Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcóatl) in Teotihuacán - Background The ancient site of Teotihuacán, located northeast of Mexico City, is home to many great monuments. It extends into a very organized grid layout. 2 perpendicular avenues, north-south and east-west, divide the city into qua
You may have heard of the Underground Railroad , a clandestine network dedicated to organizing the flight of black slaves from the southern states of the US to the northern states and Canada, and whose name was due to the railway terminology that its members used in code. The model set the standard
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Maurice Gustave Gamelin (Paris, September 20, 1872 - Paris, April 18, 1958), was a French general officer. He commanded the French Army during the Phoney War of 1939-1940 and saw his strategy defeated by the Germans during the breakthrough at Sedan. During the Vichy regime, Gamelin was arrested and