FIFA World Cup 2026 Hysteria in USA We Americans are living through a soccer hysteria at the moment as we are in the middle phase of 2026 FIFA world cup. And why not ... the whole world loves soccer? I’m just trying to understand why a lot of us are obsessed with the English club football. I understand the passionate love for sports. But I am genuinely trying to understand why this passionate allegiance for a football club that has nothing to do with you? British Asians make up around 7% - 9% of the UK population. They practically run the nation’s corner shops, pharmacies, tech sectors, and the government. Yet, on the pitch of the world’s most watched football league, the representation of British Asians hovers somewhere around 0.1% . To put that into perspective, you are statistically more likely to spot a rare albino squirrel riding a unicycle through London than you are to see a British South Asian starting at center-back for Chelsea. How does the love affai...
History of Cannons Cannons were first developed and used in China sometime between the 12th and 13th centuries, evolving from earlier gunpowder weapons like the fire lance. Earlier Chinese Cannon - 12th Century During the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, the Mamluk Turks used a cannon to defeat the Mongols. This was the first use of a cannon in Islamic history that used a gunpowder formula. Super-sized cannons were used by the troops of Mehmet II to capture Constantinople, in 1453. Mughal Cannons Conquers India Impact of Cannons in Battle of Panipat Cannons were the game-changing advantage that allowed Babur ’s small army to defeat the massive, traditional forces of the Delhi Sultanate led by Ibrahim Lodhi . They fundamentally altered the battlefield through superior firepower, psychological warfare, and defensive fortification. At the First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur understood this advantage and his cannons artillery by tying together hundreds of wooden carts ( Arab...