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Persian Gulf War, Part 1
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Saddam Hussein instigated the Persian Gulf War with his invasion of Iraq’s next door neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990. The introductory segment of this edition of History In A Nutshell sets the stage...
Ancient Rome Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Ancient Rome Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
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Included in this photo gallery are the following: Interior of The Pantheon- Rome's best preserved monument The River Tiber Sculpture of Romulus and Remus- Raised by a she-wolf, according to Roman...
Ancient Rome, Part I | History In A Nutshell
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The introduction to Ancient Rome covers Rome's earliest days! Rome began as a monarchy, with its first king being Romulus, in 753 B.C. Rome would be ruled by seven kings, and with the deposition of...
Ancient Rome, Part II | History In A Nutshell
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Rome faced numerous conflicts during the days of the Republic, including defending the Italian peninsula against the Gauls, and fighting three 'Punic Wars' against its rival neighbor, Carthage. Rome...
Ancient Rome, Part III | History In A Nutshell
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Rome had transitioned from a republic, to imperial rule. The previous civil wars left Rome in ruins, but Augustus Caesar repaired Rome, and ushered in a two hundred year period of stability known as...
World War I

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The state's mild winters and railroad lines connecting them to the north made South Carolina a good location for U.S. Army World War I training camps. There were three total in the state, and two of...