The result saw decisive ’Yes’ votes from all four countries of the United Kingdom and also saw ’Yes’ majority votes from all but two counting areas to continued membership of the European Communities (Common Market) which would later become the European Union. When did Britain decide to join the European…
“The Little Mermaid” (Danish: Den lille havfrue) is a Danish literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Who wrote The Little Mermaid? The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale of Danish origin and was originally conceived by writer Hans Christian Andersen, who was best known for…
Buddhism’s individual outlook and disregard for the caste system in attaining enlightenment were appealing to people in lower castes. Buddhism suggested that individual people might be able to attain enlightenment in this life and held that caste was not a punishment for deeds committed in a past life. The implication…
The Bulls defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, but would eventually lose in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in six games. The 1995 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of…
Greek fire was a weapon used by the Byzantine Empire in naval warfare. It was effective as it continued to burn on water. Greek fire was introduced in 672 AD in the reign of Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, the inventor being an architect called Callinicus of Heliopolis. Most modern scholars agree…
Kaufman died of lung cancer on May 16, 1984, at the age of 35. As pranks and elaborate ruses were major elements of his career, persistent rumors have circulated that Kaufman faked his own death as a grand hoax. Another Andy Kaufman character got in on the Taxi fun. In…
Here’s the story behind some creepy nursery rhyme lines “Hey Diddle, Diddle” may be a reference to the scandal between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley the Earl of Leicester “Humpty Dumpty” was a piece of propaganda that passed from town to town as the news of Charles I’s defeat…
The landed proprietors in Ireland were held in Britain to have created the conditions that led to the famine. However, it was asserted that the British parliament since the Act of Union of 1800 was partly to blame. – Over 1 million perished. … – Anyone who survived the Great…
Despite its historical significance, the “One if by Land Two if by Sea” signal was just a backup plan. It was meant to warn patriots in Chalrestown, a borough across the river from Boston in case if the messenger himself could not make it there from Boston to start his…
Churchill, worried that one of the world’s great navies would end up in German hands, asked the French to turn the ships over to the British instead. The French refused, but Admiral Darlan, commander of the French fleet, swore that he would sink his own ships if the Germans ever…