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10 Ιουν 2014 · The very first world cup was played from 13 July to 30 July 1930 and was hosted by Uruguay. With 13 teams taking part, it seems the luck was with the home team as Uruguay claimed the top spot after beating Argentina 4 – 2. The United States and Yugoslavia were placed third and fourth respectively.
12 Ιουλ 2014 · 1. Since 1966 and ‘World Cup Willie’ the lion, each FIFA World Cup has had a mascot. These range from a Spanish orange, a Mexican jalapeno pepper to a Brazillian three-banded armadillo – the mascot of the 2014 tournament. 2. The World cup trophy, introduced in 1974, has room for 17 inscriptions of the winners name on its base.
4 Ιουν 2014 · Elizabeth also possessed an iron will in battle, and led a crushing defeat of the Spanish Armada, leaving Spain bankrupt and propelling England forward as a world power. 3. Empress Dowager Cixi 1835 – 1905. The last Empress Dowager of China, after the death of her husband she acted as regent for her son and nephew.
13 Μαρ 2014 · Even though Vervia Todd died in November 2012, it is only recently that the secrets of her home have come to light. Having died in the home she was born in, which has been in her family for 200 years, Todd had left behind an Aladdin's Cave of dresses, hats, shoes, ration packs, newspaper cuttings,
13 Μαρ 2014 · Over the subsequent years she played an active role in the war, having been made a First Lieutenant and becoming chief nurse of the Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington D.C. As the Second World War emerged on the horizon, Flikke spearheaded the campaign for the Army Nurse Corps’ increasingly difficult efforts to recruit, outfit, and ...
16 Απρ 2019 · The chronicles of the time are equally silent about the first 18 years of Cnut’s life and it is not until 1013 that we find him first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. But in that year he accompanied Sweyn on what was supposed to be the climactic campaign in the battle to conquer England.
15 Μαρ 2024 · When the First World War began on 28 July 1914, Ireland was still embroiled in its own political struggles at home, with the threat of a civil conflict growing more likely. Nonetheless, when the call came for volunteers to join up, men with both Nationalist and Loyalist allegiance signed up to join the army – some motivated from loyalty to ...
30 Ιαν 2014 · Britain Entering First World War Was ‘Biggest Mistake in Modern History’ According to historian Niall Ferguson, Britain could have lived with German victory and should have stayed out of the war. Claiming that there was no immediate threat to Britain, Britain could have faced a Germany-dominated Europe at a later date on its own terms ...
27 Οκτ 2015 · Pre-World War I Suffragists. Most contemporary thought on suffrage is all hunger strikes, force feeding and running in front of the king’s horse; there was much more to it than that. The roots can be traced back to as early as 1868 when Millicent Fawcett joined the London Suffrage Committee.
9 Αυγ 2018 · The First World War provides a full, illustrated history of the conflict, giving a fantastic introduction for those new to the period, as well as genuine insight for those more familiar with it. The title combines authoritative research and narrative with snippets from life in the trenches and back home in wartime Britain.
