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· May, 2008
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Stories about History from May, 2008

31 May 2008

Japan: Tokyo in 1935

Written by Chris Salzberg · ·

30 May 2008

Urbanisation in Southeast Asia

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: Imagine That Conversation

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Trinidad & Tobago: Indian Arrival Day

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

29 May 2008

Iran: Hackers attacked several Arab language sites

Written by Fred Petrossian · ·

Guyana: Identity Crisis?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Bahamas: Social Breakdown?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Hungary: Ferenc Szálasi

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · ·

28 May 2008

Russia: Kaliningrad Region

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · ·

Poland: Songs

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · ·

Bahrain: Shia Shrines

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · ·

Saudi Arabia: Thoughts on The Prisoner

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · ·

Afghanistan: View from a grain of sand

Written by Adil Nurmakov · ·

27 May 2008

Ethiopia: The life of Kedir Mohammed

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · ·

Barbados, U.S.A.: Taking It Back

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

26 May 2008

Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Calypso Music

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · ·

Japan: The Secret of Mizuki Shigeru

Written by Chris Salzberg ·

At age 86, Mizuki Shigeru is one of the most well-known manga artists in Japan thanks to work that stretches over more than four decades, including among them some of...

China: Shenzhen Garbalogy

Written by Oiwan Lam · ·

25 May 2008

Cape Verde: Africa Day

Written by Paula Góes · ·

Iran:Sun Palace in Photo

Written by Fred Petrossian · ·

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