While the armies maneuvered without succeeding, or even really trying, to engage in a major confrontation, the campaign of Kentucky would experience ramifications on an unexpected scale several hundred miles away, in Mississippi . At the beginning of September, the southern troops based in this Stat
September 29, the Confederate army moved north. Progress is rapid, and its vanguards reach Pocahontas, Tennessee, the same evening. Van Dorn, however, suffered a first setback when Northern cavalry patrols, after holding off their Confederate counterparts, burned the bridges over the Hatchie River,
October 4, 1862, while the Texan infantrymen of Van Dorns army were killed by the dozens in trying to plant their flag on the parapet of the Robinett Battery, a completely different scene is playing out, nearly 500 kilometers northeast of Corinth. Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, resounds with th
Page 1 of 4 The Battle of Antietam took place in Maryland on September 17, 1862, during the Civil War. It pitted Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Union General George B. McClellan. This battle is one of the bloodiest of the Civil War:24,000 dead in a single day. The Maryland Campaign Whil
In August 1861, the military situation looks particularly gloomy for the Northerners. The defeat at Bull Run (July 21) sent shockwaves that rocked the Union while cutting short Federal hopes of a quick victory in the main theater of operations, Virginia. That of Wilsons Creek (August 10), if it was
As early as April 19, 1861, President Lincoln decreed the blockade of the coasts of the seceding states . This decree authorized Union ships to board any ship entering or leaving a rebel port. Initially, it was a reaction to a decision by the Confederate government, which threatened to grant letters
Enacted on January 1, 1863 in the midst of the American Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln, the Proclamation of emancipation of slaves targeted the slave states of the South. It had been preceded on September 22, 1862, by a preliminary proclamation announcing that from the following January 1 th
The millennial tradition of the Christmas tree finds its origin in northern Europe, especially among the Celts. Associated with the winter equinox, it was a symbol of life and rebirth from the sun. Every December 24, we got into the habit of decorating it with fruits and ears of wheat. In the 4th ce
The History of Physics Its main objective is to retrace the various discoveries made by physicists since prehistoric times. Throughout time, men have always wanted to improve their understanding of the universe. Using observations and mathematics to precisely describe everyday phenomena, many physic
The foot and its shoe have always had a crucial place in humans, since the dawn of time. System of measurement used for a long time, we talk about it in history, literature, proverbs, like this it is not essential to live on a big foot, but by striving to live on a reasonable foot, by trying to find
The first Winter Olympics took place in France, in Chamonix, in 1924. Sixteen nations and more than 250 athletes took part and competed in five events. This snow and ice sports competition is now held every four years and forms a separate cycle from the Olympic Games. They have less awareness than t
For millennia, the perfect crime has had its ideal weapon:poison . Well controlled, it kills for sure and gives the illusion of a natural death. Eric Birlouezs work takes us into the fascinating world of witch herbs such as the fatal mandrake and the deadly belladonna, toxic minerals (mercury, arsen
The cabinets of curiosities are places bringing together collections of various objects, from nature or created by the hand of man, and characterized by their rarity, their strangeness and/or their exoticism. Curious, curiosities and cabinets of curiosities are the ancestors of our collectors, colle
The Aryans were Indo-Europeans who settled at the end of the third millennium on the Iranian plateau and who, around 1500 BC. J.-C., began to penetrate into Punjab, where they founded Indian civilization, and gave themselves the name of ârya, which, in Sanskrit, means “excellent”, “honorable”, “nobl
It was during the reign of Louis VI the Fat (1108-1137) that a written document relates for the first time the ceremony of touching the scrofula . The healing of scrofula gradually appears as the prerogative of the kings of France and England:Robert the Pious may have had this power, Philippe I and
It was at the end of the 18th century that the English Jenner demonstrated the protective effect of the vaccine of cow versus human smallpox. This discovery lays the first foundations of immunology and vaccinations. After variolation practiced empirically from the 17th century in China, then in Cons
In the 12th century the fairies appeared , outside of any religion, as if detached from a mythology that has not survived time. These legendary female characters with supernatural powers create their own world of references, tapping into ancient beliefs that have never been fully forgotten. Carriers
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow , certainly the most famous criminal couple of the twentieth century, have inspired many artists, from Fritz Lang to Arthur Penn. The circumstances of their meeting are uncertain, perhaps as Clyde attempts to steal Bonnies mothers vehicle. The latter leaves everything
On April 21, 1967, a group of Greek colonels , with Georgios Papadopoulos at their head, organizes a coup against the interim government of Panayote Canellopoulos. The military junta establishes a regime of terror, issues a series of decrees abolishing most civil liberties, imposing censorship on th
Weakened by the First World War, Russia suffered two revolutions in 1917, twelve years after that of 1905. February Revolution overthrows Tsar Nicolas II while that of October , known as the Bolshevik Revolution, pushed Russia into a new economic, political and social regime. A civil war breaks out
Reviewing World War II filmography I remembered a 1966 British production, which I saw many years ago, entitled Triple Cross . Directed by Terence Young (author of some of the films in the Bond saga such as 007 vs. Dr. No or From Russia with love ) and starring Christopher Plummer, tells the true st
Isauria , old Binnen Kreis south-central Anatolia . Its inhabitants, a hill tribe described by Greco-Roman authors as warlike and uncivilized, were conquered by the Roman general Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus in a three-year campaign, 76–74 v . Your country with its capital, Isaur
Project 949 Granit and Project 949A Antei are cruise missile launcher nuclear submarines (SSGN), better known by their NATO designations, Oscar-I and Oscar-II respectively. They are considered to be “cruisers”, more specifically “first rank nuclear submarine cruisers” (Atomnie Podvodnie Kreysery 1 R
Inauguration of the Grand Bazaar on rue de Rennes, Paris, in 1907 • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In early 19th European cities century, the retail trade had not yet undergone major transformations:there were small specialized establishments, such as haberdasheries, perfumeries or jewellers, but also small