By using ordinary language to describe the events surrounding the nose's disappearance arrived at this answer after reading a portion o f the story involving the disappearance of the nose. "But, to his unbounded astonishment, there was only a flat patch on his face where the nose should have been! Greatly alarmed, he got some water, washed, and rubbed his eyes hard with the towel. Yes, the nose indeed was gone! He prodded the spot with a hand—pinched himself to make sure that he was not still asleep. But no; he was not still sleeping. Then he leapt from the bed, and shook himself. No nose! Finally, he got his clothes on, and hurried to the office of the Police Commissioner. "In the above quote, ordinary language was used. It would seem as though losing a nose is no big deal for the character. Instead, he is more concerned of going to the office. His reaction is quite unbelievable.
I think it might be called the "tail." I might be getting this mixed up with a comet, but I THINK(emphasis on think ^^') they're similar in that aspect?? Sorry if this didn't help.
The answer is (b.) the first gulf war
The first gulf war is between the coalition forces led by the US against Iraq. It is also know as Persian gulf war, Kuwait war, first Iraq war, or Iraq war. It started on August 2, 1990 and ended on February 28, 1991. While the six-day war is the conflict between Israel and Egypt in 1967 and Yom Kippur War in 1973.