From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:04 PM

Admiral James Stockdale underwent the torture of "the ropes" while held prisoner at the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam. He explains how the Vietnamese would lock him to the floor and squeeze his arms together with ropes so that his shoulder blades would touch and then they applied pressure to h...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:04 PM

- During the early 1960’s Palestine’s objections turned to action when the Jordan based guerilla group Fatah, lead by Yasser Arafat, promised the return of the Palestinians to their homeland.
- When violence escalated in 1967, the Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a n...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:04 PM

-The revival of the occult is deeply rooted in the Industrial Revolution
-Traditional authority was being threatened by democracy and the industrial revolution.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:04 PM

- The Green Berets were the United States Army Special Forces.
- In 1961, President John F. Kennedy reviewed the newly created United States Army Special Forces, also known as The Green Berets.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

• Nelson Mandela, iconic freedom fighter for black rights in South Africa, started the first law firm in Africa that represented blacks in South Africa tried for crimes under the rules of Apartheid. Mandela would later be arrested for treason in 1964.

• F.W. DeKlerk, elected South Africa...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

* The Mobile Security Division, or MSD, is the Special Tactical force of the Diplomatic Security Service.

* MSD operators are regarded as the most skilled and experienced in counter-terrorism measures amongst the DPS.

* The MSD undergoes intensive simulated training and will be ca...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

• A reenactment of a student at the United States Military Academy, Prescott Robinson, being disrespectful to a teacher and his immediate expulsion by from the academy by Superintendent Sylvanus Thayer.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

- On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh planted a bomb in the federal building of Oklahoma.
- A total of 168 people were killed including children.
- The rescue operation was broadcast live on television.
- During the same time, a Japanese cult leader, Shoko Asahara, preached that an apoc...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

* Located in Yonkers, NY, directly north of New York City - and the fourth largest city in New York.

* They work to protect Yonkers but more importantly supplement the New York Police Department should New York City ever be under the threat of terror.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

* Spain has had a long fought history with terrorism. Most of the country’s struggles with terrorism traces back to separatist groups, mainly Basque separatist groups - who seek their own independent country.

* The primary Basque separatist group, or "ETA", has unleashed the most terror a...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

• In what could be considered an internship of sorts by today’s standards, Superintendent Sylvanus Thayer implemented a program in which the West Point cadets would spend summers learning outdoor situational military drills. He felt this was the best way to fully prepare for life as a military o...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

- On October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed in the U.S.
- The crash was referred to as "Black Thursday".
- As the market declined, the economy fell into the Great Depression, leaving one quarter of the labor force unemployed.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:03 PM

- On May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jewish leader, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the re-birth of the nation of Israel.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

In 1936 Madrid was under an aerial bombardment as the Spanish Civil War waged on. The attack on Madrid represented a watershed in 20th century warfare and for the first time civilians were targets. The Spanish Civil War cost over half a million lives taken by the air raids.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

? The new age of modern technology was highlighted by the space ventures of the United States and Russia. While many theories exist as to the underlying motivations of both countries? space aspirations, the reality is that many at the time felt that space travel had evolved to a level of safety,...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

• In the cold and harsh “Winter of Discontent” of 1863, General Lee’s men started suffering from a lack of food, supplies, and even clothes. The delivery of food was so slow, that many of the soldiers started hunting rats and cooking them. In addition, many of the soldiers didn’t even have shoes.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

Towards the end of the war, if the United States soldiers weren’t patrolling or maintaining equipment; it was a matter of waiting. If however, there was a signal, the soliders had to rush to a mission.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

- "SOG" was a study and observation group whose members were the best of the best.
- "SOG" was the brainchild of future CIA director William Colby.
- SOGs team included Green Berets, Navy Seals, Air Force Commanders and Rangers.
- SOG answered to the joint chiefs in Washington.
- SOG...

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:02 PM

- The "LRRPS" and special forces were very adaptable to different situations and highly skilled.
- They were exposed to a higher level of danger than the regular forces.

From: EncycloMedia™ on Tue, Oct 09 2007 7:01 PM

The origin of the S.S. was not in the vision of Heinrich Himmler or Adolf Hitler. The roots of the S.S. go deeper than national socialism. It was formed as a reaction to the industrial revolution, as millions of people were faced with poverty and the growth of industrial slums.