Hitler’s invasion of Polandinvasion of PolandOn September 1, 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun.https://www.history.com › germany-invades-polandGermany invades Poland – Date & Year – HISTORY in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare…
Bob Wall, ’Enter The Dragon’ star and close friend of Bruce Lee, dies at 82. MartialMartialMartial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films’ primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling…
The lower tier of 17th-century English ships of the line were usually equipped with demi-cannons, guns that fired a 32-pound (15 kg) solid shot, and could weigh up to 3,400 pounds (1,500 kg). In the English colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, lighter pieces seem to have been the…
Most dinosaurs were plant-eaters (herbivores) about 65% of them. Some dinosaurs were meat-eaters (carnivores). Dinosaurs had many different distinguishing features that you can read more about when reading facts on each dinosaur. Dinosaurs first appeared on earth between 233 and 242 million years ago. If playback doesn’t begin shortly,try restarting…
Eight Presidents were born British subjects: Washington, J. Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, and W. Harrison. Eight US Presidents Were Born British. The United States declared its independence from the Kindgom of Great Britian on July 4, 1776. Eight of the first nine Presidents were born before…
The Mary Rose sank in battle on the 19th July 1545, resulting in 400 deaths For more than 400 years, the bodies of sailors who perished on the Mary Rose were preserved in silt in the Solent. Experts are using a combination of DNA analysis and pioneering laser technology to…
In 1921, the Irish successfully fought for independence and Ireland was partitioned into two countries: the Irish Free State, which was almost entirely Catholic, and the smaller Northern Ireland, which was mostly Protestant with a Catholic minority. Why do Catholics hate Protestants in Northern Ireland? In new research, we examine…
Along the West Coast, they also haul out on marina docks as well as jetties and buoys. California sea lions range from southeast Alaska to the Pacific coast of central Mexico. Their primary breeding range is from the Channel Islands in southern California to central Mexico. Genus Eumetopias Steller’s sea…
Here goes! Two presidents were born in 1767 – Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, was born on March 15; John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was born on July 11. Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president’s birth state is in dispute; North…
The term Afrikaners or Afrikaans people is generally used in modern-day South Africa for the white Afrikaans-speaking population of South Africa (the largest group of White South Africans) encompassing the Boers and the other descendants of the Cape Dutch who did not embark on the Great Trek. “Boer” became synonymous…