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76Joseph Haydn - The Man With Two Heads
Strange story of Joseph Haydn whose body has two heads in his tomb
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66Early Aviation in Austria-Hungary
The great Dr. Igo Etrich began his experiments in 1904 in Bohemia. His Taube aircraft dominated German pre-war flying. The first recognizable Taube flew at Weiner-Neustadt in Austria in November 1909, equipped with an Austro-Daimler liquid-cooled...
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69Henry IV and Leopold I
Henry IV was an absolute monarch in France before Louis XIV's reign. So, he showed that absolutism could work in a European country. Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin both caused the French people to want a new system because they were seen as...
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82World War 1 History: Overview of the War On The Eastern Front
In the English-speaking world, the Eastern Front during World War One is generally ignored in favor of the Western Front fought in France and Belgium. This is unfortunate, since the Eastern Front in Eastern and Central Europe was every bit as horrendous as the war in the west and the Western Front cannot be fully understood without appreciating the effect the war in the east had on it.
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68The Line That Divides 21
Marianne came down to breakfast and could sense the change in the atmosphere. She watched her parents and realized her father had explained what he was doing to her mother. Both of them were smiling like a newly married couple and the color had...
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71videoBroccoli & Cheese (Ode To Sarah): A Song About A Girl And Her Evil Vegetables
Here is a song by the now seminal Face and the No Credits. It is an heartfelt ode to a girl and her evil vegetables.
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67The Great War: Early Years on the Western Front
War broke out in Europe when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, and heir apparent, was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdidnand, perhaps one of the most feel good stories in the era of monarchistic rule, and his wife were...
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72The Line That Divides 20
1945 “Can I help you, Signorina?” Marianne looked up at the Italian waiter and shook her head. “No, Signore. Thank you,” she responded in Italian. “Such a serious face for a beautiful woman,” he pressed. “The war is over now....
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69Hungarian and Bulgarian Interwar Revisionism: Part 10
Part 10 of a series that compares and contrasts Hungarian and Bulgarian Revisionism of the interwar years which aimed to regain territories lost by each country at treaties in Paris following World War I.
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79The Line That Divides 19
“Li! Henry!” she cried breathlessly as she flew down the stairs. She almost ran into Henry as she entered the parlor. “What is it?” Henry and Li said together. “Nazis! They are at the bottom of the lane examining the tracks.” ...
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