6th Infantry Division (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=U.S. 6th Infantry Division caption=6th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia country=USA allegiance= type=Division branch=Regular Army (inactive) dates=November, 1917 September 30, 1921 October 12, 1939… … Wikipedia
Jerusalem during the Crusader period — The Crusader period in the history of Jerusalem began with the conquest of the city by the Crusader army in 1099, during the First Crusade, as it is now known, Jerusalem became the capital of the kingdom for the crusading Christians, these events … Wikipedia
Haitian immigration to the United States and Canada — Haitian immigrants certainly constitute a very visible segment of contemporary American society. This visibility is due to the fact that they have been steadily migrating in significant numbers to the United States since the late 1950s early… … Wikipedia
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Southern theater partof=the American Revolutionary War caption=The Battle of Cowpens date=1775 ndash;1782 place=Virginia and present Southeastern United States casus= result=Surrender of British army at Yorktown … Wikipedia
Louisville in the American Civil War — was a major stronghold of Union forces, which kept Kentucky firmly in the Union. It was the center of planning, supplies, recruiting and transportation for numerous campaigns, especially in the Western Theater. By the end of the war, Louisville… … Wikipedia
Draft Riots — Affiche officielle du recrutement, New York 23 juin 1863. Les Draft Riots (en français : « Émeutes de la conscription »), que l on nomme à l époque Draft Week[1] (en français : « Semain … Wikipédia en Français
Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium