The Warsaw Pact was a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania (Albania withdrew in 1968). West Germany formally joined NATO on May 5, 1955, and the Warsaw Pact…
Between 1382 and 1386 he had arranged for deputies—permanent in two instances and temporary in others—in his work at the customs. In October 1385 he was appointed a justice of the peace for Kent, and in August 1386 he became knight of the shire for Kent, to attend Parliament in…
In reality, the General Lee had a three-speed automatic. The ’69 Charger ran a number of different motors, from 225, 318, two 383s, 426 Hemi, and two 440s. The Dukes of Hazzard primarily used the 383s, along with a few 318s and 440s, with the latter often reserved for jumps…
During the Roman Empire, Tarsus was the capital of the province of Cilicia. It was the scene of the first meeting between Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. As Tarsus was part of the Roman Empire, being a citizen came with special privileges. A Roman…
After contesting two seats unsuccessfully as an independent, he was elected to Epping in 1924 with the backing of local Conservatives, officially rejoining the Conservative Party the following year. Winston Churchill was an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He…
Geography. The Soviet Union covered an area of over 22,402,200 square kilometres (8,649,500 sq mi), and was the world’s largest country, a status that is retained by its successor state, Russia. It covered a sixth of Earth’s land surface, and its size was comparable to the continent of North America.…
“Beowulf” most likely originated in the 700s as spoken word and was recounted or sung from memory at dinnertime, around the fire, or in mead halls. ‘Beowulf’s song’. Beowulf arrives and prepares to help Hrothgar in his struggle with the monster Grendel. The author of Beowulf is unknown. It is…
In China the first Five-Year Plan (1953–57) stressed rapid industrial development, with Soviet assistance; it proved highly successful. The successes of the First Five-Year are all long-term successes. However, in the short term the plan was a failure, almost 7 million people died from famine, which was a direct consequence…
A: Georgia wasn’t penal in the strict sense, like Devil’s Island in French Guiana. But as conceived by its founder James Oglethorpe and his trustees in London, Georgia was expressly built on the theory of work release. Well, few people know that the State of Georgia, for example, was first…
Durga Devi passed away in 1999 at the age of 92. While she was not Bhagat Singh’s wife in reality, she took on the role of his spouse to protect him from the clutches of the police in those heady days of revolutionary fervour in British India. Gurdev Kaur married…