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Was Thailand Part Of French Indochina

In 1867, Siam (modern Thailand) renounced suzerainty over Cambodia and officially recognised the 1863 French protectorate on Cambodia, in exchange for the control of Battambang and Siem Reap provinces which officially became part of Thailand. Indochina, also called (until 1950) French Indochina, French Indochine Française, the three states of Vietnam,… 

Was Surfing Banned In Hawaii

A surfer rides a large wave at Ala Moana Bowls during a large south swell. Former Tropical Storm Darby dissipated southwest of Hawaii island on Saturday evening, but not the high-surf warning which remains in effect today through Monday for the south-facing shores of all Hawaiian Islands. Breaking off mineral… 

Was That Really Mark Hamill

Hamill didn’t record lines for The Mandalorian, according to Jon Favreau. In Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian, he revealed, “Something people didn’t realize is that his voice isn’t real. His voice, the young Luke Skywalker voice, is completely synthesized using an application called Respeecher.” The results indicated that the… 

Was Switzerland A Calvinist

While the vast majority of Protestants in Switzerland adhere to a Reformed confession (Zwinglian or Calvinist), an Anabaptist minority has been present in Switzerland since the Swiss Reformation, organized in the Swiss Mennonite Conference (since 1810) and the Baptist Church (since 1849). History of Calvinism. Under the leadership of John… 

Was T Rex Actually A Dragon

Tyrannosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning “king” in Latin), often called T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented of these large theropods. Tyrannosaurus lived throughout what is now western North America, on what was then an island continent… 

Was Taiwan A British Colony

In 1945, Japan unconditionally surrendered with signing of the instrument of surrender and ended its rule in Taiwan as the territory was put under the administrative control of the Republic of China government in 1945 by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In formal terms the answer lies in… 

Was Stargate Based On A Book

Literature. There are three series of novels based on the Stargate franchise, one based on the original Stargate film and two based in the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis television shows. A series of books written by Bill McCay were published from 1995 to 1999 that were unofficial sequels to…