When: 1945 - 1989 Out of WWII came the Cold War in 1945. The Allies - aligned roughly along Western/Eastern geographic delineations - were ideologically at odds and tensions rose quickly. The newly-dominant Americans and Soviets were the primary aggressors during the "conflict", and the rest of the world was forced to choose sides. Economic…
Day: March 20, 2020
03/21 – The West Bank Fainting Epidemic
A West Bank school like the one where the 1983 Fainting Epidemic began. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) On this day in 1983, a group of Palestinian children were attending class in Arraba, a town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Suddenly, at about 8 AM, a girl jumped up from her desk and ran to the window,…