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The histories of the individual European nations played a huge role in world history. Learn about European countries one-by-one in these informative articles.

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At any moment, magma moving at 100 mph could rumble into the communities at this volcano's base. Scientists predict a massive eruption, but the question is when. See more »

Was there really a pied piper of Hamelin?

Was there really a pied piper of Hamelin?

You've heard the fairy tale about the pied piper and how he lures away Hamelin's rats -- and the town's children when the mayor won't pay up. It it true? One thing's for sure: You won't be reading this article to your children as a bedtime story.

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What would happen if Mount Vesuvius erupted today?

What would happen if Mount Vesuvius erupted today?

At any moment, magma moving at 100 mph could rumble into the communities at this volcano's base. Scientists predict a massive eruption, but the question is when.

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History of Austria

History of Austria

When the Romans conquered the region that is now Austria about 14 B.C., it was inhabited by Celts.

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History of Europe

History of Europe

The history of Europe is the story of many different peoples and cultures. Some peoples lagged behind, while others surged far ahead in the development of social, intellectual, and political institutions and ideas.

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History of Albania

The Illyrians, an Indo-European people, settled the Adriatic shore (the Dalmatian coast) about the 12th century B.C.

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History of Belarus

The area of modern Belarus was settled by East Slavic peoples before 800 A.D. It was ruled by Kiev from the 9th to the 12th century, and thereafter splintered into separate principalities.

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History of Belgium

Belgium formed part of Roman Gaul and of the Merovingian and Carolingian states. In the Middle Ages it was divided into the county of Flanders (ruled by a count) and the duchies of Hainaut and Brabant (ruled by dukes).

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History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The region covered by Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of the Roman Empire. By the 13th century the region accepted Hungarian kings as overlords.

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History of Bulgaria

In the seventh century the Bulgars, a Central Asian people, invaded the region south of the Danube.

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History of Croatia

During the seventh century, the Croats, a Slavic people, migrated from the Dnieper River region and settled in the area of their present homeland.

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History of Czech Republic

Various western Slavic tribes settled in the area that is now the Czech Republic during the fifth and sixth centuries.

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History of Denmark

Archeological evidence has indicated that southern Denmark was populated 60,000 to 100,000 years ago, before the final Ice Age.

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History of England

England's first known inhabitants were cave dwellers who hunted and fished and lived under Stone Age conditions until after 2000 B.C.

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History of Estonia

The Estonians, an ancient people, originally came from a region just west of the Ural Mountains.

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History of Finland

Ancestors of the modern Finns migrated from the Volga basin to the Baltic coast region sometime during the first millennium B.C.

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History of France

Archaeological evidence indicates that France was inhabited some 400,000 years ago.

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History of Germany

The kingdom of Germany was formed when the Frankish empire of Charlemagne was divided among his grandsons in 843 A.D.

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History of Greece

Byzantine and Turkish Rule. Under the Byzantine Empire, Greece suffered invasion by many barbaric tribes.

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History of Hungary

The ancestors of the Hungarians were the Magyars, warlike horsemen and hunters who migrated from the Ural region in the fifth century A.D.

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History of Iceland

Iceland was first settled by Norwegians, in 874 A.D. During the late 9th and early 10th centuries, the island was settled by groups of Scottish and Irish immigrants.

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