature of language in this transcendent love story.

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.

Bulgaria packs a rich history and hopeful future. From mountain to seaside, the culture is as colourful and alive as ever.

Ventspils is another Baltic Sea destination worth visiting. A small town in north-west Latvia, Ventspils offers tourists peace and attractive fountains and street art.

Sean Connery's James Bond visits the Hagia Sophia and the Orient Express in the spy film thriller From Russia With Love. And so can you.

Metro Two is a purported underground transportation system concealed by the construction of the Moscow Metro on the orders of Josef Stalin, beginning in the 1930s.

Sightseers in Warsaw won't be able to miss the Palace of Science and Culture, the tallest building in Poland and a gift from the Soviet Union.

Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.

As the F1 circus regroups in Hungary the title battle remains a closely fought affair between Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica.

The Berlin Wall, which stood as a symbol of the Cold War, came tumbling down in 1989, and led to a reunited Germany and the collapse of Communism in Europe.

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.

Jackie Robinson's life after baseball was marked by great efforts and great honors. He and Babe Ruth are the most important ballplayers of all time.

It was while watching their sheep that three young children, Francesco, Jacinta and Lucia experienced a Marian Apparition.

Birthday, Anniversary, Special Occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, in response to a public who would no longer tolerate the restrictions placed on it and aided by Gorbachev's relaxed Soviet Union policies.

Paul Newman's vision created a company dedicated to using its profits for the common good. Kabbalah helps us understand what the common good truly means.

The Marshall Plan infused struggling European economies with billions of dollars to rebuild infrastructure and thwart the efforts of Soviet Russia in Western Europe.

British Regency design, design during the Cold War, modern British theatre design and design innovation in China are explored by major exhibitions at London's V&A Museum.

Dresden, Germany is rich in culture and history. Here are some popular sites to see when visiting this beautiful east central German city.

Marguerite Higgins faced gender bias during her career as a war correspondent but her reporting won the first Pulitizer Prize awarded a woman international reporting.

Ten cross country skiers led by Igor Dyatlov, set out for adventure. Yuri Yudin became ill and stayed behind. He and many others have theories, but no true explanations.

Government leaders in the former Soviet Union are requesting Bibles for use in their public schools and youth camps to teach moral integrity and character building.

In early April 1945, the American 9th Army was within 24 hours of reaching Berlin, yet three days later General Eisenhower ordered the Allied halt at the Elbe River.

President Truman was faced with the challenges of leading the world out of the Second World War. The horrors of Nazism would influence his developing foreign policy.

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.

Personal experience transcends nationality and history in this quest for identity.

The struggle to recreate personal and political realities behind a crumbling Iron Curtain lies at the heart of German director Wolfgang Becker's Goodbye, Lenin!

Alan Furst's The Spies of Warsaw details the spy vs. spy atmosphere in the salons and cafes of late-1930s Warsaw, where facts are unreliable and intentions inscrutable.

The Stargate Project is an umbrella code name for a number of subprojects dedicated to the investigation of the domestic and military applications of clairvoyance.

The ALA has selected the best in graphic fiction and nonfiction for teens for 2008, and the list is here!

Think your day's going poorly? Trust in this: It really, truly could be worse. The trip to Armageddon has many a vehicle, be it nukes, comet strikes or lost biodiversity

The oil shocks of the 1970s shook the global order the US had created since World War II, and helped usher in the age of Reagan and Thatcher.

"Eternal Flame," "Like a Prayer," "the Look" and "Straight Up" are just some of the best 80's songs of 1989.

The Democrats in 1950 were faced with an opposition party accusing it of being soft on Communism and allowing China to fall to Chairman Mao. Korea would prove them wrong.

Booker Prize winner, John Banville, writes an intimate, personal travelogue about the magical city of the Czech Republic - Prague - in 'The Writer and the City' series.

Many people do not know the history behind orthodox Christmas in Russia. Learn historical facts and traditions about the Russian holiday season.