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Tuesday May 28th, 2013

Important announcement from the OUPblog

Saturday May 25th, 2013

The History of the World: President Kennedy and the moon landing

An extract from J.M. Roberts’s classic
Wednesday May 22nd, 2013

The History of the World: Nixon visits Moscow

An extract from J.M. Roberts’s classic
Tuesday May 14th, 2013

The History of the World: Israel becomes a state

An extract from J.M. Roberts’s classic
Thursday
Jun 28th, 2012

Treaty of Versailles signed

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Tuesday
Jun 26th, 2012

Berlin Airlift begins

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Sunday
Jun 24th, 2012

Pablo Picasso gives first exhibition outside Spain

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Thursday
Jun 21st, 2012

Chinese Empress Cixi declares war on foreigners

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Monday
Jun 18th, 2012

Napoleon defeated at the Battle of Waterloo

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Thursday
Jun 14th, 2012

Norway gives women partial suffrage

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Wednesday
Jun 13th, 2012

Boris Yeltsin elected Russia’s first President

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Monday
Jun 11th, 2012

Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh executed

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Thursday
Jun 7th, 2012

Crusaders begin the Siege of Jerusalem

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Wednesday
Jun 6th, 2012

Indian forces massacre Sikhs in Amritsar

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Tuesday
May 29th, 2012

Hillary and Tenzing climb Mt. Everest

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Sunday
May 27th, 2012

Kenyatta elected Kenya’s First Prime Minister

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