Today, despite being in a largely Islamic nation, the island of Bali is filled with ancient Hindu temples. These architectural work can be traced back to the great Mahapajit empire of Java and Indonesia, who around the year 1200 controlled most of the sea in the Indian ocean, obtaining lar...
nation. the past of the country is closely entwined with that of the african continent. the bantu civilization marked a turning point in zimbabwe’s history that began the ninth century. the ancestors of the contemporary shona, the early bantu people established the city-state of great zimbabwe...
London acquired tremendous prestige as the capital of theBritish Empireand as a cultural and intellectual center. Britain's free political institutions and intellectual atmosphere made London a haven for persons unsafe in their own countries. The Italian GiuseppeMazzini, the Russian AleksandrHerzen, and...
World War II?and lasted until 1991 when the Soviet Union was divided. For the internal and foreign policy of the United States, the cold war, also known as McCarthyism. defined the last half of the twentieth century. It was a war of ideas, of threats, and of actual fighting in the ...
In 1896, age 16, John enlisted in the British South Africa Police (BSAP) and saw action in the Matabele revolt in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). With the outbreak of the 2nd Anglo Boer War (1899 – 1902) he enlisted in the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers and saw action as a Trooper in the Rel...
Chile, Canada, Greece, Italy, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Sudan, Madagascar, Zimbabwe–the list goes on. In North America, water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico hit 100+ in places, with 100% mortality in some coral reefs. My own community cleans up after a straight-line...
Other parts of Kurdish territory came under the direct rule of the Ottoman Empire. By 1639 a large majority of the Kurdish people had come under Ottoman rule, but the Kings in the east hang onto their autonomy until the second third of the 19th century, when the central state imposed its...
Phase 2: This later phase encompasses the territorial ambitions of the Union and would see the incorporation of the “High Commission Territories”, German South West Africa (Namibia), the southern half of Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique – Delagoa bay) and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to all...
Perkins' profile would raise even higher when she and Giedroyc began hosting "The Great British Bake Off" (BBC, 2010-) in 2010, a competitive reality series that would become one of the most popular shows in Britain. The two would stay with the series until its move to Channel 4 in ...
Winston Churchill’s ‘Great Escape’ from Boer captivity during the ‘South African War’ (1899 to 1902) – is the stuff of a ‘Boy’s Own’ adventure book. Boy’s Own was a Victorian period magazine featuring great fictional adventures and deeds of Empire. Because Churchill’s exploits in...