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19 hours ago · The decolonization of the Americas occurred over several centuries as most of the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. The American Revolution was the first in the Americas, and the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was a victory against a great power, aided by France and Spain, Britain's enemies. The French Revolution in Europe ...
19 hours ago · Africa straddles the equator and the prime meridian. It is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to the southern temperate zones. [14] The majority of the continent and its countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, with a substantial portion and a number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of Western ...
19 hours ago · The European bison ( pl.: bison) ( Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent [a] ( / ˈviːzənt / or / ˈwiːzənt / ), the zubr [b] ( / ˈzuːbər / ), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, [c] is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in ...
