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This is the time of year to look back at all that has taken place in the community over the past 12 months. This week's review will look at July through December 2015. JULY The Family Matters Club held a Cosmic Carnival at the end of June. Holiday...

0451 Attila’s Hun’s plunder Metz 1118 Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1348 Prague U, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV 1456 Louis van Burbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik 1498 Crowd storms Savonarola’s...

by Dr. Jason H. Silverman With the exception of a brief trip to Niagara Falls Abraham Lincoln never left the United States.[i] And yet no one would deny that today he is a global figure. In many ways, Lincoln is larger than life both within and without...

July 23 In History 501: A violent earth quake hit Eretz Yisrael. The town of Akko was totally destroyed. 636: Following the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the Byzantine Empire. 1253: The Jews were expelled from Vienne...

A group photo at the 32nd Annual Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture and Awards held July 16, keynoted by Indian American UCSD Chancellor Dr. Pradeep Khosla. (photo provided) By India West Staff SAN DIEGO, Calif. — In 1985, B. Baniadam won the Mahatma...