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1 day ago · The United States paid tribute to the Barbary States during the Quasi-War to ensure that American merchant ships were not harassed and seized. In 1801, Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli was dissatisfied that the United States was paying him less than they paid Algiers, and he demanded an immediate payment of $250,000 (equivalent to $4,578,000 in 2023).
5 hours ago · Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts.
1 day ago · The Royal Netherlands Navy (Dutch: Koninklijke Marine) is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was founded on 8 January 1488, making it the third-oldest naval force in the world.
1 day ago · March 11, 1970: Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani end First Iraqi-Kurdish War March 15, 1970: Expo '70 world's fair opens near Osaka March 19, 1970: West Germany's Brandt and East Germany's Stoph meet at first summit March 18–25, 1970: U.S. Mail employees walk out on strike
5 hours ago · In the United States, there are seventeen (taking military intelligence into consideration, it is 22 agencies) federal agencies that form the United States Intelligence Community. The Central Intelligence Agency operates the National Clandestine Service (NCS) [135] to collect human intelligence and perform Covert operations . [136]
1 day ago · Merchant Services achieved profitability for the first time, and the insurance division's performance is expected to improve. Misses Loan growth was modest in the first half of the year, with a ...
