Rates of travel in the U.S. in 1800
Relates posts: – Isochronic distances in days from London (1914) – Isochronic distances in days from London (1881) – A
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Historical Maps
Historical maps showing territorial changes of countries and historical events of the past.
A proposed 4-way partition of Japan following World War 2
The map represents the proposal of the possible partition of Japan as a result of defeating Japan in the Second
Read MoreHalf of Europe’s Jews live in the red areas
Jewish population in European cities in 1939 Jewish population in European cities in 2015
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The Gulag Archipelago (The Soviet forced labor camp system)
The Gulag camp system united 53 camp administrations with thousands of camp departments, 425 сorrective labor colonies, and more than 2,000 special commandants’ offices. In total, the Gulag included over 30,000 places of detention. On January 1, 1939, almost 1.99 million prisoners were held in the camps, colonies, and prisons of the Gulag, and by 1950 the number of prisoners had increased to 2.5 million people.
Read MoreNicknames of the States (1884)
H.W. Hill & Co. Decatur Illinois sole manufacturer of Hill’s hog ringers (1884)
Read MoreRomani victims of the Holocaust as a percentage of the pre-war population
The Romani victims of the Holocaust, also known as the Porajmos, were a tragically significant group that endured immense suffering during World War II. The Romani people, a diverse and historically marginalized ethnic minority, faced persecution under the Nazi regime’s racist ideology.
Read MoreA 2016 version of the 1914 isochronic London / World travel times map
Relates posts: – Isochronic distances in days from London (1914) – Isochronic distances in days from London (1881)
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