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During the summer offensive, the troops of the Central Powers inflicted very heavy casualties on the Imperial Russian Army – in 45 days – up to 1,006,000 men. Of course, this was somewhat less than the Russian casualties in the previous Gorlice campaign (1,243,400 men in 75 days), [ 10 ] but on average, the casualties per day were higher ...
The Allen House (also known as the Henry J. Allen House and the Allen–Lambe House) is a Prairie Style home in Wichita, Kansas, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915 for former Kansas Governor Henry Justin Allen and his wife, Elsie. [2]
Bounded by the elevated railroad tracks, Douglas and Washington Aves. and 2nd St. 37°41′14″N 97°19′35″W / 37.6872°N 97.3264°W / 37.6872; -97.3264 ( Wichita Historic Warehouse and Jobbers
The Gorlice–Tarnów offensive during World War I was initially conceived as a minor German offensive to relieve Russian pressure on the Austro-Hungarians to their south on the Eastern Front, but resulted in the Central Powers' chief offensive effort of 1915, causing the total collapse of the Russian lines and their retreat far into Russia ...
Museum of World Treasures is a world history museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States.Among the many items on display are Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus, and Tylosaurus specimens (Including "Ivan the T. rex"), Egyptian mummies, signatures of all the American presidents, a section of the Berlin Wall, and a genuine shrunken head.
The Wichita Eagle and The Wichita Daily Beacon newspapers begins publication. [3] [4] 1880 - Wichita annexed the Delano community on the west side of the river, which then became locally known as "West Wichita". 1885 - Topeka State Journal newspaper in publication. 1887 Women enfranchised. [1] Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita established. [5] 1888
A popular McDonald’s location open in Wichita for about 60 years closed this week, but residents won’t have go too far to get their Big Mac fix.. The restaurant, located at 1050 N Broadway ...
Aleksei [a] Alekseyevich Brusilov (/ ˈ b r uː s ɪ l ɒ v /, US also / ˈ b r uː s ɪ l ɔː v /; Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Брусилов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ brʊˈsʲiɫəf]; 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1853 – 17 March 1926) was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 ...