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French Emperor Napoleon III’s Former London Home Just Hit the Market for $5.4 Million
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou know a home is up to par when it has been lived in by a French emperor. Indeed, this newly...
Why historians believe Cinco de Mayo prevented the Confederacy's win in the Civil War
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrench Emperor Napoleon III had planned to trade weapons for cotton with Confederate states during...
The Monday After: Remembering Napoleans in the news
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe news reported in the Canton Repository And Republican 150 years ago was positioned less than prominently, when considering its subject's status in...
Voices: The Top 10 royalty who became elected leaders
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJeremy Benson asked if there had ever been a Top 10 for which I had failed to receive enough valid...
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ Review: Imperial Overreach
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF For the U.S., the 1840s were a decade of continental expansion. Texas was annexed in 1845...
This Low-key French Town Has Cool Hotels, Excellent Surfing, and Avant-garde Fashion — How to Plan...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn Biarritz, old-school glamour meets shaggy surf culture and creates an irresistible mix. Ambroise...
What is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's meaning and origins tied to famous 1862 battle
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSo much more than just a day of drinking and partying, Cinco de Mayo is a day rich in history and...
What’s Cinco de Mayo really about, anyway?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFor many people Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse to party, drink a lot of beer and/or Margaritas, and binge on Mexican food. Some may be vaguely aware it...
Famous birthdays for April 20: Jessica Lange, Andy Serkis
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJessica Lange arrives on the red carpet at the 96th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March...
Return to calm is priority in riots-hit New Caledonia, Macron says
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron urged Thursday the removal of protesters' barricades in riot-hit...