What happened to Colonel Fannin? Mexican forces overtook him at the Battle of Coleto. Though Mexican general José de Urrea sought mercy for his prisoners, Santa Anna stood firm in his orders. On Palm Sunday of 1836, the Mexican Army executed Fannin and more than three hundred of his men. How did the Texans defeated …
Are today’s Palestinians immigrants from many nations?
Which country has the most Palestinian immigrants? Population figures Jordan 3,240,000. Israel 1,650,000. Syria 630,000. Chile 500,000 (largest Palestinian community outside the Middle East). Lebanon 402,582. Saudi Arabia 280,245. Egypt 270,245. United States 255,000 (the largest concentrations in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles; History of Palestinians in Los Angeles). How many Palestinian immigrants are there? …
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Did the United States taxpayer fund the development of China’s backbone fighter plane?
Who builds the F-35 aircraft? Lockheed Martin The F-35 is built by thousands of men and women in the United States and around the world. Lockheed Martin leads the F-35 industry team with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Pratt & Whitney. The program is managed by the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office. Does …
In the “Christmas truce” of 1914 were there any football (soccer) matches between British and German troops?
At the spot where their regimental ancestors came out from their trenches to play football on Christmas Day 1914, men from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers played a football match with the German Battalion 371. The Germans won 2–1. Did the British and German soldiers play football? Messages began to be shouted between …
What prompted Yamaguchi to split his airgroup when attacking the Americans at Midway?
What were Japan’s mistakes at Midway? Another major flaw in Japan’s Midway strategy was the attitude of the Japanese Navy planners. Believing that Japan was invincible in war, the Japanese planners made the fatal mistake of underrating American military capabilities and response. What was Yamamoto’s plan at the Battle of Midway? Yamamoto’s plan consisted of …
What is the first instance of a Pope denouncing syncretism with non-Christian faiths in the modern era?
What was the Declaration on the relationship of the Church to non-Christian religions? Nostra Aetate (In Our Time), the Latin name by which The Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions is known, formalized an expanded attitude of dialogue and respect toward the major non-Christian religions of the world: …
Are the Windsors English?
The House of Windsor came into being in 1917, when the name was adopted as the British Royal Family’s official name by a proclamation of King George VKing George VGeorge V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of …
How could a chariot work against a phalanx?
How effective were chariots in battle? The great advantage of the chariot was its speed, which permitted it to drive circles around the phalanx, staying out of range while raining arrows on the foot soldiers. Once the latter had been thrown into disorder, it might be possible to put the chariots into formation, charge, and …
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Were the Islamic Caliphates (Umayyad and Abbasid) and the Mongol Empires truly as benevolent as they are portrayed?
What was the impact of the Islamic empire under the Abbasids and Umayyads? The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in 750 CE, supporting the mawali, or non-Arab Muslims, by moving the capital to Baghdad in 762 CE. The Persian bureaucracy slowly replaced the old Arab aristocracy as the Abbasids established the new positions of vizier …
Relation of Arya and Dravida with Hindu scriptures like Veda and Aagama
What is the link between the Aryans and Hinduism? The ancient Aryans were a group of people who spread into northern India, bringing with them India’s caste system of hierarchical classes and the Vedic religion that shaped modern Hinduism. Why were the Vedas so important to the Aryans? Most of what is known about the …
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