The National Constituent Assembly proclaimed a constitutional monarchy in September 1791. King Louis XVI, who until now was only referred to as King of the French, now became “King of the French and Navarre”.
The National Constituent Assembly proclaimed a constitutional monarchy in September 1791. King Louis XVI, who until now was only referred to as King of the French, now became “King of the French and Navarre”.
The other day we saw here the adventures of Felix Graf von Luckner, a German sailor with a bizarre life who practiced privateering aboard a sailboat during the First World War. Today we are going to tell another no less eventful story that also happened during that war and, likewise, began aboard a
The Rise of Nonviolent and Vegetarian Philosophical Thinking There is an old country in Europe called Greece, which we also know as Greece. In this Greece, about 580 years before Christ, a philosopher named Pythagoras was born, which todays world knows as a mathematician. Pythagoras died about 500
Alvin Cullum York Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964). This native of Tennessee enlisted in the US Army in 1917 and became a sergeant in the 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division. October 8, 1918, Argonne Forest. Alvin York takes command of his section which has suffered heavy losses. Listening only to
Mark 1-XI Type :infantry tank.Crew :3 men (4 in Mark III and IV). Armament:a 2-pound cannon and a 7.92 mm Besa (Mark I-VII); a 6-pounder and a 7.92mm Besa (Mark VOICE); a 75mm cannon and a 7.92mm Besa (Mark XI). Shielding: minimum 8mm; maximum 65mm. Dimensions: length (overall):5.41 m; width :2