The De Lome letter was intercepted by Cuban insurgents in Cuba, who gave it to the US press. The letter was published in the New York Journal in February 1898, causing a public uproar. Many Americans were outraged by de Lome's derogatory remarks about McKinley and the US press. The incident further inflamed public opinion against Spain and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898.
God said:Let there be light. And there was light. What sounds so easy in the biblical story of creation presented the master builders of the Gothic with immense challenges. Colored windows instead of solid walls While the Romanesque churches with their thick walls and small windows only let in a li
As is well known, a monarchy brings with it a lot of peculiar traditions and customs. Funny aristocratic titles, absurd rules of conduct and lots of representative ceremonies that make you shake your head. As usual, the British royal family is a good example of all this. Probably the most important
The official name of the United Kingdom is a ruthlessly long one called Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Northern Ireland, and the name of the United Kingdom is not often used in Japan, and the United Kingdom takes the acronym of United Kingdom as the United States is called USA. Translated a
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