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Lordship of the Isles 1307–1424
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Lordship of the Isles 1307–1424
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In 1266, by the Treaty of Perth, the king of Norway renounced his claims on the Scottish islands. A minor beneficiary through the now dominant Scottish Crown was Angus MacDonald, who retained his fiefdom on Islay. His successors were, initially at least, either lucky or astute in their political alliances.... More
Los Angeles 1920–90
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Los Angeles 1920–90
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Aldous Huxley disparagingly described LA as ‘nineteen suburbs in search of a metropolis’ in 1925. The celebrated author’s presence in Los Angeles (as a screenwriter) is a clue to its explosive growth, its magnetic appeal transcending class, culture and continents. After the San Francisco earthquake (1906) stymied its main west... More
Louisiana Purchase and Border Settlements 1803–1819
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Louisiana Purchase and Border Settlements 1803–1819
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By the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the border between New Spain and American territory ran along the Mississippi. In 1795, the United States secured unfettered navigation rights for the Mississippi from the Spanish government. However, in 1802, the US learnt that the French Emperor, Napoleon, then dominating Europe, was about... More
Lower Manhattan 11 September 2001
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Lower Manhattan 11 September 2001
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On 11 September 2001, Flights AA11 and UA175 from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centre in Lower Manhattan. Each plane had been hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists. Both were Boeing 767 aircraft, with Flight AA11 carrying 87, including crew, and... More
Lower Mesopotamia November–December 1914
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Lower Mesopotamia November–December 1914
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Mesopotamia was an area of immediate strategic importance to the British once the Ottoman Empire entered the war. The oilfields of Iraq and Persia supplied the British refinery at Abadan, and were critical for fuelling the Royal Navy. The offensive began on 6 November with the bombardment and capture of... More
Lower Mississippi Valley 18 May–24 July 1862
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Lower Mississippi Valley 18 May–24 July 1862
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After the fall of New Orleans on 25 April, the Union had high hopes of completing the ‘Anaconda Plan’, which was to encircle the Confederacy by seizing their remaining Mississippi ports. Fresh from New Orleans, Flag Officer David Farragut sailed with a fleet to Vicksburg and demanded its surrender (18... More
Lower New York 1705
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Lower New York 1705
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The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York, calling it New Amsterdam. Their provincial capital was in Lower New York, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, between the Hudson and East Rivers. The first settlers were farmers, followed by beaver fur traders, who chose this area... More
Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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In c. 1775, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the majority of Americans were neutral or ‘fence-sitters’. Both the British and the American patriots launched a propaganda campaign to garner support. The Americans won the propaganda war, with publications such as Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ calling for independence from... More
Lynching by State 1889–1918
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Lynching by State 1889–1918
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Lynching (or extrajudicial killing) was not an exclusively white against black phenomenon. In fact, the worst mass lynchings on record are of Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles (1871, 19 killed), Mexican Americans in Porvenir, Texas (1918, 18 killed) and Italian Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana (1891, 11 killed). Nevertheless, the... More
Macedonians in Egypt 332–240 BCE
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Macedonians in Egypt 332–240 BCE
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After his pivotal victory at Issus in 333 BCE, Alexander the Great swept south to capture Egypt, exploiting its wealth to finance his assault on the Persian Empire. After several months, Alexander left to campaign eastward, appointing Cleomenes as his governor in Egypt. On Alexander’s death in 323 BCE, the... More
Major African American Battle Sites in the Civil War 1862–65
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Major African American Battle Sites in the Civil War 1862–65
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The Second Confiscation and Militia Act of July 1862 authorized the recruitment of black troops to the Union Army. By the end of the war, they comprised 10 per cent of its total strength, and their mortality rate at over 20 per cent would be significantly higher than white troops... More
Major Bomber Command Bases of WWII
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Major Bomber Command Bases of WWII
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During World War II, operational groups were stationed at over 100 separate airbases, from which each squadron undertook their sorties as instructed by the centralized Bomber Command, which was formed in 1936. Bomber Command played a vital role in the destruction of German invasion barges in the channel ports during... More