Society

According to some researchers, handedness can have marked effects on the abilities and behavior of humans and wildlife alike.

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The Nubian Kingdom Of Kush reigned for more than 14 centuries around the White Nile, Blue Nile, and Atbara River areas in what is now Sudan.

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Non-belief, secularism, and questioning of the religious establishment have proliferated over the last century.

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Every twelve years, millions gather to bathe in sacred waters at the same time as part of a Hindu pilgrimage.

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Due to their associations with dark practices, most orthodox Hindus oppose the Aghoris, though they are highly regarded by many locals in northern India.

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In November of 1950, one of the first major engagements between UN and Chinese forces saw a UN victory in North Korea.

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Though small in scope logistically, this successful UN operation in the Spring of 1951 had major significance both strategically and tactically.

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Coalition forces defeated al-Qaeda-supported insurgents in what is considered the bloodiest U.S. engagement of the post-Vietnam era.

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Following the public reaction to these 1993 actions in Mogadishu, and greatly outnumbered by impromptu militias, the U.S. scaled down its Somalian intervention.

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In one of the most important engagements in the War of 1812, the American victory in Baltimore harbor also inspired the composition of the U.S. National Anthem.

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Despite the Communists recapturing Seoul at the start of 1951, they made the United Nations’ forces even more determined.

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In the hills of what is today Yanggu County, South Korea, thousands of casualties were suffered on both sides.

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This fight was not only the decisive battle of the Spanish-American War, it is also the bloodiest and most famous.

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Also known as squatter settlements, these communities' impoverished residents build their homes from whatever improvised building materials they can find.

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Few events in U.S. military history have been more saddening or sinister than the 1968 atrocities at My Lai in Vietnam.

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These American aerial intervention campaigns began on April 6th, 1972 and expanded in a rapid manner thereafter.

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This was the first major battle in the Vietnam War to be fought between opposing regulars from the U.S. Army and the People’s Army of Vietnam.

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Among the peppered history of rather indecisive battles fought in the Vietnam War, few events were more controversial than this 1972 affair.

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Despite being considered a failure by the communists, the Vietnamese offensive still contributed to the ultimate American withdrawal from the war.

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Roughly 52.5 million American adults are living with arthritis today, with 22.7 million having activity limitations as a result.

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