World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
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Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.[10]
Births (700 years ago today): 1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (died 1359)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
Deaths (500 years ago today): 1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (born 1471)
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