The Indian Independence Bill was introduced in the British Parliament on 4 July 1947. It was passed without amendment by the House of Commons on 15 July and by the House of Lords on 16 July. It was signed by the British Emperor on 18 July 1947. There were a total of 20 sections of the Indian Indepen
Mother Teresa of Calcutta became internationally known as a nun who dedicated her life to charity work. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa of Calcutta she was an Indian nun who became internationally known for her humanitarian work in India. She was the founder of the Mission
The clashes between Saladin and Baldwin IV during the twelfth century, in the years that followed the Second Crusade, were a fierce exchange of blows in which each victory was followed by defeat and vice versa. The so-called Leper King scored a resounding triumph in Montgisard that allowed him to sa
LAFFITE, Jean. Possibly born in 1780 in Bayonne like his older brother and partner, Pierre (1776? - 1841?), Jean Lafitte (1774 - 1858) was a pirate scouring the Gulf of Mexico at the beginning of the 19th century. He created his own Kingdom of Barataria in the swamps and bayous near New Orleans aft