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The 2012 phenomenon was a range of beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012, the end of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. Learn about the Maya origins, the New Age interpretations, the astronomical alignments, and the scholarly rejections of the doomsday scenarios.
The Mayaguez incident was a conflict between the U.S. and the Khmer Rouge over a merchant ship seized by the Cambodians in disputed waters. The U.S. launched a rescue mission that resulted in a battle on Koh Tang island, where the crew was released but three helicopters were shot down and three Marines were killed.
Outremer was the term for the Crusader states in the Levant after the First Crusade in 1099. Learn about the history of the kingdom of Jerusalem and its decline and fall from 1272 to 1302, and the role of the Mamluk sultanate, the Mongols, and the Military Orders.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a Great Lakes freighter that sank in 1975 with 29 crew members, while accompanying SS Arthur M. Anderson. The web page describes the history, design, and fate of both ships, as well as the impact of the disaster on Great Lakes shipping.
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions. Learn about the origin, evolution and classification of ships, from ancient times to modern days, and the difference between ships and boats.
This web page lists the years and places of U.S. military conflicts from colonial times to the present, with brief descriptions and links to more details. It also covers the conflicts with Native Americans, the American Revolution, the Cherokee wars, and the War of 1812.
Learn how different countries use various formats to write dates, such as day-month-year (DMY), month-day-year (MDY), or year-month-day (YMD). See examples, maps, and tables of date formats by region and country.
This web page lists various predictions of the end of the world or the end of time from different sources and religions, from ancient to modern times. It also discusses the reasons, motives, and effects of such predictions, as well as the scientific and historical background of the topic.