The widely used gesture today of obscenely raising the middle finger while keeping the hand closed – the comb – has its origin in ancient Greece. In the work The clouds of the playwright Aristophanes , in 423 BC, he showed his animosity towards Socrates. In this comedy, a poorly educated peasant is
The Statue of Liberty (Statue of Liberty ), is one of the most famous landmarks in New York, the United States, and around the world. It is located on Liberty Island south of Manhattan Island, next to the mouth of the Hudson River and near Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the Fren
To John Lawrence Sullivan , known as The Boston Strongboy , he can be considered as the great heavyweight champion in boxing history… with the London Prize Ring Rules , without gloves, and also with the Marquis of Queensberry Rules , with gloves, which can be considered the basis of the current. In
George Parrot , known as Big Nose George because of his large nasal appendage, he was just one more rustler of the many who stole cattle in the Far West of which nothing would have been known if he had not fallen, after his death, into the hands of science . Big Nose George In 1878, tired of th
The story of Rani Lakshmi Bai She could well have been the princess from a fairy tale with her Prince Charming, but the ups and downs of life and the British colonization of India turned her into a warrior. Manikarnika or Manu , which was her real name, she lost her mother when she was four years o
Throughout history, many mistakes have been made in the name of Science, sometimes due to the scarcity of available means and, other times, due to simple stubbornness or hobbies of scientists. These are some of those errors or manias… Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm Bischoff (1807 – 1882) was a German bio
Although in the 19th century the so-called post-mortem photographs became widespread in Europe and America. in which the deceased were prepared, especially children, to make them part of their last family portrait... In this case we refer to life photographs...
On April 25, 1898, the United States officially declared war on Spain with the excuse of the explosion and sinking of the Maine . The military power of the United States, the obsolete Spanish fleet, the unstoppable Cuban independence process and the inexperience of Spanish politicians quickly tipped
After graduating from West Point and serving in the Mexican War, Ulysses S. Grant he retired from the army and spent several years as a civilian with little success in business ventures. With the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Union Army. Step by step and victory after victory, like those
In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed. which officially abolished and outlawed slavery in the United States of America and, with limited exceptions (such as those convicted of a crime), outlawed involuntary servitude. But on a day-to-day basis, especially in
We already spoke at the time of the longest duel in history but todays duel, between the French Monsieur de Grandpre and Monsieur de Pique , stands out, not for its duration, but for being high-flying... at about 600 meters high . Monsieur de Grandpre and Monsieur de Pique, unknown to either of the
Zanzibar , today a territory with some autonomy but belonging to Tanzania , is an archipelago located in the southeast of the African continent in the Indian Ocean. Since 1804 Zanzibar belonged to the sultanate of Oman but in 1856, and after the death Said bin Sultan , his two sons disputed the vaca
Neither by occupation, nor by sale, nor by the Guano Islands Act… simply by offering Cartagena in 1873. On February 11, 1873, the King of Spain, Amadeo de Saboya , renounced the throne with a speech that, together with the painting Duelo a garrotazos by Goya , defines us perfectly: Two long years
Charlotte Parkhurst she was born in 1812 in the state of New Hampshire . Being very young she was orphaned and was raised in an orphanage where she spent more time with the stables horses than with her companions. When she left the orphanage, or ran away, she got a job at a stable in Worcester (Mass
The first self-propelled vehicles, with their huge steam boilers, appeared in the 18th century; the first motor vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine with gasoline would not arrive until 1885. Logically, and in the face of those new protagonists, traffic regulations had to be changed. We
Today the sexuality of each one is not news, or should not be, but in the 19th century the sexuality of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States and the first for the Republican Party, it would have been a major scandal. This post is not intended to judge the US President, only to t
Joseph Pujol , alias le Pétomane (the pedomaniac) , was a French comedian who used the ass as a work tool. From a very young age it was already clear that his future would be linked to the world of entertainment , he was in charge of entertaining the parties singing and dancing but an accident ch
Today is the French National Holiday commemorating the taking of the Bastille . It was held for the first time on July 14, 1790 on the Champ de Mars in the city of Paris as a celebration of the first anniversary of the taking of the Bastille on Tuesday, July 14, 1789. Although the medieval fortress,
Although for many climate change produced by human activity is a problem that we have become aware of a few years ago, the truth is that in 1799 the first great debate already took place and, furthermore, in the USA, one of the countries that is having the hardest time taking aware of it. Thomas Je
Although if we talk about ingenuity in a Constitution, it would not be necessary to go back to la Pepa (1812) either. , it would suffice to read article 47 of the current 1978: All Spaniards have the right to enjoy decent and adequate housing. The public powers will promote the necessary condition
This news has become the front page of the main media around the world. The symbolism that the figure of Bin Laden had for the West as the personification of Islamist terrorism and as a declared enemy of its values is evident. For this reason, his death has a certain power of liberating catharsis,
In 312 AD the Roman Empire was shaken by the conflict between Constantine (later the Great) and Maxentius. Constantine, although he had smaller forces than his opponent, had taken the initiative of the movements and had invaded Italy. Constantine took Milan but was unable to move towards Rome as a l
After the abduction of Helen by Paris, which apparently indicates the Trojan naval raid against Laconia and the well-known events that followed, the Achaeans marched against Troy. They assembled their fleet and army at Aulis, opposite Euboia, and from there set out for Priams castle. The myth does n
There was no train, nor was there a driver. The Underground Railroad (Underground Railroad) was a clandestine network that operated from the beginning of the 19th century until the beginning of the US Civil War, although more actively since the 1930s, and that helped African-American slaves escape f