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Terrorism |
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- America Responds: September 11 Events Provides links relating to the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in 2001.
- CNN: America Remembers CNN provides a well done look at the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the aftermath, and the victims of the attack.
- Flight 93 National Memorial From the National Park Service, this site explores what happened on Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 and the memorial where it crashed in Pennsylvania.
- London Attacks The BBC discusses the bombings in London on July 7 and the attempted bombing on July 21 in 2005.
- Madrid Train Attacks Profiles the events and the investigation of Spain's worst terrorist attack when four commuter trains are bombed nearly at the same time on March 11, 2004.
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum Listen to oral histories and get other information about the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center.
- September 11 Digital Archive Collects images, oral histories, emails, documents, videos, and audio files relating to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and its aftermath.
- Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive Presents over 3000 hours of news coverage of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks from 20 different channels around the world.
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International Disasters |
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- Fukushima Accident The World Nuclear Association describes what happened after a 9.0 earthquake caused a tsunami resulting in three cores melting at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant on March 11, 2011.
- Haiti Earthquake Chronicles the earthquake that destroyed Haiti and its aftermath, from CNN.
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster: Interactive Guides Explains how the tsunami happened, how tsunami warning systems work, what countries were affected by the tsunami, and more.
- Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information LiveScience presents a brief article about the earthquake and tsunami that hit Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011.
- Wave that Shook the World The companion site to the NOVA episode that analyzes the anatomy of a tsunami and how they are trying to predict the next one.
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Globalization/Economic Troubles |
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