History

The idea of establishing an overseas British colony came from the Virginia Company of London, with the blessing of King James I.

At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa.

Moments before setting off on an expedition, the group of tourists expanded by one participant.

Igor Kurchatov became the scientific director of the Soviet scientific program.

A decision was made to resettle villagers within a radius of about 130 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of the blast.

Troy is best known for the war that took place there, which is described in the ancient Greek epic poem The Iliad, written by Homer.

According to Herodotus, the army led by Xerxes numbered five million two hundred and eighty-three thousand men – including a battle-worthy two million six hundred and forty thousand.

Residential and commercial buildings in the four most contaminated villages were razed to the ground.

The Soviets, not knowing the danger posed by radiation, disposed of radioactive waste very carelessly.

After the successful test of the plutonium bomb, the Mayak combine began to develop intensively.