Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, forming the Axis Powers.
Ferdinand I (the Great), King of León (1037-1065) and Count of Castile. Second son of Sancho Garcés III (King of Navarre) and his wife Mayor of him or Nuña (sister of the Count of Castile, García Sánchez). Fernando I took the title of king of Castile when he married Sancha (sister of Bermudo III, ki
I guess the history of diving is as old as humanity itself. Diving into the waters to get food has nothing special or particular, but I am referring to the use of some kind of gadget to be able to dive longer than the time allowed by freediving. The great Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC), the philosoph
The Arabs were the greatest threat to the existence of the Byzantine Empire until the arrival of the Turks. After their initial successes and the conquest of Egypt, Palestine and other Byzantine lands, their goal was to conquer the Queen of Cities, Constantinople. Although they failed, twice, the
During World War II, the Germans stole priceless cultural treasures from Poland. Churches also fell victim to them. However, some goods were saved from plunder. Expecting the outbreak of the war, on July 11, 1939 in Pelplin, the bishop of Chełmno Stanisław Okoniewski called a conference of priests