The Mallarino-Bidlack Treaty , signed on December 12, 1846 between the United States and the Republic of New Granada (now Colombia and Panama), was a trade reciprocity agreement between the two countries. The problem is that it was tremendously favorable for the economic and commercial interests of
The abolition of the death penalty in France on September 18, 1981 is the culmination of a long process that began at the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1980s, the debate on capital punishment had been periodically revived in France, the last European nation to maintain it. Abolition being
Since the Fifth Republic, the President has been the central figure in French political life. But what about the First Lady of France ? This is the title usually worn by the wife of the happy resident of the Elysée Palace. However, these ladies have no official title or status. Before the Fifth Repu
The arsenal of the Mycenaean warrior was completed by the heavy breastplate. The elite warriors initially carried very heavy breastplates, of the Dendra type – from the location where it was discovered in a Mycenaean tomb, in Dendra of the Argolis. Tree-type armor provided excellent protection to th