Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who made three voyages to North America between 1534 and 1542. He was the first European to explore the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River, and he claimed the land for France. Cartier was searching for a westward route to Asia, but he never found it. He did, however, discover many natural resources in North America, including furs, timber, and fish. His voyages helped to open up the Americas to European exploration and settlement.
We often have the image that slaves were treated cruelly in ancient Mesopotamia. That is an idea that comes from the Assyrians and Babylonians, who spared no lashes with them. The Sumerians, on the other hand, had a somewhat curious attitude towards slavery. To begin with, aside from the obvious fac
Born in England in 1682, little else is known about the life of Jack Rackham before 1718. He began his career as bosun to another pirate, Charles Vane , on his ship the Ranger . However, shortly after Vane refused to seize a French ship, the crew deposed him, abandoned him on a desert island, and
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Another anniversary. Forty-seven years later. First the coup detat of President Makarios, on July 15, 1974 by the Greek-speaking members of the junta and its residents in Cyprus, EOKA II. And the course was prescribed. The Turkish invasion followed on July 20. The underground collusions between the