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Alfred von Schlieffen
A 1906 photograph of Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913). The field marshal developed the Schlieffen plan, Germany's plan of attack on France devised in 1905 for execution should war break out between the two states. The plan aimed to move...
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
A gouache on paper painting titled Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The tense stand-off that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. President J...
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The 19th Amendment, 1920
A gouache on paper painting titled The 19th Amendment, 1920 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The women suffrage activists "the silent sentinels" demonstrating for the right to vote...
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McCarthyism 1950
A gouache on paper painting titled McCarthyism 1950 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Joseph McCarthy, flanked by Roy Kohn and David Schine, leading his anti-Communist crusade. William...
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Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower 1890-1969
A gouache on paper painting titled Dwight 'Ike' Eisenhower 1890-1969 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. A five-star general and the 34th president of the USA (1953-1961). Eisenhower...
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The Truman Doctrine 1947
A gouache on paper painting titled The Truman Doctorate 1947 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The Truman Doctrine was the formal declaration that the US will actively oppose the...
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Map of the Russian Civil War in Europe (1917–1922)
The Russian Civil War (1917–1922) was a multi-front conflict that followed the collapse of the Russian Empire and the Bolshevik seizure of power. After Lenin’s October Revolution in 1917, the Bolsheviks withdrew from World War I with the...
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Capitoline Temples of Sufetula
Capitoline temples of Sufetula, photograph by Carole Raddato, Sufetula (Sbeitla), Tunisia, February 13, 2023. Depicted here is the ancient town of Sufetula's complex of three temples, dated c. 100-250 CE, dedicated to the Capitoline Triad...
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Forum of Sufetula
Forum of Sufetula, photograph by Carole Raddato, Sufetula (Sbeitla), Tunisia, February 13, 2023. A rectangular walled plaza measuring 72 by 60 metres, this Roman forum, dated c. 100-250 CE, served as the civic and religious centre of the...
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The New Deal 1933-1939
A gouache on paper painting titled The New Deal 1933-1939 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. President Franklin Roosevelt holds a "We do our part" National Recovery Administration...
