The Roaring Twenties refers to the 1920s, a decade of cultural and social vitality, particularly in France. The term reflects ...

Thanks to the 1902 treaty with England, Tokyo had a free hand to attack in Asia, where it was already becoming the alter ego ...

Nazis With its onion-domed steeple and octagonal towers, Hartheim Castle is a remarkable example of Renaissance architecture ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

Thousands of women - schoolteachers, secretaries, nurses and camp guards - played a more or less active role in the Holocaust ...

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which ...

Befana is usually depicted as a witch flying on a broomstick, wearing a black shawl and covered in soot because she enters children's homes through the chimney. In many poorer parts of Italy, ...

The history of fishing in modern times reflects humanity's evolving relationship with marine and freshwater ecosystems. With ...

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, was a significant figure in early 18th-century France, best known for serving as the Regent of ...

Léonard Autié, often known simply as Léonard, was a French hairdresser who rose to fame during the late 18th century as the ...

In 2024, air temperatures and ocean temperatures once again reached record highs. According to climate researchers, ocean ...

A wheeled bull figurine from 3950–3650 BC was discovered in Europe, and it is the oldest identified object that has a wheel. The origin and invention of the wheel can be traced back to our natural ...