The great increase in the amount of archaeological activity, and therefore information, in the years immediately preceeding and following the Second World War has brought to light data which has changed the complection of the Saxon Shore dispute.

The discovery during the Second World War that guar gum was similar to imported locust gum increased its cultivation in western Asia and initiated it in the United States.

A little parable illustrative of this truth is afforded by an incident related by Professor Bela Vasady at the end of the Second World War.

Christie occasionally inserted stereotyped descriptions of characters into her work, particularly before the end of the Second World War ( when such attitudes were more commonly expressed publicly ), and particularly in regard to Italians, Jews, and non-Europeans.

On the batting-friendly wickets that prevailed in the late 1930s, most Tests up to the Second World War still gave results.

Australia recovered the Ashes in 1934 and held them until 1953, although no international cricket was possible during the Second World War.

Since the Second World War, both theoretical and experimental fields have advanced at a rapid pace.

* 1937 – Chinese Air Force Day: The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when 6 Imperial Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers are shot down by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force while raiding Chinese air bases.

* 1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.

Following the Second World War, far-reaching social, economic and political changes profoundly affected a number of areas where Ismāʿīlīs resided.

* 1994 – Eugene Bullard, the only black pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

* 1915 – The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.

At the close of the Second World War the British government announced its intention to abolish the penal settlement.

This was during the Second World War, and he involved his students in designing low-cost, small-scale housing for the reconstruction of war-torn Finland.

Aerial armour has been used to protect pilots and aircraft systems since the Second World War.

Armoured trains saw use during the 19th century in the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ), the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 – 1871 ), the First and Second Boer Wars ( 1880 – 81 and 1899 – 1902 ), the First ( 1914 – 1918 ) and Second World Wars ( 1939 – 1945 ) and the First Indochina War ( 1946 – 1954 ).

With the development of effective anti-aircraft artillery in the period before the Second World War, military pilots, once the " knights of the air " during the First World War, became far more vulnerable to ground fire.

Tank armour has progressed from the Second World War armour forms, now incorporating not only harder composites, but also reactive armour designed to defeat shaped charges.

The light tanks that were the last descendants of the light cavalry during the Second World War have almost completely disappeared from the world's militaries due to increased lethality of the weapons available to the vehicle-mounted infantry.

The armoured personnel carrier ( APC ) is a relatively recent development, stemming from trials and experiences during the Second World War.

Naval armour has fundamentally changed from the Second World War doctrine of thicker plating to defend against shells, bombs and torpedos.

The Memorial Hall and Gymnasium honours students who had enlisted and died in the First World War, and in the Second World War.

During the Second Punic War in 212 BCE, the Ludi Apollinares (" Apollonian Games ") were instituted in his honor, on the instructions of a prophecy attributed to one Marcius.

In 1775, with events outpacing communications, the Second Continental Congress began acting as the provisional government to run the American Revolutionary War and gain the colonies their collective independence.

* 216 BC – Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.

* 1645 – Thirty Years ' War: the Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

* 1860 – The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand.

His paternal great-grandfather was a military tribune in Sicily during the Second Punic War.

* 1842 – American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.

* 1900 – The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British.

* 1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as " Holmes's Bonfire ".

He took part in the subsequent campaign, but when the Peace of Passau was signed in August 1552 he separated himself from his allies and began a crusade of plunder in Franconia, which led to the Second Margrave War.

* 1958 – Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.

* 1952 – The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty ( Treaty of Taipei ) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The game of mall was a fashionable amusement in the reign of Charles the Second, and the walk in Saint James's Park, now called the Mall, received its name from having been appropriated to the purpose of playing at mall, where Charles himself and his courtiers frequently exercised themselves in the practice of this pastime.

Yet, Lutherans and Orthodox are in agreement that the Second Council of Nicaea confirms the christological teaching of the earlier councils and in setting forth the role of images ( icons ) in the lives of the faithful reaffirms the reality of the incarnation of the eternal Word of God, when it states: " The more frequently, Christ, Mary, the mother of God, and the saints are seen, the more are those who see them drawn to remember and long for those who serve as models, and to pay these icons the tribute of salutation and respectful veneration.

Second best flushes and straights can be, and frequently are, beaten.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Second Consulship of Octavian and Agrippa ( or, less frequently, year 727 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus ( or, less frequently, year 1285 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Belisarius ( or, less frequently, year 1290 Ab urbe condita ).

The bas-relief in the Arch of Titus has been influential in the depiction of the destruction of Jerusalem, with the Menorah frequently being used to symbolise the looting of the Second Temple.

Having shown interest in Trevize earlier ( as he is an individual who has spoken out against the Second Foundation frequently ), Gendibal endeavors to follow Trevize, reasoning that he should be able to find out who has altered the mind of the native.

At the time, it was known as the Second year of the decemviri ( or, less frequently, year 304 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Second year of the Consulship of Iullus and Tricostus or the Year of the Consulship of Capitolinus and Praetextatus and the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Praetextatus and Capitolinus ( or, less frequently, year 320 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Second year without Tribunate or Consulship ( or, less frequently, year 380 Ab urbe condita ).

Manawydan's most important appearances occur in the Second and Third Branches of the Mabinogi ( the later of which is named for him ), but he is also referenced frequently in medieval poetry and the Welsh Triads.

During the Second World War shows were frequently interrupted by air-raid sirens and Phillips recalls in his autobiography that " audiences would evaporate and head for cellars or Underground stations ".

It is frequently referred to by the name MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6 ), a name used as a flag of convenience during the Second World War when it was known by many names.

Second, it assumes that the null-move search will produce a cutoff frequently enough to justify the time spent performing null-move searches instead of full searches.

Second, the company prioritized its next-generation designs and resulting high-end products, frequently ignoring the mid and low end sectors.

The term belial appears frequently in Jewish texts of the Second Temple period ( texts classified by Christians as the Old Testament pseudepigrapha and apocrypha.

* Second thoughts: A pet purchased on the spur of the moment or as a gift for another person ( frequently for Christmas ).

From the late 1960s through to the early 1970s the club were at a low point and were frequently at the bottom of the old Second Division.

Mackensen, a nationalist rather than a National Socialist, frequently appeared at Nazi functions wearing his imperial cavalry uniform and became a major symbol of the integration of the Second and Third Reichs.

Second Empire influence spread throughout the world, frequently adopted for large civic structures such as government administration buildings and city halls, as well as hotels and train stations.

Second ascents are also noteworthy in climbing circles, frequently involving improving on a pioneering route through lessons learned from it, experience which may span from technical improvements to having a better understanding of how much gear and provisions to take.

The term flying bomb is most frequently associated with two specific Second World War weapons, the German V-1 and the Japanese Ohka.

After the Second World War ended in 1945, Hampden started to host Scotland matches more frequently.