The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven. The idea that there could be only one ruler of China. :)
Vicksburg AssaultsMay 19 and 22, 1863-Two dramatic assaults occurred against the works surrounding Vicksburg, Mississippi, the key bastion that prevented Union naval supremacy of the Mississippi River. The two attacks cost the Union army 4,100 casualties and no ground gained. However, in the end, extended siege forced the garrison to surrender. On Independence Day, Major General Ulysses Grant seized the city and paroled its starving defenders.
ChancellorsvilleMay 1-3, 1863-Fought in Virginia, this battle was the third bloodiest battle of the war. Although it was a stunning Confederate success, the Army of Northern Virginia lost 22 percent of its force and one of its ablest generals, “Stonewall” Jackson, who had been accidentally shot by his own men on May 2.
It was crucial in the women rights struggle. <span>It was during that time that the Declaration of Sentiments was made which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. They won the right to vote almost a century later in 1920.</span>
Russia's victories in World War I led to Czar Nicholas's abdication and retirement. War on the western front devastated Russia's army, causing Czar Nicholas to abdicate. ... Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of constitutional governments due to Russia's alliance with Britain and France.
