The history of Germany is inextricably linked to the specter of war, from the ancient Gothic tribes at odds with the Roman Empire to the Panzer battalions
OurArtist Showcase Membersexcel in their chosen styles and mediums, have achieved career success, and are also endowed with multi-faceted talents, interests and backgrounds. This article “Fascinating Facts about Artist Showcase Members” is a quiz to help you become more acquainted with artists f...
Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. The 43 fighters were there to help B-17 bombers run a gauntlet of over 1,600 miles into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and ...
English was originally aWest Germanic languagethat spread across Britain over 14 centuries ago. The initial language, termed asOld English, was possibly brought to the British Isles by Anglo-Saxon settlers from places like Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands. It was later, in the 11th century,...
If you really want to impress the trick-or-treaters who come to your door, here are the candies you should buy and some fun facts to go with them.
Asked to endorse him for a prize, Albert Einstein begged off, citing uncertainty about Freud’s conclusions. Freud did receive the Goethe prize (given by the city of Frankfurt, Germany, in honor of the poet Goethe) in 1930: His daughter, Anna, traveled to Frankfurt, Germany to accept on ...
In Leipzig, you'll discover a new generation of artists and cultural provocateurs molding this city into one of Germany's most dynamic and welcoming destinations.
Following that meeting, Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales were all invited to become the original members of the ITTF. They also agreed the first Constitution and the original Rules of Table Tennis in December 1926. Many of the original rules remain rela...
9. In 1986, the car was sold at auction for £2,530 and in 2001 was on display in a museum in Germany. 10. The man standing on the pavement to the right of the picture is Paul Cole an American tourist, who was totally unaware he had been photographed until he saw the ...
Pizzly Bear Facts 1. Pizzly Bears are Smaller than Polar Bears but Larger than Grizzlies Pizzly bears, the hybrids between polar bears and grizzly bears, exhibit physical characteristics that are generally intermediate between their parent species. On average, these fascinating animals are smaller than...