The US Air Force, in the 1970s, was looking for a flexible air system, with global reach and supersonic performance, which would be capable, within 24 hours, of striking targets around the globe. Based on these specifications, Boeing proposed the use of their huge passenger, the famous Boeing 747 Ju
An Introduction to the Andamanian Tribes The tribes of indigenous peoples living in the Andaman Islands, which consist of negrito hunters, are the Andamans. Did you know that back in 1908 the term Andaman was used to refer to 13 different indigenous tribes? At present, however, only four tribes a
The invasion of Poland in September 1939 by 1.5 million German soldiers started World War II. This German conquest was accomplished in less than a month. World War II was the greatest conflict in the history of humanity and, over six years, resulted in an approximate death toll of 60 million people
It was during the reign of Louis VI the Fat (1108-1137) that a written document relates for the first time the ceremony of touching the scrofula . The healing of scrofula gradually appears as the prerogative of the kings of France and England:Robert the Pious may have had this power, Philippe I and