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Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the ...
Chu Văn An (born Chu An, 25 August 1292 – c. 1370) was a Confucian, teacher, physician, and high-ranking mandarin of the Trần dynasty in Đại Việt. [1] His courtesy name was Linh Triệt (靈徹), while his art name was Tiều Ẩn (樵隱). He was later given the posthumous name Văn Trinh.
On Bastille Day, 14 July, the task force took to the road, and two days later at dusk, the various units had reached Ea H'leo. [6] The French having learned some of the lessons from Mang Yang Pass had prepared themselves in case of another ambush - the artillery were pushed up to support the front units, while infantry units and vehicles established temporary defensive positions.
Casualty estimates range, with Vietnamese sources claiming 50000 Ming troops dead and 10000 captured, while the Ming Shilu estimates that around 20000 to 30000 soldiers died in that battle. [16] This victory allowed the Vietnamese to encircle the citadel of Dong Quan [ 17 ] and ruined Wang Tong's plans for an offensive.
However, since 1971 is already mentioned in the History section as the initial year of the modern holiday, I suggest that the edit would read as follows (leading in from the beginning of the sixth paragraph of the History section): "Since 1971, when Columbus Day became an officially recognized Federal holiday in the United States, it has been ...
This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
He was expelled from Vietnam in 1630 as Trịnh Tráng became concerned about him being a spy for the Nguyen. Rhodes in his reports said he converted more than 6,000 Vietnamese. Daily conversation in Vietnam "resembles the singing of birds", wrote Alexandre de Rhodes. From Đàng Ngoài Rhodes went to Macau, where he spent ten years.
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was born in the southern province of Gia Định, the location of modern Saigon.He was of gentry parentage; his father was a native of Thừa Thiên–Huế, near Huế; but, during his service to the imperial government of Emperor Gia Long, he was posted south to serve under Lê Văn Duyệt, the governor of the south.