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In the American Revolutionary War, Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in 1775. Henry Knox then hauled 59 cannons ~300 miles in winter to Boston, forcing the British to evacuate the city in 1776.
In which state is Fort Ticonderoga located?
87%New York
8%New Hampshire
5%Vermont
0%Maine
38 votes • 1 hours
Morocco!
On Dec. 20, 1777, Sultan Mohammed III decreed that US ships could freely enter Morocco's ports. For Morocco at the time, this served as its recognition of the US. It was later solidified in the 1786 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the oldest US treaty still in force.
The Austerlitz battlefield is located in the Czech Republic.
Being outnumbered, fooling the enemy into thinking he was weaker than he actually was, using the fog as cover, and his masterful troop movements all go into this battle being considered Napoleon’s greatest victory. 1/2
San Marino is the country.
Traditionally founded in 301 AD, it is considered the world’s oldest surviving republic. It survived Napoleon’s expansion as he respected its independence reportedly due to admiring its republican traditions, even offering to expand its territory.
This is Angola’s flag.
Red symbolizes the fight for independence from Portugal and black represents Africa.
The symbol is Communist-influenced, featuring a cogwheel and machete instead of the hammer and sickle. While Angola was once Marxist, it has since moved away from that.
Paris is known as the “City of Light.”
In 1667, public street lanterns were installed to deter crime.
The nickname also became associated with Paris’s role as an epicenter of the Enlightenment, where ideas of reason, science, and liberty were discussed in cafés and salons.
The Aral Sea, a saltwater lake, has greatly dried up. This was due to Soviet diversions of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers for cotton irrigation. Once prominent fishing towns became ghost towns, marked by abandoned ships stranded on the former seabed, now a desert. 1/2
This is the state flag of Ohio, the only state flag that isn't rectangular.
Also known as the Ohio Burgee, it is a swallowtail flag influenced by the Civil War's cavalry guidons. The “O” stands for Ohio, and the 17 stars signify that Ohio was the 17th state to join the Union.
The Navajo Nation is the largest US reservation.
Spanning ~27,000 sq. miles across AZ, NM, and UT, its area is bigger than 10 US states and some countries, like Switzerland. With ~173,000 residents, it is semi-autonomous and has its own president, laws, police, and courts. 1/2
