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Who was Parmenion?

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Elliott Reeves Giblin, Liverpool from grace after he was supposedly
He was a Macedonian general who involved in a conspiracy to assassinate
served both Phillip II and Alexander the Macedonian leader. His guilt has
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Which Allied pilot shot PLOT?
down the most planes Robert Catesby
in World War I?
Jason Scott, Chelmsford
Hailed by none other than the Red Baron himself, Albert
Ball is considered the best dogfighter on the Allied
sideintheFirstWorldWar.With44confirmedkills
andapossible25unconfirmedonesaswell,Ballwas
an outstanding and brave pilot. He joined the army at
the outbreak of the war, transferred to the Royal Flying
Corps 1916 and flew on reconnaissance missions before Discover ten ter
As well as his
becoming a fighter ace. On 7 May 1917, Ball was killed flying expertise,
when his plane crashed – it is thought he experienced Ball is famous for predictions – an
mechanical problems with the plane rather than being themanyletters historyans
hewroteofhis
shot down. The British ace was posthumously awarded
experiences
the Victoria Cross and remains an iconic figure.

1918 1941 1947 1971
Constantinople occupied Ark Royal torpedoed First AK-47 made O Probe orbits Mars
Constantinople, the centre Having survived many attacks The AK-47 assault NASA space probe Mariner 9
of the Ottoman Empire, is in its lifetime, the HMS Ark rifleiscreatedby becomes the first spacecraft to
captured by British, French and Royal finally runs out of luck Mikhail Kalashnikov orbit Mars as it comes within
Italian forces. It is the first time as it is torpedoed by the andbecomesimmenselypopularduetoitslowcost 1,290km (800mi) of the Red
the city changes hands since German U-81 just off the coast and durability. The inventor is rewarded with The Planet’s surface. The Mariner
the Ottoman Turks occupied of Gibraltar. Most of the ship’s StalinPrizeandtheOrderofTheRedStar,aswellas takes 7,329 images of Mars,
the Byzantine capital in 1453. 1,487officersandcrewsurvive. lifelong fame. capturing violent sandstorms.

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