What happened at Dunkirk? 338,226 British and French soldiers were evacuated from the beach at Dunkirk over the space of 8 days. That was far better than anyone in the British government expected, but about 20,000 soldiers died and 90,000 were captured by the Germans. Along with that, 300 ships were sunk, 100 planes were […]
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Why was there a tulip bubble? There was a tulip bubble in Holland and across Europe in the 16th century because tulips were rare and because people didn’t want to lose out on an opportunity to make money. The tulip bubble, also called tulipmania, is a good showcase for human nature. It shows how people
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Why were there so many revolutions in 1848? There are a number of factors why there were so many revolutions in 1848, from economics to climate. Starting in 1848 and going through to 1849, there were revolutions in over 50 different countries and principalities. These were mostly in Europe, but countries in South America were
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Who was first to the North and South Poles? The first person to reach both the North and South Poles was Roald Amundsen. Although, he didn’t reach the North Pole by foot. The first person to reach the North Pole by foot was Wally Herbert. Let’s look at the North Pole first. There are two
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What was operation Paul Bunyan? Operation Paul Bunyan was an operation by American forces in 1976 to cut down a poplar tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in retaliation for the killing of two United Nations Command officers by North Korean soldiers. The operation was named after Paul Bunyan who was an American legend. He
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What was the Green Book? The Green Book was a list of places that would serve African Americans when they travelled around the USA between the 1930s and the 1960s. It was written by Victor Hugo Green, so he named it the Green Book after himself. The full name of the book was “The Negro
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What was the ghost army in World War Two? The ghost army in World War Two was an American army unit that was responsible for tactical deception and misleading the enemy. Nowadays, this kind of warfare is common sense, but it was the first such unit of its kind? The ghost army was officially called
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When did the first trees appear? The first trees appeared about 350 million years ago and they evolved from seedless plants. There had to be plants before there could be trees and the first plants evolved about 400 million years ago. The first plants evolved from a type of freshwater green algae, but there were
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What caused the Chernobyl disaster? Reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded after a test to simulate cooling the reactor went wrong. The disaster was blamed on the workers, but they were not trained properly, and the design of the reactor was flawed. Let’s look at how a nuclear power plant works.
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What were the bone wars? The Bone Wars were a feud between two American fossil hunters in the 19th century. The two were Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. Their war pretty much financially destroyed both of them. Edward Drinker Cope was born in 1840. His family were very wealthy and he developed an
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