On the cloudy morning of June 6, 1944, the largest military operation of World War II and the largest amphibious operation in military history took place, the Normandy landings, or D-Day, as it went down in history. It was a critical blow against Nazi Germany and, as historians agree, one of the dec
The first big step towards the definitive end of World War II was the surrender of the city of Berlin on May 2, 1945. After several weeks of heavy fighting, the German defenders finally threw in the towel. At 01:00 in the morning, General Weidling, in charge at that time of the defense of the capi
The new year in ancient Rome was primarily associated with the day when the consuls took office. Initially, it was celebrated on March 1, i.e. the day of the festival in honor of Mars and Juno, and later the celebration was moved to January 1. How was the New Year celebrated before Rome became an Em
From the surgeon in Ancient Rome. Kidney stones were treated with bizarre therapies The way kidney stones were treated at the time of Justinian , it was extremely bizarre (and certainly a bit painful). This was the therapy. The first step consisted of having the patient jump in place sev