copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
September 11 attacks - Encyclopedia Britannica September 11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on U S soil in U S history Over 3,000 people died in the attacks and rescue efforts
Pyramids of Giza | History, Location, Age, Interior, Facts - Britannica Pyramids of Giza are three 4th-dynasty (c 2575–c 2465 BCE) pyramids erected on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jizah (Giza), northern Egypt In ancient times they were included among the Seven Wonders of the World
Metamorphic rock | Definition, Formation, Facts | Britannica Metamorphic rock, any rock that results from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress, and the addition or subtraction of chemical components The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks
Communism | Definition, History, Varieties, Facts | Britannica Communism, political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e g , mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society
Nile River | Delta, Map, Basin, Length, Facts, Definition, Map, History . . . Nile River, the longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea Learn more about the Nile River, including its hydrology and its plant and animal life, in this article
Titanic | History, Sinking, Survivors, Movies, Exploration, Facts . . . Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 people One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous works of art and has been the subject of much scholarship
Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends: For lexicographers and legislators alike, the purpose of definition is to grasp a meaning, to hold it in place, so that people can use a word correctly—for example, to assign a track to its proper radio outlet (rock, pop, country, jazz) The trouble is that the term rock describes an evolving musical practice informed by a variety of nonmusical arguments
World War I | Causes, Years, Combatants, Casualties, Maps, Facts . . . World War I (1914–18) was an international conflict that embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the U S , the Middle East, and other regions It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties and, in its destabilization of European society, laid the groundwork for World War II
Republican Party | Definition, History, Beliefs | Britannica Republican Party, one of the two major political parties, alongside the Democratic Party, in the United States Also known as the Grand Old Party, or GOP, the Republican Party is the largest conservative political party in the U S Learn more about the history of the party in this article