If someone told you that a blind person joined the army, rode a horse, drove a stagecoach and built several hundred kilometers of roads and bridges, some of which still stand today, you would probably consider it a joke. However, the life of John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack, is proof that bein
Anniversary of the German invasion of Greece... April 6th. In 1941, Hitlers divisions overthrew the Greek defense in the Forts of the Metaxas Line and then the Greek-British in Central Macedonia. After Kleidi (April 11-12), Kleisoura (April 13-14) and Argos Orestikos – Dispilio (April 15), the Germa
As the allied armies advanced from three axes towards the central position of Napoleon in Leipzig , a series of desperate battles broke out with which the emperor hoped to keep his enemies apart. Following Murats defeat at the Battle of Liebertwolkwitz on October 14, south of Leipzig, approaching
The population of the kingdoms of Castilla y León continued its vegetative growth in the 13th century. Regarding economic activities, the essential line was agriculture . The main crops were cereals and vineyards, not forgetting vegetables, fruit trees and even industrial crops, such as flax. For th