Peace of Paris, 1763
The Peace of Paris, signed by Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal, was ratified on February 10, 1763. Together with the Treaty of Hubertsburg (February 15, 1763) between Prussia ...
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The United States has picked Annapolis, Md., as the expected site of a Mideast peace conference this fall that President Bush hopes will launch new negotiations toward establishing an independent P...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - "Don't give up the ship"
read the slogan embroidered across a flag at the ornate hall
where more than 40 countries gathered to launch a new Middle
East peace drive on Tu...
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand didn't let his club foot stand in the way of success.His aristocratic parents told him the birth defect made him unfit to inherit property or for a military career. Hi...
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Today is Monday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2007. There are 119 days left in the year. This is Labor Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris between the United States ...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - A picturesque waterfront
city, once the capital of the United States, has a chance of
making Middle East history this month when Israelis and
Palestinians meet to talk p...
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World leaders gathering here next week for Mideast peace negotiations won't be far from the brick streets where diplomats of centuries past ratified a major peace treaty and ensured the future of t...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., (Reuters) - This historic waterfront
city takes a role in the long saga of the Middle East conflict
this week when Israelis and Palestinians meet here to talk
peace, but residents ...
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Vienna (dpa) - With celebrations at the Austro-Hungarian and
Italian-Slovenian borders, the European Union on Saturday concluded a
number of events to mark the enlargement o...
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2007. There are 324 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 10, 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, dealing with presidentia...
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President Bush told his guests at the Mideast peace conference that Tuesday's gathering was off to a strong start, with an agreement between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to immediately restart p...
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