Girl with the Red Hat painting by Johannes Vermeer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Girl-with-the-Red-Hat Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Girl-with-the-Red-Hat Written by Ann Kay Ann Kay is a writer and editor with a degree in the history of art and literature at Kent University and a postgraduate qualification in graphic...

　　Songkran Buddhist festival Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Songkran Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Songkran Also known as: Chaul Chnam Thmey, Poshui Jie, Thingyan Written by Charles Preston Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica. Charles Preston Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...

　　Kristi Noem American politician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristi-Noem Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristi-Noem Also known as: Kristi Arnold Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors...

　　Wagyu breed of cattle Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wagyu Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wagyu Written by Michele Metych Michele has a B.A. in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. from DePaul University. She's a Chicago girl at heart, but she still misses living in a place...

　　Woman Holding a Balance painting by Johannes Vermeer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Woman-Holding-a-Balance Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Woman-Holding-a-Balance Written by Ann Kay Ann Kay is a writer and editor with a degree in the history of art and literature at Kent University and a postgraduate qualification in graphic design...

　　Elizabeth Olsen American actress Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Olsen Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Olsen Written by Fred Frommer Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written for a host of national publications. Fred Frommer Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...

　　Battle of Tanga, the opening battle in German East Africa (Tanzania) on November 2–5, 1914, during World War I in which an amphibious landing at Tanga ended in total fiasco for the British. Failure to secure the harbor as a base for future operations ended hopes that the German colony would be occupied quickly. 　　Military commanders in London originally intended...

　　The intense rivalry between England and Spain during the reign of Elizabeth I led Philip II of Spain to prepare an armada to invade England. Learning of this through spies employed by her councilor, Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth ordered a preemptive strike against the Spanish fleet, a daring raid sometimes called the Battle of Cádiz, though its leader, Francis Drake,...

　　Jessica Fox French-born Australian athlete Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jessica-Fox-athlete Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jessica-Fox-athlete Also known as: Jessica Esther Fox Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by...

　　Lawrence Wong prime minister of Singapore Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lawrence-Wong Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lawrence-Wong Written by Ethan Teekah Ethan Teekah is an Assistant Editor for Encyclopædia Britannica. He covers topics primarily related to Asia and Asian Studies. Ethan Teekah Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia...

　　 　　Battle of the Zuiderzee, 1573Battle of the Zuiderzee, 1573. Illustration from Lambert van denBos, Lives and Deeds of the Most Illustrious Naval Heroes (1683). Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.(more)Battle on the Zuiderzee, sea battle fought on the Zuiderzee, an inland sea in the northern Netherlands, on October 11, 1573, between a royal Spanish fleet and Dutch rebels as part...

　　blue jay bird Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-jay Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-jay Also known as: Cyanocitta cristata Written by Jennifer Murtoff Jennifer Murtoff is a bilingual English-Spanish publishing professional with a master’s degree in Hispanic linguistics. Jennifer Murtoff Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors...