Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
While dominating world trade, the Netherlands builds many churches with stained glass windows.
Britain has many medieval stained glass windows; a recent discovery, at Canterbury Cathedral, reveals use of a space frame (an engineering solution at...
Even the North Korean invasion into the South does not force the UN to reunify Korea; the North and South take turns being in control.
Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is the scene of the deadliest battle in military history.
The battle for Stalingrad is the deadliest battle in military history.
A German sharpshooter, Major Konings, is sent to take out Zaitsev.
The Germans send their best sniper, reputedly Major Konig, to Stalingrad to hunt and kill Vasily.
The Great Depression is a time of unmatched despair with people literally starving.
Stained glass windows tell stories of the Bible and saints to illiterate people.
The damaged Mayflower finds land, but continues south in order to reach the intended destination.
People in Galveston should have received warnings of the 1900 hurricane; however, the U.S. Weather Bureau banned all data and warnings from Cuba.
St. Petersburg, a city featured in Dostoevsky's works, becomes Russia's new capital city.
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