Background. Chief Joseph was born Hinmuuttu-yalatlat (alternatively Hinmaton-Yalaktit or Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt [Nez Perce: "Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain"], or Hinmatóoyalahtq'it ["Thunder traveling to higher areas"]) in the Wallowa Valley of northeastern Oregon.He was known as Young Joseph during his youth because his father, Tuekakas, was baptized with the …

500 km (310 miles) on roads: Maximum speed : Road: 40 km/h (25 mph) (Mk. 1- Mk. The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s–1990s.. A development of the Centurion, the Chieftain introduced the supine (reclining) driver position to British design allowing a heavily sloped hull with reduced height.A new powerpack and …

Chief Seattle (c. 1786 – June 7, 1866) was a Suquamish and Duwamish chief. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard.The city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, was named after him.A widely publicized speech arguing in favour of ecological responsibility and respect …

Nelson Mandela døde torsdag den 5. december 2013 i en alder af 95 år, efter længere tids sygdom i Johannesburg.Det var den sydafrikanske præsident Jacob Zuma, der annoncerede Mandelas død i en tale til nationen og verden.. Mandelas politiske aktiviteter. Som ung jurastuderende blev Mandela involveret i den politiske modstand mod det hvide …

Tuskaloosa (Tuskalusa, Tastaluca, Tuskaluza) (died 1540) was a paramount chief of a Mississippian chiefdom in what is now the U.S. state of Alabama.His people were possibly ancestors to the several southern Native American confederacies (the Choctaw and Creek peoples) who later emerged in the region. The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is named …

Mongolia (mongolsk: Монгол улс, den mongolske nasjon, også omtalt som Ytre Mongolia) er en selvstendig stat beliggende i Øst-og Sentral-Asia.Landet er en innlandsstat og grenser til Russland i nord og Kina i sør, øst og vest. Mongolia har et flateinnhold på 1 564 116 km² og er dermed verdens 19. største stat målt i areal.Med en befolkning på like over tre millioner har ...

Liv. Johannes V. Jensens farfar var Jens Jensen Væver, hvis historie Johannes V. Jensen benyttede i en af Himmerlandshistorierne delvis på baggrund af optegnelser fra hans onkel, møller i Aalestrup.Johannes V. Jensen var søn af dyrlæge Hans Jensen, der var af bondeslægt fra Vesthimmerland, og Marie Kirstine Jensen, der var fra Falster.Forældrene havde mødt …

Holmenkollen Skifestival er et idrettsarrangørselskap med base i Holmenkollen i Oslo som arrangerer verdenscup i nordiske grener (Skifest i Holmenkollen), verdenscup i skiskyting (Skiskytterfest) og showrennet Holmenkollen Skishow hvert år. Selskapet ble opprettet i 2014 og eies i dag 50/50 av Norges Skiforbund og Norges Skiskytterforbund.

Med denne ydmygelse bad kimbrernes høvding Boiorix Marius om dato og sted for den afgørende kamp. Kampen skulle stå den 30. juli på sletten ved Vercellae. Den bagende sol og støvskyerne var til romernes store fordel. Romerne var vant til …

Early life and World War II. Haugland, born in 1917 in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway, took his examen artium in 1937 qualifying him for university study. In 1938 he enrolled in military radio studies and afterward joined the Norwegian Army.In February 1940 he was stationed in Setermoen, and soon fought in battles near Narvik as a part of the Norwegian Campaign against Germany.