Modern girls, who are used to watching their looks, know how dangerous ultraviolet light can be. When going to the tanning salon or to the beach, it’s necessary to take more than one sun-care product, and after the session it’s better not to lose vigilance – to restore the balance of moisture and microelements in…
The Oracle of Delphi is an oracle at the temple of Apollo in Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassus in Phokis. According to Greek mythology, it was built by Apollo on the site of his victory over the monstrous serpent Python. Nominally the main person was a priestess (Pythia), but in fact all…
The Ku Klux Klan, or KKK for short, was a far-right terrorist organization in the United States that advocated such ideas as white supremacy and white nationalism. In the middle of the last century, the Ku Klux Klan also opposed American Catholics, blacks in particular, and communism. The Third Klan (nowadays) opposes same-sex relationships, Muslims,…
So, before you the most interesting historical facts. 20 amazing historical facts.It turns out that in the 20s of last century practiced wristwatches, in which were built into miniature geographic maps in scroll format.Curiously, Abraham Lincoln ordered the creation of the Secret Service a few hours before he was shot and killed.The shortest war in…
The Rolling Stones are a British rock band founded in 1962 that rivaled The Beatles in popularity for many years. “The Rolling Stones are considered one of the most influential and successful rock bands in history. “The Rolling Stones have recorded 23 studio and 8 live albums in the United Kingdom; 21 singles were in…
The assassination of Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, took place on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. He was fatally shot with a rifle as he and his wife Jacqueline rode in a presidential motorcade down Elm Street. A special commission assembled to investigate the assassination concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had…
“Aurora” is a cruiser of the 1st rank of the Baltic Fleet of the “Diana” type. It was named in honor of the sailing frigate “Aurora”, which became famous during the defense of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky during the Crimean War. During the Russo-Japanese War it participated in the campaign of the Second Pacific Squadron. The cruiser Aurora,…
Deep Purple is a British rock band that was formed in 1968 and is considered one of the most influential in hard rock of the 70s. Music critics call the band one of the founders of hard rock. Over 100 million copies of their albums have been sold worldwide. History of Deep PurpleThe founding date…
The Holy Grail, in medieval Celtic and Norman myths, is one of the instruments of the Passion, the cup from which Jesus Christ tasted at the Last Supper and into which Joseph of Arimathea collected the blood from the wounds of the crucified Jesus. The legendary Knights of Roundstone searched unsuccessfully throughout their lives for…
Led Zeppelin is a British rock band, founded in 1968 in London, and recognized as one of the most successful and influential in modern history. By creating their own sound, accompanied by piercing vocals, the band became one of the leading hard rock bands. “Led Zeppelin played a key role in the development of heavy…
