France: Photogallery of Cannes-Paris
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- #TodayInHistory: A deadly bite, or King Tutโs revenge? 16 February 2020Cairo, Egypt. February 16, 1923, and a discovery that would have made Indiana Jones himself envious: archaeologist Howard Carter opened the sealed doorway leading to the burial chamber and sarcophagus [โฆ]Leo S
- Macromural de Pachuca: the worldโs largest mural covers a large swath of homes in Mexico. 15 February 2020We are just north of Mexico City, in Pachuca de Soto, the capital city of the Mexican State of Hidalgo. The city boasts one of the largest murals in the [โฆ]Ivan
- #TodayInHistory: Captain James Cookโs last adventure 14 February 2020Captain James Cook, the legendary British explorer, was savagely murdered on this day, February 14 (but in 1779!) after a confrontation with islanders at Hawaii who had mistaken him for [โฆ]Leo S
- St. Valentineโs Day Massacre Wall 14 February 2020On a day usually set aside for romance and sweet lovers, despite its dark origin, a trap was set that ended the crime careers of seven men and launched Al [โฆ]Nathan
- #TodayInHistory โ February 1945: Ancient Dresden reduced to rubble 13 February 2020February 13, 1945. On this day, waves of British bombers began reducing one of the Germanyโs (and world) most beautiful cities to rubble. Thousands were to die in the ensuing [โฆ]Anya016
- Gereja Ayam: the curious โchicken churchโ in the middle of the Indonesian forest 12 February 2020We are in the thick forest of Magelang, Indonesia. If you be trekking here, try not to be too alarmed if you stumble upon a massive building shaped like a [โฆ]Ivan
- The abandoned disco Par hasard: it was the VIPsโ club 11 February 2020Sixty years of history, music, loves, dances and foreign customers of the local spas were not enough to save this disco, now abandoned to itself. And here, at the Par [โฆ]Anya016
- 25 Great Insults From 18th Century British Slang 10 February 2020For history enthusiasts and linguists, โYou jerkโ just doesnโt have the same ring as โYou unlicked cub,โ an insult from Georgian England. And thereโs more where that came from if [โฆ]Nathan
- Mie Lethek Garuda โ a traditional food from Indonesia 9 February 2020We are in the small village of Srandakan, in Indonesiaโs Yogyakarta Sultanate, which is the last remaining Indonesian region to be ruled by a Sultanate. What is the reason for [โฆ]Ivan
- The dark origins of the fairy tale โSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsโ 8 February 2020Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the most famous (and appreciated) fairy tales in the world, first related in 1812 when the Grimm brothers published their collection [โฆ]Pavel