In 1916, Germany has been stuck on two fronts for almost two years, and it is becoming seriously worn down. In the east, the Russians...
At Easter, the church bells remain silent for a few days before resuming their triumphant ringing to announce the resurrection of Christ. But where do...
After World War I, Germany had to endure a truly hard-to-swallow treaty. It was imposed with enormous financial reparations to compensate for the damages suffered...
The collapse of the financial system during the Great Depression of the 1930s was devastating. Stock markets crashed, banks went bankrupt, and investor confidence was...
The Easter celebration marks in Christian tradition the resurrection of Jesus, three days after his crucifixion. However, Easter Monday does not have a specific justification...
In the mid-16th century, the Spaniards stumbled upon a huge silver vein in a mountain called Cerro Rico, near Potosí in Bolivia. They quickly realized...
Kayaköy was once a thriving village where Turks and Greeks lived side by side in peace, each with their neighborhoods, churches or mosques, and shops. This town,...
Originally, bells were simply used to set the rhythm for the inhabitants of towns and villages, at a time when very few people had a...
Bodie, located in California, was founded around 1859 after the discovery of a gold vein by W.S. Bodey. This small mining camp became a center...
In the beginning, Seattle was a somewhat quirky city, partly built on marshlands. When the city grew at the end of the 19th century, a...
