November 1, 1911, Italy was in the midst of the Italian-Turkish war, and Giulio Gavotti , an Italian aviator, on this date at the first light of dawn left aboard his own Etrich Taube monoplane , a German-made monoplane, officially for a reconnaissance operation which, thanks to the individual in
We are located in Lwowski (Lviv) , for now, I wont tell you when. In the photo we can see a Jewish woman, half-naked and bleeding, chased by some men and I dont think it is necessary to explain what their intentions are or what the womans destiny will be, but if you really care, it starts with a
The industrial revolution is not just the steam engine, but is a set of discoveries and innovations in the production sector that have produced an epochal rift in the world economic equilibrium. Suddenly, having the land no longer meant being rich and powerful and indeed, in most cases, having the l
What if I told you that the friars, in the Middle Ages, had a very active sex life, if I told you that the vow of abstinence was respected less than the vow of poverty? But above all, what would you answer me if I told you that Giovanni Boccaccio is also talking to us about it, with the Decameron?
Between 1934 and 1937 Mussolini was the promoter of a policy of encouragement of the Islamic faith that would have led him to be recognized, in the Islamic world, as Protector of Islam , a recognition of great value that would have been consecrated with the delivery, by a Berber chief, of the anci
The Arab League is an international, supranational and intergovernmental organization (very similar in its form to the European Council) that concerns exclusively the Arab world and countries of North Africa, and of the Middle and Near East, more simply said, it is an organization which brings toget
Italy was not unified, but was conquered by the Piedmontese, interested only in the gold of Naples to cover their debts. But is this really the truth? Did the small and indebted kingdom of Piedmont and Sardinia really manage to conquer the great, rich and prosperous Kingdom of the two Sicilies? Or m
In October 1932, sir Oswald Mosley , at the time British government minister elected to the Labor Party , officially gave birth to a new political movement, strongly conservative, protectionist and isolationist, far right, which would initially take the name of British Union of Fascists and la
July 4, 1776, with the declaration of independence, the thirteen British colonies on the east coast of North America gave way to a new nation, now known as the United States of America. The United States is configured as the first totally bourgeois nation in history, whose presence in the world in
Why in Germany, public opinion is ashamed of having been Nazis (despite some rare exceptions), while from Italy, public opinion is often nostalgic for those years and even in our country there are political forces , not irrelevant, admittedly sympathetic to fascist politics, while not declaring them
Beyond the romantic image of the outlaw of old western movies, where the hero was a bandit and the sheriff, the law enforcement officer was a criminal in the pay of railroad officials, or pirates, who lived free at sea, sailing without any master, going where they wanted and doing what they wanted w
From Tribune of freedom to Romes enemy, this is his story. Around the middle of the 14th century, a man, known today as Cola di Rienzo , set in motion a series of events that could have led to the birth of an Italian state even before the very end of the Middle Ages, however, his ambitions and,
A user asked me, on youtube, if I believe that Germany is to be considered responsible for the beginning of the First World War, and if, therefore, as a historian, I believe in the official version that came out of Versailles, which, remember, officially recognized Germany as solely responsible for
The historical importance of the Taking of Rome (20 September 1870) goes far beyond the ephemeral and regional Italian Unification. The taking of Rome marks an epochal transition and is an event, which in importance is similar to the storming of the bastille and the taking of the winter palace. On
La presa di Roma del 20 settembre 1870 nota anche come capitolazione di Roma o Breccia di porta Pia, è uno degli episodi più iconici del risorgimento italiano, oltre ad essere passato alla storia come latto finale dellunificazione italiana ed uno dei passaggi conclusivi dellAncient Regime, ma cosa è
Did Nikita Khrushchev really beat the shoe on the UN bench? if so, what pushed him that far and if it didnt, what really happened on October 12, 1960? It was a Wednesday that October 12, 1960, when the 902 a was underway at the UN building in New York planetary meeting of the general assembly of
Recently, President Trump declared that the US will not help Kurds, because they (the Kurds) did not help the US against the Nazis during World War II and the Normandy landings. Lets pretend for a moment that, between Kurdistan and Normandy, there arent hundreds and hundreds of kilometers, and let
The cult of Vesta is one of the oldest in Rome, which even precedes the birth of Rome, and is linked to one of the myths of the origin of the city. According to tradition, Rea Silvia , mother of Romulus, was a vestal priestess of Albalonga and, according to Tito Livio , the Roman cult of the
“Mr Gorbachev, open this poll. Mr Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall. ” November 9, 1989, a historical date, I would dare to say, epochal, the date of the end of a symbol, the date of the end of a world, the date of the end of an era and the beginning of a dream ... or at
The Acerbo law (law no. 2444 of 18 December 1923) , named after the then Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Giacomo Acerbo, was an electoral law of the Kingdom of Italy, and had the task of guaranteeing the country (Italy) , what today we would define a stable government, thus assigning a par
In 2014, Lucas is the most common male name given to newborns. Very popular in the French-speaking and German-speaking countries of Europe, this first name is very popular in BCBG families, but not only. It is emblematic of first names that owe their success to a fashion phenomenon since the 80s. Pa
He went down in history as a conqueror of the Swedes, the great victory of the Battle of Kircholm in 1605. More than once he managed to defeat a much stronger enemy. What was the secret of his successes? Charisma and war experience are not enough to achieve brilliant successes. When at the end o
The Red Fort is located in Delhi, India. The memory of the red fort has different interpretations that emerged and developed over the years. The fort plays an important role in the memory of and remembrance of important events in Indian history. The recognition as a symbol of Indian independence ste
The influence of Indian artistic culture can be clearly traced not only in Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire) art, but also in the Gothic-style churches of the Middle Ages. - E. B. Havel. Vastu Etymology of the word Sanskrit language Vas It is derived from the root meaning settling it happens. Buildi