Although dogs are considered mans best friends, one cat, Simon, proved himself worthy of them. The British Navy still honors the heroic cat, decades after his death. Simon was the mascot of the British frigate HMS Amethyst, which during the final phase of the Chinese Civil War, was trapped by Maos f
Born:20-06-1924, in Kingston, Texas, United States. Died:28-05-1971, in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In a plane crash at the age of 46. Divorced from Wanda Hendrix (8.02.1949 - 14-04-1950)Married until his death to Pamela Archer (23.04.1951 - 1971)2 sons:Terry Michael (March 14, 1952) and James Skipper
“I didnt expect you here so soon”, stated the Generalmajor Christoph zu Stolberg-Stolberg, commander in chief of the square, after surrendering to the British. The battle had begun earlier that morning when the 29th Armored Brigade and 159th Infantry Brigade (of the British 11th Armored Division) be
Nairi , an old district Southwest Asia located at the upper upper reaches of the Tigris and the Euphrates and at Lake Van (called the Sea of Nairi by the Assyrians; now in Turkey) and at Lake Urmia (now in Iran). It is known mainly from Assyrian inscriptions, including tho