Dumbarton Oaks(US): The first blue prints for setting upUN were formulated here in 1944.

Dumbarton (Scotland): An engineering and ship building centre.

Dunkirk (France): Seaport. Scene (in 1940) of he evacuation of over 300,000 allied troops under fire, as France fell to Germany.

East Anglia (UK): A powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of 6th century. The region of east England, it has very fertile agricultural land.

Edinburgh(UK): Capital of Scotland. Robert the Bruce was king of Scotland from 1306-29. Home to Adam Smith, David Hume, Robert Burns and Walter Scott. Home to University of Edinburgh. Famous for Edinburgh festival of music and drama.

Elba (Italy): Island in the Ligurian sea where Napoleon lived after his abdication

Eiffel Tower (Paris): An iron tower erected for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, on seine river, Paris, designed by A.G Eiffel. World’s most visited site.

Essen (Germany): On the Ruhr river, it is home to the Krupp steel works, Europe’s most extensive iron and steel works. Destroyed in WW II.

Eton (UK): Seat of Britain’s most famous public school, Eton college, founded in 1440.

Eureka Stockade (Australia): Scene of a armed clash 1854 when government was forced to back down, in the face of public opinion following gold miners on whom expensive mining license was imposed.