Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the English town of Reading. Although eclipsed in importance by the later Reading Abbey, Reading Minster regained its status after the destruction of the Abbey and is now an Anglicanparish church. The minster […]
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Galve, Teruel
Galve is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 145 inhabitants. There is an important paleontological site. Place in Aragon, Spain Galve, Spain Coordinates: 40°39′N0°52′W Country Spain Autonomous community Aragon Province Teruel Municipality Galve Area […]
Khajuraho
Khajuraho is a small town located in the Bundelkhand region (Chhatarpur District) of Madhya Pradesh and is famous for groups of Hindu and Jain temples. These temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their beautiful and erotic rock carvings. Khajuraho Khajuraho has the Vindhya range of mountains as its […]
Council of Relief Agencies Licensed to Operate in Germany
The Council of Relief Agencies Licensed to Operate in Germany (CRALOG) was a nongovernmental organization created in 1946 by the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service and included 11 major relief agencies such as the International Red Cross. Council of Relief Agencies Licensed to Operate in Germany Social […]
Antonín Bartoš
Antonín Bartoš (12 October 1910 Lanžhot – 13 December 1998 New York) was a Czechoslovakian soldier, member of the World War IIresistance (and commander of Operation Clay), postwar member of the National Assembly for the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party, and later participant of anti-communist resistance. Antonin Bartos Antonín Bartoš Antonin […]
Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)
The Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces (Armenian: ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Armed Forces of Armenia, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches.[1] Highest ranking military office of armenia […]
Portishead Point Lighthouse
Portishead Point Lighthouse, which is more commonly known as Battery Point Lighthouse, in Portishead, Somerset, England was built in 1931. Lighthouse in Somerset, England Portishead Point LighthouseBattery Point Portishead Point Lighthouse also known as Battery Point Lighthouse Location PortisheadSomersetEngland Coordinates 51.494626°N 2.773586°W / 51.494626; -2.773586 Tower Constructed 1931 Foundation concrete […]
Clarence W. Macfarlane
CommodoreClarence William Macfarlane (March 8, 1858 – September 15, 1947), was a businessman and yachtsman of Hawaii. He founded the Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) in 1906 by sailing from San Pedro/Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. Clarence W. Macfarlane, photograph by James J. Williams . . . Clarence W. Macfarlane […]
Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunthorse racing. Its most prestigious meeting is the Cheltenham Festival, held in March, which features several Grade I races including the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and the Stayers’ Hurdle. This article is […]
Amherst (New Hampshire)
Amherst is a town in the Merrimack Valley of New Hampshire. . . . Amherst (New Hampshire) . . . Amherst came about due to land given to soldiers in 1728 who had participated in King Philip’s War. This was first named “Narragansett Number 3” in 1733 and then later […]