The southern half of the heavens was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and their organization of cardinal directions placed south to the left, hence the second half of his name. Meanwhile, hummingbirds were believed to be reincarnated warriors who protected the sun in its journey across the sky. ...
but they were unable to carry their attack through to the defensive works south of Thiaumont. Fighting on the left bank was largely inconclusive, but on June 15 the French reclaimed roughly a little more than a half mile (one kilometre) of trenches on Le Mort Homme. Such minor gains, whi...
The immediate cause of scandal in Germany in 1517 was the issue of an indulgence that was to pay for the rebuilding of St. Peter’s in Rome. But by secret agreement, of which most Germans, probably including Luther, were unaware, half the proceeds of the German sales were to be diverted...