In 355 AD the situation in the western part of the Roman Empire was just not good. The Germans (Alemanni and Franks), had breached the border of the Rhine and invaded as far as Gaul. The emperor Constantius then ordered his cousin – one of the few relatives he had left alive – Julian, the later empe
The German unprovoked invasion of Poland began at dawn on September 1, 1939. German forces were overwhelmingly superior on land, air and sea. However, the Poles fought bravely even though their struggle was doomed from the start. In fact, they also undertook some counterattacks that had excellent, a
Probably no reader has heard of Niihau. It is the smallest inhabited island of the Hawaiian archipelago, privately owned since the 19th century and would not be of more interest than merely tourist interest -a minority, on the other hand- were it not for two very different reasons, exactly half a ce
After the Muslim prayer, the Grand Ulema read a speech. A Te Deum was then sung by the Christian clergy and the ceremony was closed with a long speech by Bishop Bauer.In the evening, the celebration continued with a fireworks display given by the khedive, and by the illumination of Port-Saïd all str