In a Dutch church, archaeologist Wim Dijkman discovered remains he believes belong to the famous French musketeer d'Artagnan. This discovery could shed light on the hero's burial site more than three centuries after his death, CNN reports. The skeleton was found…
Traces of 250 years of Danish imperial rule are still visible on the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, and a scattering of tiny land masses that today make up the Virgin Islands. The United States purchased them from Denmark at the beginning of the last century, according to USA Today. Danish city names remain…
A team of treasure hunters has recovered more than 1000 gold and silver coins, worth approximately $1 million, from the seabed. They discovered them in the wreckage of a Spanish flotilla that sank more than 300 years ago, the New York Post reports. The truly incalculable treasure was discovered with the help of…
When we think about the order of the letters, the alphabetical sequence most often comes to mind. But how did it happen that modern keyboards have a completely different layout? Why the letters are arranged in such a sequence and who came up with it, the publication IChip found out.
The USA is a country with a rich and long history. During its existence there were ups and downs, but it learned from its mistakes and became the most influential country in the world. 7 little-known but interesting facts about the USA were collected by the Voice of America.…
The United States, which hosts more people than Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and France combined, is the world's leading immigrant destination, according to the latest UN data. In 2024, the United States accounted for just 4% of the world's population, yet it hosts…
While everyone is waiting for Donald Trump's second inauguration, we decided to recall the fate of the little-known ninth US President William Harrison. He served in office for exactly 31 days. TJournal writes about this. Military man, senator and national hero William Harrison was born on February 9, 1773…
On January 20, the inauguration of the elected US President Donald Trump will take place. Before that, we decided to remember how it was in previous years and what some inaugurations were memorable for. The BBC reported on them. With the first rays of the sun on April 30, 1789, a large crowd…
Susan Flament-Smith collected debris washed up by Tropical Storm Debbie on the coast near Tampa. She has already filled two bags. She came across bottles of water, sunscreen, beer cans and old shoes... And suddenly she noticed a glass bottle sticking out of a trash heap...
On August 1, 1924, six months after the death of Vladimir Lenin, a mausoleum was opened on Red Square in Moscow, where the body of the Bolshevik leader was put on display. Since then, the mausoleum has served as the main tribune of the country; the leader’s body was evacuated during the war,...