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However, a cold interrogation of the archival data and the parliamentary arithmetic suggests that the "kingmaker" label was a mathematical mirage.
The cold waters of the Potomac River carried the weight of the nation's technological aspirations on February 28, 1844.
By the winter of 1775, Royal Governor Josiah Martin of North Carolina was a ruler without a realm.
This perspective ignores the intense internal pressures facing the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus.
Quick Historical Background Founded in 1762 by Francis Baring and his brother John, Barings Bank was the oldest merchant bank in London.
To the west, the Qing dynasty stood as the traditional suzerain, the center of a tributary system that had defined regional order for centuries.
To him, this was a defense of the only home his people had found in Italy, protected by the Hohenstaufen kings who valued their bows and their loyalty.
Within the Brunswick government, the decision was not without internal friction.
Sergeant Kunze of the 24th Brandenburg Regiment squeezed his frame through a narrow embrasure, expecting a hail of French lead or the cold bite of a bayonet.
Another common misconception is that the revolution was a purely military affair from its inception, driven by a desire for battlefield glory.
Fast Background By the early months of 1917, the global landscape of World War I was one of stagnant horror and mounting desperation.
Core Event Summary The ascent of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, was a tactical necessity during the early phase of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The image of a city's liberation often conjures scenes of cheering crowds, flower-strewn tanks, and a swift retreat by a defeated foe.
By the early weeks of 1744, the Mediterranean had become a pressure cooker of geopolitical ambition and personal loathing.
This was the moment abstract political philosophy became a tangible, visual reality.
Fast Background The road to February 20, 1933, began with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919.
The biting frost of February 19, 1714, clings to the pines of Isokyrö, a landscape where the breath of men and horses hangs in thick, crystalline plumes.
High on the cliffs of Cornwall, a shepherd might have looked out to see a horizon choked with canvas and fire.
The morning of February 17, 1944, broke with a deceptive stillness over the turquoise waters of Truk Lagoon.
The freezing mist clung to the sheer, jagged cliffs of the Jøssingfjord on the evening of February 16, 1940.
The scene at Bayfront Park in Miami on the evening of February 15, 1933, remains one of the most scrutinized moments in American political history.
This letter served as the official announcement of the existence of the New World to the European public.
It assumes that because Cantemir was a veteran of the Ottoman military machine, his allegiance was singular and his intellect was confined to the battlefield.
The blast was so violent that it lifted the five-ton forward turret into the air before the ship began a rapid descent into the mud of the harbor floor.
However, the historical record reveals a far more sophisticated and unified diplomatic effort.
To the Soviets, the Black Sea was a "closed" or "semi-closed" sea where American presence was viewed as a direct provocation.
General Arthur Percival's subordinates, fearing encirclement, ordered a withdrawal from the line prematurely.
Immediate Causes The genesis of the engagement on February 10, 1943, lay in the modest success of Operation Iskra (Spark) earlier that year.
Immediate Causes By the dawn of 1941, the geopolitical landscape of the Mediterranean was shifting rapidly against the interests of Benito Mussolini.
1944: World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
Gudovac, 1941: The First Stain of a Genocidal Campaign The year 1941 was a dark one for Europe, consumed by the flames of World War II.
On that fateful day, the historic site became synonymous with one of the darkest chapters in Australian history: the Port Arthur Massacre.
The Silent Alarm: How Sweden Uncovered Chernobyl's Secret The date was April 28th, 1986.
1952: The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
1945: Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement.
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