Eastern Hemisphere

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Prisoners of Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany, April 16, 1945, liberated by American troops of the 80th Division. Elie Wiesel (7th from the left on the middle bunk next to the vertical post) World War II Holocaust

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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

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Eastern Hemisphere: References & Edit History

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: NOAA Climate.gov - The world of tropical cyclones: Eastern Hemisphere.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 27, 2019
	Noted that some geographers define the Eastern Hemisphere in terms of its relationship to the Prime Meridian.	Jeff Wallenfeldt	Nov 29, 2018
	New article added.	Kenneth Pletcher	Feb 19, 2009