Bullet marks are still visible on the facade of the house in Mexico where Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was assassinated 80 years ago. Although this first attempt on his life failed, the second, on August 20, 1940, accomplished Stalins goal. I am already familiar with death, Leon Trotsky told t
In the 15thth century, the wealth of the clergy often leads a corrupt life and contributes to the weakness of a Church which has not been able to reform itself. Among other things, the scandal of indulgences provoked in 1517 the beginning of a Protestant Reformation carried by Luther and which sprea
The Palace of Versailles began its construction during the reign of Louis XIV and became a symbol of the power and wealth of the monarchs of absolutism in France. The Palace of Versailles began to be built, in its current form, in the reign of Louis XIV , king who ruled France between 1661 and 1715
In Washington, Professor Fisher is more reserved. In front of several bankers, he declares:“There is no inflation on safe values, for most of them, at least. However, everywhere market support is announced for the next day.Thursday the 24th — “Black Thursday” — sounds the death knell for American pr