Austin, texas was named after stephen f. austin. the president of texas, mirabeau b. lamar, commissioned edwin weller to plan the new city. so technically the president of texas established the capital of texas.
<span>to make sure the Union Army could not use Confederate resources</span>
Fertile Crescent, which arcs from the Persian Gulf to Turkey and south to Egypt
World War II and independence. For five years during World War II, Indochina was a French-administered possession of Japan. ... When the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the communist-led Viet Minh ordered a general uprising, and, with no one organized to oppose them, they were able to seize power in Hanoi.
