James Burton

Written by James Burton

Prague's Dancing House (a.k.a. the "Fred & Ginger"), was completed in 1996, and is said to resemble a dancing couple. The building houses an insurance firm.

Society

The Czech People - Cultures of the World

Today, the site of the Battle of Khe Sanh is a combat musuem, with displays of items, such as this U.S. Army Chinook helicopter, used in combat there.

Society

The Battle of Khe Sanh: The Vietnam War

Count Ernst von Manfeld's wisdom from fighting the Ottomans proved decisive in his victory at Pilsen.

Society

The Siege of Pilsen: The Thirty Years' War

Boer soldiers fighting from the trenches during the battle in Mafeking.

Society

The Siege of Mafeking: The Second Boer War

Alexander the Great depicted at the Battle of Issus against Darius III of Persia in 333 BC, as part of a larger Roman floor mosaic dating from around 100 BC.

Society

Alexander the Great - World Leaders in History

The "Cathedral" section of the Waitomo caves involves a series of stalactites shaped like the inside of a church, through which one can see the illuminated caves of the glowworms in the distance.

Travel

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand - Unique Places around the World

Weddell Seals are highly social animals. They prefer to travel in packs and, when not migrating in search of food, they mostly sleep.

Environment

Weddell Seal Facts: Animals of Antarctica

Though there have only been sightings of already dead Colossal (Antarctic) Squids, gigantic squids such as "The Kraken" have long been seafarers' worst nightmares.

Environment

Colossal Squid Facts: Animals of Antarctica

These antarctic birds are often reviled for the wattles on their face and the eccentric behavior they maintain in order to survive as scavengers.

Environment

Snowy Sheathbill Facts: Animals of Antarctica

Continental Army General George Washington accepts British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender, following the 1781 Siege of Yorktown

Society

The Battle of Yorktown: The American Revolutionary War

A young Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel. Babies grow old enough to be weaned from their mothers within forty days.

Environment

Northern Flying Squirrel Facts: Animals of North America

Clearly related to other felines, bobcats are much bigger than domesticated housecats and can hunt prey as large as deer and mountain goats.

Environment

Bobcat Facts: Animals of North America

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