On 4 June 1947, Mountbatten received information that in this evenings prayer meeting, Gandhi would appeal to the countrymen to reject the plan of Partition. On this Mountbatten called Gandhiji and told him that- The whole plan of partition has been made according to your instructions. So dont opp
July 8, 1853, an American fleet commanded by Admiral Matthew Perry enters Edo Bay (now Tokyo) and officially requests the opening of Japan to international trade. Japan, an archipelago hitherto isolated from East Asia, is about to experience one of the turning points in its long history. Four Americ
The Thirteen British (originally English) colonies were formed between the beginning from the 17th century and the first third of the 18th century, over several hundred kilometers along the Atlantic coast (see map). Their geography, their population, their economy and their institutions were then ma
On a purely analytical level, one could attribute this Allied victory to the influence of protection groups, sustained air escorts, the new small radar and other new weapons provided by scientists and technologists. But a considerable element should not be forgotten:the progress made by the British