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5 days ago · North Africa campaigns, (1940–43), in World War II, series of battles for control of North Africa. At stake was control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain’s colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the Middle East. Track the League of Nations' continual failure to check via diplomacy the Axis powers' pre-World War ...
4 days ago · When Franklin Delano Roosevelt walked in on him, Churchill proudly responded with, “You see, Mr. President, I have nothing to hide.”. 2. Kim Jong Il. Image Credit: By Jesse Charlie – Own ...
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4 days ago · Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a ...
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
2 days ago · Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Conservative member of Parliament, he became foreign secretary aged 38 ...
- 1915–1919, 1920–1923, 1939 (as Territorial)
- Eton College
- 3, including Nicholas (by Beckett)
- Conservative
1 day ago · The Bengal famine of 1943 was an anthropogenic famine in the Bengal province of British India (present-day Bangladesh, West Bengal and eastern India) during World War II.An estimated 0.8–3.8 million people died, in the Bengal region (present-day Bangladesh and West Bengal), from starvation, malaria and other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions ...
- 1943–1944
- British India
- Estimated 0.8 to 3.8 million in Bengal alone
3 days ago · Author: edhird. I was the Rector of St. Simon's Church North Vancouver, B.C for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip's Vancouver and St. Matthew's Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I was Past President and Chaplain for Alpha Canada.
10 hours ago · The 2024 Met Gala, themed “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” was the stuff of fairy tales. Celebrities arrived in gowns that looked like they were spun by Rumpelstiltskin himself and suits that probably needed a magical incantation to fit just right. Among the myriad of stars, one man stood out—not just for his dashing looks… Read More »Morgan Spector Steals the Show with an ...
