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Rise of European Basketball  -The rise of European basketball was due in large part to the competitive nature of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Soviets trained hard in an attempt to unseat Americans as the basketball alse powerhouse. When the Soviet Union began to dissolve in the late 20th century, several newly founded countries created their own national basketball teams. Nations such as Lithuania and Serbia became successful in the sport of basketball. In my page, I discuss the rise of Russian basketball during the Cold War, the addition of aof the Soviet Union, the spread across Western Europe, and impact European players in the NBA today. History of May Day May Day is an ancient festival that dates back to the days before the birth of Christ. It is celebrated traditionally on May 1 or the beginning of spring. May Day originated in England when a Celtic festival and a roman festival came together. It is a celebration of fertility and the coming of spring, in the modern day it has become more commonly known as Labor Day and is not as passionately celebrated as it was in the past.

The German Bundesliga The Bundesliga is the fußball(soccer) leauge in Germany. The Bundesliga is effected by the Cold war mostly and WWII because before the German re-unification there were two sepearate fußball leauges for West Germany and East Germany. Then they join the two separate leagues together in 1963. After the Bundesliga was formed, the German fußball teams finally became professional!

Guy Fawkes Day On November 5 1605 a group of conspirators including guy fawkes attempted to blow the houses of parliament with 36 tons of gunpowder. Guy Fawkes is famous for this because he was in charge of igniting the fuse of gunpowder. He was caught and arrested just before he reached the basement where the gunpowder was stored. Guy Fawkes is a giant celebration in britian every year. There are huge celebrations and the ceremonial burning of the "Guy". y 