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Lower Germanic Limes added to World Heritage List

Countries July 28, 2021

The northern ‘Limes’ (the Latin word for border) of the Roman Empire ran through the Netherlands two thousand years ago, along the Rhine. To protect this border – part of the longer border through Europe , Asia and North Africa – Romans built watchtowers and army camps here.

Sehnsucht – Meaning and Translation

General history August 2, 2021

The term sehnsucht still regularly crops up in different languages. The German word is difficult to translate and actually has no equivalent in the English language. What does it mean?

Politics

Sony presents the Walkman (1979)

Inventions September 14, 2021

On June 21, 1979, Sony presented the first Walkman, a portable cassette player with headphones that could be taken along during a bike ride or…

Sehnsucht – Meaning and Translation

General history August 2, 2021

‘May I have Alexander the Great’s nose from you?’

November 4, 2022

Hans Lippershey and the very first telescope

September 27, 2021

Technology

The very first photo of the sun (1845)

Inventions September 16, 2021

On April 2, 1845, French physicists Léon Foucault and Hippolyte Fizeau took the first photograph of the sun. They used a relatively new technique, that…

Saint Veronica – The woman who dried the face of Jesus

‘May I have Alexander the Great’s nose from you?’

Hans Lippershey and the very first telescope

Inventions September 27, 2021

Betsy Ross and the Flag of America

American history September 27, 2021

Track 61 – The myth of F.D. Roosevelt’s railroad

November 29, 2022

Saint Veronica – The woman who dried the face of Jesus

‘May I have Alexander the Great’s nose from you?’

Hans Lippershey and the very first telescope

Betsy Ross and the Flag of America

Sports

Hans Lippershey and the very first telescope

Inventions September 27, 2021

The invention of the telescope is often attributed to the Dutch lens sharpener Hans Lippershey. In 1608, he applied patent for an instrument ‘to see…

Saint Veronica – The woman who dried the face of Jesus

Biographies November 7, 2022

‘May I have Alexander the Great’s nose from you?’

November 4, 2022

Hans Lippershey and the very first telescope

September 27, 2021

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