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July 9, 1979. The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County Parks Department and is officially known as the Battle of Corydon Memorial Park. [2]
A member of the Auxiliary Division of the RIC in Dublin, smoking and carrying a Lewis gun, February 1921. The Black and Tans ( Irish: Dúchrónaigh) were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence. [1] [2] Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920 and about 10,000 ...
Karen Black. Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood.
25,000,000 – 50,000,000 (estimated) The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by ...
Battle Axe Brass Drum Moustache. 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) is one of the three equipment batteries in 47th Regiment Royal Artillery and is based in Horne Barracks, Larkhill. The battery has existed in various guises throughout its history and has operated a variety of different pieces of equipment as a member of various Royal ...
The Battle of Black Mingo was a skirmish during the American Revolution. It took place in September 1780 [nb 1] in the vicinity of Dollard's Tavern at Willtown near Rhems, South Carolina. General Francis Marion attacked and scattered a contingent of Loyalist troops that had been left to secure the region by Colonel Banastre Tarleton after his ...
Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark-skinned ...
English: A diagram of a 'battle axe block', a block of land situated behind another, with access to the street through a narrow driveway shared by both properties. In this diagram, Lot 1 is a regular block while Lot 2 is the corresponding battle axe block located behind it.