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As hundreds of canoes filled the lake fleeing the doomed city, Cortés sent his brigantines out to intercept them. [37] Cuauhtémoc attempted to flee with his property, gold, jewels, and family in fifty pirogues, but was soon captured by Sandoval's launches, and brought before Cortés. [34]: 401–03
In an arrangement with the Reich Economics Ministry, the blocked German bank accounts of prospective immigrants would be unblocked and funds from them used by Hanotea to buy agricultural German goods; these goods, along with the immigrants, would then go to Palestine, and the immigrants would be granted a house or citrus plantation by the ...
On the morning of 12 November, after a promise from MP Beslan Emurkhba and the head of the Ochamchira District Beslan Bigvava to facilitate the release of detained activists from the pre-trial detention center, protesters unblocked the Kodori Bridge. [10] However, later a RIA Novosti correspondent reported that the bridge had been blocked again ...
The teenager was exploring a Gold Rush-era mine shaft that was about six feet deep and 30 feet back when he fell and became stuck. After about 15 minutes, a friend who was with the teen called for ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, February 4, 2025The New York Times
The need for ventilation arose, therefore, only when the revolt erupted, as fighters and their families filled the hiding complex, blocking their openings, and lit oil lamps inside, which also consumed oxygen. Only then were makeshift passages breached from the underground complex to the surface, damaging the hiding complexes' security ...
Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...