Map of the Day: Every Other Day of the Russian Civil War
Now largely forgotten, the United States and the United Kingdom sent several thousand soldiers to Russia in support of the White Army as part of the unsuccessful North Russia Intervention
Now largely forgotten, the United States and the United Kingdom sent several thousand soldiers to Russia in support of the White Army as part of the unsuccessful North Russia Intervention
While not particularly well know today, the Great Turkish War was a critical turning point in Western history and marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe
We are currently in the midst of the biggest meteor shower of the year
There is not a single region within Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, or Portugal where the population is growing primary as a result of births
The Indian subcontinent has been home to a string of large empires and civilizations including: the Nanda Empire, Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, and the Mughal Empire
Every earthquake in the world from January 1st, 2001 to December 21st, 2015
Many consider the Reconquista to be the longest continuous war in human history
Russia’s 2018 GDP is estimated at $1.7 trillion, slightly less than the combined GDP’s of Belgium ($562 billion), the Netherlands ($945 billion), and Denmark ($369 billion)
46% of unemployed Americans who are actively seeking work live in counties where the unemployment rate is at least 7.5%
The state with the lowest unemployment rate in the US is Hawaii at just 2.1%