The Reign of Terror had a profound impact on French society. It is estimated that between 16,594 and 40,000 people were executed during this time, including many innocent citizens. The Reign of Terror also left a lasting legacy of fear and distrust among the French people.
Reigning has never been a safe activity. Some rulers have forgotten, however, that there are also down-to-earth dangers awaiting them. Which for example? And who of them died in the strangest way? Most of the crowned heads in history were aware that their every step was watched carefully by mass
We won the Nobel Prize for Chłopów, the discovery of radium and Szymborskas poems. Hungarians? For the paprika, of course. The appearance of paprika in Hungary proves that the world ... is really round. Although this plant comes from South America, it came to the Danube from the east. All thanks
On July 20, 1944, an explosion rocked the Führers headquarters. One person died on the spot, three more died later from their wounds. Hitler suffered only superficially, but it was the most serious of all murder attempts aimed at him. How close was it to be successful? July 20 was a hot and stuffy
They were officers of the Polish Army transferred to Poland by the Soviets. Working with the Home Army, they created one of the most effective intelligence networks of World War II. Today hardly anyone remembers about them. In early August 1941, the situation of the Red Army looked almost catast