In 1541, natives destroyed Buenos Aires, and the Spaniards fled to Asunción. Thus, the city became the centre of a large Spanish colonial province comprising part of Brazil, present-day Paraguay and northeastern Argentina: the Giant Province of the Indies.
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In the final year of World War II in the Pacific the Allied forces led by the United States were preparing for a costly invasion of the Japanese mainland. This undertaking was preceded by a massive aerial bombing and firebombing campaign that devastated 64 Japanese cities.
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The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War in World War 2. The fighting during the Kokoda campaign represents the first time that Australia’s security was directly threatened.
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Washington was founded after the Revolutionary War (1776-1783). The site was chosen by George Washington in 1790, just 20 miles away from his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon. Just as the city was beginning to find its feet it was sacked by the British in 1812; they torched most of the public buildings and left the city dispirited for decades.
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At FORT-DE-FRANCE, in Martinique today, you find turn of the-century buildings housing French cafes and designer boutiques. In fact, the inhabitants of Martinique are French citizens with full political and legal rights.
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