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.
England gets its name from the large number of Angles who live in southern Britain; the area referred to as Angle-land.
Tony Mendez gets all six U.S. diplomats out of Iran.
Eight hundred US ships sail to Iwo Jima; they will first fire guns at the island, and then land over 70,000 Marines to capture it.
The Armada of ships (galleons), carrying sailors and guns, sails from Lisbon in May 1558 to attack Britain.
Judas betrays Jesus, and the soldiers arrest him without resistance.
Mohamed Atta and four other hijackers seize control of the American Airlines 767 and crash it into the North Tower.
Terrorists hijack and crash American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Vincent's emotional state continues to decline, and he takes his last long journey back to Paris.
Terrorists hijack and crash United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower at 9:03 EDT.
Passengers aboard hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 attempt to break into the cockpit, so the hijackers crash the plane in Pennsylvania.
British rule and the Irish Catholic Penal Laws lay the foundation for a disaster.
Vincent's paintings improve as his mental health deteriorates, causing him to cut off part of his ear and end up in an asylum.
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