In the year 818, the Cordovans of the suburb (from the Arabic, al-rabad , suburb), located on the left bank of the Guadalquivir, took to the streets to protest the murder of a neighborhood swordsman at the hands of a soldier from the emirs personal guard. It seems that the soldier was not very satis
He had a huge palace in Warsaw, made a fortune on the lease of a tobacco monopoly, introduced French capital to Congress Poland, founded Bank Handlowy, Towarzystwo Kredytowe Miasto Warsaw, Kasa Przemysłowców, Warszawskie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń od Ognia, Towarzystwo Kopalń Węgla i Zakłady Hutniczych
In 1956, Turkey planned an invasion of Cyprus to create conditions for Greek and Turkish conflicts with Britain, which was an occupying power, not to react. The information was given by the leader of Yugoslavia, Tito, to the Greek Prime Minister, Konstantinos Karamanlis. Of course, this information
Under the Ancien Régime, Christmas celebrations were above all religious celebrations intended for contemplation. Dangeaus description in his Journal of December 24 and 25, 1697 illustrates well the pious habits of the royal family at this time: Tuesday 24, Christmas Eve:the king made his devotions