12. The history of DIB in India dates back to 1775 when British authorities accepted setting up of Board of Ordnance in Fort William, Kolkata. This was the official beginning of the Army Ordnance in India. In 1787 a gun powder factory was established at Ishapore which started production from 1791 [1] . However, the first ordnance factory, Gun & Shell factory was established at Cossipore in 1801 to manufacture guns and ammunition. [2] Since then the DIB in British ruled India grew to 7 Ordnanc...
Egypt in ancient time was a very glorious empire. It left many wonder legacies for the world. The pyramid is the most recognizable symbols of the civilization of ancient Egypt. Beside pyramid, there are many achievements of the ancient Egyptians including the temples, stone pillars, irrigation systems, agricultural production techniques, a practical and effective systems of medicine and new forms of literature ect. Egypt was a powerful nation during the ancient times under the rule of the Pha...
The movie gladiator revolves around the life of Maximus Decimus Meridius. Maximus was the greatest Roman General in the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius was the emperor of Rome and near his death he told Maximus that he wanted the power to be shifted back to the senate, and not to his son, Commodus. The reason Marcus Aurelius did not want his son to rule is because he believes that Commodus will destroy the Roman Empire. When Commodus finds out that he will not become emperor, he suffocates his ...
the reasons for the rapid Japanesse invasion of Malaya In 1942 INTRODUCTION After the victory and glory on many significant wars such as during Sino (1894-1895), Russo (1904-1905), Manchuria (1931) and China (1937), the Japanese was become the great power in the northern regional of Asia and also had steadily rose as a world power with much advancement in its military and related aspects[1]. Japan also had become the leader in the revolution of economic through the great empowerments in the d...
When the story starts, Caputo is a twenty year old young man from a small town in Illinois. He, like many of his peers, is inspired by the opportunity to fight for their country and to protect the ideals that America represents. One of the main reasons for the common misconception that the war would be over in a few weeks or just a bit longer was the fact that the Viet Cong were underestimated. In Caputo's training in the ROTC program at Loyola College, he was taught the basics and the rules ...
The time between the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century was met with the new idea of expansionism, as per the United States. Due to the new advancements in the fields such as technology, economic, and the common “knowledge” made the expansion of nations much easier. During this time, many things contributed to the continued motion of expansionism in the United States, these contributions would include situations such as the American Diplomacy in China and the Gentle...
The summary of the Gladiator Movie details the life of the hero of the film, Maximus Decimus Meridius. The summary of the movie Gladiator starts in 180AD with General Maximus Decimus Meridius leading the Roman Army against a barbarian army. The barbarians consisted of Germanic tribes who had been raiding the Northern border of the Roman Empire into Gaul for many years. The character of Maximus Decimus Meridius was shown as a great Roman General who had rose from the ranks during his military ...
Rinchen Shah (1320-23) was a prince in Ladakh, called rgyalbu Rinchen, rgyalbu means "prince" (King's son). His father was Lha-chen dnos-grub (1300-1325) who ruled Ladakh. Not much has been written about rgyalbu Rinchen's early life. Unlike others he did not succeed his father, and the exact reason has not been mentioned anywhere. According to Walter R. Lawrence, Rinchen Shah came as an adventurer to the Valley after having quarrelled with his father [2] . According to Wazir Hashmatullah Khan...
King Henry the VIII and King Henry the VII were both very important people in English history. King Henry the VII reined from 1485 until 1509 while King Henry the VII took the throne from his father in 1509 and was king until 1547, when he died of a serious illness. The two kings were both infamous in some ways, but the question is: who was a better king? King Henry the VIII and King Henry the VII were both Catholic but some consider King Henry the VIII a Protestant. However, the two kings cl...
Why did Whitechapel murders attract so much attention in 1888? The Whitechapel murderers attracted so much attention from the media and the public for various reasons. Firstly, the modus operandi [the way that he killed his victims] was quite extraordinary for that time. The nature of them was so gory and gruesome that the public became intrigued about them and wanted to know more. Up until then the public were not use to such attacks so when they came about they were attracted to them, as it...
