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Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
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Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
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Following the end of World War I hostilities with the Armistice of Compiègne, the German High Seas Fleet was surrendered and escorted to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to await a decision on its fate under the Treaty of Versailles. From the beginning of 1919, whilst moored in Scapa... More
Moorish Conquest of Spain 711 to 732
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Moorish Conquest of Spain 711 to 732
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After the death of Muhammad in 632, the ruling Umayyad dynasty, originally from Mecca, rapidly expanded the Islamic Empire and the Arabic language across the North African ‘Maghreb’ region, eradicating Byzantine control. The Berber peoples of the western Maghreb at first opposed the Arabs, but were defeated at the battle... More
Morgan’s Raids in Kentucky 4–22 July 1862
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Morgan’s Raids in Kentucky 4–22 July 1862
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John Hunt Morgan, the ‘Thunderbolt of the Confederacy’, came from a well-to-do background, unlike his fellow raider, Nathan Bedford Forrest. His division ‘represented a full share of the chivalry and flower’ of Southern gentry ‘including doctors, lawyers… even clergymen’. But when unleashed they were brutally effective. The Kentucky raid of... More
Mormonism 1830–58
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Mormonism 1830–58
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In the 1820s, the frontier areas of America were swept by a surge of religious revivalism termed the ‘Second Great Awakening’. Joseph Smith, a religious leader who experienced revelatory visions, formed the Church of Christ while living in upstate New York. He moved west, attracting many new followers, and renamed... More
Mormonism in the USA 1830–47
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Mormonism in the USA 1830–47
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In the early 19th century, western New York State was described as the ‘burned-over’ district, ablaze with evangelism from multiple religious revivals, postmillennialists prophesying the second coming, and various utopian communes. In this febrile atmosphere, young Joseph Smith’s visions of angels leading him to the ancient prophet’s sacred Book of... More
Mosques in the US by State, 2000
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Mosques in the US by State, 2000
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In the year 2000 there were 1,209 mosques across the US, 76 per cent of which were built after 1980. Official figures for religious identity are not gathered as part of the US census, meaning that estimates of the total Muslim population in the US around the year 2000 vary... More
Movie Theatres in Kansas City, Missouri, 1928
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Movie Theatres in Kansas City, Missouri, 1928
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By the 1920s, Kansas City was a thriving commercial and rail hub with 400,000 inhabitants. The Republican National Convention was staged there in 1928, but the city administration of Tom Pendergast was notorious for corruption, and gangsterism was rife, culminating in the 1933 ‘Kansas City Massacre’ involving ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’.... More
Moving West – The Cumberland Gap 1779–96
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Moving West – The Cumberland Gap 1779–96
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The Cumberland Gap is a pass at the bottom of the Appalachian Mountains and is known as ‘the gateway to the west’. In 1790 North Carolina handed this area of land over to the Federal government who called it the Southwest Territory. There were many Euro-American settlers in the region... More
Mughal Empire 1525–1605
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Mughal Empire 1525–1605
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Babur became king of Fergana in modern-day Uzbekistan at 12, when his father was crushed by a collapsing dovecote. He founded the Mughal Empire as an afterthought: his early aspiration had been to capture Samarkand, which he seized, then lost, three times. However, his opportunistic invasion of India became wildly... More
Muhammad’s Missions and Campaigns to 632
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Muhammad’s Missions and Campaigns to 632
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After twelve years of persecution of his Muslim believers and the ostracism of his Hashemite clan, Muhammad led his followers on the Hijra, or ‘flight’ from Mecca to Medina. There he established a political and religious state governed in accordance with his Constitution of Medina. In 624 and 625, Muhammad... More
Mulberry Harbour A
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Mulberry Harbour A
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A successful Allied invasion of mainland Europe relied on a way of rapidly moving vast numbers of troops and supplies ashore for success. Capturing and defending a sizeable French port was seemingly out of the question following the abject failure of the 1942 Dieppe raid, thus the Mulberry harbour concept... More
Mulberry Harbour B June 1944
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Mulberry Harbour B June 1944
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Mulberry B’s position in the east meant that it was spared the full force of the storm that destroyed Mulberry A. However, this now meant that it also had to accept all American supplies, and by the end of its ten-month lifespan 2.5 million troops had used it to go... More