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John Van Antwerp Fine on Croatian History
This is using the Wikipedia's article for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Some of the Croatian Wiki-Editors just can't separate extreme nationalistic propaganda from an unbiased historical perspective.
This is using the Wikipedia's article for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Some of the Croatian Wiki-Editors just can't separate extreme nationalistic propaganda from an unbiased historical perspective.
Historian and Scholar John Van Antwerp Fine on Croatian History:
{{Cquote|''There is no justification to falsify history to support ethnic ambitions. The Croats and their Balkan neighbours have done this in a major way'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wEF5oN5erE0C&pg=PA15&dq=When+ethnicity+did+not+matter+in+the+Balkans++falsify+history&hl=en&ei=vmmZTeq9O4_qvQOtmfj5Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false When Ethnicity did not Matter in the Balkans] by John Van Antwerp Fine (p15)</ref>}}
== More on Fausto Veranzio ==
== More on Fausto Veranzio ==
Fausto Veranzio in 1617, (then sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is based on his design and is one of the few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.
Fausto Veranzio in 1617, (then sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is based on his design and is one of the few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.
====Encyclopedia Britannica====
====Encyclopedia Britannica====
*'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia
*'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia
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*'' Venetian rule, established in 1420 when the king of Croatia, Ladislas of Naples,'' ('''Note''' Editors: Ladislas, born 1377 in Naples [[Italy]]—died in 1414, Naples. Ladislas was the king of Naples, from 1386 claimant to the throne of [[Hungary]] from 1390, and prince of Taranto from 1406. He became a skilled political and military leader, taking advantage of power struggles on the Italian peninsula to greatly expand his kingdom and his power). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/327520/Ladislas|title='''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Ladislas|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref>'' ceded the country'' (referring to Dalmatia - Editors note) <ref>'''Note''': Added Dalmatia as it is ''referring'' to the country/province Dalmatia .</ref> ''to the Venetian republic, ended in 1797.''
*'' Venetian rule, established in 1420 when the king of Croatia, Ladislas of Naples,'' ('''Note''' Editors: Ladislas, born 1377 in Naples [[Italy]]—died in 1414, Naples. Ladislas was the king of Naples, from 1386 claimant to the throne of [[Hungary]] from 1390, and prince of Taranto from 1406. He became a skilled political and military leader, taking advantage of power struggles on the Italian peninsula to greatly expand his kingdom and his power). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/327520/Ladislas|title='''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Ladislas|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref>'' ceded the country'' (referring to Dalmatia - Editors note) <ref>'''Note''': Added Dalmatia as it is ''referring'' to the country/province Dalmatia .</ref> ''to the Venetian republic, ended in 1797.''