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Featured Article: Anatole France
Anatole France (April 16, 1844 – October 12, 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist and author of several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. France was a socialist who supported liberal causes. He was a signatory of Emile Zola's manifesto in support of Jewish naval officer, Alfred Dreyfus. He also supported the Russian Revolution.
Popular Article: Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746) was the last military clash ever to be fought on British soil. It was between the forces of the Jacobites, who supported the claim of Charles Edward Stuart (also known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie") to the throne; and the Royal Army, which supported the Hanoverian sovereign, George II of Great Britain. Culloden brought the 1745 Jacobite Rising to a close. It was a decisive defeat for the Jacobite cause, and Prince Charles left Britain and went to Rome, never to attempt to take the throne again.
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The Constitution of India recognizes 23 official languages, spoken in different parts of the country (source: Languages of India)
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