Tag: history
“Concrete”, a detective comic about the history of a deadly material – L’Express
When you no longer know how to make yourself understood after having tried speaking, writing a column in the press, writing a postgraduate thesis, unionism, teaching, politics, when you have…
The danger of ‘Black Death’: The deadliest bacterial infection in human history! Cases still occur today
The extremely rare disease persists today. In March, a man in New Mexico died of plague after being hospitalized, and in February, a person in Oregon was diagnosed with bubonic…
Olympic deserters: Daniel Magay, the former child prodigy of Hungarian fencing
Third episode today in our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those athletes who, throughout history, took advantage of the Olympic Games to escape their home countries. The…
Olympic Deserters: Cameroonian Boxer Christian Donfack Adjoufack
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games Second episode today of our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those sportsmen and sportswomen who,…
Olympic Deserters: Czechoslovak Gymnast Maria Provaznikova
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games The 1948 London Olympics were the first to be held after World War II. In a Europe in…
House of the Dragon just delivered the best dragon fight in 13 years of Game of Thrones history
What the battle episodes were in Game of Thrones, the dragon fight episodes could be in House of the Dragon in the future. At least that is my verdict after…
The one-eyed Aemond from House of the Dragon is modeled on an iconic villain in film history
The second season of House of the Dragon is currently underway and, as is typical for the world of Westeros, the war is not only fought on the battlefield. One…
Finnish Meteorological Institute: This year’s June has been the warmest June in the history of measurements worldwide | News in brief
The average temperature of the globe has been record high for the past year. The last 12 months have been globally 1.5 degrees warmer compared to pre-industrial times. The average…
Two precious pistols of Napoleon I sold at auction for 1.69 million euros
Considered “national treasures” in France, two pistols that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte were sold at auction on Sunday, July 7 for the sum of 1.69 million euros. The identity of…
Paris 2024? And Africa in all this?
17 days. 15 million visitors. The planet is meeting in Paris in the heart of summer 2024. But what international commitments for Paris 2024? What policy of cooperation, partnership, solidarity…