Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total…
A company working with NASA invented the translucent ceramic that became the critical component of the first “invisible” dental braces, which went on to become one of the best-selling orthodontic products of all time. Who created invisible braces? The man who created Invisalign wasn’t a dentist at all! Zia Chishti…
Further, NASA did not invent the smoke detector. NASA’s connection to the modern smoke detector is that it made one with adjustable sensitivity as part of the Skylab project. The device was made commercially available by Honeywell. NASA’s connection to the modern smoke detector is that it made one with…
After being led to the gallows, legend holds that Hale was asked if he had any last words and that he replied with these now-famous words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” There is no historical record to prove that Hale actually…
Since Europeans generally did not consider the Indians in what is now the United States to be civilized, it was assumed that they didn’t use stone for building and that they did not create monumental public architecture. However, in many parts of North America, Indians had been building with stone…
The two never played against one another, and never will. “Why the hell are we always comparing these guys like they going to play against each other? MJ will never play in a game against LeBron in a game so there’s no need for us compare their careers it’s just…
Every Christmas, Molly Weasley knitted new Christmas jumpers (US “sweaters”) for her children and Harry Potter, often with their initials on them. Ron’s sweater was usually maroon – a colour he dislikes for some unknown reason (PS12). “Harry’s is better than ours, though …She obviously makes more of an effort…
Their principal enemies at the period, the Mongols, did not use firearms. Therefore, even if Chinese firearms were rather primitive, they were clearly greatly superior to the weapons of their enemies. A famous Mongol general named Bayan led the campaign, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, most of whom…
The Yuan invasion forces set off from Happo (合浦,Modern day Masan), Korea on 2 November 1274 (October 5 in the lunar calendar). Two days later they began landing on Tsushima Island. The principal landing was made at Komoda beach near Sasuura, on the northwestern tip of the southern island. While…
Monique Samuels Has Been Very Vocal About The Reason She Left RHOP. “When you cross certain lines, there’s no going back.” Monique Samuels came to Real Housewives of Potomac’s Season 5 reunion armed with a binder or receipts, but it wasn’t enough to keep her on the show. Whoops! The…