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List of deaths at the Berlin Wall - Wikipedia  There were numerous deaths at the Berlin Wall, which stood as a barrier between West Berlin .... They also state that the first person to die at the Wall was in fact an East German officer .... The shooting orders, or Schiebefehl, issued to the border guards instructed that people attempting to cross the Wall were criminals, and...
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Question #192 - YouTube  Jul 12, 2016 - 8 sec - Uploaded by TylerTristar2IsBack192 people were killed trying to cross this infamous barrier # Quiz # Question ...  Zakir Naik Q&A ...
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Berlin Wall  The barrier was built by East German troops and workers, not directly .... West Berlin to West Germany, the most famous being Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn, which ... Varying reports claim either 192 or 239 people were killed trying to cross and...
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Berlin Wall - New World Encyclopedia  Jun 3, 2016 ... When a government statement that crossing of the border would be ... The barrier was built by East German troops and workers, not directly involving the Soviets. .... connected West Berlin to West Germany, the most famous being the ... Varying reports claim either 192 or 239 people were killed trying to...
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East Germans kill man trying to cross Berlin Wall - Aug 17, 1962 ...  ... searchlights, guard posts, dogs, mines, and concrete barriers were set up, ... On August 17, 1962, two young men from East Berlin attempted to scramble to ... During the history of the Berlin Wall (1961 to 1989), nearly 80 people were killed trying to cross from East to West Berlin. .... He was the famous outlaw's first victim.
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Into The Valley of Death - To Reason Why - Daily Kos  Jan 12, 2007 ... Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Historically, we know that some 700 horsemen made the charge but that only 195 came back.
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1948 Palestinian exodus - Wikipedia  The 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba occurred when more than 700,000 ... The term "nakba" also refers to the period of war itself and events affecting Palestinians ... 3 Debate on the causes of the Palestinian exodus .... "violent reconnaissance" and, after the arrival of mortars, the shelling of Arab villages...
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Battle of Pusan Perimeter - Wikipedia  The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950.
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Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant - Dec 03, 1984 - HISTORY.com  An explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, on this day in ... At least 2,000 people died and another 200,000 were injured when toxic gas ... that these factors were part of the reason that the plant had outdated equipment, lax ... process was not working correctly and both MIC and nitrogen were leaking.
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Up to 50,000 Killed in 6.9 Armenian Quake : Some Buried Alive ...  Dec 9, 1988 ... Up to 50,000 Killed in 6.9 Armenian Quake : Some Buried Alive; Soviet Cities Leveled ... by an earthquake that officials said virtually destroyed several cities and ... President Mikhail S. Gorbachev cut short his trip to the United States and ... effort in the southern republic, which has a population of 3.5 million.
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Code Change No - ICC  compartment to a smoke barrier door shall not exceed 200 feet (60 960 mm). ... allows you to render an unlimited number of people incapable of self preservation with no more .... The fire rated walls in these R-2 use areas are also not ..... excess of 150 pounds per foot (2189 N/m) from diaphragms to shear walls, drag struts...
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the killing fields - The New York Times  May 25, 1997. Faces From Beyond the Grave. By SETH MYDANS. Before the Khmer Rouge killed thousands of Cambodians, they took their photographs ... More than 14,000 prisoners passed through Tuol Sleng from 1975 until ... Virtually every one of the prisoners was killed, either under torture or in a nearby ''killing field.
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia  This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated ... 290, 3 July 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, Strait of Hormuz, off Shib Deraz, Iran ...... Concordia (cruise ship capsized off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, 13 January 2012) ..... 64, Cinema Statuto fire, (Turin, Italy, 13 February 1983).
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Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall - G Adventures Blog - G ...  Nov 8, 2014 ... blog home Take a look back at the barrier that kept East Germany from ... an East German solider jumps the Berlin wall, proving many people ... October 3, 1990: The Checkpoint Charlie booth (the boarder ... So tell us, are there any world events that you've experienced that you will always remember?
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The Intercept  May 4, 2015 ... At a dimly lit intersection in Iguala, police with automatic weapons surrounded ... attacks, the number 43 has become a potent symbol of organized crime and ..... Parents pull at the barbed wire surrounding the installation, and young people with their faces wrapped in T-shirts and bandanas stream inside.
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Google+  However if one maps these and shades them in, the face of Isis is clearly ... According to the historian Diodorus, Queen Semiramis in Babylon erected a 130-foot tall obelisk. ...... February 2, 1992 - 1992 rmqi bombings 3 dead 23 injured[citation ... 9 August 2001  The Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing was a Hamas...
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Opening of the Trans-Canada Highway - CBC Archives  According to Prime Minister Diefenbaker, Rogers Pass was selected for the ... The highway was originally 7,821 kilometres, but new branches have been added since 1962. ... to cover, after Ontario, and the most difficult terrain, after British Columbia. ... New Brunswick's "Suicide Alley" has been the site of 80 deaths in seven...
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1996 Mount Everest disaster - Wikipedia  The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 1011 May 1996, when eight people caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest during attempts to ascend to or descend from the summit. ... Journalist Jon Krakauer, on assignment from Outside magazine, was in a party led by guide Rob Hall that lost four climbers on the south...
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Building the Panama Canal, 19031914 - Milestones in the History ...  French attempts to build a canal through Panama (province of Colombia) ... after 9 years and a loss of approximately 20,000 lives, the French attempt went bankrupt. ... In his new role, Bunau-Varilla negotiated the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of...
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MAHATMA > Commentary: The Epic March, 1928-1931  On March 9, 1930 crowds and crowds of men, women and children forded the river Sabarmati. ... In ten days, the marchers covered 115 miles-half the distance between Sabarmati and Dandi . ... On the fifteenth day, the band reached Broach and crossed the river Narmada. ... 4 Gandhi arrived at his sea-side resort for rest.
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French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia  Deaths: 400,000; Survivors: 120,000 men (excluding early deserters). Of these, 50,000 were Austrians and Prussians, 20,000 Poles and 35,000 Frenchmen. Deaths: 210,000. The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ... Following the crossing of the Berezina, Napoleon left the army after much...