The pyramids of Egypt they are tombs built in stone to house the bodies of the pharaohs. There are 123 cataloged pyramids, however, the three best known are Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure on the Giza peninsula. This architectural ensemble is guarded by the Sphinx, a mythological being with the body
After the fall of France in June 1940, Hitler considered invading Spain and North Africa. Finally, those plans were discarded and Germany sought the complicity of General Francos regime to allow the Nazi troops to take Gibraltar, which would later allow them to launch an offensive against the French
Bambara States , two separate West African states, one based on the city Ségou , between the rivers Sénégal and Niger, and the other further Kaarta , along the middle Niger (both in present-day Mali). According to tradition, the Segu Kingdom was founded by two brothers, Barama Ngolo and
The Third Class Wagon, by Honoré Daumier. 1862. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS On September 15, 1830, a machine transformed the daily lives of millions of people:the steam engine, which towed the first cars over the 48 km from Manchester to Liverpool at the hectic speed o