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14 Dec 2021 12 minute read 0 comments Dan_
Part 2: Frederick’s military background Portrait of Frederick II (the Great) in late 1739, only months before his succession. Oil on canvas, by Antoine Pesne (Source: DEA Picture Library, via Getty Images) This series has so far established that the...
13 Dec 2021 11 minute read 2 comments Dan_
Part 1: Reforms under the Soldier King Frederick William I inspecting his giant guards known as The Potsdam Giants (From Universal History Archive, via Getty Images) Frederick William I’s reign from 1713-1740 saw huge administrative, social, financi...
12 Dec 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Dan_
Frederick the Great, celebration of the victory at Hohenfriedberg, 1744–1745 (From Bildagentur-online, via Getty Images) Frederick the Great attacked the neighbouring province of Silesia in December of 1740. There is much contention regarding whet...
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1 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
4 people were injured when a World War 2-era bomb exploded at a railway construction site near the Donnersberger Bridge of Munich, Germany. Local media outlets report that one person was seriously injured after the blast nearly tore off his leg, but...
2 Nov 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist
Industries must either take security, privacy, and safety seriously or find themselves burdened under the crushing blanket of regulatory oversight. A recent announcement by the European Commission that the Radio Equipment Directive will be updated t...
3 Oct 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Goodcrypto
2022 will be the year of adoption and normalisation of cryptocurrencies. And here's why: The euro currency has find in the consensus its success: in the past, a single and relatively small country could issue more money supply by printing their own...
28 Sep 2021 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
At about 04:45 local time, an explosion and subsequent fire took place at an apartment block in Gothenburg, Sweden, resulting in the evacuation of about 100 residents and the injuries of over a dozen people. According to Swedish police, 16 people wer...
16 Sep 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
Football nights doesn't get better than this one and Liverpool's history with AC Milan dated as far back as that memorable comeback but it lingers still in the hearts of Liverpool fans. Not quite like that night but Liverpool masterminded another c...
16 Sep 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Olawalium
What a game to remember for the Young Boys as they played against Manchester United on their home turf and they won. It was never a script that can be written because, on paper, everyone expected Manchester United to win this, especially with Ronal...
22 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that via a 30-second TikTok video and an Instagram video that a new Culture Pass program for 18-year-olds will release nationwide after a successful trial in 14 areas in the nation. About 800,000 18-year-old...
