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World War I destroyed kings, kaisers, czars and sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons; it brought millions of women into the work force.
Fragmentation appears inevitable, but the tensions that divide may fuel new conflicts over ideology and natural resources.
There is no rigorous scientific evidence that marijuana effectively treats the symptoms of many of the illnesses for which states have authorized its use.
The plan to fire American Apparelâs founder and chief executive took shape in a private dining room at the Redeye Grill in Manhattan.
A father-son story is at the heart of Benjamin Scheuerâs one-man show, âThe Lion,â from Manhattan Theater Club.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 25, 2014, covering June 27, 2014.
Jack White
Miranda Lambert
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Brantley Gilbert
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2014Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954)[â ]
Edmond P. Blanchard was a Canadian jurist and politician.
2014Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (born 1932)[â ]
Allen R. Grossman was a noted American poet, critic and professor.
2014Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930)[â ]
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, from February 1988 to June 1988, before being ousted by the military in a coup d'état.
2014Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)[â ]
Violet Milstead Warren was a Canadian aviator, noted for being the first female Canadian bush pilot and one of only four Canadian women to work in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during WWII. With over 600 hours of flight time during the war, she was the longest serving female Canadian ATA pilot. She worked as a flight instructor at Barker Field in Toronto, Ontario, and her students included commercial pilot Molly Reilly and author June Callwood. She is a member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, the Order of Canada, and the Bush Pilots Hall of Fame.
2014Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926)[â ]
Rachid Solh was a Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister, kin of one of the most eminent Sunni Muslim families in the country several of whose members became prime ministers, and that was originally from Sidon but later moved its civil-records to Beirut.
2014At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[â ]
GAIL (India) Limited is an Indian state-owned energy corporation with primary interests in the trade, transmission and production distribution of natural gas. GAIL also has interests in the exploration and production solar and wind power, telecom and telemetry services (GAILTEL) and electricity generation. GAIL was founded as the Gas Authority of India Ltd. in August 1984 under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to build, operate and maintain the HVJ Gas Pipeline. On 1 February 2013, the Indian government conferred GAIL with Maharatna status along with 14 other Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[â ]