Saddam Hussein was marked in the history of the 20th century as an Iraqi dictator who assumed the presidency of his country in 1979. Hussein started two wars, committed a crime against humanity by using chemical weapons against the Kurds, and was deposed from power when Iraq was invaded by troops in
Singhasari , an in east Java resident kingdom in first half of 13th century after the decline of the kingdom Kadiri was born . Singhasaris first king, Ken Angrok (or Ken Arok) defeated the king of Kadiri, Kertajaya, in 1222. The Last King of Singhasari, Kertanagara (r. 1268–92) tem
In 1347, the plague first entered the Mediterranean through trading ships carrying goods from the Black Sea territories of the Golden Horde. The disease then spread across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, claiming up to 60% of the population in a large-scale outbreak known as the Black Dea
Zhoukoudian , Wade-Giles Chou-kou-tien , archaeological site near Zhoukoudian Village, Beijing Municipality, China , 42 km southwest of downtown. The site, which includes approximately four settlements, has yielded the largest known collection of extinct hominin fossils Homo erectus -