Merchants of Death Who Sold Package of Pistols and Ammo for Pounds 1,500A GUN-RUNNING gang who smuggled an arsenal of pistols, silencers and ammunition into Britain in a car fuel tank were jailed for a total of 32 years today.Davenport, Justin...
On the death of Lenin on January 21, 1924, Stalin's first move on that sad day was to dictate a telegram: “Convey this message to Comrade Trotsky. Comrade Lenin passed away at 6:50, January 21. Cause of death: shutdown of the respiratory system. Stalin.” Some Soviet Union leaders ...
Chinese merchants whose vessels had rats which carried the fleas who harbored the disease were the main cause for the transmission of the Black Death... Learn more about this topic: The Little Ice Age and the Black Death from Chapter 10/ Lesson 7 ...
The death penalty for Zhang Bo and his girlfriend Ye Chengchen has been upheld by Chongqing High People's Court for the murders of Zhang's two young children. A higher court in southwest China's Chongqing on Thursday up...
What was Europe like during the Middle Ages? Were the Dark Ages ruled by religion? Who was at the top of the hierarchy in Medieval European society? Who ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the Black Death? Who went on the Crusades from Europe?
"These merchants of death are breaking the law for profit," Biden said. "If you willfully sell a gun to someone who’s prohibited, my message to you is this: We’ll find you and we’ll seek your license to sell guns. We’ll make sure you can’t sell death and mayhem on our ...
The islands were once separate states until Kamehameha I brought them under his rule. Led by prophecy and driven to bloody battles, he overcame colonial threats and local rivals.
who were successful merchants, were away on a trading voyage. They didn't get back until Marco was about 15. In 1271, Niccolo and Maffeo set off again for Asia, this time taking Marco with them. On a previous journey they'd met Kublai Khan (the Yuan Dynasty), and they were keen t...
Seth served as a protector of soldiers, hunters, merchants, and, in general, any person who spent a considerable amount of time away from home. According to Egyptian myth, he inherited the deserts of Egypt from Geb, the god of the earth. This is why he was regarded as the protector of...
Merchants wove up and down the rows hawking Trump hats and scarves. Outside the plaza grounds, a handful of protesters walked the sidewalk with handmade signs saying “Dump Trump.” The former president eventually took the stage just after 1 p.m. Eastern. Besides incorrectly claiming that...