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  • 1India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 2Operation Badr (1973) — Part of the Yom Kippur War/October War …

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  • 3Great Fire of London — This article is about the Great Fire of 1666. For other great fires in London, see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London . The Great Fire of London, a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London from Sunday,… …

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  • 4military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …

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  • 5The Pianist (memoir) — The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising… …

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  • 6Topkapı Palace — Infobox Historic building name = Topkapı Palace caption = Topkapı Palace from the Bosphorus map type = latitude = longitude = location town = Istanbul location country = Turkey architect = Mehmed II, Alaüddin, Davud Ağa, Mimar Sinan, Sarkis… …

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  • 7Beijing city fortifications — The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long. The thickness at ground level was 20m and the top 12m. The wall was 15m high, and it had nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it was… …

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  • 8Chartres Cathedral — Chartres Cathedral * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country France …

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  • 9Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western …

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  • 10Operation Michael — Part of the Western Front of World War I …

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