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1 day ago · After Confederation, the full-fledged professional Canadian military was established. As a British dominion, Canada's forces participated in the Second Boer War and the First World War. Canada issued its first declaration of war during the Second World War, in support of the UK.
2 days ago · 21st century disasters While the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Irma passed north of the island on September 5, 2017, winds were sufficient to leave 1 million citizens without power. [133] On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island directly, destroying infrastructure – electricity, potable water supplies, transportation, and ...
4 days ago · Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. Deadliest natural disasters by year excluding epidemics and famines. 20th century. 21st century. Lists of deadliest natural disasters by cause. Avalanches/landslides. Disease outbreaks. Earthquakes. Famines.
2 days ago · 10th century BC. Siege of Rabbah (10th century BC) (Bible Reference: II Samuel 11–12) Siege of Abel-beth-maachah (10th century BC) (Bible Reference: II Samuel 20:15–22) Siege of Gezer (10th century BC) Sack of Jerusalem (925 BC) by Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I; 9th century BC. Siege of Gath (city) (ca. 830 BC) (Bible Reference: II Kings 12: ...
13 hours ago · The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...
1 day ago · The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
3 days ago · Laodicea was conquered by Pompey in 64 BC and the name Berytus was restored to it. The city was assimilated into the Roman Empire, soldiers were sent there, and large building projects were undertaken. From the 1st century BC, the Bekaa Valley served as a source of grain for the Roman provinces of the Levant and even for Rome itself.
