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20 hours ago · Serbs in Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia also have recognized collective rights, and number some 186,000, 178,000 and 39,000 people, respectively, while another estimated 96,000 live in the disputed area of Kosovo. Smaller minorities exist in Slovenia, some 36,000 people, respectively.
20 hours ago · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
20 hours ago · t. e. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and from there to Canada. [1] The network, primarily the work of free African Americans (and some whites as well), [2 ...
20 hours ago · Malcolm IV of Scotland. "~ Martel " ( Old French, "The Hammer"): Charles Martel of the Franks. Geoffrey II of Anjou. Geoffrey IV of Anjou. "~ the Man": John II of Portugal ( Spanish: Juan el Hombre, a nickname given to him by Isabella of Castile) "~ the Martyr": Edward the Martyr of England. King Charles I of England.
20 hours ago · Contemporary political map of Africa (Includes Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa) Map showing the states, people, and material cultures of the African continent c. 1800 BC, but missing the Kintampo civilisation and Tichitt culture in West Africa. Obelisk at temple of Luxor, Egypt. c. 1200 BC Ethiopian king Menelik II at the Battle of Adwa in 1896
20 hours ago · Korea's total population decreased by around 2,000,000 from 1800 to the early 1820s. 1811–1812: Famine devastated Madrid: Spain: 20,000: 1815: Eruption of Tambora, Indonesia. Tens of thousands died in subsequent famine: Indonesia: 10,000: 1816–1817: Year Without a Summer: Europe: 65,000: 1830–1833: Claimed to have killed 42% of the ...
20 hours ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1] : 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
