WebThe Manchukuo Imperial Army (Chinese: 滿洲國軍; pinyin: Mǎnzhōuguó jūn) was the ground force of the military of the Empire of Manchukuo, a puppet state established by Imperial Japan in Manchuria, a region of northeastern China.The force was primarily used for fighting against Communist and Nationalist guerrillas in Manchukuo but also took part …

WebThe company was founded in December 1926 from the merger of four companies: Brunner Mond, Nobel Explosives, the United Alkali Company, and British Dyestuffs Corporation. It established its head office at Millbank in London in 1928. Competing with DuPont and IG Farben, the new company produced chemicals, explosives, fertilisers, insecticides, …

WebOaxaca de Juárez (Spanish pronunciation: [waˈxaka ðe ˈxwaɾes]), also Oaxaca City or simply Oaxaca (Valley Zapotec: Ndua), is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state Oaxaca.It is the municipal seat for the surrounding Municipality of Oaxaca. It is in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the …

WebThe Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. Located in the centre of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times afterwards.It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence. Since 1946, it is the official residence and workplace of the president …

WebThe 2019 Japanese imperial transition occurred on 30 April 2019 when the then 85-year-old Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated from the Chrysanthemum Throne after reigning for 30 years, ... (06:00 UTC) as tens of thousands of people gathered in the city centre of Tokyo waving the Japanese flag. Toyota Century convertible, which the couple used was …

WebThe quart (symbol: qt) is an English unit of volume equal to a quarter gallon.Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of the US customary system and the imperial quart of the British imperial system.All are roughly equal to one liter.It is divided into two pints or (in the US) four cups.Historically, the exact size of the quart has …

WebThe Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy were the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Navy, used from its creation in 1868, until its dissolution in 1945 following the Surrender of Japan in World War II.The ranks were inspired by the ranks of the Royal Navy.. The officer rank names were used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial …

WebIn 2004, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Imperial College Business School. In 2021, Imperial's White City Campus was opened, which offers spaces dedicated to innovation. Campus. The business school was likened after The Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition in adjacent Hyde Park. Designed by Lord Norman Foster, the building …

WebAntoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter.One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Records in 1949. His first single "The Fat Man" …

WebThe Imperial Japanese Army was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army and the Imperial Japanese …