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51Fayetteville Arsenal — The Fayetteville Arsenal in Fayetteville, North Carolina was built in 1838 because during the War of 1812 the United States government realized that the existing distribution of weapons and ammunition factories was not adequate for the defense of …
52Religion in Vietnam — The earliest established religions in Vietnam are Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism (called the triple religion or tam giáo ). Significant minorities of adherents to Roman Catholicism, Cao Dai, and Hoa Hao and smaller minorities of… …
53Bombing of Sofia in World War II — The Bulgarian capital of Sofia suffered a series of Allied bombing raids during World War II, from late 1943 to early 1944.Bulgaria declared a token war on the United Kingdom and the United States on 13 December 1941. The Southern Italy based… …
5416th Infantry Division (Poland) — The 16th Pomeranian Infantry Division ( pl. 16. Pomorska Dywizja Piechoty) was a Polish military unit of the Polish Army. It was created August 16, 1919 during the Greater Poland Uprising under the name of Pomeranian Rifle Division ( pl. 4.… …
55Shauka - Johar — The Shauka living in the Johar Valley of Goriganga river in Munsiyari Tehsil of the Pithoragarh district are also known as Johari or Johari Shauka. They are one of the few Bhotiya tribes that shows a rich cultural heritage and adhere to the Caste …
56Warsaw New Town — The New Town Market Square Warsaw s New Town is a neighbourhood dating from the 15th century. It lies just north of the Old Town and is connected to it by ulica Freta (English: Freta Street), which begins at the Barbican. Like the Old Town, the… …
57Battle of Tourtour — The Battle of Tourtour of 973 was a great victory for the Christian forces of William I of Provence over the Saracen pirates based at Fraxinetum. For several decades, the Saracens had been making inroads into Provence, building several fortresses …
58Museo Casa Chihuahua — The Casa Chihuahua Museum. The Museo Casa Chihuahua, once known as the Federal Palace of Chihuahua, is an early 20th century building in the city centre of Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico. It served as the federal building for the city until 2004, when… …
59Los Alfaques Disaster — The Los Alfaques Disaster was a road accident and tanker explosion which occurred on July 11, 1978 in Alcanar, near Tarragona, in Spain. A tanker truck loaded with 23 tons of highly flammable liquid propylene experienced a fire and subsequent… …
60Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière — The Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière was an hôtel particulier in Paris, in the corner between Avenue Gabriel and Rue Boissy d Anglas.It was built in 1775 in a Neo Classical style by Jean Benoît Vincent Barré for the fermier général Laurent Grimod de… …
