The Vellore Mutiny was the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company. It predates even the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 by half a century. The revolt...
In Swedish prehistory, the Vendel era is the name given to a part of the Germanic Iron Age . The migrations and the upheaval in Central Europe had lessened...
The Venezuelan coup attempt of 2002 was a failed coup d'état on 11 April 2002 that saw President Hugo Chávez ousted from office for 47 hours, being restored by a combination of military...
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's rule from June 1837 to January 1901 . This was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits...
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output. Ballarat...
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist...
Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries. Scandinavian Vikings explored Europe by...
First major incursions by Vikings began in 795, beginning a period of Viking dominance that would persist until Brian Boru's victory at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16, 2007, that took place on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic...
Volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing...
The men's Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park from August 9 to August 22. Each of the 24...
The Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from August 10 to August 24, 2008. The twelve competing teams were...