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Ten Native American Legendary Creatures You Need to Know
Native American lore features many legendary creatures and supernatural entities that were understood as beneficial to humanity but just as many that posed serious threats to be avoided. These beings...
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Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
French Emperor Napoleon I retreats from Moscow after his disastrous invasion of Russia. Though it has long been said that "General Winter" defeated the French, the failure of Napoleon's invasion of Russia had already...
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The Last Stand of the Retreat from Kabul
An 1898 painting by William Barnes Wollen, 'The Last Stand', depicting the last stand of the British East India Company's disastrous Retreat from Kabul, 1842.
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Bridge During the Retreat from First Battle of Bull Run - Engraving by William Ridgway, 1861
Bridge During the Retreat from Manassas, First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), Virginia, 1861 during the American Civil War. Engraving by William Ridgway based on...
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Belgian Retreat to Antwerp, 1914
An August 1914 photograph showing the retreat of Belgian troops to Antwerp during the Battle of the Frontiers which opened hostilities on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums...
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Ten Great Slave Revolts in Colonial America and the United States
There were 250-311 slave revolts in Colonial America and the United States between c. 1663 and c. 1860 as defined by scholar Herbert Aptheker (l. 1915-2003), but, almost certainly, many...
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Ten Great Ancient Mesopotamian Women - Monarchs, Generals, and Scribes
The lives of women in ancient Mesopotamia were regulated by a patriarchal hierarchy, but within this social structure, there were many who distinguished themselves and some who were able...
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Ten Pilgrim Facts You Need to Know
The story of the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony is well known regarding the basic facts: they sailed on the Mayflower, arrived off the coast of Massachusetts on 11 November 1620, came ashore at Plymouth Rock, half...
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Ten Ancient Mesopotamia Facts You Need to Know - Fun Facts on the Cradle of Civilization
Mesopotamia is the ancient Greek name (meaning "the land between two rivers," the Tigris and Euphrates) for the region corresponding to modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran...
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Kutuzov and His Staff Decide to Retreat from Moscow
After the Battle of Borodino, Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov meets with his staff at Fili village on 13 September 1812. After a heated argument, Kutuzov decides to abandon Moscow in order to...