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Torch - The North Africa Landings
A photograph showing Allied troops landing in Algeria, North Africa as part of Operation Torch, the Allied North Africa Landings of November 1942. (Imperial War Museums)
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European Conquest of America - Summary on a Map
Let's retrace here the colonization by Europeans, from the discovery by Christopher Columbus until the end of the Seven Years’ War.
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Moundville Archaeological Park - Ancient America - Moundville, Alabama
Check out this enormous prehistoric mound site near Tuscaloosa, Alabama! Built during the Mississippian Period, these mounds have been standing here for hundreds of years, even before the arrival of Columbus. Make sure to check out more Mike...
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The Pennsylvania Colony (Colonial America)
This lecture is a brief introduction to the early history of the Pennsylvania Colony. The Pennsylvania Colony was founded in 1681 by William Penn, a Quaker convert who converted a debt owed to his family by the king into a charter for a proprietary...
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Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North (1732-1792), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, oil on canvas portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, c. 1773-74.
National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
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North American Indian Warrior by John White
An illustration by John White (d. 1593 CE) of a North American Indian warrior seen by the first English colonists who attempted to establish a settlement, Roanoke Colony, in 1585 CE (and again in 1587 CE). The colony was located in what is...
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North Corridor of the Palace of Knossos
The sloping North Corridor leading to the Central Court of the Palace of Knossos (Crete) with the restored West Basion and its replica of the Charging Bull relief. In the background is the North Lustral Basin.
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Royal Canadian Air Force, North Africa
A photograph of a group of Supermarine Spitfires of the Royal Canadian Air Force at Goubrine in the North Africa Campaign during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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25-pdr Artillery Gun, North Africa
A March 1942 photograph of a 'Quad' artillery tractor pulling a 25-pdr artillery gun, British Eighth Army, during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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Column of Grant Tanks, North Africa Campaign
A February 1942 photograph of a column of US-made Grant tanks of the British 5th Royal Tank Regiment during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
