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Iraq War: Most important Dates

Second Anglo Boer War: Most important Dates

Taiwan - Timeline 1900s to Present

1683: China's Qing Dynasty formally annexes Taiwan, which had previously been divided between indigenous kingdoms and Chinese and European settlers, most prominently the Dutch. 1895: China cedes Taiwan and other territories to Japan after losing the First Sino-Japanese War. 1915: The Tapani Incident prompts Japan to reform its administration of the settled population in Taiwan, which turns to civic and political activity. The Japanese continue to treat the indigenous population harshly. 1...

Taiwan “Republic of China”

After the Chinese Communist Party won the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Nationalist government fled to Taiwan and established a government there. Until 1971, the United States recognized the Nationalist government in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China. However, in 1971, the United States switched its recognition to the communist People's Republic of China. Taiwan is considered a separate country by many due to its self-governance and distinct identity, but China views it as a rebe...

The War in Ukraine - Timeline 1922 to Present

1922: Ukraine was incorporated into the Soviet Union. 1932-1933: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin engineered the Ukrainian famine, known as the Holodomor, which resulted in an estimated 3.9 million Ukrainian deaths. 1936-1938: Stalin initiated a large-scale purge of perceived enemies from throughout the Soviet Union, including Ukraine, either executing them outright or shipping them off to Gulag labor camps.  1941: Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and seized almost all of Ukraine.  194...

The War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is an ongoing conflict that began in 2014, following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia. The conflict involves fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known collectively as the Donbas. The fighting has resulted in thousands of deaths and has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. 

The Iran Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq War was a conflict that took place between 1980 and 1988 and was fueled by religious and political differences. Iran, which is predominantly Shia, had recently undergone a Shia revolution that sought to spread its message and influence across the predominantly Sunni Arab world. This threatened the domestic security of the Sunni-led Baath party in Iraq, and the two countries eventually went to war. 

Sunni vs Shia Islam

Sunni and Shia Islam are the two main branches of Islam, with the majority of Muslims being Sunni. The divide between the two dates back to early Islam and is based on a disagreement over who should have succeeded the Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims believe that the Prophet's companions were the rightful leaders, while Shia Muslims believe that leadership should have passed through the Prophet's descendants.

The Taliban

The Taliban is a Sunni Islamist militant group that was founded in Afghanistan in the 1990s. The group rose to power in the mid-1990s and ruled over much of Afghanistan until 2001, when it was toppled by a U.S.-led military campaign. The group has continued to wage an insurgency against the Afghan government and its international allies, and the conflict in Afghanistan has continued to this day. 

Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the broader concept of computers being able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. Machine learning (ML) is a specific type of AI that involves the development of algorithms that allow a computer to learn from data, without being explicitly programmed.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was a Greek king and military general who conquered the Persian Empire and much of Central Asia, India, and parts of Africa. He is known for his cultural and intellectual achievements and military strategy, and is remembered as one of the greatest military leaders in history.

The Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia is a mosque and major cultural and historical site. It started as a Greek Orthodox church then became a mosque when the ottoman empire conquered it. Later it became a museum. More recently it once again became a mosque. For almost a millennium after its construction, it was the largest cathedral in all of Christendom.  It served as a center of religious, political, and artistic life for the Byzantine world and has provided us with many useful scholarly insights into the peri...

The South China Sea

While China aggressively dominates the South China Sea, six other countries have claims to parts of the region, creating major global tensions and a significant flashpoint for US-Sino relations due to the strategic importance of the region. The South China Sea is an issue that will define the US-Sino relationship for many years to come.

Citicorp Center Crisis

The Citicorp Center engineering crisis was the discovery, in 1978, of a significant structural flaw in Citicorp Center, then a recently completed skyscraper in New York City, and the subsequent effort to quietly make repairs over the next few months. Its structure, had several unusual design features, including a raised base supported by four offset stilts, and diagonal bracing which absorbed wind loads from upper stories.

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Citicorp Center Crisis - The Long Story

The Citicorp Center engineering crisis was the discovery, in 1978, of a significant structural flaw in Citicorp Center, then a recently completed skyscraper in New York City, and the subsequent effort to quietly make repairs over the next few months. Its structure, had several unusual design features, including a raised base supported by four offset stilts, and diagonal bracing which absorbed wind loads from upper stories.

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South China Sea

While China aggressively dominates the South China Sea, six other countries have claims to parts of the region, creating major global tensions and a significant flashpoint for US-Sino relations due to the strategic importance of the region. The South China Sea is an issue that will define the US-Sino relationship for many years to come. 

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un is the third North Korean leader from the Kim family who have ruled North Korea as a closed, brutal, totalitarian state since 1948…

COVID-19

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common throughout the world. Coronaviruses are named for the crown-like spikes on their surface...

Human Viruses

A virus is simply genetic material (single or double-strand DNA and RNA) surrounded by a protein capsule (known as a capsid). These tiny infectious agents…

Taiwan, Republic of China

Taiwan is an island 81 miles (130km) off the east coast of modern-day China. It was colonized by the Dutch in the early 1600s until they were driven out by China's Qing dynasty in 1683...

Anthony Fauci

Anthony Stephen Fauci is an American physician at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and an immunologist. Since 1984, he has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the umbrella body of the NIH. He is one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force addressing coronavirus.  Fauci is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on infectious diseases. He has served American public health in various ca...

Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Fauci is a lead member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. He is the Leading world expert on infectious diseases. And he is Fauci is one of the leading medical scholars in the world. As a result, Dr. Fauci is seen as one of the most trusted medical figures in the United States.