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Though the French and British colonies in North America began on a 'level playing field', French political conservatism and limited investment allowed the British colonies to forge ahead, pushing into territories that the French had explored deeply but failed to exploit. The subsequent survival of (...)

The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885-86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the Vikings to lay siege to Paris, which was (...)

Just two weeks after the close of the Vietnam War, communist Cambodian Khmer Rouge elements seized the S.S. Mayaguez in international waters. Believing they had to act quickly, United States Marines boarded the ship, only to find the crew had been removed. They then launched an assault on a nearby (...)

Nuestra sociedad ha hecho del viaje (lúdico) una seña de identidad (social); no obstante, le cuesta enfocar los sentimientos que impulsaban a los antepasados, porque entonces el itinerario no era ejercicio, sino fatiga, tampoco era diversión, sino deber.Y, sin embargo, las calzadas se llenaron de (...)

Catálogo de la exposición sobre la obra de Eduardo Chillida (Donostia-San Sebastián, 1924-2002), uno de los principales artistas españoles e internacionales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Chillida abordó desde el arte su investigación en torno a aspectos tradicionalmente asociados a la (...)