Post Views: 203 Robert Knox, the British sailor, published ‘An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon’ in London in 1681. Perhaps Knox’s view was the best of an outsider in the early days of...
History
Post Views: 434 Boston, Washington (19/11 – 50) Thanksgiving, a celebration intended to express gratitude or give thanks for the bounty at the end of the...
Post Views: 373 Amsterdam, Berlin (16/11 – 10) Diwali, a.k.a. Deepavali, is a Hindu religious celebration as well as a traditional festival, celebrated across...
Post Views: 510 Brussels, Vienna (27/9 – 37) An ancient Chinese curse contains a curious “blessing”: “May you come to the attention of wealthy and powerful...
Post Views: 642 Vienna, Brussels (26/9 – 36) David McCallum – the British actor who played as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, a pathologist on...
