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Jewish parachutist Hannah Szenes with her brother, before leaving for a rescue mission.

Between 1943 and 1945, a group of Jewish men and women from Palestine who had volunteered to join the British army parachuted into German-occupied Europe.…

The central Government dismissed the Punjab state government Thursday night and took direct control of the state in an attempt to halt more than a year of religious and political violence.

Although the Indian governments crackdown in Punjab has largely crushed militant activity for the time being, arms are still widely dispersed among the populace. This weaponry could facilitate and fuel future conflict and abuses of human rights

"Sgt. Edward Hill, Manchester, England, captured five years ago at Dunkerque was freed when American Seventh Armored Division, First Army captured Dulag-Luft POW Camp"

The Act enforced the constitutional right to vote, conferred jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States, provided injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, authorized the Attorney General to institute suits to…

Straw hat with a cloth band around the crown. The cloth band is multi-colored with blue and green stripes and the word [FREEDOM] written around it in white letters that have the background colors showing through.

The temperature had soared into the mid-90s on the south lawn of the White House as nearly 3,000 invited advocates and supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act gathered to witness the historic signing. These were members of what California…