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Graph of global conflict deaths from 1945 to 1989 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989.Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
Between Klute in 1971 and Fun with Dick and Jane in 1977, Fonda did not have a major film success. She appeared in A Doll's House (1973), Steelyard Blues and The Blue Bird (1976). In the first, some critics felt Fonda was miscast, but her work as Nora Helmer drew praise, and a review in The New York Times opined, "Though the Losey film is ...
Hello Girls was the colloquial name for American female switchboard operators in World War I, formally known as the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit. During World War I, these switchboard operators were sworn into the U.S. Army Signal Corps. [1] Until 1977 they were officially categorized as civilian "contract employees" of the US Army.
Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref. J A N U A R Y: 7 The Sentinel: Universal Pictures: James B. Harris (director); Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay); Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, José Ferrer, Martin Balsam, Ava Gardner, John Carradine, Arthur Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, Sylvia Miles, Deborah Raffin, Eli Wallach, Christopher Walken, Jerry Orbach, Beverly D'Angelo, Hank Garrett ...
The U.S. agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. September 13 – Soap debuts on ABC and launches the career of Billy Crystal. September 18 – Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, sweeps Australia in the 24th America's Cup yachting race. September 19 – Nicaraguan drug cartels rise to power in New Jersey.
Campbell, D'Ann. Women at War With America: Private Lives in a Patriotic Era (1984) online; Cook, Bernard A. Women and war: a historical encyclopedia from antiquity to the present (2006) Costello, John. Love, Sex, and War: Changing Values, 1939–1945 (1985). US title: Virtue under Fire: How World War II Changed Our Social and Sexual Attitudes