Collection of facts about the Vietnam War

This post is a collection of facts about the Vietnam War (1955-1975). There are 22 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• North Vietnam and Viet Cong supported by Soviet Union and China
• South Vietnam supported by United States
• Total casualties: 1.3 - 3.4 million
• Vietnamese civilian casualties: 400 thousand - 2.0 million
• US casualties: 58 thousand
• 1954 Geneva Conference ends French Indochina and establishes 17th parallel border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
• North Vietnam invades Laos: 1958
• Laotian Civil War: 1959-1975
• Buddhist crisis: 1963
• South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm assassinated: November 2nd, 1963
• Gulf of Tonkin incident: 1964
• Operation Rolling Thunder: 1965-1968
• Buddhist Uprising: 1966
• Cambodian Civil War: 1967-1975
• Huế massacre: 1968
• My Lai massacre: 1968
• Tet Offensive: 1968
• Easter Offensive: 1972
• Paris Peace Accords: 1973
• 1975 spring offensive
• Fall of Phnom Penh: April 1975
• Fall of Saigon: April 30th, 1975

Sources

Wikipedia: Laotian Civil War, Cambodian Civil War, 1970 Cambodian coup d'état

Collection of facts about the Yugoslav Wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001). There are 14 facts listed below.

• Caused by the breakup of Yugoslavia into six countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia
• Total casualties: 130,000 - 140,000+
• Ten-Day War (Slovenian War of Independence): June 27th - July 7th, 1991
• Croatian War of Independence: 1991-1995
• Battle of Vukovar: August 25th - November 18th, 1991
• Siege of Dubrovnik: October 1st, 1991 - May 31st, 1992
• United Nations Protection Force active: 1992-1995
• Bosnian War: 1992-1995
• Siege of Sarajevo: April 5th, 1992 - February 29th, 1996
• Srebrenica massacre: 1995
• Insurgency in Kosovo: 1995-1998
• Kosovo War: 1998-1999
• Insurgency in the Preševo Valley: 1999-2001
• Insurgency in Macedonia: 2001

Sources

Wikipedia: Yugoslav Wars, Battle of Vukovar, Siege of Dubrovnik, United Nations Protection Force, Siege of Sarajevo

Collection of facts about the Crusades in the Holy Land

This post is a collection of facts about the Crusades in the Holy Land (1095-1291). There are 16 facts listed below chronologically.

• Pope Urban II calls Council of Clermont: 1095
• Mission to conquer Jerusalem from Muslim rule
• Casualties: 1 - 3 million
• First Crusade: 1096-1099
• Siege of Jerusalem: 1099
• Second Crusade: 1147-1150
• Third Crusade: 1189-1192
• Fourth Crusade: 1202-1204
• Fifth Crusade: 1217-1221
• Sixth Crusade: 1227-1229
• Baron's Crusade: 1239-1241
• Seventh Crusade: 1248-1254
• Eighth Crusade: 1270
• Lord Edward's Crusade: 1271-1272
• Fall of Outremer: 1272-1302
• Siege of Acre: 1291

Sources

Wikipedia: Crusades, First Crusade, Second Crusade, Third Crusade, Fourth Crusade, Fifth Crusade, Sixth Crusade, Baron's Crusade, Seventh Crusade, Eighth Crusade, Lord Edward's Crusade, Fall of Outremer, List of wars by death toll

Collection of facts about the Hundred Years' War

This post is a collection of facts about the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). There are 17 facts listed below.

• Conflict between England and France
• Caused by claim to the French throne
• Charles IV of France died in 1328 and his nephew Edward III of England was the closest male relative
• Lasted 116 years
• Total casualties: 2.3 - 3.5 million
• Edwardian War: 1337-1360
• Battle of Crécy: 1346
• Battle of Poitiers: 1356
• Treaty of Brétigny: 1360
• Caroline War: 1369-1389
• Lancastrian War: 1415-1453
• Battle of Agincourt: 1415
• Battle of Verneuil: 1424
• Siege of Orléans: 1429
• Joan of Arc captured and executed: 1431
• Battle of Formigny: 1450
• Battle of Castillon: 1453

Sources

Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War, List of wars by death toll

Collection of facts about the Code of Hammurabi

This post is a collection of facts about the Code of Hammurabi. There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Legal text for Babylon
• Written 1755-1750 BC
• Akkadian language
• Inscribed on a basalt stele
• 2.25 meters tall
• 4,130 lines of text

Collection of facts about the American Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the American Civil War (1861-1865). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Total casualties: 620,000 - 750,000 soldiers
• Confederacy formed by seven states which secede from the United States: 1861
• Confederacy attacks Fort Sumter: April 12th, 1861
• First Battle of Bull Run: July 1861
• Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862
• Emancipation Proclamation abolishes slavery: January 1st, 1863
• Battle of Gettysburg: July 1863
• Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant: April 9th, 1865
• Abraham Lincoln assassinated: April 14th, 1865
• Last confederacy troops disbanded: May 26th, 1865

Collection of facts about World War II

This post is a collection of facts about World War II (1939-1945). There are 15 facts listed below.

• Allied counties: United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union
• Axis countries: Germany, Japan, Italy
• Total casualties: 60 million
• Military casualties: 20 million
• Civilian casualties: 40 million
• Holocaust: 6 million Jews killed
• Germany invades Poland: September 1st, 1939
• Germany invades Soviet Union: June 22nd, 1941
• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor: December 7th, 1941
• Battle of Stalingrad: July 1942 - February 1943
• Allies invade Normandy, France: June 6th, 1944
• Yalta Conference between Allied countries: February 4th, 1945
• Germany surrenders: May 8th, 1945
• United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 6th and 9th, 1945
• Japan surrenders: September 2nd, 1945

Sources

Wikipedia: World War II, Battle of Stalingrad

Collection of facts about World War I

This post is a collection of facts about World War I (1914-1918). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: June 28th, 1914
• Allied Powers: France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, United States, Japan
• Central Powers: Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
• Total military casualties: 9 million (estimated)
• Total civilian casualties: 8 million (estimated)
• First Battle of the Marne: September 1914
• Battle of Verdun: February - December 1916
• Battle of Somme: July - November 1916
• Armistice of 11 November 1918 ends the war
• Treaty of Versailles signed: June 28th, 1919

Collection of Greg Maddux career statistics

This post is a collection of Greg Maddux career statistics. There are 9 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• Games started: 740
• Innings pitched: 5,008.1
• ERA: 3.16
• WHIP: 1.14
• Hits: 4,726
• Strikeouts: 3,371
• Walks: 999
• Wins: 355
• Losses: 227

Collection of Josh Gibson career statistics

This post is a collection of Josh Gibson career statistics. There are 10 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 2,168
• Batting average: .373
• On-base percentage: .458
• Hits: 808
• Walks: 336
• Homeruns: 166
• Runs: 612
• RBIs: 733
• Stolen bases: 40
• Slugging percentage: .718

Collection of facts about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre

This post is a collection of facts about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Initial protests: April 15th - June 4th, 1989
• Massacre: June 3rd - 4th, 1989
• Beijing, China
• Student-led protests
• Up to one million protesters
• Anti-corruption and economic demands
• ~ 300,000 troops mobilized
• Deaths: ~ 300 (official figure)

Collection of facts about the Mongol Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Mongol Empire. There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Genghis Khan unites Mongols: 1206
• Expanded across Eurasia: 23,500,000 square kilometers in 1294
• Mongol khanates emerge: Golden Horde, Chagatai, Ilkhanate, Yuan
• Toluid Civil War: 1260-1264
• Ilkhanate empire disintegrates: 1335-1353
• Yuan dynasty falls to Ming dynasty: 1354-1368
• Golden Horde disintegrates: 15th century
• Northern Yuan dynasty falls to Qing dynasty: 1630s
• Chagatai Khanate disintegrates: 17th century

Collection of facts about the Korean War

This post is a collection of facts about the Korean War. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• After WWII, Japan loses occupation of Korea
• 38th parallel separates North Korea and South Korea
• North Korea invades South Korea: June 25th, 1950
• UN forces invade North Korea: October 1950
• China enters war against UN: October 1950
• Korean Armistice Agreement ends combat: July 27th, 1953
• No peace treaty ever signed
• Deaths: 2 - 3 million

Collection of facts about the Russian Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the Russian Revolution (1917-1923). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Lead by Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky
• February Revolution: March 8th - March 16th, 1917
• Dual power: March 16th - November 7th, 1917
• October Revolution: November 7th, 1917
• Russian Civil War: 1917-1922
• Deaths: 7 - 12 million
• Defeat of the White Army: 1923
• End of the Russian Empire
• Establishment of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)

List of Napoleonic Wars

This post is a list of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). There are 7 wars listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806)
• War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807)
• Peninsula War (1808-1814)
• War of the Fifth Coalition (1809)
• French invasion of Russia (1812)
• War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814)
• War of the Seventh Coalition (1815)

Collection of facts about the Berlin Wall

This post is a collection of facts about the Berlin Wall. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Construction: 1961
• Fall of the Berlin Wall: November 9th, 1989
• German reunification: October 3rd, 1990
• Official demolition: 1990-1994
• Length: 96.3 miles
• Encircled West Berlin, surrounded by Soviet-controlled East Germany
• People attempting escape East Berlin: 100,000+
• Deaths: 136 to 200+

List of U.S. Supreme Court members: 2024

This post is a list of U.S. Supreme Court members as of July 22nd, 2024. There are 9 members listed below alphabetically by last name. Source: supremecourt.gov

• Samuel Alito
• Amy Coney Barrett
• Neil Gorsuch
• Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Elena Kagan
• Brett Kavanaugh
• John Roberts
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Clarence Thomas

Basic timeline of Kamala Harris

This post is a basic timeline of Kamala Harris (1964-) as of July 2024. There are 13 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1964: Born in Oakland California
• 1966: Moves to Campaign, Illinois
• 1970: Moves to California
• ~1976: Moves to Montreal, Canada
• 1981-1982: Attends Vanier College in Montreal
• 1986: Graduates from Howard University in Washington D.C.
• 1989: Graduates with Juris Doctor from University of California
• 1990: Deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California
• 1998: Assistant district attorney of San Francisco
• 2004-2011: District Attorney of San Francisco
• 2011-2017: Attorney General of California
• 2017-2021: U.S. Senator for California
• 2021: First female U.S. Vice President

Top 20 most common place names in the United States

This post is a ranking of the top 20 common place names in the United States (including cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places). Source: Wikipedia

1. Washington: 91
2. Franklin: 45
3. Clinton: 39
4. Arlington: 38
4. Centerville: 38
6. Georgetown: 35
6. Lebanon: 35
6. Springfield: 35
9. Fairview: 33
10. Chester: 32
11. Greenville: 31
12. Madison: 30
13. Bristol: 29
13. Salem: 29
15. Dayton: 28

15. Dover: 28

17. Oakland: 27

17. Winchester: 27

19. Milton: 26

20. Newport: 25

20. Riverside: 25

Collection of facts about the Protestant Reformation

This post is a collection of facts about the Protestant Reformation. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Ninety-five Theses is published: October 31st, 1517
• Reformers argue that salvation is based on faith in Jesus alone
• Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X: January 3rd, 1521
• Diet of Worms: May 25, 1521
• French Wars of Religion: 1562-1598
• Eighty Years' War: 1566-1648
• Thirty Years' War: 1618-1648

Collection of facts about the Partition of India

This post is a collection of facts about the Partition of India. There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• August 14th - 15th, 1947
• Dissolution of British Raj
• Establishment of India and Pakistan borders and independence
• Established two separate regions of Pakistan
• Deaths: 1 million
• Displaced people: 10 - 20 million

Collection of facts about the French Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the French Revolution. There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Estates General: May 1789
• Storming of the Bastille: July 14, 1789
• French Revolutionary Wars begin: April 1792
• Insurrection of 10 August 1792
• French First Republic: September 1792
• Reign of Terror: 1793 - 1794
• Louis XVI executed: 1793
• Reign of Terror deaths: 16,000
• Consulate led by Napoleon Bonaparte seize power: 1799

Collection of facts about D-Day

This post is a collection of facts about D-Day. There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• June 6th, 1944
• Normandy, France
• Airborne landing troops by Allies: 24,000
• Allied casualties: at least 10,000, confirmed 4,414
• German casualties: 4,000 - 9,000
• Allied troops cross English Channel: 160,000
• Allied landing and assault craft: 5,000
• Allied escort vessels: 289

Collection of facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor

This post is a collection of facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• December 7th, 1941, 7:48 am
• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States
• Attack by 353 Japanese aircraft
• American deaths: 2,393
• Americans wounded: 1,178
• American aircraft destroyed: 180
• American battleships damaged: 8
• American battleships sunk: 4
• Japanese deaths: 129
• Japanese aircraft lost: 29
• Japanese submarines lost: 5

Collection of Ty Cobb career statistics

This post is a collection of Ty Cobb career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 11,440
• Batting average: .366
• On-base percentage: .433
• Hits: 4,189
• Walks: 1,249
• Strikeouts: 680
• Homeruns: 117
• Runs: 2,245
• RBIs: 1,944
• Stolen bases: 897
• Slugging percentage: .512

Collection of Ted Williams career statistics

This post is a collection of Ted Williams career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 7,706
• Batting average: .344
• On-base percentage: .482
• Hits: 2,654
• Walks: 2,021
• Strikeouts: 709
• Homeruns: 521
• Runs: 1,798
• RBIs: 1,839
• Stolen bases: 24
• Slugging percentage: .634

Collection of Edgar Martinez career statistics

This post is a collection of Edgar Martinez career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 7,213
• Batting average: .312
• On-base percentage: .418
• Hits: 2,247
• Walks: 1,283
• Strikeouts: 1,202
• Homeruns: 309
• Runs: 1,219
• RBIs: 1,261
• Stolen bases: 29
• Slugging percentage: .515

Collection of Tony Gwynn career statistics

This post is a collection of Tony Gwynn career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 9,288
• Batting average: .338
• On-base percentage: .388
• Hits: 3,141
• Walks: 790
• Strikeouts: 434
• Homeruns: 135
• Runs: 1,383
• RBIs: 1,138
• Stolen bases: 319
• Slugging percentage: .459

Collection of Babe Ruth career statistics

This post is a collection of Babe Ruth career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 8,399
• Batting average: .342
• On-base percentage: .474
• Hits: 2,873
• Walks: 2,062
• Strikeouts: 1,330
• Homeruns: 714
• Runs: 2,174
• RBIs: 2,214
• Stolen bases: 123
• Slugging percentage: .690

Collection of Willie Mays career statistics

This post is a collection of Willie Mays career statistics. There are 11 statistics listed below. Source: Baseball-reference.com

• At bats: 10,924
• Batting average: .301
• On-base percentage: .384
• Hits: 3,283
• Walks: 1,468
• Strikeouts: 1,526
• Homeruns: 660
• Runs: 2,068
• RBIs: 1,909
• Stolen bases: 339
• Slugging percentage: .557

List of home video game console generations

This post is a list of home video game console generations with the primary consoles and release dates. There are 9 generations listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

    First

• Odyssey (1972)
• Atari Pong (1975)
• Coleco Telstar series (1976)

    Second

• Channel F (1976)
• Atari 2600  (1977)
• Odyssey 2 (1978)
• Intellivision (1979)
• Coleco Vision (1982)

    Third

• Nintendo Entertainment System (1983)
• Master System (1985)
• Atari 7800 (1986)

    Fourth

• TurboGrafx-16 (1987)
• Genesis (1988)
• Neo Geo (1990)
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990)

    Fifth

• 3DO (1993)
• Jaguar (1993)
• PlayStation (1994)
• Saturn (1994)
• Nintendo 64 (1996)

    Sixth

• Dreamcast (1998)
• PlayStation 2 (2000)
• GameCube (2001)
• Xbox (2001)

    Seventh

• Xbox 360 (2005)
• PlayStation 3 (2006)
• Wii (2006)

    Eighth

• Wii U (2012)
• PlayStation 4 (2013)
• Xbox One (2013)
• Nintendo Switch (2017)

    Ninth

• Xbox Series X and Series S (2020)
• PlayStation 5 (2020)