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Louis Raemaekers (April 6, 1869 – July 26, 1956) was a Dutch painter and editorial cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper De Telegraaf during World War I, noted for his anti-German stance.
The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment.<br/><br/> The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U.S., and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U.S. puppet state. U.S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations spanned borders, with Laos and Cambodia heavily bombed. Involvement peaked in 1968 at the time of the Tet Offensive.<br/><br/> U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973. The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese army in April 1975 marked the end of the US-Vietnam War.
The Indian general election of 1967 elected the 4th Lok Sabha of India and was held from 17 to 21 February. The 27 Indian states and union territories were represented by 520 single-member constituencies (an increase of 26).<br/><br/> Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, the Indian National Congress won a fourth consecutive term in power and over 54% of the seats, while no other party won more than 10% of the votes or seats. However, the INC's victory was significantly lower than the results they had achieved in the previous three elections under Jawaharlal Nehru.
Starting with the California Gold Rush in the late 19th century, the United States—particularly the West Coast states—imported large numbers of Chinese migrant laborers. Early Chinese immigrants worked as gold miners, and later on large labor projects, such as the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.<br/><br/> Chinese migrant workers encountered considerable prejudice in the United States, especially by the people who occupied the lower layers in white society, because Chinese 'coolies' were used as a scapegoat for depressed wage levels by politicians and labor leaders.<br/><br/> In the 1870s and 1880s various legal discriminatory measures were taken against the Chinese. These laws, in particular the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, were aimed at restricting further immigration from China. The laws were later repealed by the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943.
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.<br/><br/> The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy had also been a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance.<br/><br/> These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
The traditional architecture of Phuket Town is distinctively Sino-Thai and Sino-Portuguese. Having been influenced by migrant Chinese settlers from southern China, it shares a great deal with neighboring Straits Chinese settlements architecture in both the Malaysian cities of Penang and Melaka, and with Singapore.
The traditional architecture of Phuket Town is distinctively Sino-Thai and Sino-Portuguese. Having been influenced by migrant Chinese settlers from southern China, it shares a great deal with neighboring Straits Chinese settlements architecture in both the Malaysian cities of Penang and Melaka, and with Singapore.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Loei (Thai: เลย) Province is located in Thailand's upper North-East. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane Provinces of Laos.<br/><br/> The province is covered with low mountains, while the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin. The Loei River, which flows through the province, is a tributary of the Mekong which, together with the smaller Hueang River, forms the northern boundary of the province with neighboring Laos.<br/><br/> Although temperatures in the hot season (April-May) can be more than 40 degrees Celsius, the province is the only one in Thailand where temperatures regularly drops below freezing at night in the cold season (December-January).<br/><br/> Loei is rich in national parks, including especially Phu Kradung, Phu Ruea, Phu Suan Sai (also known as Na Haeo) and Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary.<br/><br/> In 1853 King Mongkut (Rama IV) founded the city of Loei to administer the increasing population in what was then a remote area. In 1907 the province was created by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The province is also famous for the Phi Ta Khon festival held at Dansai during the 6th lunar month to make merit and honour the spirits of the ancestors - a colourful mix of Buddhism and spirit worship.<br/><br/> The symbol of the province is the stupa (chedi) at Phra That Si Song Rak in Dan Sai, which was built in 1560 by King Maha Chakrapat of Ayutthaya and King Chai Chetha of Lan Xang as a symbol of friendship between the Siamese and Lao kingdoms.
Loei (Thai: เลย) Province is located in Thailand's upper North-East. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane Provinces of Laos.<br/><br/> The province is covered with low mountains, while the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin. The Loei River, which flows through the province, is a tributary of the Mekong which, together with the smaller Hueang River, forms the northern boundary of the province with neighboring Laos.<br/><br/> Although temperatures in the hot season (April-May) can be more than 40 degrees Celsius, the province is the only one in Thailand where temperatures regularly drops below freezing at night in the cold season (December-January).<br/><br/> Loei is rich in national parks, including especially Phu Kradung, Phu Ruea, Phu Suan Sai (also known as Na Haeo) and Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary.<br/><br/> In 1853 King Mongkut (Rama IV) founded the city of Loei to administer the increasing population in what was then a remote area. In 1907 the province was created by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The province is also famous for the Phi Ta Khon festival held at Dansai during the 6th lunar month to make merit and honour the spirits of the ancestors - a colourful mix of Buddhism and spirit worship.<br/><br/> The symbol of the province is the stupa (chedi) at Phra That Si Song Rak in Dan Sai, which was built in 1560 by King Maha Chakrapat of Ayutthaya and King Chai Chetha of Lan Xang as a symbol of friendship between the Siamese and Lao kingdoms.
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.<br/><br/> The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy had also been a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance.<br/><br/> These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.
Factory was the English term for the trading posts system originally established by Europeans in foreign territories, first within different states of medieval Europe, and later in their colonial possessions.<br/><br/> Factories served simultaneously as market, warehouse, customs, defense and support to the navigation or exploration, headquarters or de facto government of local communities, with the head of the factory being called a factor.
Starting with the California Gold Rush in the late 19th century, the United States—particularly the West Coast states—imported large numbers of Chinese migrant laborers. Early Chinese immigrants worked as gold miners, and later on large labor projects, such as the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.<br/><br/> Chinese migrant workers encountered considerable prejudice in the United States, especially by the people who occupied the lower layers in white society, because Chinese 'coolies' were used as a scapegoat for depressed wage levels by politicians and labor leaders.<br/><br/> In the 1870s and 1880s various legal discriminatory measures were taken against the Chinese. These laws, in particular the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, were aimed at restricting further immigration from China. The laws were later repealed by the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943.
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum opened in 1970 and contains an impressive collection of Ayutthayan artifacts including some important bronze Buddha images. The collections are housed in traditional central Thai wooden houses.<br/><br/> Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum opened in 1970 and contains an impressive collection of Ayutthayan artifacts including some important bronze Buddha images. The collections are housed in traditional central Thai wooden houses.<br/><br/> Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum opened in 1970 and contains an impressive collection of Ayutthayan artifacts including some important bronze Buddha images. The collections are housed in traditional central Thai wooden houses.<br/><br/> Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum opened in 1970 and contains an impressive collection of Ayutthayan artifacts including some important bronze Buddha images. The collections are housed in traditional central Thai wooden houses.<br/><br/> Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656–1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.
The S-75 Dvina (Russian: С-75; NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) is a Soviet-designed, high-altitude, command guided, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Since its first deployment in 1957, it has become the most widely-deployed and -used air defense missile in history, scoring the first successful engagement of an enemy aircraft by a SAM ever, shooting down a Taiwanese RB-57D over China, on October 7, 1959 by hitting it with three V-750 (1D) missiles at an altitude of 20 km (65,600 ft).<br/><br/> This system first gained international fame when an S-75 battery, using the newer, longer range and higher altitude V-750VN (13D) missile shot down the U-2 of Francis Gary Powers overflying the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The system was also deployed in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where on October 27, 1962, it shot down the U-2 flown by Rudolf Anderson, almost precipitating a nuclear war.<br/><br/> Later, North Vietnamese forces used the S-75 extensively during the Vietnam War to defend Hanoi and Haiphong with some considerable success, especially during Operations Linebacker 1 and 2 in 1972. During these operations the PAVN claim 755 USAF aircraft destroyed including 34 B52 bombers, while the US admits to 159 aircraft lost including 16 B 52 bombers.
The Army Museum is one of six national museums in Vietnam. It was established on Dec, 22nd 1959 in the centre of Hanoi, and covers 10,000 square meters in area.<br/><br/> The Army Museum offers a comprehensive and patriotic history of the Vietnamese people's armed forces under the leadership of Vietnam's communist party and of president Ho Chi Minh. Thousands of exhibits, photographs, maps, scale models and weapons are on display.<br/><br/> According to the authorities: 'This will give visitors a good general knowledge of the process of the birth, growth and victories of the Vietnamese people's armed forces for the cause of peace, independence and freedom'.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name <i>sam roi yot</i> means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name <i>sam roi yot</i> means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name <i>sam roi yot</i> means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Rama V's pavilion was built in 1890. The king visited the caves on a number of occasions while travelling between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat.<br/><br/> Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
The S-75 Dvina (Russian: С-75; NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) is a Soviet-designed, high-altitude, command guided, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Since its first deployment in 1957, it has become the most widely-deployed and -used air defense missile in history, scoring the first successful engagement of an enemy aircraft by a SAM ever, shooting down a Taiwanese RB-57D over China, on October 7, 1959 by hitting it with three V-750 (1D) missiles at an altitude of 20 km (65,600 ft).<br/><br/> This system first gained international fame when an S-75 battery, using the newer, longer range and higher altitude V-750VN (13D) missile shot down the U-2 of Francis Gary Powers overflying the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The system was also deployed in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where on October 27, 1962, it shot down the U-2 flown by Rudolf Anderson, almost precipitating a nuclear war.<br/><br/> Later, North Vietnamese forces used the S-75 extensively during the Vietnam War to defend Hanoi and Haiphong with some considerable success, especially during Operations Linebacker 1 and 2 in 1972. During these operations the PAVN claim 755 USAF aircraft destroyed including 34 B52 bombers, while the US admits to 159 aircraft lost including 16 B 52 bombers.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.
Prang Sam Yot, originally a Khmer Hindu shrine, has three prangs that used to represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the Hindu trinity). It was later converted to a Buddhist shrine.<br/><br/> The old town of Lopburi dates back to the Dvaravati era (6th - 13th century). It was originally known as Lavo or Lavapura. After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the fifteenth century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It later became a new royal capital during the reign of King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the middle of the 17th century. The king stayed here for about eight months a year. Today, Lopburi is renowned for its Crab-Eating Macaques that live amid the Khmer temple ruins of the city.