The Vikings , led by the explorer Leif Erikson, are considered today as the first Europeans to have discovered America, five hundred years before Christopher Columbus. Around the year 1000, Icelanders established in Greenland indeed approached the shores of North America, naming the lands they encou
Meyer Lansky (Polish:Majer Suchowlinski – Russian Mejer Suchowljanski or Maier Suchowljansky) was an American mobster, associate of the Luciano family. He was born in Grodno in the Russian Empire – nowadays Hrodna in Belarus – on July 4, 1902 and died in Miami on January 15, 1983. Nicknamed in the m
Archaeologists have discovered a rare piece of history from the Roman era in the ancient city of Mastaura , in Turkey western:an almost perfectly preserved gladiator arena that could accommodate up to 20,000 spectators . The amphitheater dates back to 200 AD. approximately, during the reign
The capture of the English ship Kent by Robert Surcouf in 1800 in the Bay of Bengal • THE HOLBARN ARCHIVE/ BRIDGEMAN IMAGES Pronouncing certain surnames such as Surcouf, Duguay-Trouin or Chateaubriand immediately brings to mind Saint-Malo, whose name alone evokes the memory of a corsair city. Th