Marines Prepare for Iwo Jima Land Assault
A U.S. landing craft fires rocket projectiles at Iwo Jima’s rugged shore in a pre invasion bombardment. Four rockets trail smoke as they streak toward the coast ahead of Marines storming ashore from another landing craft.
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World events reshape history across centuries
A compact survey of pivotal moments from 1801 Jefferson Burr tie resolution and Prohibition repeal to 1980 Miracle on Ice and 1993 Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Notable milestones include 1962 John Glenn orbit, 1968 911 system debut, 2005 Kyoto Protocol, and Kasparov vs Deep Blue.
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White House
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Spain
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Malcolm X
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