In 1846, Queen Victoria launched an 18th-century costume ball. In order to meet the challenge, court stylists were forced to rush to search for the last living shoemakers dealing in the production of high wooden heels - it was an art that was so extinct. At the time of the popularity of flat shoes,
Between 1920 and 1939 the ancient city of Danzig was an autonomous city under the trusteeship of the League of Nations. The international organization born after the First World War had the objective of preserving peace in the world and was in charge of monitoring the countries defeated after the wa
The second man after Hitler fell on the British heads like a star from the sky ... literally. Although no one in the UK wanted to negotiate with him, Churchill did his best to extract valuable information from him. Guards and specially selected guests had long talks with the highest-ranking prisoner
The war in Afghanistan is hardly won, but there is no doubt that this conflict is quickly becoming history. In May, a NATO summit approved a plan to withdraw coalition troops by 2014, and the media has long lost interest in the Taliban. Considering that the war has been going on for over a decade, i