despite his love of science, math, music and playing the violin that he learned how to play as a child. The reason for him dropping out of school was his family left Munich, Germany, in 1894 due to their business failing. Einstein's family owned a company ...
10. Munich's Oktoberfest: A 16-Day Celebration of Bavarian Culture Germany is home to the world-famous Oktoberfest, the largest festival of its kind. Held annually in Munich, the festival is a 16-day celebration of Bavarian culture, featuring traditional German food, beer, music, and entertain...
Unhappy with the current political situation and power structure in Munich, Hitler and a number of his associates planned to stage a coup through which they could wrest control of the city. Beer halls at that time were popular places for people to congregate at night, drink beer and engage i...
Interesting Facts About the Popular Auto Brand – BMW BMW is among the renowned auto brands, established in 1916 in Munich, Germany. Over the long period, BMW has progressed significantly and has surpassed in offering top-class vehicle designs and features. If you are a fan of BMW vehicles, ...
In France, it was known as ‘la Main Chaude’ (the Hot Hand), in Germany the wholly literal ‘Schinkenklopfen‘ (ham-slapping), while its English name was the altogether odder ‘Hot Cockles’. It continued to be played into at least Regency (or, in France, Empire) times, though this...
Ten fun facts about Emil Fischer1. Hermann A Life in Science On October 9, 1852, Hermann Emil Fischer was born in Euskirchen, a small town in the Cologne district of Germany. Fischer would go on to become one of the most influential chemists of the 19th century, winning the Nobel Prize...
“At Haufbrau House in Munich, Germany. A cowboy complete with boots and a stetson hat was singing outside on the street. All of us Alabama tourists sang along. Fun times.”—Brenda Willigham “We flew from Alabama to Cairnes, Australia. We set our stuff in the hotel and wa...
About the book: The many courtships of the woman who became Elizabeth I began when she was an infant, displayed before foreign ambassadors who considered her as a possible clause of a contract between England and France. From such an unromantic beginning, Elizabeth grew to see her father marry...
Herman Sörgel was born 2 April 1885 in Regensburg, Germany. Just after the turn of the century Sörgel began studying architecture in Munich. He submitted his doctoral thesis in 1908, but it was rejected. Five years later he turned in a fantastically similar paper. This time it was acc...
However it came to be known by such a name, it is clear that Baader-Meinhof is yet another charming fantasy whose magic is diluted by stick-in-the-mud science and its sinister cohort: facts. But if you’ve never heard of the phenomenon before, be sure to watch for it in the next ...