There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. Did slaves build the pyramid? Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t slaves who built the pyramids. We…
The most elaborate tombs in ancient times were those built by the Egyptians for their kings, the pharaohs. Early on, the Egyptians built mastabas, tombs made of dried bricks which were then used to shore up shafts and chambers dug into the earth. Tombs of Ancient Egypt. The pyramids at…
In 1702 he led an expedition against St. Augustine and its new fort. After 58 days, the British retreated, but as they left, they burned St. Augustine to the ground. Raid on St. Augustine. The Raid on St. Augustine was a military event during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the…
The U.S.The U.S.United States – public debt 2021/22, by month. In February 2022, the public debt of the United States was around 30.29 trillion U.S. dollars, around 2.39 trillion more than a year earlier, when it was around 27.9 trillion U.S. dollars.https://www.statista.com › statistics › public-debt-of-the-united…• Public debt of the…
Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a nation. As per Wikipedia, it was Subhas Chandra Bose who used the term for Mahatma Gandhi, in a radio address from Singapore in 1944. The common belief is Rabindranath…
Fort Sackville was a British outpost located in the frontier settlement of Vincennes. Begun in 1777 and named for a British government official, it was one of several forts built by the French, British or Americans from 1732 to 1813 in this important frontier settlement. Fort Sackville (Nova Scotia) Fort…
It was Savarkar who gave the name ’First War of Independence’ to the 1857 ’kranti’,” he said. The Sepoy Mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against British rule in India in 1857. It is also known by other names: the Indian Mutiny, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, or…
Glen Canyon Dam is quickly becoming a relic of the past. While there may be too much concrete to fully remove the dam, it will eventually need to be re-engineered in order to preserve the remaining biological integrity of Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. It was the Glen Canyon…
P.N. Shah had made Basantpur, also known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar, as his capital after conquering the Kathmandu Valley. Originally, he had been the king of tiny Gorkha state to the west of Kathmandu. Shah himself built Nautale Durbar in 1770. Kathmandu Durbar Square ( Basantapur Darbar Kshetra) in front…
The deal, announced Monday, will combine Henry Schein’s veterinary supplies, software for practices and distribution network with Vets First Choice’s prescription management platform. Henry Schein anticipates receiving from the transaction about $1 billion to $1.25 billion in cash on a tax-free basis. Henry Schein has acquired 68 companies, including 14…