HOW DID THE WAR BEGIN? WHY WAS THIS A WORLD WAR? WAR IN THE PACIFIC WHEN DID THE TIDE TURN? BLITZKRIEGHOLOCAUSTATOM BOMBFIND OUT MOREIn 1939, Nazi Germany invaded its neighboring countries,…
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Source: iStockHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926, and died on September 8th, 2022, aged 96. This marks the end of the longest-reigning British monarch and the most popular…
(Encyclopedia) Seydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonSeydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm frīˈhĕr fən zīdˈlĭts [key], 1721–73, Prussian general under Frederick II. He helped…
(Encyclopedia) Eichler, August WilhelmEichler, August Wilhelmouˈg&oobreve;st vĭlˈhĕlm īkhˈlər [key], 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a…
(Encyclopedia) Drobisch, Moritz WilhelmDrobisch, Moritz Wilhelmmōˈrĭts vĭlˈhĕlm drōˈbĭsh [key], 1802–96, German philosopher and mathematician. He was a teacher at Leipzig and a follower and adherent…
(Encyclopedia) Giesebrecht, Wilhelm vonGiesebrecht, Wilhelm vonvĭlˈhĕlm fən gēˈzəbrĕkht [key], 1814–89, German historian. A gifted student of Ranke, he later taught at the Univ. of Königsberg. His…
(Encyclopedia) Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm (Hans Geiger)Geiger, Johannes Wilhelmyōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm [key]Geiger, Johannes Wilhelm gīˈgər [key], 1882–1945, German physicist. Geiger received a doctorate in…
