The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time.At 5:12 a.m., a foreshock occurred with sufficient force for it to be felt widely throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco.
B-24 Liberator
A statue of Nichiren outside Honnoji temple on Teramachi.
This year, Creative Assembly were invited to contribute to the ‘Storms, Wars and Shipwrecks’ summer exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. Telling...
Detail map of the battle of ColensoMap of the Battle of Colenso, 15 December 1899, showung the central portion of the mapMap taken from The Times History of the War in South Africa, II: , London, 1902, facing page 456How to cite this article:Rickard, J (13 Tuesday 2007), name, http://www.
CBS-TV news shows pictures of men from the First Battalion, Ninth Marines setting fire to huts in the village of Cam Na, six miles west of Da Nang, despite reports that the Viet Cong had already fled the area. The film report sparked indignation and condemnation of the U.S. policy in Vietnam both at home and overseas.
HMS Ettrick (1903)HMS Ettrick (1903) was a River class destroyer that began the war with the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla based on the Tyne, but soon moved south to join the Portsmouth Escort Flotilla, where she helped protect troop ships crossing the channel. She many not have been fully repaired, but from December 1917 she was listed as an active warship in the Navy List, serving on the Humber and at Portsmouth.
