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Jumbo the elephant, living at the London Zoo, topped out at 11 feet, six inches tall and 13,000 pounds . […]

The first use of tanks on the battlefield was the use of British Mark I tanks at the Battle of

Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B., (December 1638 – 14 September 1715) was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843)[3] was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick,

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The Gatling gun was designed by the American inventor Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861 and patented on November 4,

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Lady Godiva was an 11th century noblewoman married to Leofric, the powerful Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry. As

10 SEPTEMBER 1813 – The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September