In contrast, many Indian tribes lived in various types of dwellings depending on their geographic location and cultural traditions. For instance, Native American tribes in the Southwest, like the Navajo and Hopi, lived in adobe houses, while those in the Pacific Northwest, such as the Haida and Tlingit, built longhouses made of wood. Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands, including the Iroquois and Cherokee, constructed longhouses made from bark or logs.
In August 1893, the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen experienced a strange phenomenon when he was sailing in the Arctic north of Siberia near the Nordenskiöld archipelago:his ship, the Fram , he was slowed down by a mysterious force that barely allowed him to maneuver, let alone reach normal spe
Richelieu being threatened with death, in particular by Gaston of France, Louis XIII ordered him to create personal guards who gradually became a body of musketeers for his service. He preferred to have his own guard in the colors of the Church, i.e. red. The kings musketeers depended on the captain
The Colt Single Action Army (SAA), or Colt Peacemaker (the peacemaker), is a .45 caliber Colt revolver with a single action lock and a 6-round cylinder. It was developed for the United States Cavalry by the Colt Company in 1873 and was perhaps the most prolific weapon in the Wild West. This weapon w
The Vozdouchno-dessantnye voïska or VDV airborne troops) is a military body of airborne troops of the Russian army, ex-Soviet army. On August 2, 1930, during maneuvers of the VVS in the Moscow Military District, 12 soldiers were parachuted from the wing of an airplane. We quickly realized the capab