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3 days ago · Paul Ratje for The New York Times. By David Leonhardt. June 5, 2024. President Biden’s latest executive actions on immigration are an attempt to shrink a loophole that has allowed many people to ...
3 days ago · The Story Behind Mary, Undoer of Knots. German nobleman Wolfgang Langenmantel and his wife, Sophie, were on the brink of divorce. Wolfgang was very distraught, and he turned to Jesuit priest Father Jakob Rem for counseling. The two prayed together to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Wolfgang’s marriage at every meeting.
5 days ago · Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens. But what’s the story behind this iconic, if tiny, figure? These days, the statue has become something of a cliche--recreated on t-shirts and beer labels around the world.
5 days ago · The 6-part Netflix series The Empress tells the poetic story of the early life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Prior to its release, the most well-known film adaptation of Elisabeth's life had ...
4 days ago · Ferdinand Magellan is best known for being an explorer for Portugal, and later Spain, who discovered the Strait of Magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe. He died en route and Juan Sebastián del Cano completed it. The circumnavigation confirmed the idea that the world was round rather than flat.
2 days ago · Lewis and Clark Expedition, U.S. military expedition (1804–06), led by Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lieut. William Clark, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in the history of American exploration.
5 days ago · The Ford Expedition is a full-size three-row SUV, manufactured by Ford. Introduced for the 1997 model year as the successor of the Ford Bronco, the Expedition was the first full-size Ford SUV sold with a four-door body. For its entire production life, the Ford Expedition has been derived from the corresponding generation of the Ford F-150 in ...
