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An important part of the nuclear age occurred at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), now known as the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). Between 1951 and 1992 a total of 928 nuclear tests were conducted at the NTS, 828 of which were underground.
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Joseph Stalin was the major architect of what Churchill called The Iron Curtain – a divided Europe which was established after World War 2.
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Tuscany, Florence and the Renaissance have long been linked to a succession of powerful Italian families but one more than others has found its way into the history books.
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Despite many of his works having been lost the few that survive are some of the most influential paintings in Western art.
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Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect,and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art.
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