Riots start in undivided Punjab From Calcutta, the riots spread to the north, east and west, up to Noakhali in East Bengal, where Muslims had killed Hindus, and as far as Bihar where Hindus killed Muslims. The Mullahs began to carry the skulls of the Muslims killed in Bihar in the Punjab and the b
Samaria , Hebrew Shomron , the central region of ancient Palestine. Samaria stretches 40 miles north to south and 35 miles east to west. It is bounded on the north by Galilee and on the south by Judea; in the west it was Mediterranean and to the east of the Jordan . The mountain
The Greco-Persian Wars, often known as the Persian Wars, lasted for almost half a century and were fought between Greek states and Persia. Persia launched two invasions against mainland Greece between 490 and 479, which saw the toughest match. Although the Persian Empire was at its peak, the Greek c
The Arisaka rifle design remained standard in the Imperial Japanese Army from the turn of the century until after World War II. The Arisaka was accurate, but the addition of a metal dust cover above the bolt made its reloading noisy and its chamber prone to clogging. The Arisaka was built for an exc