In the spring of 1789 France, plunged into economic, political and social chaos, experienced an unprecedented insurrectionary movement... Following the failure of the Estates General (Extraordinary Assembly convened by the King in the event of a crisis, bringing together the clergy, the nobility and
James Cook (October 27, 1728, Marton (Yorkshire, United Kingdom) - February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British navigator, explorer and cartographer. Rising to the rank of Captain of the British Royal Navy, he made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he was the first European to land on the
The Battle of White Mountain decided the first phase, the so-called Bohemian, of the great and destructive conflict known in history as the Thirty Years War (1618-48). In this battle, for the first time, the imperial Terthios faced the Dutch faction of their opponents, outside Prague. The Thirty
Summary:It is referred to as the Cold War the period of strong tensions between 1947 and 1991 between the United States (and its Western allies) and the Eastern bloc headed by the USSR. A legacy of the Second World War, this confrontation will only be tempered by the threat of nuclear weapons. Very