Kategoriarkiv: history

Palestine – World History Encyclopedia

Palestine in the ancient world was part of the region known as Canaan where the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were located. The term `Palestine’ was originally… — Läs på http://www.worldhistory.org/palestine/

Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021

Facts Born: 1948, Zanzibar  Prize motivation: ”for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”

Position Oboe atlantic

Oboe was a British aerial blind bombing system in World War II, based on radio transponder technology.[1] The system consisted of a pair of radio transmitters on the ground, which sent signals which were received and retransmitted by a transponder in the aircraft. By comparing the time each signal took to reach the aircraft, the distance between the aircraft and the station could be determined. The OboeFortsätt läsa ”Position Oboe atlantic”

Rise of Arab nationalism – The Ottoman Empire | NZHistory, New Zealand history online

As the Ottoman Empire entered the First World War in 1914 the loyalty of its Arab subjects could no longer be taken for granted. — Läs på nzhistory.govt.nz/war/ottoman-empire/rise-of-arab-nationalism Reference point for facebookrevolution set of the Tahrir square in Egypt

The Ottoman Empire – The Ottoman Empire | NZHistory, New Zealand history online

Few Kiwis today know much about one of our main First World War enemies, the Ottoman Empire – a sophisticated but often forgotten empire whose soldiers fought against New Zealand troops for four years in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns. — Läs på nzhistory.govt.nz/war/ottoman-empire

The nurse who treated the Führer | Radio Prague International

During the wartime occupation, German-language broadcasts from Prague were absorbed into the radio network of Nazi Germany, the so-called “Reichssender”. A number of… — Läs på english.radio.cz/nurse-who-treated-fuhrer-8562076