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- THE FORGOTTEN MARINES OF TARAWA. During late-November 1943 one of the most savage battles in the history of the Marine Corps took place on the tiny island of Betio, located in Tarawa Atoll. The capture of this island took three days and cost the lives of 990 Marines and Navy Corpsmen. In addition to these, another 2,200 were wounded.
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What is the history of the song 'Waka Waka This Time for Africa'? Shakira's Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangaléwa, a 1986 makossa hit for Cameroonian group, Golden Sounds. The … song was released on May 7, 2010 in the album, Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album.
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Battle of Matewan matewan massacre. In 1920 area miners went on strike to gain recognition of UMWA. On May 19 of the same year, twelve Baldwin-Felts Agency guards came from Bluefield to evict the miners from company houses.
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Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp--with 10,000 other Japanese Americans.
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Waitangi The Whare Runanga (meeting house) named Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the restored Treaty House (former home of James Busby, the first British Resident) were presented to the nation on Waitangi Day, February 6th 1940. At the same time the ceremonial waka taua (war canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua was launched.he Whare Runanga (meeting house) named Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the restored Treaty House (former home of James Busby, the first British Resident) were presented to the nation on Waitangi Day, February 6th 1940. At the same time the ceremonial waka taua (war canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua was launched.
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- The Benge Detachment of Cherokees on the Trail of Tears. Alongside a busy intersection in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a small park has been set aside to remember the Cherokees of the Benge detachment who passednear here on their way to Indian Territory in January 1839.
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Danai Gurira African-American (Zimbabwean) Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean-American actress who was cast in the spring of 2012. In order to portray Michonne's katana skills, Danai had to train with a sword for several weeks. She was born in Grinnell, Iowa to parents from Zimbabwe, when her father was teaching Chemistry at Grinnell College.
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On this Page: One of the next significant battles fought in the Pacific War was on the island of Tarawa. Since Tarawa was heavily fortified and contained intricate bunkers, it was basically a fortress. In fact, the Japanese commander in charge of Tarawa claimed that a million men could not take Tarawa in a hundred years..
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THE AMERICAN WACO CLUB, INC. The following article about the restoration of a CG-4A Hadrian Invasion Glider is courtesy of AWC member Linda Buroker-Melhoff. A DIFFERENT KIND OF WACO RESTORATION THE CG-4A Hadrian GLIDER by Linda Buroker-Melhoff. As Mr. Seifert stated in his recent article, the amazing WACO Invasion Gliders of WWII are not often mentioned. I had the privilege of interviewing two talented craftsmen who are responsible for the restoration of two CG-4's in 1995/96 at Lenhardt's Air Haven where our WACO Taperwing is hangared in Oregon.
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- The Campaign on New Britain, by Lt. Col. Frank O. Hough, USMCR & Maj. John A. Crown, USMCR. The Battle for Tarawa, by Capt. James R. Stockman, USMC. The Marshalls: Increasing the Tempo by Lt. Col. Robert D. Heinl, Jr, USMC & Lt. Col. John A. Crown, USMC. Saipan: The Beginning of the End by Maj. Carl W. Hoffman, USMC.
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Huntington Bank Review: Checking, Savings and CDs Overdraft fees. 2.5 / 5.0. All of Huntington’s checking, savings and money market accounts come with a free overdraft protection feature called 24-Hour Grace. If you overcharge your account, you’ll have until midnight of the next business day to pull your balance up to at least negative $5 to avoid overdraft fees.
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900-year-old stone kingdom: The breathtaking ruins of Great Zimbabwe 900-year-old stone kingdom: The breathtaking ruins of Great Zimbabwe. By Teo Kermeliotis and Stefanie Blendis, CNN • Published 29th January 2014. Legend has it that this was once a playground for the giants -- and for visitors gazing over this steep hill in southern Zimbabwe it's easy to understand why.
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Battle of Adwa The landscape of Adwa. The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray.It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.he Italian army then occupied the Tigrayan capital, Adwa. In January 1895, Baratieri's army went on to defeat Ras Mengesha Yohannes in the Battle of Coatit, forcing Mengesha to retreat further south.
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How 'Hacksaw Ridge' Finally Captured the Unbelievable Story of Reluctant War Hero Desmond Doss Andrew Garfield in ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ (Lionsgate) From the beginning, the incredible true story of Desmond Doss seemed destined for a big-screen retelling. The heroic actions of Doss, the subject of the new war film Hacksaw Ridge, first captured public attention in 1945.
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BOOKS: AN AWKWARD TRUTH: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose Historian Peter Grose's previous work, A Very Rude Awakening, chronicled the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney harbour on the night of May 31/June 1, 1942. Here, in his latest work, An Awkward Truth, he looks at the earlier bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, the day World War II came to Australia.istorian Peter Grose's previous work, A Very Rude Awakening, chronicled the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney harbour on the night of May 31/June 1, 1942. Here, in his latest work, An Awkward Truth, he looks at the earlier bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, the day World War II came to Australia.
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Celebrating 100 Years Bikini Atoll has been included on the list for the role that tests of atomic weapons at Bikini played in shaping global culture in the second half of the 20th Century. The World Heritage Committee, on August 1, 2010 at its 34th session in Brazil, inscribed the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site on the World Heritage List.
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Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara. Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara. The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast.
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This is Tarana Burke, 44, from Philadelphia, who is a longstanding advocate for sexual assault victims. I think the way in which this grew, and in the way many of these moments grow, is not completely inclusive, Tarana Burke told BuzzFeed News. But that's part of the work too. We find ways to amplify our voices and include our stories and to make sure those most marginalised are centred in this work.
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- This Day in History: 07/24/1911 - Machu Picchu Discovered. In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 24, 1911 an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, time-traveled to the lost culture of the fabled Inca empire, which disappeared with the Spanish conquests. Bingham was exploring Peru when a local farmer told him about ruins which he called Machu Picchu, or Old Mountain.
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Giant Tarantula Discovered: Venomous Sri Lankan Spider Threatened By Deforestation Giant Tarantula Discovered: Venomous Sri Lankan Spider Threatened By Deforestation. It's huge, fast, venomous and the size of a human face. For some, Poecilotheria rajaei, a giant tarantula discovered recently in Sri Lanka, is the stuff of nightmares. But for wildlife advocates, the spider might represent another cause for conservation: The tree-dwelling spider is threatened by habitat destruction.
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The MurÃºa Code He and his crew excavated more than 9,000 ragged textile and cordage fragments, the kind of artifacts that were considered unimportant, mere detritus, by most archaeologists of that era. Woven from cotton and camelid hair, a fragment of a tunic from Peru is attributed to the Wari culture (c. AD 600–1000), which preceded the Inca Empire (c. 1250–1532).
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Kiribati The capital and now most populated area, South Tarawa, consists of a number of islets, connected by a series of causeways. These comprise about half the area of Tarawa Atoll. Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the IMF and the World Bank, and became a full member of the United Nations in 1999.
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The Search for the Site of the Sand Creek Massacre As Mildred Red Cherries of the Northern Cheyenne noted at project meetings, the Sand Creek Massacre became lost, even to the descendants of those who had survived the attack. The massacre site was left unmarked and, by the turn of the century, there was little evidence of the terrible events of November 29, 1864.
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- Kiribati was granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati. The name Kiribati is pronounced Kiri-bass, which is the closest local equivalent to Gilberts.iribati's 33 atolls, with a total area of only 811 km², are scattered over an area of 3.5 million km². Kiribati saw some of the worst fighting of the Pacific theatre during the Second World War, including the infamous Battle of Tarawa in November 1943.
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- Despite the policy of removal of Southeastern Indians to Oklahoma, several Creek families in the Tensaw community who had assisted the United States by providing essential services, including Manac, Hollinger, Sizemore, Stiggins, Bailey, Colbert, and Weatherford, were allowed to retain their land.espite the policy of removal of Southeastern Indians to Oklahoma, several Creek families in the Tensaw community who had assisted the United States by providing essential services, including Manac, Hollinger, Sizemore, Stiggins, Bailey, Colbert, and Weatherford, were allowed to retain their land.