Tag: history
Will it be the first time in NATO’s history that a female secretary-general will be appointed?
The search for a candidate for the NATO Secretary General, which will be vacated due to Jens Stoltenberg’s appointment as the Chairman of the Central Bank of Norway, has begun.…
Facebook’s parent company Meta suffered the biggest stock market loss in its history
The market value of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, lost $230 billion on Thursday due to a drop in stocks. This was the company’s biggest drop in a single day. Shares…
Aliou Cissé, a third appointment with history not to be missed
After losing the CAN 2002 final as captain of the Lions, and that of 2019 as coach, Aliou Cissé still has the opportunity to finally win the African Cup of…
History: how was South Africa born?
In April 1652, the Dutch navigator Jan van Riebeeck founded the first European settlement on the southern tip of the African continent, at the foot of “Table Mountain”: this was…
Candlemas: pancake recipes, history and tradition
[CHANDELEUR 2022]. This Wednesday, February 2, we’re blowing up pancakes on the occasion of Candlemas! Discover the origins of this festival and the reason why we eat pancakes, which are…
Chandeleur: history, why do we sauté pancakes?
[CHANDELEUR 2022]. This Wednesday, February 2, we’re making pancakes to celebrate Candlemas! Discover the origins of this festival and the reason why pancakes are sautéed. Summary What is Candlemas? [Mise…
The history of migrant workers’ inequality grips China and is then erased
A large part of the 1.4 billion Chinese remain poor. About 600 million people, or 40 percent of the country’s population, live on about $150 a month or less. Just…
Writer’s history articles inspire new museum exhibit
Jean Waldie worked as a district editor at The Expositor from 1943 to 1955. Submitted jpg, BR The work of a Brantford woman to document local history is the basis…
The Philharmonie de Paris samples the history of hip-hop
The Philharmonie de Paris presents until July 24, 2022, “Hip Hop 360, Glory to street art”, an immersive exhibition in the universe and history of Hip Hop. A dive into…
How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics became the most expensive in history
It’s a classic at every Olympiad. Did the organizers manage to hold the purse strings or did they, like so many other illustrious predecessors before them, have to resolve to…