… och dog i San Remo 10 december 1896. Han efterlämnade en förmögenhet samt ett testamente, som gjorde hans namn världsberömt. Släkten Nobel, ursprungligen Nobelius, kommer från östra Nöbbelöv i Kristianstad län och är känd sedan 1600-talet. Immanuel…

… exhibited an improved performance at St. George's School. His Division Master was "more satisfied with him than I have ever been," but cautioned that there was still much room for improvement. His Head Master commented that perhaps Winston was "beginning…

… authority to the authority of science and reason. Fresh concepts in science added to our understanding of the world around us: a new view of the solar system (Kepler and Galileo), a closer look at the human body and its functions (Vesalius), and the…

… of the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. For centuries before the time of Martin Luther and the period recognized as "The Reformation", clergy and laity alike had complained of the abuses of the Church. Had the Church listened sooner, the abuses…

… peasants are insignificant in the greater scheme of things, the popular story of Martin Guerre unfolds via peasants making major, life-altering decisions based on self-interest. The individual lives of the peasants do make a difference. Natalie Zemon…

… to the French crown at the treaty of Ryswick. It is now called Saint Domingue. 1697-1791- Saint Domingue becomes the richest colony in the world. It's capital, Cap Franceis, is known as the Paris of the New World. There are now about 700,000…

… battles still fresh in their minds, Europe wondered: Who caused this war? With the Triple Entente victorious over the Triple Alliance, and Germany being the most aggressive member of the Alliance, British, French, and Russian fingers all pointed…

… new advances to the forefront of the world. One of these new creations was a substance that drove many people into raging fits. In France, legions of men and even women craved for the "green fairy" as it was called and "she" proceeded to take them places…

… delay me for half an hour, do you?" 2 Adolph Hitler shouted at Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria in February 1938, at the start of his big plan to take over Europe. Although people generally tend to believe that WWII was caused as a result of the…

… Great War is known for its great deal of casualties, and also for its complex initiation. There have been numerous arguments about what actually caused the world war, however there has never been a conclusion that everyone accepts. Before 1930,…