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African Kingdoms

The Diplomat Kings of Kongo

How an African Kingdom Engaged Europe as an Equal

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World

2002
A CIA drone strike kills six militants in Yemen, constituting the first targeted killing of the war on terror.
1996
Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime.
1969
U.S. president Richard Nixon made a plea for support from the "silent majority", referring to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time.
1957
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.
1956
Suez Crisis: During an invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis.
1954
The first film (poster pictured) featuring the giant monster Godzilla was released nationwide in Japan.

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