The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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Page 360
... forces British to abandon Boston ; Amer . troops forced out of Canada ; Virginia Convention instructs its delegates to Congress to propose independence ; Virginia publishes its Bill of Rights ; Congress carries Declaration of ...
... forces British to abandon Boston ; Amer . troops forced out of Canada ; Virginia Convention instructs its delegates to Congress to propose independence ; Virginia publishes its Bill of Rights ; Congress carries Declaration of ...
Page 382
... forces defeated at Chrysler's Farm near Montreal ; burn Newark ( Niagara - on - the - Lake ) ; Brit . forces take Fort Niagara and burn Buffalo Wellington defeats French at Vitoria , seizes San Sebastian , and enters France Simón ...
... forces defeated at Chrysler's Farm near Montreal ; burn Newark ( Niagara - on - the - Lake ) ; Brit . forces take Fort Niagara and burn Buffalo Wellington defeats French at Vitoria , seizes San Sebastian , and enters France Simón ...
Page 580
... force urban inhabitants on long , hard marches to the countryside as part of their " reform " program Nguyen Van Thieu resigns as President of South Vietnam ; Communist forces overrun South Vietnam ; U.S. engages in immediate evacuation ...
... force urban inhabitants on long , hard marches to the countryside as part of their " reform " program Nguyen Van Thieu resigns as President of South Vietnam ; Communist forces overrun South Vietnam ; U.S. engages in immediate evacuation ...
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