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1898. The Battle of Manila Bay ended in the defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War. Test your knowledge of warfare. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: cph 3b52211)
Encyclopædia Britannican nykyisinkin käytetty piikkiohdake -logo vuoden 1768 versiossa. Encyclopædia Britannican ensimmäisen painoksen (1768–1771) nimilehti. Encyclopædia Britannica ( latinaa, ”Brittiläinen tietosanakirja”) on vanhin englanninkielinen tietosanakirja ja maailman tunnetuimpia hakuteoksia. Se alkoi ilmestyä 1700-luvun ...
Encyclopædia Britannica wrongly lists the year of his birth as "1874". The New York Times obituary mentions the alternative years as fabrications. The Internet Movie Database lists his birthday properly as "19 September, 1869". Appears to have been corrected as of 2012 in Britannica 's Student Encyclopedia (Ben Turpin 2012. Britannica Online ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Because cloud computing involves the storage of often sensitive personal or commercial information in central database systems run by third parties, it raises concerns about data privacy and security as well as the transmission of data across national boundaries. It also stirs fears about the eventual creation of data monopolies or oligopolies.
Apr 17, 2024 · The rise of the Maya began about 250 ce, and what is known to archaeologists as the Classic Period of Mayan culture lasted until about 900 ce. At its height, Mayan civilization consisted of more than 40 cities, each with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Among the principal cities were Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Bonampak, Dos Pilas ...
Jan 9, 2024 · Less than a year after the unsuccessful launch of Nupedia —an online free encyclopedia—its successor, Wikipedia, goes live on January 15, 2001. As of January 2024, Wikipedia has more some 6.8 ...
Apr 22, 2024 · The joint U.S. and British invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001 was preceded by over two decades of war in Afghanistan (see Afghan War).On December 24, 1979, Soviet tanks rumbled across the Amu Darya River and into Afghanistan, ostensibly to restore stability following a coup that brought to power a pair of Marxist-Leninist political groups—the People’s (Khalq) Party and the Banner ...
