“872, Ivar, King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain , ended his life." He had conquered Mercia and East Anglia. He had captured the major stronghold of the kingdom of Strathclyde, Dumbarton. Laden with loot and seemingly invincible, he settled in Dublin and died there peacefully two years later. The pious chroniclers report that he "slept in Christ." Thus it may be that he had the best of both worlds.” WorldYearsMayTwoChristKingsMajorsDiedEastKingdomsBritainReportsTwo YearsIrelandCapturedInvinciblePiousDublinStrongholdsBest Of Both Worlds Book:A History of the English Speaking Peoples 01. The Birth of Britain. Source: A History of the English Speaking Peoples 01. The Birth of Britain.
“My family suffered very major losses during the Second World War, that's true. In my father's family, there were five brothers. I think four of them died. On my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. Russia has suffered great losses. And of course we can't forget that.” ThinkingWorldWarMotherCoursesFatherSidesLossForgetFiveFourBrotherMajorsMy FamilyDiedRussiaWar Of The WorldsSecond World WarGreat Loss Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is of major importance for the future of our country that through his defence and the fact he died without being convicted, Milosevic had managed to defend national and state interest.” CountryStatesFactsInterestMajorsImportanceDiedOur CountryDefence Author:Ivica Dacic
“When Oscar Niemeyer died on December 5, 2012, ten days before his 105th birthday, he was universally regarded as the very last of the twentieth century's major architectural masters, an astonishing survivor whose most famous accomplishment, Brasilia, was the climactic episode of utopian High Modern urbanism.” LastsModernCenturyMastersTenMajorsDiedAccomplishmentSurvivorEpisodesOscarsTwentieth CenturyAstonishingDecemberUtopian Author:Martin Filler
“The best day of my life happened when I was five and almost died at Disney World. I'm sixteen now, so you can imagine that's left me with quite a few days of major suckage.” WorldLeftFiveImagineHappenedMajorsDiedImagine ThatSixteenGoing Bovine Book:Going Bovine Source: Going Bovine