The angon is a spear or frank javelin whose iron has the shape of a harpoon. It was used as a weapon of war or hunting. The discovery of this weapon in the tombs of the people of the Angles and the Thuringians suggests that it was not the exclusive domain of Frankish warriors. It was however one of
On May 11, 1960, the war criminal Adolf Eichmann, who had fled to Argentina with a false identity, is kidnapped by a group of Israeli secret services after a multi-year search operation. Ten days later, drugged and dressed in an El Al airline uniform, he is taken by Mossad agents to Israel. Instigat
Gorilla in Africa. 19th century engraving • ISTOCK The publication, in 1859, of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin heightens the interest of scientists and the general public in apes, which Darwin believes share a common ancestry with mankind in the chain of evolution. The progression of th
The RC-47 was not the only version of the extraordinary Dakota to be used in Vietnam, more than 30 years after the aircrafts first prototype flew. There was especially the AC - 47 attack, nicknamed Puff, the Magic Dragon (title of an American song). It carried very effective armament consisting of t