
Has anyone survived triggering a bounding landmine? [closed]
2016年7月1日 · I just watched an episode of the television series Flashpoint, where a member of the police force steps on the trigger of a "CR38 bounding mine." Has anyone survived triggering a bounding mine in ...
Why are the buildings built in classical style in the first half of the ...
So many buildings built in neo-classical style in cr. 1800-1850 in Russian empire are yellow (always the same shade of yellow) with white columns. There are some exceptions, e.g. grey or blue of beige with white columns, but maybe 90-95% of buildings built in this style are yellow and white, like on the first picture.
napoleonic-wars portugal - History Stack Exchange
2021年5月19日 · On page 38 he writes: The valley in rear of Gosandiera and Zibriera was blocked up by a well flanked abattis, field batteries of position were established on various flanking points of the same ground, and roads of communication formed to them, so that in a short time this open portion of the front quite changed its face, and appeared little ...
united states - What evidence is there that Davy Crockett actually …
2024年6月2日 · It's often stated (perhaps correctly) that Davy Crockett perished while defending the Alamo in Texas during the revolution against the Mexicans.
How do I identify this WW1 shell casing that says "st HL 57"?
2024年12月18日 · Can someone help me with any info on a shell casing that my great grandfather brought home from the war? It’s 7 1/4” tall and 3 1/4” wide. Text: st HL 57 NOVB 1915 HL 8
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So many buildings built in neo-classical style in cr. 1800-1850 in Russian empire are yellow (always the same shade of yellow) with white columns. There are some exceptions, e.g. grey or blue of beige ...
How did age affect the probability of being drafted during WWII?
2019年1月10日 · Long ago I read in a source I don't remember, that the USA drafted 18-year-olds first, allegedly because they didn't have wives or jobs yet and weren't old enough to vote.
Did renaissance actors learn their parts by heart?
2024年11月24日 · (A comment, since this isn't a historical answer) This article describes contemporary theatre practice in Germany, where it's usual for a company to have a large number of plays in repertoire at one time (too many for all the company to reliably memorise everything), so having the prompter detectable, even visible on stage, even participating, is regarded as fine.
ancient history - How old is the practice of a woman …
This is not necessarily just related to going to the toilet. In the Philippines, women sometimes go to the toilet (or 'CR' as it is known here) together, but they also go the post office, the local store, and other (very nearby) places together. It's just being social. –
ancient history - When did horseback riding start? Are Doosheh …
2022年5月8日 · In Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, UK), the information panel in the Middle East section tells the visitors that the horseback riding started in cr. 1,000 BC, and, before that, the horses were used to pull the chariots only;