An Italian named Angelini even offered to take Fauntleroy's place on the scaffold. The efforts of his many friends were, however, unavailing, and he was hanged in November 1824, one of the last few to be executed for forgery before it ceased to be a capital crime in 1836. This outcome...
Daniel Rutherford (3 November 1749 – 15 December 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772. Birthplace:Edinburgh, United Kingdom David Bruce Dec. at 76 (1855-1931) Major-General Sir David Bruce (29 May 1855 in Melbourne...
People in this sort of business are looking for opportunities to make money first priority, and then in this case maybe letting somebody else worry about the health consequences. Maybe even the public. We have it upside down. Share thisDocumentary: ...
The journey of enriching the luxury travel realm continues with a promise of more exquisite experiences waiting on the horizon, seamlessly blending the finesse of Four Seasons Hotels with the reliability and exclusive benefits offered by Chase Sapphire Reserve....
Next to Pisac market is the Botanic Garden, created in 1917 by Felipe Marín Moreno, a Peruvian botanist and explorer. His son José now runs the small butterfly-rich gardens, which have been declared part of Peru’s historical heritage by the Minister of Culture. ...
The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president’s plane crash lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for...
This is terrific ‘holiday golf’ in Sierra de Almijara, east of Malaga. Designed by Jose Maria Canizares, Baviera’s valley setting offered the kind of interesting landscape that made it easy to create a variety of holes. Best Golf Courses in the Costa del Sol: 50-41 50. Antequera Desi...
In 1909 maps still identified Montana as the Great American Desert. In that year Congress offered 320-acre tracts of land to anyone bold or foolish enough to stake a claim to them. Countless homesteaders went west to make their fortunes. Most failed. In Bad Land, Jonathan Raban travels throu...
In order to tie his synthetic product, the Frangipanni perfume, to the luxury of early modern French courts and the mysterious nature of the pre-European Americas, Piesse offered an agnotological misstep; the story of a counterfeit man, his exceptional nose, and a tantalizing scentful ...
He became part of a scientific expedition to explore the Ohio River led by the botanist Picque in 1788. However, Saugrain was injured during an Indian raid and returned to France. Dr. Saugrain was soon forced to flee France because of his royalist beliefs at the beginning of the Fre...