Lebanon+A+Period

1211891563 = = =1958 Lebanon Crisis=

The 1958 Lebanon Crisis was a period of threatened Civil war between Muslims and Christian Maronites in Lebanon. There were tensions with Egypt that were reinforced when Lebanon Christian [|President Camille Chamoun]refused to break diplomatic (and trade) relations with the Western Countrees that had attacked Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Lebanese Muslims pushed to join the United Arab Republic but Lebanese Christians wanted to stay with the Western Countries. A Muslim rebellion caused the start of operation //Blue Bat//.

=Charles de Gualle and the May 1958 Crisis=

The May 1958 Crisis (or Algiers Putsch) was in France during the Algerian War of Independence. Charles de Gaulle had established the Fifth Republic ten years prior and returned to political responsibilities during this time.

=California Baseball=

In 1958 the Brooklyn Dodgers moved their home from Brooklyn, NY to Los Angeles, California. The New York Giants also made this move to continue their rivalry. This gave the Yankees total dominance in New York.

=Starkweather Homicide=

In 1957 Charles Starkweather began a killing spree that started in Nebraska and ended in Wyoming. He killed eleven people, including a two year old child.

Children of Thalidomide
Thalidomide is a tranquliser that, when taken during the first three months of pregnancy, caused massive birth defects that caused babies to look like monsters. Gross.