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July 1918
The following events occurred in July 1918: July 1, 1918 (Monday) * Eight tons of TNT exploded at a shell factory in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England, killing 134 people. The explosion was so great only 32 bodies were positively identified. * French president Raymond Poincaré granted the Czechoslovak National Council a special diplomatic charter in anticipation of it becoming a governing body for an independent Czechoslovakia. * U.S. Navy troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of France by German submarine with the loss of six of her crew. * The Royal Air Force established the No. 80 Wing at Serny, Pas-de-Calais, France. * The New York City Subway added new stations to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, including Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street, Chambers Street, Franklin Street, Canal Street, Houston Street, Christopher Street, 14th Street, 18th Street, 23rd Street, and 28th Street. As well, the Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Muhammed Chan V
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty (i.e., not having dependence on any higher ruler) without claiming the overall caliphate, or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate. The adjectival form of the word is "sultanic", and the state and territories ruled by a sultan, as well as his office, are referred to as a sultanate ( '. The term is distinct from king ( '), despite both referring to a sovereign ruler. The use of "sultan" is restricted to Muslim countries, where the title carries religious significance, contrasting the more secular ''king'', which is used in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Brunei and Oman are the only independent countries which retain the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
