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… the government and declared himself ruler of a new Kingdom of Albania.  Given the country’s turbulent and … the Premier as his party maintained power. Zog survived an assassination attempt in 1924, but he was severely wounded … 1, 1928, Zog dissolved the republic and declared himself King, creating the Kingdom of Albania.  Zog fashioned …

… covering much of central Africa, was the dream of Belgian King Leopold II. In 1885, he established control over a … revenue divisions in the Congo Free State with crosses marking the locations of documented atrocities ( top ). An 1885 … participants, the process was also complicated by the assassination in 2001 of L-D. Kabila by one of his …

… eight million Spaniards succumbed to the disease. Even the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII, caught influenza in 1918. King Alfonso XIII of Spain (r. 1886-1931) The standard … an important legacy in the history of medicine. Beyond shocking tolls, the pandemic inspired a surge in biomedical …

… like crazy men. What could they possibly gain from provoking the United States? In military terms it makes as much sense as poking a 500-pound gorilla with a cocktail stick. The problem … less than everlasting glory. For hundreds of years the kings of Europe sought glory through a combination of …

… ethnic and linguistic groups. They include non-Arabic speaking groups such as the Fur, Masalit, Zaghawa, Tunjur, and Daju as well as Arabic-speaking such as Rizaiqat, Missairiyya, Ta`isha, Beni Helba, and … than an ethnic label, for the majority of the Arabic speaking groups are pastoralists. On the other hand, most of the …

… the Persians engineered a coup which deposed the Arsacid king, Artashes IV, which fundamentally altered the … terms for the treatment of Christians within the former kingdom. The Great King of Persia, Bahram V, had outfoxed the Romans; Flavius …

… months earlier. And only five days later in the United Kingdom, on November 9, a press release announced that Queen … in Christianity began in October 1517, when the German monk Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses in Wittenberg. During …

… named Timur (meaning “iron” in Persian). De Clavijo’s lord, King Henry III of Castile , had dispatched him to learn more … the ambassador whom Timour Beg [Tamerlane] had sent to the king of Castille was with them; and those who saw him, … eager to note the favor that Timur showed to the King of Castile. When he was presented to the …

… There’s no denying that the Vikings and Norse mythology are having a moment.  From History Channel’s  Vikings  to Marvel’s  Thor  films, to Robert Eggers’  The … Gaiman’s  American Gods  and Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom  novels ,  to other novels like Rick Riordan’s  …

… Friedrich Engels examined the wretched dwellings of the working class under capitalism, noting a troubling … desperately poor, offending Christian virtues and leading Martin Luther to rail against the “verdammte Fuckerei”—the damned …

… open things up for discussion. If you're interested in asking a question, please write it in the Q&A function at the … happens next: Jesus, because he knew that Judas was thinking about the rest of the exalted things as well, said to … from them, and I will tell you the mysteries of the kingdom, not so that you will go there, but so that you will …

… The result: in order to prevent the collapse of the banking system, the Greek government ordered banks to close … cliff, others perceive any resolution offered as further kicking the can down the road and delaying an inevitable exit … bankruptcy. A Bavarian prince, Otto became the first modern King of Greece in 1832. Greece gained its independence in …

… approach. It comes to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), Persia's national epic written in the tenth century. … (a fictitious figure) and the daughter of Filicus (Philip), King of Rum, while Darius III is the son of Darab and a … Persian writers even present Alexander as a wise, spiritual king whose displacement of Darius was beneficial to Persia. …

… The European Union (EU) has been a grand experiment in breaking down the barriers between nations and achieving … 28 th member of the EU. Even as states such as the United Kingdom contemplate leaving the EU altogether, the president … economies in southern and western Europe, and the United Kingdom’s proposed referendum to end its 40-year membership …

… spurned. Before he paid the ultimate price for his beliefs, Martin Luther King Jr., not only spent time in jail for repeated arrests …

… that we do today. Sara Butler is a Professor and the King George III Chair in British History at The Ohio State … Let's get to know our speaker today. Dr. Sara Butler is the King George III Professor of British History at Ohio State … with her husband and three kids. You'll often see her walking her dogs in the evening. With that introduction, let me …

… a sizable ownership of sugar plantations throughout the Kingdom of Hawaii. Claus Spreckels controlled most of the … in the Western United States and was dubbed “the Sugar King of the Sandwich Islands” by industry insiders. The industry dubbed Spreckels “the Sugar King of the Sandwich Islands.” With his stronghold in the …

… historical comparison to the terrorist attacks is the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Like Tuesday’s … with the thousands who perished this week, Kennedy’s assassination represented the death of a single, very … perspective allows us to see wars, natural disasters and assassinations for what they are: ugly but familiar aspects …

… Wetback   Dawes Act   The Cossacks   The Black Death    Assassination of MLK   Liberation of Paris   Marshall Plan   … of Franco   October Revolution   1st Modern Olympic Games   Martin Luther   Storming the Bastille   Execution of Louis XVI   …

… would also give us worthwhile international peace aims. Martin Luther King Jr. once referred to such a peace as “positive peace” — …

… open things up for discussion. If you're interested in asking a question, please write it in the Q&A function at the … for me, as far as this project goes, I want to start with Martin Delany. The title of my submission is, "Martin Delany: Unapologetic African." And the reason why I …