Grant Piper
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The Crimean War ended forty years of peace following the Napoleonic WarsThe Crimean War shattered the peace that had settled over Europe following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. After decades of near-constant warfare, Europe was finally at peace. For nearly forty years, from 1815 until 1852, the continent refrained from devastating wars (minus a brief stint of widespread revolution in 1848.) But the peace didn’t last.
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Plus, a fun fact for eachAccording to the United Nations, there are 195 different countries on Earth, and it is impossible for someone to be familiar with all of them. The world is a diverse tapestry of various countries, from the oldest in the world, like Egypt, to relatively new nations like South Sudan. Some are tiny microstates, quietly governing their own affairs without drawing international attention.
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Chaos, war, and instability reignSome countries get a bad rap on the international stage. Libya is one such country. That is not to say that Libya hasn’t had its issues and didn’t do its share of heinous deeds in the past century, but many of Libya’s problems are not inherently its fault. Libya has one of the most turbulent histories of any modern country. The nation has failed to gain even a modicum of stability.
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Member-only story The brazen heist of the Black Stone and the desecration of the Kaaba Grant Piper · Follow 5 min read · -- (By Rashid Al-Din — Jami al-Tawarikh (“The Compendium of Chronicles” or “The Universal History”) This illustration is in a folio in the Oriental Manuscript Section of the Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12046936) In the 10th Century, an Isma’ili Islamic group known as the...
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Member-only storyIncluding the first casualty countGrant Piper·Follow4 min read·--(By Olaf Tausch — Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9870462)Battles are nothing new. Sadly, human history is littered with thousands of accounts of battles. From the expansive wars of conquest waged by the Greeks and Romans of antiquity to the titanic battles of World War II to the fighting in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21st century, humans love to clash in battle.
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BIG NEWS! @Bose has donated 100 speakers to our cause. All apart of their #SoundSanctuary program, which gives speakers to those who need them most. Our team is so grateful. Now patients across @UCSF will have better access to music & loved ones. That's music to our ears. https://t.co/zmbBTsFs1D
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