Academic tenure was put in place in U.S. school systems in the first half of the 20th century to protect teachers from arbitrary punishment, but in the last several decades it has morphed into something else altogether.
More facts about short wars: 1  The second-shortest war in recorded history occurred during the 20th century. Launched on 5 June 1967, the Six Day War was the result of Egypt calling for Arab nations to take action against Israel after leaders in that nation made threats against the country of Syria.
Confidence votes 5.3K. Been fascinated about every aspect of WW2 since I started to research into military history and have continued to learn things about it every week. The longest battle fought during World War 2 was the Battle of the Atlantic. It started on September 3rd 1939 and ended on May 8th 1945.That is a total of 5 years, 8 months and 5 days.onfidence votes 5.3K. Been fascinated about every aspect of WW2 since I started to research into military history and have continued to learn things about it every week. The longest battle fought during World War 2 was the Battle of the Atlantic. It started on September 3rd 1939 and ended on May 8th 1945.