Chronicles of the Past
How do historians use diaries? Knowing when a diary was created means that historians can situate the contents of the diary in their historical context. Understanding the social and political context in which a diary was written helps the historian to interpret events that are discussed. How do historians reconstruct the history of ordinary people? …
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Why did Israel withdraw from the Gaza Strip? Israel’s plan of unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip and North Samaria put forward by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was carried out on . The purpose of the plan was to improve Israel’s security and international status in the absence of peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Why …
What was CSS Alabama last battle? The Battle of Cherbourg The Battle of Cherbourg, or sometimes the Battle off Cherbourg or the Sinking of CSS Alabama, was a single-ship action fought during the American Civil War between a United States Navy warship, USS Kearsarge, and a Confederate States Navy warship, CSS Alabama, on June 19, …
Was Latin was commonly used in Church of England parish records after 1730? 1733 – Latin was discontinued in parish records. When did parish registers start in England? Parish registers were formally introduced in England and Wales on 5 September 1538 shortly after the formal split with Rome in 1534, when Thomas Cromwell, chief minister …
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What tribe in China is Caucasian? The Äynu (Ainu , Abdal , and Aini ) are an Caucasian White people native to the Xinjiang region of western China . There are estimated to be around 30,000 Äynu people, mostly located on the fringe of the Taklamakan Desert. The origins of the Äynu people are disputed. …
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Why are gun calibers measured? Caliber is used to describe the size of a rifle or handgun bore and the size of cartridges designed for different bores. Caliber usually is measured as the diameter of the bore from land to opposite land and is expressed in hundredths of an inch, thousandths of an inch, or …
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Why did Napoleon and the French forces lose the Battle of Waterloo? In the first view, historians claim that the French loss at Waterloo was a direct result of Napoleon’s own leadership blunder and inferior methods of warfare. The second argument claims that Napoleon was defeated mainly due to the superior strategy and tactics of …
Numbers less than 100 were shown with the fingers of one hand, from 100 to the other. In this way, up to 10,000 could be counted with both hands. Probably smaller numbers were presented using the left hand, while the larger ones were shown using the right hand. How 10 fingers became 12 hours? Instead …
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Iraq War. During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, a group of people chose to travel to Iraq to act as human shields. Their purpose was to prevent American-led coalition forces from bombing certain locations. Did Ukraine soldiers use civilians as shields? Clear evidence of Russian troops rounding up Ukrainian civilians and using them as human …
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At what point are Roman legions supposed to disband before entering Rome? When Caesar crossed the Rubicon, it was illegal. Legions were supposed to disarm (edit: disband) themselves before coming back to Rome, in order to discourage any coups. How was the Roman legion different from armies that came before it? For most of the …
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