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What was the longest What was the
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countries that have lasted several is the Three Hundred and Thirty Five placeon16May1929.Ratherthanthevery @AboutHistoryMag Loved
hundreds of years, but as far as Years’ War between the Isles of Scilly publiceventitistoday,theceremonywas the article on the Bletchley
hosted at a private dinner in the Hollywood Park code breakers. I think it’s
singular wars go the Hundred Years’ and the Netherlands, which, because RooseveltHotelinLosAngelesandwasnot so important that everyone
War is the longest. Beginning in 1337 of the lack of a peace treaty, officially broadcast on radio or television. Tickets to knowsaboutthoseamazing
and ending in 1453, this conflict lasted from 1651 to 1986 without one attendtheeventwereavailableatfivedollars heroes.
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between England and France lasted casualty or a single shot being fired. eachanditattracted270people,butthe
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place. The Best Picture found its home in New
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HOW MANY
The Hundred Years’ War finally Gary Cooper’s role in Wings
ended with a French victory launched his Hollywood career
YEARS DID BRITAIN
Why are US RULE INDIA?
dollars green? 89 years
Emma Murray, Chicago
Currency all around the world is available
inahostofcolourfulshades,fromblue
toredtopink,buttheUSdollarbills
areallgreenincolourandhaveeven
earned the nickname ‘greenbacks.’
There are multiple reasons for this; first,
green was seen as a colour symbolising
strength and stability. Second, the green Why do monks
pigment was readily available en masse.
Third, and perhaps most importantly, heads? Find out
green was identified as the colour most
difficult to photocopy, reducing the risk The first one-dollar bill historyans
of counterfeit notes being produced. was printed in 1862

1923 1946 1962 1973
The birth of Disney Nuremberg execution Cuban missile crisis O Kissinger wins the Nobel Prize
Walt Disney and his brother The convicted Nazi leaders of In the early hours of the Famous and polarising US diplomat
RoyformtheWaltDisney the main trial of the Nuremberg morning US President John F Henry Kissinger is awarded the
Company under the name trial are executed by hanging. Kennedyisshownphotosof Nobel Peace Prize for his role in
Disney Brothers Cartoon The legal proceeding, known missiles in Cuba. This begins US withdrawal from Vietnam.
Studio.Theyproducea as “the greatest trial in history”, the Cuban missile crisis Vietnamese politician Le Duc
seriesofsilentanimated saw prominent Nazi leaders between the United States, Tho is also awarded the prize but
films entitled Alice Comedies. charged with war crimes. Cuba and the Soviet Union. declines the award.

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