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Read more about the article 1900: The Boer War
The British army retreating from Tugela River under heavy fire from the Boer’s at the Battle of Colenso of the Second Boer War in South Africa. Vintage etching circa 19th century. cr: Getty Images

1900: The Boer War

The Boer War broke out on a full scale in 1900. It was fought between Great Britain and the Boars of Transvaal (South Africa) and the nearby Orange Free State.…

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Tanzania

Tanzania was established on 26 April 1964 as a result of the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The name of the African country was created from the combination of specific…

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Read more about the article The Boer War of 1899-1902
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Anglo Boer War, British soldiers fixing bayonets to repell an attack from the trenches around Ladysmith, South Africa. Getty Image

The Boer War of 1899-1902

In October 1899, the Boer War began. The South African Boer War started between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boer War: Causes…

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Shinzo Abe

Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo, 67, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, died after being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in Nara, according to CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters and…

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Read more about the article The Maned Wolf, the Bizarre South American Creature, Like a Cross Between a Fox and A Deer
Getty A South American maned wolf stands at attention in the woods.

The Maned Wolf, the Bizarre South American Creature, Like a Cross Between a Fox and A Deer

With its enormous ears and stilt-like legs, the maned wolf is a one-of-a-kind animal that roams the plains of Brazil and Argentina. The maned wolf seems to be a hybrid…

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Read more about the article Iran-Iraq War of 1980
(Original Caption) 10/22/1980-Basra, Iraq- Iraqi troops riding in Soviet-made tanks head for a pontoon bridge in an effort to cross the Karum River northeast of Khurramshahr. The smoke in the background is from the Abadan pipeline. Sporadic fighting continues along the southern front in a month-old Gulf war, with Iraqi forces racing to build a 60-mile highway across the desert from Basra to consolidate their seige of the Iranian city of Ahwaz.

Iran-Iraq War of 1980

The Iran-Iraq war started in September 1980 when Iraqi forces officially began a full-scale invasion of Iran, a neighbouring country. Among the factors that led to the outbreak of the…

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Read more about the article The Gulf War of 1990-1991
During the Gulf War, a pair of American soldiers stand in the turret of an M1A1 Abrams tank as, near the border with Iraq, oil wells burn in the distance, Kuwait, March 20, 1991. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images)

The Gulf War of 1990-1991

Emerging as a significant power in the Middle East after the indecisive war with neighbouring Iran, in August 1990, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighbouring…

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