History: March 21 (#3)

History: March 21 (#3)
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March 21, 1983 The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.

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Commentary

On March 21, in the year 1983: The first cases of the 19 83 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia.

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Why March 21, 1983 matters: The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainti ng epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: March 21, 1983 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wa rs, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)