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Antiques: What made Napoleon love his Breguet Watch?
The Desert Sun· 12 hours agoWithout a doubt, Rolex is the 800-pound gorilla in the category known to nearly everyone not living under a rock. After Rolex, the roster of the 10 most...
The underrated European city just as good as Prague but without the crowds
Daily Express· 2 days agoThe historic centre is characterised by many baroque palaces, including the Grassalkovich Palace,...
Hajj disasters: stampedes, infernos and a bloody siege
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt is Islam's holiest pilgrimage, but the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been...
Morality Is the Enemy of Peace
Foreign Policy Magazine· 4 days agoFrench Foreign Minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838) was an accomplished political survivor who managed to serve the French revolutionary...
Early Arkansas hunting wars | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 18 hours agoThe borders of the Arkansas River may be termed the paradise of our territory for the wandering...
The 10 Best Hotels in Lake Como, from Over-the-top Villas to Chic Resorts
Travel + Leisure· 7 days agoReferred to as “that happy sunny place” by Greta Garbo in the 1932 film “Grand Hotel,” the iconic...
Today in History: June 22, Hitler and the Nazis invade the Soviet Union
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Today in History: June 18, Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 18, the 170th day of 2024. On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle ...
Military Book Review Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
Strategy Page· 3 days agoUntil recently, the most accessible one-volume history of Venice was A History of Venice by the late British aristocrat, John Julius Norwich (Vintage, 1989). The author, Dennis Romano, an emeritus ...