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[18] [19] The Slovak State suspends the country's civil liberties. [20] 2 September Right after Britain, the French Parliament also approves an emergency war budget. [21] The British and French governments agree on issuing an ultimatum to Germany the following day. [22] The Swiss government proceeds to a general mobilization of its forces. [23]
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.
NAFTA GDP – 2012: IMF – World Economic Outlook Databases (October 2013) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA / ˈ n æ f t ə / NAF-tə; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
18 January United Kingdom ... Messrs. Day & Sumner Southampton: Vasari: Steam yacht: For King Rameses V of Siam. [239] 30 October ... For Ardrossan Shipping Co. [145 ...
This was rejected by Israel the following day. [192] Malaysia banned Israeli-flagged ships from entering the country and rescinded its permits for ZIM, Israel's largest shipping company. [193] [194] The IDF struck an area near the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah. [195] The IDF said it uncovered a major Hamas command center in Gaza City. [196]
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin[ f ] (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; [ g ] 18 December [ O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and Chairman of the Council of ...
Not to be confused with Radio Freedom. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) is an American government -funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. RFE/RL is a private 501 (c) (3) corporation and is supervised by the ...
New Year's Day. In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks.