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The first large-scale Asian-African or Afro-Asian  Conference -also known as the Bandung  Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on  April 18-24, 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. The Conference was an important step towards the Non-Aligned Movement.    

John Mahoney (77), an English-American actor of stage, film and television, has passed away in Chicago, United States on February 4, 2018. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom Frasier, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre. He was born in UK but he got US citizenship in 1959.

Decisive Storm, is the international war against Houthi militias in Yemen. The International alliance led by Saudi Arabia fought against the Houthi militants in Yemen. 

Matthew Pinesent is well known for being one of the most successful rowers of all the time. He won 10 World Championship Gold medals and four consecutive Olympic Gold medals for Britain. He is one of only 5 athletes to win 4 consecutive Gold Medals.

History is all about to study the things happened in past.  Historians use timelines to put the events into the chronological order. Chronology is important because the exact order in which the events occur help us to understand the cause and effect of those events. Timelines explain the full picture of particular era from beginning to end. 

BCE stands for Before Common Era. All dates before the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. All dates before the birth of Christ are counted backwards and usually refers BC.

A person, thing or idea that exists out of its time in history especially one that happened or existed later than the period being shown and discussed known as Anachronism. Absolutism refers to a political system in which a single ruler, group or political party enjoy complete power. Totalitarianism refers to a political system in which those in power have complete control and people are not allowed to have freedom to oppose the power.

Gunpowder plot was the conspiracy of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen and his eldest son on November 5, 1605. The leader of the plot, Robert Kastesby, together with his four co conspirators- Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James's refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics.

'Guy Fawkes' action was took place in England in 1605. 'Guy Fawkes' action or the Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England. Guy Fawkes who is also known as Guido Fawkes was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics. 

Gunpowder plot was the conspiracy of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen and his eldest son on November 5, 1605. The leader of the plot, Robert Kastesby, together with his four coconspirators- Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James's refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics.