WebHermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; German: [ˈɡøːʁɪŋ] (); 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal.He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.. A veteran World War I fighter pilot ace, Göring was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite ("The Blue …

WebThe Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a timber rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Beneath the rattlesnake are the words: "DONT TREAD ON ME". Some modern versions of the flag include an apostrophe. . The flag is named after politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during …

WebThe national flag of the Philippines (Tagalog: Pambansang watawat ng Pilipinas; Ilocano: Nailian a bandera ti Filipinas; Cebuano: Nasudnong bandila ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Bandera Nacional de Filipinas) is a horizontal bicolor flag with equal bands of royal blue and crimson red, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist.In the center of the triangle is a golden …

WebAmericanism, also referred to as American patriotism, is a set of nationalist values which aim to create a collective American identity for the United States that can be defined as "an articulation of the nation's rightful place in the world, a set of traditions, a political language, and a cultural style imbued with political meaning". According to the American Legion, a …

WebA conceptual model is a representation of a system.It consists of concepts used to help people know, understand, or simulate a subject the model represents. In contrast, physical models are physical object such as a toy model that may be assembled and made to work like the object it represents. The term may refer to models that are formed after a …

WebOngoing. Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen (since 1998):. Drone strikes being conducted by U.S. Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen is declared on 31 March 2011; Insurgency escalates into a full-scale civil war by 2014; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021): . American-led intervention in Afghanistan

WebNationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland to create a nation-state.Nationalism …

WebEvents Pre-1600. 411 BC – The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy.; 53 – The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia.; 68 – Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors.; 721 – Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in …

WebHalloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day.It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), …

WebDorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums.During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses.