The Kingdom of Bagirmi , Bagirmi, also spelled Baguirmi , a historical African state founded in the 16th century in the region southeast of the Lake Chad . Europeans first learned of the existence of Bagirmi and the other powerful states Central Africa (Wadai Bornu-Kanem), as Di
The free corps di Verger was one of the volunteer corps formed during the Seven Years War (1756-63) to cover the shortage of light infantry in the Prussian Army. The corps was formed in March 1758. It originally had a single battalion of five companies, mostly of French deserters, each with four
The grand ceremonial staircase leading to the performance hall, salons and foyers of the Paris Opera • WIKIMEDIACOMMONS In September 1909, the Parisian newspaper Le Gaulois publishes the first episode of a soap opera entitled The Phantom of the Opera . The author, Gaston Leroux, who had not yet
The Incas were one of the most important civilizations in the world, just like the Aztecs and Mayans. Originally the Incas were a clan of the Quechua tribe, located in the Cusco region of Peru. From the twelfth century, however, began the formation of a vast empire whose capital was Cusco. Today,