Cotton gins were an advancement to the agricultural industry, not the textile industry. They were used to separate the cotton fibers from the seeds, which made it easier to process the cotton and produce yarn.
Austrian Netherlands (1713–95), provinces in the southern part of the Netherlands (roughly consisting of the todays Belgium and Luxembourg) covering most of the Spanish Netherlands made out . Britannica Quiz Places in Music How well do you know your musical places? Test you
The battle for Hill 3234 is one of many small but high-intensity conflicts that took place in Afghanistan between Soviet forces and the Mujahideen insurgents. This war, the Soviet Vietnam, according to many, was not decided by one or more major line battles, but by the totality of small conflicts, s
By Demercino Junior The Crusades were expeditions organized by the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages, with the aim of retaking Jerusalem and spreading Christianity. One passage that world historiography has not covered very closely was the Childrens Crusade. Perhaps for lack of sources or for n
«Amerikansky tovarishch! Amerikansky tovarishch!» The members of the Soviet brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army that was crossing Poland towards Berlin in mid-January 1945 could not believe what they saw:instead of German forces ready to stop the column, a soldier with the A US Army uniform had just