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6000 BC: Evidence of habitation at the current site of Aleppo dates to about c. 8,000 years ago, although excavations at Tell Qaramel, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city show the area was inhabited about 13,000 years ago, [124] Carbon-14 dating at Tell Ramad, on the outskirts of Damascus, suggests that the site may have been occupied since ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3]
See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history , history by period , and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang , Geologic time scale , Timeline of evolution , and Logarithmic timeline.
Industry: Automotive, Defense: Founded: 1900; 125 years ago (): Founder: Thomas H. White: Defunct: 1980; 45 years ago (): Fate: Most US assets acquired by Volvo, later emerged from bankruptcy reorganization under the name Northeast Ohio Axle
The iconic coming-of-age film set in Bloomington during the Little 500 bike race turns 45 this week. ... Here are four of my hottest takes about "Breaking Away," which was released 45 years ago ...
The Battle of Berlin ended in decisive Soviet victory.; A Holocaust death march from Dachau to the Austrian border was halted under 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Waakirchen by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.
It was a history-making family affair. At 43, Kennedy was the youngest elected president ever sworn into office. (Theodore Roosevelt was one year younger but entered the role by succession rather ...