Tag: 19th
France returns to Benin this Tuesday, the 26 treasures looted by colonial troops in the 19th century
Emmanuel Macron receives Beninese President Patrice Talon this Tuesday. The French president will solemnly restore to him the 26 royal treasures of Abomey looted in the 19th century by colonial…
Too dilapidated, the old 19th century prison will close its doors for good
A page in prison history is turning in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin). In a country often singled out for the dilapidation of its prisons and its prison overcrowding, the dilapidated 19th century…
Adele to release her new album “30” on November 19th
After five tumultuous years, singer Adele is ready to talk about her divorce, her son and her new relationship, as she did in the magazine Vogue, but also to sing,…
Swile, the start-up that started from nothing and in three years became the 19th unicorn in France
Emmanuel Macron was there with his little word of congratulations on social networks. A French start-up that enters the circle of unicorns is rare enough that the Head of State…
CyBloc NFT will be launched on Tuesday October 19th on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
The CyBloc NFT will launch on Tuesday October 19 on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) in three types: Regular ($150), Rare ($1,000) and Epic ($12,500). The drop will take place…
How Alphonse Bertillon invented the technical police in the 19th century
Paris, October 16, 1902. In his office in rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, dentist Auguste Alaux discovers, in the early morning, the lifeless body of his servant. Joseph Reibel, 45, was…
Vidocq, the former convict who became a police officer in the 19th century
In his office, rue Sainte-Anne, in Paris, the head of the 2nd division of the prefecture of police, Jean Henry, attentively reads the letter sent by a detainee. The policeman…
“We must prevent crack dealers from resettling”, explains the mayor of the 19th arrondissement
Anne Hidalgo had the promise: the crack users, grouped since mid-May in the Jardins d’Eole, on the edge of the 18th and 19th arrondissements of Paris, were evacuated overnight from…