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21 hours ago · The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ] The U.S. Navy under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance defeated an attacking ...
21 hours ago · The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War [ n ] in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War[ o ] in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe ...
21 hours ago · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [ a ] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865. Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1843.
21 hours ago · Elizabeth's government did much to consolidate the work begun under Thomas Cromwell in the reign of Henry VIII, that is, expanding the role of the government and effecting common law and administration throughout England. During the reign of Elizabeth and shortly afterwards, the population grew significantly: from three million in 1564 to nearly five million in 1616.
21 hours ago · Order of the White Lion (1937) Signature. Nikola Tesla (/ ˈtɛslə /; [ 2 ] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 [ a ] – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [ 3 ][ 4 ] engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity ...
21 hours ago · Later, John and Pocahontas meet with Grandmother Willow and plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe. While both parties spy on the couple, John and Pocahontas share a kiss. Furious, Kocoum attacks and attempts to kill John, but a young settler, Thomas, whose life John previously had saved and who had been ordered by Ratcliffe to follow John, intervenes and kills Kocoum.
21 hours ago · Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina to the north, South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and 8th most populous.
