The Thirteen British (originally English) colonies were formed between the beginning from the 17th century and the first third of the 18th century, over several hundred kilometers along the Atlantic coast (see map). Their geography, their population, their economy and their institutions were then ma
https://www.olyarte.com/en/guernica-s-painting-10-009/ From monarchy to dictatorship In 1814, Ferdinand VII established absolutism in Spain. This regime lasted until February 11, 1873, the day on which the 1st Republic was proclaimed after the abdication of Amédée. The monarchy is back. Yet it was
The famous American engineer Clarence L Kelly Johnson, creator of the P-38 Lightning and the F-80 Shooting Star, traveled to Korea to talk to the pilots about their combats and their aircraft. He found them dismantling everything that was not absolutely essential for flight and combat. He saw Lt. Co
At 05.00 on 16 May 1940 a company of the 8th Panzer Regiment (SPA) was ambushed in a rubble-strewn street in the French village of Stonne. The previous year the village had changed hands several times as the French troops tried to hold back the wave of German Panzers. The artillery of the two opp