Until the discovery of the Americas to the West, the common notion was that Europe formed the edge of the world. Other than the Northern Scandinavian nations and the Southern African countries, there was a unique geographical feature that also marked the boundary. This was the Rock of Gibraltar...
The Constitution originally fixed March 4 (the anniversary of the effective date of the Constitution in 1789) as Inauguration Day. That’s about 4 months after Election Day—which occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Inauguration Day was moved to January 20, with the...
In 1914, it was open to the public. In 1998, the Summer Palace ranked amongst the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, as well as one of the first national AAAAA tourist spots in China.The Summer Palace can be divided into four parts: the Court Area, Front and Rear Area of Longevity Hill...
In his 2004 travel book,The Places in Between,Rory Stewarttravels by foot from Herat to Kabul and on his way, he provides a riveting portrait of Ghor Province as well as much historical information about the region. Hambletonian 10 Hambletonian's dam was known as the Charles Kent Mare or ...
Westernmost point of Spain: Kap Finisterre Largest city: Madrid The fivebiggest cities in Spainare: Madrid with 6.7 million inhabitants Barcelona with 5.6 million inhabitants Valencia with more than 835,000 inhabitants Sevilla with about 700,000 inhabitants ...
44 Amazing Animal & Insect Facts For Kids in We have a fantastic set of cool facts all about animals for you. Discover some amazing facts about the following animals and insects below! You can go to each animal page using the links and also read a short
Hitler was living in Munich during the onset of the First World War, so he volunteered to fight with the Bavarian Army even though he was an Austrian citizen. He was subsequently assigned to the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment and was sent to the Western Front, which was in both France ...
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FACTSABOUTCHINA CapitalBeijing,northeastofChina. LocationEastAsia,westofJapan,southofMongolia. Territorialarea9.6squarekm,thirdlargestcountryintheworld. Population1,295.33,thelargestintheworld.51.63%males. Life-spanonaverage:71yearsold. NationaldayOctober,1becausethePeople’sRepublicofChinawas foundedonOctober1...
They were not well-educated, so they sang about their daily life in very simple words. Country Western music became popular first among cowboys in the American west countryside.The cowboy quickly received popularity. Historians say that this was because the cowboy appeared during a time of ...