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Straits of Tiran re-opened to Israeli shipping; Border Campaign (1956–1962) United Kingdom Irish Republican Army: British victory. IRA campaign fails First Cod War (1958–1961) United Kingdom Iceland: Icelandic victory [e] Iceland expands its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles Upper Yafa disturbances [55] (1959) British Empire. Upper ...
Present-day Slovenia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. There is evidence of human habitation from around 250,000 years ago. [31] A pierced cave bear bone, dating from 43100 ± 700 BP, found in 1995 in Divje Babe cave near Cerkno, is considered a kind of flute, and possibly the oldest musical instrument discovered in the world. [32]
Lying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese and South Korean tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relatively short flight from ...
Palau, [a] officially the Republic of Palau, [b] [7] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia.
As attacks on American shipping continued after Madison took office, both Madison and the broader American public moved towards war. [68] Public resentment towards Britain led to the election of a new generation of Democratic-Republican leaders, including Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun , who championed high tariffs , federally funded internal ...
Yellow field with four red word "Đại-Nam khâm-sứ" (大南欽使). Influences: 1887–1923: Flag of French colonial empire. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. 1917: Flag of Empire of Daihung. [58] Five red dots connected with saltire on a yellow field. c. 1900 – 9 March 1945: The protectorate flag of Annam and Tonkin.
Alexandria (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d r i ə,-ˈ z ɑː n-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-dree-ə; [4] Arabic: الإسكندرية; [a] Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια, [b] Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.