Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were …

Operation Breakthrough

Operation Breakthrough was a US-Soviet effort to free three gray whales from pack ice in …

Social isolation

Social isolation is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual …

Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology …

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly was a field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's forces …

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was …