They also estimated Statement maximum cross country speed for the 542 AD ski to 5 m/s , compared to about 12 m/s for modern cross country skis ; for long distance skiing ( several hours ) results were 3 and 7 m/s respectively .

They also estimated Statement maximum cross country speed for the 542 AD ski to 5 m/s , compared to about 12 m/s for modern cross country skis ; for long distance skiing ( several hours ) results were 3 and 7 m/s respectively .

He convinced Convincing the Matabele and the Shona that the settlers ( almost 4,000 strong by then ) were responsible for the drought , locust plagues and the cattle disease rinderpest ravaging Destroying the country at the time .

This left the country nearly defenceless .

The war changed Change the geopolitical landscape of South Asia , with the emergence Process_start of Bangladesh as the seventh-most populous country in the world .

The storm Catastrophe wrecked Destroying about 35,000 houses and damaged Damaging another 50,000 , leaving Causation up to 1.5 million people homeless , or about 20 % of the country 's population .

Widespread areas experienced power outages , and about 70 % of the country lost Earnings_and_losses water after the storm Catastrophe .

Throughout the country , there were at least 7,000 fatalities , some reported Reporting in each department .

After the 1999 vote Choosing for independence , paramilitary groups working with the Indonesian military undertook Action a final wave of violence Violence during which most of the country 's infrastructure was destroyed Destroying .

Passing Motion_directional just north of Venezuela , the hurricane Catastrophe produced Creating strong winds over the country , peaking as high as 70 mph ( 115 km/h ) .

Throughout the country , at least 36 homes were destroyed Destroying and 228 were damaged Damaging .

In the country , strong winds and heavy rainfall left heavy damage Damaging near the coast , as well as to farms further inland .

Damage Damaging in the country totaled ¥1.74 billion ( US $ 280 million ) , and there was one death Death .

shortly before the protest reached Arriving the white house , fdr left Departing the building through a rear exit to attend Participation an army ceremony , and then left Departing for a weekend in the country .

According to rock music historian , Ian McFarlane , `` the tour drew Getting record crowds across the country .

It was Switzerland 's second-worst road accident Catastrophe in history and the country 's worst in a motorway tunnel .

It is estimated that there have been nearly 70,000 deaths Death , making it Causation the bloodiest war Hostile_encounter in Peruvian history , since the European colonization Control of the country .

The first known Know explorers from the United States to go through Self_motion the Modoc country were John Charles Frémont together with Kit Carson and Billy Chinook in 1843 .

although most of the `` 49ers '' missed the modoc country , in march Self_motion 1851 abraham thompson , a mule train packer , discovered Know gold near yreka while traveling Traveling along the siskiyou trail from southern oregon .

Behind Gueudecourt lay open Openness country which had hardly been shelled Attack with Le Barque in the middle distance and then Bapaume beyond .

The Finnish Civil War was a civil war Hostile_encounter in Finland in 1918 fought Hostile_encounter for the leadership and control Control of Finland during the country 's transition from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state .

The country 's political and governmental systems were in an unstable phase of democratisation and modernisation .

In 1991 and 1998 , two autonomous regional governments were also established Creating in the northern part of the country .

The ICU then splintered Destroying into more radical groups , notably Al-Shabaab , which have since been fighting Hostile_encounter the Somali government and the AU-mandated AMISOM peacekeeping force for control Control of the country .

The Federal Government of Somalia was later established Creating in August 2012 , constituting the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war .

A Supreme Central Junta led resistance to Joseph 's government and the French occupation of Spain , but eventually suffered Bodily_harm a series of reversals that resulted in the Spanish loss Earnings_and_losses of the northern half of the country .

over approximately 25 hours , the gunmen , describing Statement themselves as members of `` the jerusalem squadron '' or `` jerusalem brigade '' , killed Killing 22 and injured Bodily_harm 25 , mainly third country national personnel working Employment in khobar .

As a result of the conflict Hostile_encounter , a further eight to ten million people , mostly Hindus , fled Escaping the country at the time to seek refuge in neighbouring India .

The mines were run Self_motion by Grupo México , the largest mining company in the country .

Throughout northern parts of the country , Bonita triggered Causation extensive flooding that damaged Damaging or destroyed Destroying hundreds of buildings and reportedly killed Killing 17 individuals .

The Siege of Savage 's Old Fields ( also known as the First Siege of Ninety Six , November 19–21 , 1775 ) was an encounter Hostile_encounter between Patriot and Loyalist forces in the back country town of Ninety Six , South Carolina , early in the American Revolutionary War .

Because the war was in its early days and the partisan war in the southern back country had not become Becoming as brutal as it would be later in the war , the siege Besieging was conducted Action desultorily , and was effectively a stalemate .

The evacuation of the embassy was completed Process_end at 07:53 on 30 April , but some Americans chose Choosing to stay Temporary_stay or were left GiveUp behind and some 400 third country nationals were left GiveUp at the embassy .

subsequently , shea 's force of infantry and mounted Connect troops crossed Motion_directional the river and advanced Self_motion eastwards across the high country ; the central column of infantry moving Motion along the main road quickly captured Conquering the ottoman position at shunet nimrin on rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale ground from the jordan valley and the town of es salt high in the hills .

the revolution Change_of_leadership marked Recording a significant period in nicaraguan history and revealed Reveal_secret the country as one of the major proxy war Hostile_encounter battlegrounds of the cold war Hostile_encounter with the events in the country rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to international attention .

the revolution Change_of_leadership marked Recording a significant period in nicaraguan history and revealed Reveal_secret the country as one of the major proxy war Hostile_encounter battlegrounds of the cold war Hostile_encounter with the events in the country rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to international attention .

under the treaty of paris ( 1783 ) , which ended Process_end the american revolutionary war , great britain ceded Surrendering to the u.s. `` control Control '' of what were known as the ohio country and the illinois country , which were occupied Hold by numerous native american peoples .

under the treaty of paris ( 1783 ) , which ended Process_end the american revolutionary war , great britain ceded Surrendering to the u.s. `` control Control '' of what were known as the ohio country and the illinois country , which were occupied Hold by numerous native american peoples .

In his 4 June speech , Churchill also reminded Telling the country that `` we must be very careful not to assign Request to this deliverance Assistance the attributes of a victory .

On 5 December 2013 , Nelson Mandela , the first President of South Africa to be elected Choosing in a fully representative democratic election Choosing , as well as the country 's first black head of state , died Death at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection Bodily_harm .

During this time numerous memorial services were conducted Action across the country .

Republic of Korea Army ( ROK ) units had been unsuccessfully resisting Defending advances by the North Korean Korean People 's Army ( KPA ) in the region when they were reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by the United States Army 's 25th Infantry Division , newly arrived in Arriving the country .

during his brief rule , the national assembly and the supreme court were both dissolved Removing and the country 's 1999 constitution was declared Expressing_publicly void .

Throughout the country , at least 5,081 people lost Earnings_and_losses their lives while another 1,941–3,084 were missing and presumed Coming_to_believe dead .

Within a few days , emergency supply centers were established Creating and aid Assistance from various agencies under the United Nations and several countries flowed Motion into the country .

The typhoon remains Presence the country 's fourteenth costliest on record Recording .

Having overrun the country 's police force and appropriated their weaponry , the insurgents proceeded Self_motion to Zanzibar Town where they overthrew Change_of_leadership the Sultan and his government .

The moderate ASP leader Abeid Karume became Becoming the country 's new president and head of state Statement , and positions of power were granted Giving to Umma party Social_event members .

Meanwhile , the Communist Bloc powers of East Germany and the Soviet Union , along with the anti-Soviet People 's Republic of China , established Creating friendly relations with the new government by recognising Know the country and sending Sending advisors .

Several members of the opposition said Statement that these attacks Attack may be related to a possible plan Arranging by the government to place Placing the country in emergency rule , alluding to the days of Martial Law under former president Ferdinand Marcos .