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====[[Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI?]]====
The Gallipoli campaign was an amphibious landing in the Dardanelles Strait in modern Turkey, that sought to knock the Ottoman Empire out of WW I. The landings were exceptionally daring for the time and it ultimately failed to achieve its objectives. It cost tens of thousands of lives and it can be regarded as a total failure for the allies and a Turkish victory.{{Read more|Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI?}}
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====[[Did Theodore Roosevelt really save Football?]]====
In 1905, American football faced an crisis. Far to many young men were being killed while playing football and no one was taking any serious actions to reduce the risks. The headline at the top of the right hand column in ''The Chicago Sunday Tribune'' on November 26, 1905 screamed, "Football Year's Death Harvest - Record Shows That Nineteen Players Have Been Killed; One Hundred Thirty-seven Hurt - Two Are Slain Saturday."{{Read more|Did Theodore Roosevelt really save Football?}}
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