History: March 21 (#5)

History: March 21 (#5)
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March 21, 1968 Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.

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On March 21, in the year 1968: Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.

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Why March 21, 1968 matters: Battle of Karameh in Jordan betw een the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. 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, 1968 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wars, 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: Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)