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Where did Archimedes go to school?

Although little is known of the life of Archimedes, his mathematical and scientific discoveries remain in use in modern times. The Archimedes screw, a pump for raising water from one level to another, bears his name. Archimedes experimented with and recorded many details about how pulleys, levers, fulcrums and screws work, which led to the development of the branch of physics known as mechanics. He also developed many weapons for warfare based on the mechanics of simple machines.

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Was the American Civil War inevitable?

President Abraham Lincoln believed that the Civil War was inevitable and the only way to solve the problem between the two groups. The Southerners were fighting for their ability to rule their states independently of the federal government while the Northerners were fighting for the rights of slaves and essentially the right for the federal government to overrule individual state legal decisions.

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Who is the Creole priest who led the fight for Mexican independence?

He announced his belief in a revolutionary plan by ringing a church bell on the morning of September 16, 1810. Unfortunately, they were unable to capture the capital city though they were able to take over other major cities in Mexico. However, Mexico would become independent soon enough and the country would always call its anniversary as an independent country on September 16, 1810.

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What are some major events that occurred during World War I?

Germany's 1915 sinking of the British liner Lusitania changed public perception of the war in the United States. This event eventually led the United States to enter the war in 1917.\nThe Battle of Verdun in 1916, one of the longest of the war, stretched from February to December of that year. German and French troops had almost one million casualties combined during the battle.\nIn 1917, discontented with its inability to break through German lines, Russia fell into revolution as Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks in overthrowing the Russian tsar.

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Why could the U.S. not win the Vietnam War?

Public opinion was generally divided since the start of the war, but by the official end of the conflict in 1972, there was almost no public support left for it at all.By its end, the war had cost the U.S. 58,000 lives and around $140 billion. Despite having superior technology, the terrain and tactics used by the Vietcong were unfamiliar to the US military, who found it hard to adapt to guerrilla warfare tactics.The reasons for going to war with Vietnam have been argued to be fallacious. President Johnson believed the spread of communism had to be stopped, or it would have a domino effect on ..

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When was Napoleon attacked by a horde of rabbits?

Napoleon's celebratory rabbit hunt was set to take place at the mansion of Baron Alexandre Berthier, a close advisor of Napoleon. To prepare, Berthier gathered and caged all of the rabbits himself. Once all of the dignitaries had arrived and were ready, the rabbit cages were released.The problem was that the rabbits didn't run away. Instead, swarming by the hundreds, they ran towards the men. Even stranger still, most of the rabbits targeted Napoleon, attacking his legs crawling up towards his rear. Napoleon staggered under the weight and relentlessness of the aggressive rabbits.The ..

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What is the speaker's purpose in the speech "The Arrogance and Cruelty of Power"?

Justice Jackson's intent was to frame the case as the prosecution of a conspiracy against the civilized nations that the defendants knew would lead to war. In his opening remarks, Jackson urged that the court prosecute the defendants, not for their own crimes, which he called "petty," but as a warning to future aggressors that war itself is a crime punishable by international law. In this speech, and throughout the subsequent trial, Jackson made an effort to frame the prosecution as a civilized response to crimes so heinous that the world could not survive their repetition.\nJackson'..

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Who were the Hittites?

Aside from a few biblical references and a few documents from Egypt, little was known about the Hittites until the early 19th century, when the former seat of the Hittite Empire was excavated. According to HistoryWorld.net, the first Hittite emperor, Hattusilis I, made the Anatolian city of Bogazkoy his capital. After a conquest in Syria, the emperor brought Syrian scribes back to his capitol city to record his empire's glory on stone tablets.

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What is the history of The Herald News in Fall River, Massachusetts?

The Herald News is the second-largest newspaper serving the southern coast of Massachusetts, and peaked at a circulation of about 45,000 copies per day. Throughout its history, it has not only covered local, national and international news events, but also chronicled the people and places that define the character of Fall River and the surrounding communities. After Mark Goodson owned it in the 1960s, the paper was sold to the Journal Register Company before it was acquired by GateHouse Media.\nAs of 2015, circulation of The Herald News is closer to 15,000 per day, with daily editions selling ..

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How was World War I different from other wars?

World War I was the first war where aviation was used by several of the participating countries, including the United States, Britain and France. The number of casualties was unprecedented, with millions of people losing their lives on the Western Front alone. The political alliances between the major powers and the length of the war were also without precedent.

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