Majapahit

Majapahit was an Indianized kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. Its greatest ruler was Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 marked the empire's peak when it dominated other kingdoms in the southern Malay Archipelago, Borneo, Sumatra, Bali, and the Philippines.The Majapahit empire was the last of the major Hindu empires of the Malay archipelago and is considered one of the greatest states in Indonesian history.[2] Its influence extended to states on Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula,...

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Mount Everest

Discovery of the highest mountainIn 1808, the British began the Great Trigonometric Survey of India to determine the location and names of the world's highest mountains. Starting in southern India, the survey teams gradually moved northward using giant 1100 pound (500 kg) theodolites (each requiring 12 men to carry) to measure heights as accurately as possible. They reached the Himalayan foothills by the 1830s, but Nepal was unwilling to allow the British to enter the country due to suspicions of...

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Christ the Redeemer (statue)

The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado had been around since mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel did not think much of the idea, which was completely dismissed in 1889, when Brazil became a Republic, with laws mandating the separation of church and state.[5]The second proposal for a large landmark statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro.[citation...

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Eiffel Tower

IntroductionNamed after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and one of the most recognized structures in the world.[1] More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889,[2] including 6,719,200 in 2006,[3] making it the most visited paid monument in the world.[4][5] Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.When...

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure by time in Pisa's Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square).Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that...

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Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVII

Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVII-2008 (PON XVII-2008) adalah Pekan Olahraga Nasional yang akan diselenggarakan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia dari 5 hingga 17 Juli 2008. Awalnya direncanakan PON XVII akan berlangsung pada Maret 2008, namun KONI kemudian mengubah jadwal atas permintaan pihak penyelenggara akibat belum siapnya infrastruktur serta masalah dana.[4]Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVII ini merupakan tanggung jawab Pemerintah Provinsi Kalimantan Timur bersama Pemerintah Kota/Kabupaten, KONI...

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Partai Komunis Indonesia

Pembentukan Partai KomunisPada awalnya PKI adalah gerakan yang menyusup ke dalam Sarekat Islam. Keadaan yang semakin parah dimana ada perselisihan antara para anggotanya, terutama di Semarang dan Yogyakarta membuat Sarekat Islam melaksanakan disiplin partai. Yakni melarang anggotanya mendapat gelar ganda di kancah perjuangan pergerakan indonesia. Keputusan tersebut tentu saja membuat para anggota yang beraliran komunis kesal dan keluar dari partai dan membentuk partai baru yang disebut ISDV. Pada...

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