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Rem Koolhaas, Architect
In 1975, Koolhaas founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in London with Madelon Vriesendorm and Elia and Zoe Zenghelis. Focusing on contemporary design, t... |
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D-Day, June 6 : The Normandy Invasion
May 1944 had been the time chosen at Washington in May 1943 for the invasion. Difficulties in assembling landing craft forced a postponement until June, but Jun... |
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Larry Ellison, Founder Oracle
The founder of Oracle is one of the most flamboyant and outspoken businessmen of the century, not to mention one of the richest, with a net worth somewhere north of $50 b... |
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UNESCO
UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was born on November 16, 1945. For this specialized UN agency, it is not enough to build cla... |
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UN : United Nations
The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the... |
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Atom Bomb on Hiroshima, WW2
On 6th August 1945, a B29 bomber (Enola Gay) dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. It has been estimated that over the years around 200,000 people have died as a result of t... |
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Animal Farm, Orwell
"George Orwell's 1945 satire on the perils of Stalinism has proved magnificently long-lived as a parable about totalitarianism anywhere - and has given the world at least... |
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Korean War
North Korea launched its invasion of the South with every confidence that they would win the war in a month or two. They were well armed by the USSR, their ranks filled w... |
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Computer History Timeline
When appropriate, biographical sketches of the pioneers... |
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History of computer technology
This timeline explores the history of computing from 1945 to 1990. Each year features illustrated descriptions of significant innovations in hardware and software technol... |
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Berlin Wall Timeline
May 8, 1945 World War II is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors: the American, British, French in the West and the Soviet in the East. June 30, 1946 At the instigat... |
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Cold War Timeline
The Cold War began after World War Two. The main enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting... |
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History of Computing Research at MIT
Timeline of computing research at MIT, which dates back to the 1940's. Computer-related research at MIT has been conducted by many different Laboratories and Departments,... |
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Existentialism and Human Emotions
Those not wishing to slog through some of Sartre's weightier work will find "Existentialism and Human Emotions" a very useful statement and summation of the principles of... |
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UNICEF : United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UNICEF is the driving force that... |
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