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1 day ago · A museum was also set up in Petrograd, which displayed pictures that showed how "inhumanly" the Germans were treating prisoners of war. [42] Also, the Russians chose to discard the name Saint Petersburg to remove the German-sounding "Saint" and "-burg", favouring the more Russian-sounding Petrograd.
6 hours ago · Club Tirol organized a prominent panel discussion on the topic of anti-Semitism in Austria in the Military History Museum. Vienna (OTS) – Anyone who walks through the vestibule of the Military History Museum (HGM) – the “Feldherrenhalle” – will immediately see the 56 statues of the “most famous warlords and generals in Austria, worthy of constant emulation” placed here.
6 hours ago · The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilization of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential on the modern world, especially in the history of the Catholic Church , and Roman law has influenced many modern legal systems .
6 hours ago · Stephen W. Kearny (1794–1848), victorious commander of the Army of the West during the Mexican–American War who served as Military Governor of California William W. Smith (1888–1966), vice admiral, USN; commanded cruiser task force during the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway in 1942 [246]
1 day ago · Post-war Valencia in 1832 by French lithographer Alfred Guesdon. Ferdinand VII became king after the victorious end of the Peninsular War, which freed Spain from Napoleonic domination. When he returned on 24 March 1814 from exile in France, the Cortes requested that he respect the liberal Constitution of 1812, which significantly limited royal ...
- Spain
- 138 BC
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Valencia
6 hours ago · Name Historically, Rijeka was called Tharsatica, Vitopolis (lit. ' City of [Saint] Vitus '), or Flumen (lit. ' River ') in Latin. The city is called Rijeka in Croatian, Reka in Slovene, and Reka or Rika in the local dialects of the Chakavian language. It is called Fiume in Italian and in Fiuman Venetian. All these names mean 'river' in their respective languages. Meanwhile, in German the city ...
6 hours ago · The St. Louis Zoo-Museum district collects property taxes from residents of both St. Louis City and County, and the funds are used to support cultural institutions including the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Similarly, the Metropolitan Sewer District provides sanitary and storm sewer service to the city ...
