Tag: history
Rail: The History of the Train Toilet: An Urgent Need
From your own boots to the vacuum tank – the cultural history of the train toilet is curious. Now an exhibition pays tribute to the facility, which still moves many…
A Eurovision song contributed to the fall of the dictatorship in Portugal
The song finished last in Eurovision but was the first to start a revolution. We are in Portugal, April 24, 1974, it is 10:55 p.m. sharp and the first notes…
Luis Enrique wants to “mark the history of the club and France” at the end of the season
The time for the titles arrives, and Luis Enrique does not intend to give up his share. While PSG can be officially crowned in Ligue 1 on Wednesday if they…
Present and history: The last volume of “Gebhardt” runs until 2021. – Politics
When the first volume of the tenth edition was published in 2001, completely redesigned edition of the “Handbook of German History” appeared, the publisher and editor could not have imagined…
Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes “a decision that goes in the right direction of history” after the vote of the American House of Representatives on an aid plan for kyiv
Two years after the start of the large-scale war, the dynamic of Western support for kyiv is losing momentum: newly committed aid is down over the period from August 2023…
This day when New Zealand led by example
A new day dawns over New Zealand on Tuesday September 19, 1893. Nothing will ever be the same again for society, and particularly New Zealand women. They were the first…
A student brings a shell to school, the bomb squad is called urgently
Practical work, participating in the course, going beyond what is asked, it’s good. But sometimes it’s too much. This Thursday, April 18, 2024, reports France 3 regionstwo schools had to…
Champions League: “History made”: Dortmund dreams of Wembley
Champions League “History made”: Dortmund dreams of Wembley Now hoping to reach the CL final: the Dortmund players. photo © Bernd Thissen/dpa What a spectacle! On a magical night of…
Great Barrier Reef is experiencing perhaps the worst coral bleaching in history. – Knowledge
“It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” says marine biologist Selina Ward. She has been researching the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia for around 30 years. That’s the case with every…
History, route, cost… The Olympic flame in five questions
For the Olympic flame, the great journey begins. It was lit this Tuesday morning at the legendary site of Olympia and will arrive in Paris on July 26, the day…